As the Philadelphia 76ers continue their road trip on Friday when they take on the Charlotte Hornets, they will have to do so while being short-handed again.
One of their main key bench pieces, Jalen McDaniels, is dealing with a right hip contusion. He suffered the injury in Sundayβs home win over the Washington Wizards and he missed Wednesdayβs win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Sixers missed McDanielsβ defensive presence out on the perimeter for their bench unit.
Per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, McDaniels will miss Fridayβs contest with the Hornets. This would have marked his return to Charlotte where he played for the first 3.5 seasons of his career before being sent to the Sixers at the Feb. 9 deadline.
Sixer forward Jalen McDaniels will not play tonight vs. the Hornets.
β Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) March 17, 2023
With the Sixers having another game on Saturday against the Indiana Pacers, one has to figure that McDaniels will miss that matchup as well. Of course, time will tell, but if he canβt go on Friday, it would be a bit of a surprise if he did play on Saturday.
Tipoff with the Hornets is set for 7 p.m. EDT from the Spectrum Center.
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