CAMDEN, N.J.–The Philadelphia 76ers officially welcomed Kelly Oubre Jr. back in full capacity on Monday and they are expected to have him available for Wednesday’s matchup with the Washington Wizards on the road. The veteran out of Kansas has missed 11 games in a row due to a fractured rib he suffered when he was struck by a vehicle on Nov. 11.
Oubre Jr. has been working through his rehab and has been preparing to get back on the floor at a full level whenever the time calls for it. It has been a tough time for him as he has been away from basketball, his teammates, and when considering the tragic nature of the event and how some out there believed that maybe Oubre Jr. was lying about what happened, it can be draining mentally to get through.
On Monday, Oubre Jr. addressed what happened the night of his injury, any of the conspiracy theorists, and other topics: