Tobias Harris Downgraded vs. Hornets
On Saturday night, the Philadelphia 76ers are set to take on the Charlotte Hornets as they return coming off a tricky loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.
Their loss against their conference rivals comes despite Tyrese Maxey having himself quite the night, as he would go on to drop a team-high 30 points on a consistent 52 percent from the field.
While Maxey put up a noteworthy stat line himself, the same could be said for Tobias Harris, who really set his night straight in the fourth quarter.
Through the first three quarters of play, it was safe to say that Harris wasn't having the best night, only managing to put up six points entering the fourth quarter.
Yet in the final period of play, Harris would ignite for nine points on a lethal 80 percent from the field.
Granted, the two scoring performances of the Sixers' stars wouldn't be enough to lift them over Milwaukee as Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo combined for 49 points.
While Harris was the star of the fourth quarter, he may not have the same opportunity on Saturday, as he has been downgraded to questionable due to a sprain in his right ankle.
The sprain isn't anything too new as he suffered it in the fourth quarter following a contested shot against the aforementioned Antetokounmpo.
While Harris was helped out off the court, he returned within moments of being subbed out.
If the 31-year-old is unavailable for Saturday night's match, Nick Nurse has a few options he can pivot to including Kelly Oubre Jr, KJ Martin, as well as Paul Reed.
Elsewhere on the Sixers' injury report sits the usual suspects as Joel Embiid, De'Anthony Melton, and Robert Covington all remain out.
The Sixers are set to take on the Hornets on Saturday night, with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST.
