The Philadelphia 76ers will get back at it on Friday when they take on the New York Knicks. It will be a prime-time matchup between the two rivals.
Philadelphia will be short-handed once again.
De’Anthony Melton is listed as out due to lumbar spine soreness. He missed Tuesday’s win over the Chicago Bulls due to the injury. He’s averaging 12.1 points, 4 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 39.7% from the floor and 36.5% from deep.
While Melton is out, Robert Covington and Furkan Korkmaz are listed as questionable. Covington has been dealing with a left knee effusion while Korkmaz has had an illness.
“All three of them were out today, but all three of them are pretty close,” coach Nick Nurse said at practice on Thursday. “Day-to-day, all of them. One’s sickness, one’s back that’s getting almost better, and one knee that the swelling has gone down so we’re just day-to-day on all of them.”
De’Anthony Melton remains OUT tomorrow against the Knicks due to lumbar spine soreness.
Robert Covington (left knee effusion) and Furkan Korkmaz (illness) are listed as questionable. #Sixers
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With Melton out, one has to assume Nurse will turn again to Kelly Oubre Jr. and Nic Batum as his starters on the wings. It will give the Sixers another opportunity to look at that lineup combination for possible future use.
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