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Sixers Rule Out Seth Curry, Start Furkan Korkmaz vs. Grizzlies

The Philadelphia 76ers have been getting healthy lately, but they'll miss a key player on Monday night. Prior to the Sixers' Monday night matchup on the road

Justin Grasso

Sixers Rule Out Seth Curry, Start Furkan Korkmaz vs. Grizzlies
Sixers Rule Out Seth Curry, Start Furkan Korkmaz vs. Grizzlies /

The Philadelphia 76ers have been getting healthy lately, but they'll miss a key player on Monday night. Prior to the Sixers' Monday night matchup on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies, the team ruled out starting shooting guard Seth Curry.

According to a team official, Curry is dealing with right shoulder soreness. It's unclear when Curry's shoulder issues started, but the Sixers guard has been available for the last nine games after missing just his second matchup of the year on November 22.

Curry's absence against the Grizzlies will be his third of the season. That's a tough blow for the Sixers, who have benefitted a lot from Curry's impressive start to the year. Through the first 25 games of the 2021-2022 NBA season, Curry has averaged a career-high of 16 points while shooting 51-percent from the field and nearly 40-percent from three.

Without Curry on the floor on Monday, the Sixers will roll with Furkan Korkmaz in the starting lineup. Earlier in the year, Korkmaz's presence in the starting lineup wouldn't come as much of a surprise if another guard or forward was out since the Turkish veteran exceeded expectations to start the year.

However, Korkmaz's hot start to the season derailed recently. In the 14 games he played in November, Korkmaz hit on just 36-percent of his shots from the field and 31-percent of his threes while averaging nine points.

Over the last six matchups to start the new month, Korkmaz's numbers haven't gotten any better. His field goal percentage is down to 35-percent, while he's knocked down just 14-percent of his threes and averaging four points. Perhaps, Korkmaz can find a way to make it all click on Monday night when he plays with Philly's starters.

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

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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

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