76ers vs. Timberwolves: Tobias Harris, PJ Tucker Questionable
The Philadelphia 76ers’ recent injury concerns haven’t gone away just yet. As the Sixers prepare to take on another opponent less than 24 hours after defeating the Indiana Pacers, they could face the Minnesota Timberwolves while shorthanded.
Philadelphia’s starting small forward, Tobias Harris, has been dealing with a calf injury for a little over a week now. When the Sixers hosted the Miami Heat last Monday, Harris wasn’t able to finish the matchup as he was battling a sore calf.
While Harris avoided the injury report and played in the Sixers’ next two games against the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks, the veteran forward was pulled from the Saturday night matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks early as his calf started bothering him again.
When the Sixers paid a visit to the Pacers on Monday, Harris was questionable leading up to the matchup. While the Sixers kept him as a game-time decision, Harris was eventually ruled out for the night, missing his first matchup since January 14.
Harris isn’t alone. During Saturday’s victory over the Bucks, the veteran forward PJ Tucker also left the game early. Dealing with back spasms, Tucker was unable to get back out on the floor for the remainder of the matchup.
Going into Monday’s game, the Sixers deemed Tucker a game-time decision as well. And like Harris, Tucker did not get cleared for action against the Pacers.
Both Tucker and Harris are listed as questionable for Tuesday’s matchup against the Timberwolves. Similar to Monday’s game, there is a good chance they’ll be viewed as game-time decisions.
In addition to Tucker and Harris, the star guard James Harden also popped up on the report. Dealing with foot soreness, Harden is viewed as questionable for Tuesday’s matchup.
The Sixers and the Timberwolves will tip off at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday.
Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.
