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DETROIT -- The Philadelphia 76ers will be very short-handed on Thursday night when they take on the Detroit Pistons on the road. Obviously, they knew they would be without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Kelly Oubre Jr., but they also ruled out Adem Bona early in the day on Thursday and have now ruled out another.
Andre Drummond was listed as questionable due to back spasms, but has officially been ruled out. He reported some back spasms in the morning and did not participate in shootaround before the Sixers ruled him out.
Now, coach Nick Nurse and Co. will have to figure out how to slow down Detroit's duo of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart while being down every true center.
"Listen, we're certainly going to be limited there in the frontcourt, right?" said Nurse. "It's going to have to be (Dominick) Barlow and (Jabari) Walker and (Trendon) Watford, I guess, you know? Then, most of the other guys--there's a whole bunch of 2s and 3s there, but pretty decent size on most of them, so some of those guys slide down to the 4 when needed and go from there."
The Sixers and the Pistons will tip off at 7 p.m. EDT and will look to come away with an upset win on the road.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers vs. Pistons: Final playing status for big man Andre Drummond
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Andre Drummond was listed as questionable due to back spasms, but has officially been ruled out. He reported some back spasms in the morning and did not participate in shootaround before the Sixers ruled him out.
Now, coach Nick Nurse and Co. will have to figure out how to slow down Detroit's duo of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart while being down every true center.
"Listen, we're certainly going to be limited there in the frontcourt, right?" said Nurse. "It's going to have to be (Dominick) Barlow and (Jabari) Walker and (Trendon) Watford, I guess, you know? Then, most of the other guys--there's a whole bunch of 2s and 3s there, but pretty decent size on most of them, so some of those guys slide down to the 4 when needed and go from there."
The Sixers and the Pistons will tip off at 7 p.m. EDT and will look to come away with an upset win on the road.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers vs. Pistons: Final playing status for big man Andre Drummond
Continue reading...
