76ers Injury Update: What Happened to Tobias Harris?

The Philadelphia 76ers were shorthanded on Monday night. As the team flew out to Toronto on Sunday afternoon, the Sixers ruled out three players in advance.

Justin Grasso | Oct 5, 2021

76ers Injury Update: What Happened to Tobias Harris? /

The Philadelphia 76ers were shorthanded on Monday night. As the team flew out to Toronto on Sunday afternoon, the Sixers ruled out three players in advance. Starting point guard Ben Simmons, who has been a training camp holdout, was listed as not with the team on the injury report.

Rookie center Charles Bassey also didn't travel with the Sixers as he was working on finalizing his work visa. In addition to the two who didn't travel with the Sixers, All-Star center Joel Embiid was also ruled out. Since he practiced all week and is coming back from a notable knee injury, Embiid got a rest day for Monday night's game.

When Monday afternoon rolled around, the Sixers added their starting power forward, Tobias Harris, into the mix. Per the injury report, Harris was dealing with knee soreness. Considering the injury was sudden, it caused some slight concern. However, a report revealed that Harris isn't dealing with anything too significant.

According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Harris was kneed in the knee prior to the release of the Monday afternoon injury report. Per Pompey's report, the Sixers were being cautious with Harris and ruled him out for Monday's preseason opener.

Philly's decision to take it easy with Harris comes as no surprise. As the 29-year-old forward has plenty of NBA experience under his belt, missing a meaningless preseason game won't affect him too much.

Plus, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers made it very clear that key players such as Harris, Embiid, Danny Green, and Seth Curry will likely miss some time during the preseason. So far, two of the four players mentioned above missed the first outing of the offseason. Considering none of them are dealing with concerning injuries, there's a chance they could see the court for a rematch against Toronto on Thursday.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

Published Oct 5, 2021

JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA