Joel Embiid, Paul George, Kyle Lowry, KJ Martin and Jared McCain will be sidelined with various injuries. Martin and McCain’s absences are far from surprising because they’ve been sidelined and weren’t expected to play.
Kyle Lowry loves Jimmy Butler, but even he got irritated with the superstar's behavior during his time with the Heat.
The Wizards gave the Sixers a battle throughout the night, but Philadelphia eventually would hold on for a 109-103 win after holding off a huge Washington rally. Guerschon Yabusele gave the Sixers a huge lift all night and finished with 21 points, eight rebounds, and three assists to get the job done for Philadelphia.
Paul George and Joel Embiid have been ruled out for the Sixers' Wednesday night game against the Wizards. The Sixers' initial injury report for their game against the NBA-worst Washington Wizards is not pretty.
Tyrese Maxey scored the go-ahead basket with 23.7 seconds left and finished with 29 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 109-103 win over Washington.
Here is the complete injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Washington Wizards at home on Wednesday.
Joel Embiid, Paul George, Kyle Lowry and Andre Drummond all sat out for Philadelphia ... Jared Butler scored 26 points for the Wizards and Corey Kispert had 23. Washington Wizards' Kyle Kuzma, left, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Guerschon ...
The Washington Wizards have not released their latest ... Paul George is nursing groin tightness and Kyle Lowry has a sore left hip. KJ Martin has no timetable for a return, suffering from a ...
The Sixers were able to grow a lead largely because they crushed Washington in the turnover battle. At one stage, the Sixers had 25 points off turnovers to the Wizards’ three. Caleb Martin (three blocks, one steal) and Oubre (two steals, two blocks) were both productive in the turnover-forcing department Wednesday.