Because of the constant injuries, the team has utilized 14 starting lineups in the season’s first 23 games. “We can’t seem to clear the runway and get going right,” Nick Nurse says.
Sixers guard Jared McCain was flattened on a foul against the Indiana Pacers on Friday. He suffered a knee injury in the game.
However, rookie center Adem Bona remained out of practice. Forward Caleb Martin was a limited participant. The two are listed as day-to-day. Meanwhile, reserve point guard Kyle Lowry participated fully. “It’s certainly a difficult one,” Nurse said. “Long-term I think is most important in perspective, right? How does this affect him going forward in his career, which we hope is many, many years? He’ll never really get a chance to go back and try to win the rookie of the year award, which I think is a major one to have. … It’s obviously a tough way to go out and not have it. ...
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