The Philadelphia 76ers will get back at it on Saturday night as they play host to the Utah Jazz. Both the Sixers and the Jazz will be on the second night of a back-to-back after Philadelphia fell to the New York Knicks on Friday and the Jazz fell to the Boston Celtics.
The Sixers suffered some injury trouble in the loss to the Knicks when Tobias Harris left at the end of the third quarter with left ankle soreness. With Philadelphia having a quick turnaround, Harris is listed as out for the contest with the Jazz.
De’Anthony Melton is also out due to lumbar spine soreness. This will be his third consecutive game missed while Furkan Korkmaz also remains out due to an illness.
Robert Covington is questionable for Saturday due to an illness.
Tobias Harris is out tonight due to left ankle soreness.
De’Anthony Melton remains out due to lumbar spine soreness.
Furkan Korkmaz remains out due to an illness.
Robert Covington is questionable due to an illness. #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) January 6, 2024
While Harris, Melton, Korkmaz, and Covington appeared on the injury report, Joel Embiid missed it. He tweaked his knee in the loss on Friday, but he did reveal that he believes he will be OK. It will be interesting to see how he handles everything against the Jazz.
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