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Updates on Embiid, George, Sixers’ injuries ahead of matchup with Pistons originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
CAMDEN, N.J. — As they depart for Detroit, the Sixers know they’ll remain down at least two of the four players who missed the team’s overtime loss Wednesday to the Rockets.
Joel Embiid (left knee injury management/personal reasons) will miss his fourth consecutive game. Kyle Lowry will sit out his fifth in a row because of a right hip strain.
“The swelling’s gone down a bit,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said of Embiid’s bothersome knee following his team’s practice Friday. “Still some soreness there. That’s about all I can say.”
Paul George, who’s been out since suffering a left knee bone bruise on Nov. 20 in Memphis, participated fully in practice. He’d said Tuesday that he aimed to return “within the next week” and appears to be on track. As of Friday afternoon, the Sixers had not yet given George an official status for their Saturday night matchup with the Pistons.
“We did do a good amount of contact and playing as well, so it was good to see,” Nurse said. “He looked pretty good out there.”
Caleb Martin was a partial participant in Friday’s practice and did additional work afterwards with the Sixers’ training staff. He’d been sidelined against Houston with upper back soreness.
Until that game, Martin had suited up through noticeable physical discomfort multiple times early this season, including with his right shoulder. After playing 13 minutes and shooting 1 for 8 from the floor, the Sixers pulled the plug on Martin’s night in their blowout loss to the Clippers.
“I try to go as much as I can, and sometimes to a fault,” Martin said. “I kind of knew, coming into that day, that it probably wasn’t the right thing to do for my body. But we’ve got guys banged up and if I can go, I’m going to try to go. And sometimes it’s to a fault, and it’s not going to benefit me or the team the best when I come out and do that. That’s just always how I’ve been. … You learn from it.”
Does Martin expect to be available against the Pistons?
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Publish date : 2024-11-29 19:04:00
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