The Philadelphia 76ers are headed to Tennessee to take on the Memphis Grizzlies as they continue a three-game road trip. As they seek to continue rising in the Eastern Conference standings, the Sixers have won three games in a row. That is proof they are beginning to get everybody on the same page.
Philadelphia will still be without De’Anthony Melton (lumbar spine bone stress) and Robert Covington (left knee bone bruise) for this contest. Coach Nick Nurse gave an update on both; he hopes to have both back before the season ends.
Tyrese Maxey (left hip tightness), Joel Embiid (left knee injury recovery), Tobias Harris (left knee contusion) and Mo Bamba (illness) are all listed as questionable against the Grizzlies. Maxey and Embiid were terrific in the win over the Miami Heat on Thursday while Harris and Bamba missed the matchup.
Injury report vs. Memphis:
OUT: De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington
QUESTIONABLE: Joel Embiid (left knee injury recovery), Tyrese Maxey (left hip tightness), Tobias Harris (left knee contusion), Mo Bamba (illness) #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) April 5, 2024
One has to assume that Embiid will miss at least one of these back-to-back matchups against the Grizzlies on Saturday and the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. The Sixers don’t want to push him at this stage of the season.
If that’s the case, then Maxey — if he can play — will lead the way on offense.
Tip off from FedEx Forum in Memphis is 8 p.m. EDT on Saturday.
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