The Philadelphia 76ers made a move on Thursday morning to acquire Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from the Golden State Warriors, but they are still not ready to play as the team has to put them through physicals and such.
That means that both players are currently listed as out for Sunday’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls. Once they complete their physicals, they will then be cleared to play. Until then, they’re listed as out and that status could change over time.
The Sixers do have one more matchup before the All-Star break on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers so there’s a good bet that they will play in at least that one in order to begin getting acclimated with their new team.
On top of Burks and Robinson being out, Joel Embiid and Al Horford are both questionable for the matchup. Embiid left Friday’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies due to neck stiffness and Horford is dealing with left Achilles soreness.
According to the injury report, Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III are OUT for tomorrow’s game with the Bulls while Joel Embiid and Al Horford are questionable. Embiid due to the neck stiffness and Horford due to left Achilles soreness. #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) February 8, 2020
Embiid had 10 points and 10 rebounds while playing in the first half on Friday and Horford had 10 points and eight rebounds.
This continues a season full of nagging injuries for the Sixers as they had just welcomed back Josh Richardson into the fold after he missed some time with a hamstring injury. It hurts a team trying to build chemistry when things like this pop up on a regular basis. [lawrence-related id=25292,25269,25259]