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Brooklyn Nets Load Up Injury Report vs. 76ers on Sunday

The Brooklyn Nets have a stacked injury report for their Sunday night matchup against the 76ers.
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Brooklyn Nets Load Up Injury Report vs. 76ers on Sunday
Brooklyn Nets Load Up Injury Report vs. 76ers on Sunday

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Similar to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Brooklyn Nets could be without a handful of key players for Sunday afternoon’s season finale.

On Friday night, the Nets clinched their spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. After getting the sixth seed, the Nets became the Sixers’ first-round opponent. 

Since neither team has anything to play for on Sunday, it could be a battle of reserves.

For the Sixers, that’s guaranteed to be the case. Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tobias Harris, Tyrese Maxey, and PJ Tucker are all out for Sunday’s game. Along with the starting five, the sixth-man De’Anthony Melton will take the day off as well.

While Georges Niang is questionable to play, the Sixers might play it safe with their reserve sharpshooter and give him the night off, as knee soreness could be bothering him.

As for the Nets, a few of their key players are already listed as out. Meanwhile, a handful of them are questionable for the matchup.

Seth Curry, Dorian Finney-Smith, Cameron Johnson, Royce O’Neal, and Ben Simmons are all listed as out already. Spencer Dinwiddie, Joe Harris, and Edmond Sumner are among those who are listed as questionable for the matchup.

The Sixers and the Nets are set to begin their final matchup at 1 PM ET. 

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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