Sixers' Seth Curry Ruled Out vs. Nets on Thursday

Sixers guard Seth Curry won't play against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.

Justin Grasso | Jan 7, 2021

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to play against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night for the back-end of a back-to-back set of matchups after defeating the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

Going into Thursday's game, the Sixers knew they were facing a short-handed Brooklyn Nets team as their star forward, Kevin Durant, was ruled out for several games due to COVID-19-related safety protocols days ago. Hours before tip-off, the Nets also ruled out their star guard, Kyrie Irving, for personal reasons.

But the Nets aren't the only team going into Thursday night's game without a few key players. In addition to Mike Scott, Furkan Korkmaz, and Terrance Ferguson, who were ruled out earlier on Thursday afternoon, the Sixers also plan to play without their starting shooting guard, Seth Curry.

Late in the game against the Wizards on Wednesday night, Curry tweaked his ankle, according to Sixers head coach, Doc Rivers. Although the veteran guard never left the floor before the game ended, he did appear on the early injury report on Thursday as he's been dealing with ankle soreness.

Considering it's still very early in the season, and Brooklyn is missing several key players of their own, the 76ers likely want to play it safe with Curry, who has been critical to their early success so far this season. His absence on Thursday isn't ideal, but Doc Rivers doesn't believe he's dealing with anything too serious. Therefore, he considers him to be day-to-day for now.

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

Published Jan 7, 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