Oubre is predicted to return to the crew’s apply facility as an observer Tuesday earlier than being reexamined to find out a timeline for his return, Sixers coach Nick Nurse mentioned. The harm isn’t thought-about season ending. The Sixers mentioned in a press release Oubre can be reevaluated in per week.
“He is again dwelling and he is doing OK,” Nurse mentioned earlier than Sunday’s recreation towards the Indiana Pacers. “It is a fairly traumatic incident [but] he’s dwelling and resting pretty comfortably. That is the place we’re proper now.”
Kelly Oubre, 27, was strolling close to his dwelling in Middle Metropolis at about 7:20 p.m. Saturday and heading west when a automobile travelling in the identical path “at a excessive price of pace” tried to show south onto the road he was crossing, police mentioned Sunday. The automobile hit him “within the higher chest space with the driver-side mirror,” in line with police.
Oubre, in his ninth NBA season, signed a one-year take care of Philadelphia this offseason after averaging over 20 factors per recreation for the Charlotte Hornets final season. Oubre is averaging 16.3 factors per recreation and capturing 50% from the sphere this season for the 76ers and moved into the beginning lineup after ahead P.J. Tucker was despatched to the LA Clippers as a part of the James Harden commerce on Oct. 30.
Oubre has earned broad reward for his two-way play this season, serving to the 76ers win seven straight video games to leap to the highest of the Japanese Convention standings.
“It is too dangerous that he is been on an upward pattern and heading in direction of a superb season and stuff,” Nurse mentioned. “That is type of a bummer for me for it to occur to him — a man who wanted a break, was getting one and he did every thing he might to provide himself a break. Then to have that occur … it places it in perspective as properly.”
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