Kelly Oubre Jr. was diagnosed with a sprain of the lateral collateral ligament in his left elbow, the Sixers announced today. He will be reevaluated in two weeks.
Oubre suffered the injury during Tuesday’s game against the Grizzlies, Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports notes (via Twitter), a game in which the 6’8″ wing recorded his season high in points (30) and rebounds (12).
The Sixers are already without Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey as they look to fight to stay in the playoff race. They are currently 1.5 games out of fifth place, but only one game ahead of the Hawks in ninth.
Oubre is averaging 14.7 points and 4.9 rebounds this season while starting 36 of the 41 games he has played in.
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