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Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2021 12:27:20 GMT -5
Rona in NBA: Celtics could be impacted by 76ers’ health issues By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com
(Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images for PGD Global)It’s too early to consider the Celtics game Wednesday at Philadelphia in jeopardy, but the Sixers’ roster situation bears watching.The 76ers’ Sunday game against the Oklahoma City Thunder was canceled because the Sixers didn’t have the minimum eight available players to take the floor. The Philly roster atrophy is the result of a combination of injuries and adherence to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, which is the league’s designation for anything COVID-19 related. The league and teams aren’t allowed to further clarify due to privacy rules. The Sixers played nine players in Saturday’s loss to Memphis, meaning at least two of those players weren’t available Sunday. According to ESPN, the absence is due to contract tracing after Grizzlies big man Jonas Valanciunas entered quarantine. According to ESPN: “They used just nine players in Saturday’s loss and had six listed on their injury report. Two were out due to health and safety protocols (Seth Curry and Vincent Poirier) with Joel Embiid (knee), Furkan Korkmaz (groin) and Mike Scott (knee) sitting with injuries. That would leave six other players out Sunday because of contact tracing.” It’s uncertain how many of those players, if any, will be available to return by Wednesday when the Celtics visit the Sixers to start a two-game series (Wednesday, Friday). The Celtics missed three games last week due to NBA protocols: Sunday vs. Miami, Tuesday at Chicago and Wednesday vs. Orlando. The Celtics are missing Jayson Tatum, Robert Williams and Carsen Edwards under the protocols. Celtics coach Brad Stevens said he didn’t know if any of them will make the trip to Philadelphia.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:08:46 GMT -5
Sux we can't be at full strength for this game. Let's just hope we shake the stink off of us from that hideous NY game.
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Post by fierce on Jan 20, 2021 19:16:02 GMT -5
2nd straight game TT and GWill starting.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:16:54 GMT -5
Brad's knob job Grant Williams gets the start.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:17:59 GMT -5
Kemba hits his 1st 3. Good to see.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:19:22 GMT -5
Jaylen for 3
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:20:07 GMT -5
Grant hits a corner 3. The 3's are going up.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:20:36 GMT -5
Kemba hits another. 12 - 4 C's
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:21:01 GMT -5
6er's throw it away. C's ball.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:21:47 GMT -5
Nice D by Tristan.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:22:15 GMT -5
12 - 9 C's
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Post by kyceltic on Jan 20, 2021 19:22:47 GMT -5
No one can let a team back in a game faster than Marcus Smart can!
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:22:55 GMT -5
C's let 6er's right back in this.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:23:44 GMT -5
That was in the act of shooting, but the league takes it away as expected.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:24:18 GMT -5
6er's take the lead. and NOW Brad takes a timeout. What a dipsh*t...
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Post by kivancb on Jan 20, 2021 19:25:13 GMT -5
How was that not a shotting foul?
100 times out of 100 it is. Only against us it ain't
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:26:41 GMT -5
How was that not a shotting foul? 100 times out of 100 it is. Only against us it ain't Cause it was the C's performing it. League remnants from the NY game.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:27:39 GMT -5
Brown hits a step back jumper.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:28:32 GMT -5
6er's are out of the box now. Good job Brad.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:29:09 GMT -5
Brown for 3
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:30:05 GMT -5
C's not getting foul calls. Players getting upset over it.
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Post by kivancb on Jan 20, 2021 19:30:53 GMT -5
C's getting murdered by the refs
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:30:57 GMT -5
C's finally get a shooting foul called for them.
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Post by drboogiebone on Jan 20, 2021 19:31:59 GMT -5
Awe!!!! League protecting Embiid. What bullsh*t.
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Post by kivancb on Jan 20, 2021 19:32:27 GMT -5
Bloody refs
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