Nick Nurse reacts to Sixers losing Kelly Oubre Jr. to elbow injury
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DETROIT -- As the Philadelphia 76ers paid a visit to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, they received more unfortunate injury news regarding a key piece to their success.
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Kelly Oubre Jr., a reliable veteran who can do a number of different things on the floor, underwent an MRI that revealed an LCL sprain in his left elbow and he will be re-evaluated in two weeks. As the Sixers move forward, they have to find a way to replace what Oubre brings to the table.
It's unfortunate for Oubre as he is in the midst of one of the best seasons of his career. He's shooting a career-high 36.1% from deep and just had 30 points and 12 rebounds in a win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. The Sixers certainly missed him in Thursday's loss to the Pistons.
"Always disappointing," coach Nick Nurse said before the loss in Detroit. "I know he’s super disappointed as well. He’s had some really good games here of late. Like, really good ones. So, he’s again, kind filled in when we needed him to just about all of them. I know one of them was not so good, but the rest of them were excellent. Yeah. Disappointing and I hope it’s not too long and hope it gets better so it doesn’t affect him and all those kinds of things."
The Sixers will have to try and stay afloat without the 11-year veteran who joins Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid on the sidelines for now. As they move forward, guys like Justin Edwards will have to continue to produce in place of Oubre in an effort to help the Sixers try and pick off wins.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Nick Nurse reacts to Sixers losing Kelly Oubre Jr. to elbow injury