The Philadelphia 76ers find themselves locked in a tight contest with the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center, and they will now be trying to secure the victory and preserve their perfect record at home without one of their starters.
The team announced that guard Josh Richardson would not return to the game after suffering right hamstring tightness. You probably recall Richardson recently missed a pair of games with what was called right hip flexor tightness. It’s unclear if Wednesday’s ailment is a reappearance of that issue or is related in any way, but it’s worth noting that the latest issue is in the same area as the previous one.
Injury Update:
Josh Richardson – right hamstring tightness (will not return)
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) November 28, 2019
Richardson did stay on the bench in uniform, so hopefully, this is more precautionary than anything else. We’ll have to wait for an update from the team after the game to gain some clarity on if the issues are related.
Furkan Korkmaz started the second half in Richardson’s place, and Matisse Thybulle has seen increased minutes in the third quarter as well.