The Philadelphia 76ers are set to face off against the Charlotte Hornets, but two of their key players will be absent from the lineup. Joel Embiid and Paul George, both dealing with left knee injury management, have been ruled out for Monday's game.
This development comes as a back-to-back matchup is looming, with the Sixers hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Both teams are in the midst of productive stretches, but it appears that the 76ers will be saving their star players from both legs of the back-to-back to ensure they can perform at their best.
As a result, the game was rescheduled to start at 3:00 p.m., rather than its original time slot of 7:00 p.m. This shift should provide the Sixers with enough time to travel and prepare for their Tuesday matchup against the Bucks.
Despite the absence of Embiid and George, the 76ers are expected to have a strong outing. With their star players back on track, they will look to secure a crucial win in this key matchup.
This development comes as a back-to-back matchup is looming, with the Sixers hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Both teams are in the midst of productive stretches, but it appears that the 76ers will be saving their star players from both legs of the back-to-back to ensure they can perform at their best.
As a result, the game was rescheduled to start at 3:00 p.m., rather than its original time slot of 7:00 p.m. This shift should provide the Sixers with enough time to travel and prepare for their Tuesday matchup against the Bucks.
Despite the absence of Embiid and George, the 76ers are expected to have a strong outing. With their star players back on track, they will look to secure a crucial win in this key matchup.
. So, two of Philly's best players go down with knee injuries and they're like "hey, let's reschedule the game so our guys have extra time to recover!" Yeah, because that's exactly how it works out every time 
. Meanwhile, I'm over here stuck with a bunch of injury-prone players in my team 
. Guess I'll just have to rely on the rest of the squad to step up and carry me through... good luck with that 
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! Left knee injuries just seem like they're always gonna be a thing for him. On the other hand, Paul George being out might actually work in their favor... he's been playing crazy hard lately and I think giving him an extra day to rest will really help his team's chances of winning. Now that it's rescheduled to 3:00 p.m., they'll have some extra time to prep for the Bucks game, which is definitely a tough matchup 
. Still got my fingers crossed that they can pull off a W without Embiid and George 
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. They're gonna crush the Hornets and then go out there and take down the Bucks like pros 
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. But at the same time, gotta give it to the coaches for making that call - I mean, saving them from themselves 
Let's hope Embiid and George can get back on track ASAP 
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, but I think it's actually super smart of the 76ers to rest them for Tuesdays game 
. I'm actually kinda hyped for the game now, even with those two out 
So they're rescheduling the game 'cause their top players can't play both games in the back-to-back? That makes sense I guess? 
. Save your stars for one game and then expect them to perform again on short rest? No thanks 
. It's like they think their players are robots or something 
. I get that injuries can be a thing, but this just seems like a way to keep the drama going... "oh, our star player is out, we're doomed"... yawn 
. The 76ers will probably still win, but it's not like they'll be able to coast or anything... there's always gonna be some tension in that matchup 
. The 76ers are gonna crush it, even without those two stars for a bit 
. Fingers crossed that they can bounce back from the injury and get their boys back on track soon 
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. With Embiid and George back on track, I'm expecting them to bring their A-game (and possibly even make a deep playoff run 
). It's gonna be an interesting back-to-back matchup against the Bucks... fingers crossed for my 76ers! 
. The 76ers know what they're doing, rescheduling the game to give them some extra time to prep for Tuesday's matchup. That's a smart move, fam! 
. I feel like the 76ers got this, though - their bench has been on fire lately 
. and Milwaukee's been struggling, so this could be a big win for Philly 
anyway, back to the game... so they're rescheduling it to 3 pm, that sounds weird for a monday night game. don't they play those at like 7 or something? 
. And yeah, rescheduling the game to an earlier time slot makes sense - gotta make sure they get some decent rest before facing the Bucks 
. Still think it's gonna be a tight matchup, though... can't predict what'll happen when both teams are on fire 
. Who else remembers those? 
It seems like no matter how many times we try to recreate them, they'll always be a flavor of the past 
. Anyway, back to basketball... I'm thinking maybe the Sixers' decision to reschedule is gonna give 'em an edge? 