A Look at Pistons’ Crowded Injury Report vs. 76ers on Tuesday

The Detroit Pistons will miss quite a few players on Tuesday when they face the 76ers.

Justin Grasso | Jan 10, 2023

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The Philadelphia 76ers might not be fully healthy on Tuesday night when they re-take the floor at the Wells Fargo Center for another matchup. Their visitors, the Detroit Pistons, definitely won’t be healthy when they come out to compete.

According to Detroit’s injury report on Tuesday afternoon, seven players are listed. Only one of them has seen a positive upgrade, as Jared Rhoden has now been made available.

One player could take the court to play on Tuesday. Pistons’ former second-round pick Isaiah Livers is currently questionable due to a right shoulder sprain. That’s a step in the right direction for Livers, who has missed the last 19 games for the Pistons.

The last time Livers took the court was on December 1 against the Dallas Mavericks. Before going down with an injury, Livers checked in for seven minutes, scoring six points. Prior to his injury, Livers averaged 20 minutes on the court for the Pistons, putting up six points per game.

Aside from Livers, the rest of Detroit’s injury report is filled up with players who will not get the nod to play on Tuesday night.

Among the players listed as out is Marvin Bagley III, Buddy Boheim (two-way), Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Bojan Bogdanovic.

As for the Sixers, they have a couple of key names on the injury report as well. For the fifth-straight game, Joel Embiid is on the injury report. He’s questionable with foot soreness. While Embiid missed the last three games for the Sixers, his participation in Tuesday morning’s shootaround is a good sign for a potential return.

As for PJ Tucker, who missed Sunday’s game in Detroit due to an illness, he’s listed as probable for Tuesday’s game. Barring any unexpected setbacks, it seems Tucker is on pace to face the Pistons on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

Published Jan 10, 2023

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