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PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 VJ Edgecombe will miss Wednesday\u2019s game against Utah with a low back bruise suffered by the 76ers\u2019 star rookie a night earlier<\/a> on a hard fall.<\/p>\n

The Sixers said Edgecombe would be evaluated again ahead of Saturday\u2019s game at Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Edgecombe was fouled by San Antonio\u2019s Carter Bryant on a 3-point attempt on Tuesday night and grimaced as he was helped up by his teammates. Edgecombe stayed in the game and went 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

With the 76ers down 78-53<\/a> at halftime, Edgecombe did not return. He scored six points.<\/p>\n

The No. 3 pick in the draft, Edgecombe, the MVP of the 2026 Rising Stars<\/a> game, is one of three rookies in the NBA this season averaging at least 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. He ranks first among rookies in steals (1.5), while ranking third in scoring (15.3), tied third in assists (3.9), and seventh in rebounds (5.5).<\/p>\n

The 76ers also will play without Joel Embiid<\/a> as he sits out the final game of a scheduled three straight games off with a strained right oblique.<\/p>\n

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