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76ers vs. Raptors: Will Tobias Harris Play on Friday?

Tobias Harris was listed as questionable due to a non-COVID illness on Friday.
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76ers vs. Raptors: Will Tobias Harris Play on Friday?
76ers vs. Raptors: Will Tobias Harris Play on Friday?

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The Philadelphia 76ers initially went into their Friday night matchup against the Toronto Raptors with a clean injury report. 

Not only were the two starters Joel Embiid and James Harden absent from the report this time around, but the young sophomore guard Jaden Springer was upgraded to available after getting recalled from the Delaware Blue Coats on Friday morning.

However, in the hours leading up to the matchup, the Sixers added the veteran forward Tobias Harris to the report. The team downgraded the veteran to questionable as he’s dealing with a non-COVID illness.

Harris’s recent setback was sudden. On Friday morning, the forward was a participant in the team’s shootaround, along with everybody else. 

The last time Harris missed a game for the Sixers was back on March 6 when Philly paid a visit to the Indiana Pacers amid a tough five-game road trip. He proceeded to play in the next 12 games for the team. 

Unfortunately for the Sixers, Tobias Harris will not get the nod to go on Friday night. According to a team official, Harris has been ruled out against the Raptors. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. 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 Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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