{"id":653665,"date":"2026-03-12T02:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T02:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/653665\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T02:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T02:11:25","slug":"sixers-say-kelly-oubre-jr-will-miss-at-least-two-weeks-with-elbow-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/653665\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixers say Kelly Oubre Jr. will miss at least two weeks with elbow injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Oubre Jr. will be reevaluated in approximately two weeks after suffering a\u00a0sprain of the LCL in his left elbow during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/sixers-vs-grizzlies-box-score-highlights-tyrese-maxey-injury-update-report-vj-edgecombe-nick-nurse-cam-payne\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best game of his season<\/a> on Tuesday night, the Sixers announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The injuries keep on coming for the Sixers, who on Tuesday announced that star guard Tyrese Maxey would be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/sixers-news-analysis-tyrese-maxey-injury-update-video-report-nba-rumors-nick-nurse\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> sidelined for at least the next three weeks<\/a> due to a tendon injury in his right fifth finger. Joel Embiid remains out with his right oblique strain, and the team has yet to provide any update on a timeline for his return. Paul George&#8217;s suspension will not be lifted for another two weeks.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow\u2019s game @ Detroit:<\/p>\n<p>Joel Embiid \u2013 R oblique strain \u2013 OUT<\/p>\n<p>Tyrese Maxey \u2013 R finger tendon injury \u2013 OUT<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Oubre Jr. \u2013 L elbow sprain \u2013 OUT<\/p>\n<p>Adem Bona \u2013 back soreness \u2013 QUESTIONABLE<\/p>\n<p>Johni Broome \u2013 R knee surgery recovery \u2013 OUT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SixersAdam\/status\/2031837880759304206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, the Sixers lost handle of the Eastern Conference&#8217;s No. 6 seed and final surefire playoff bid. Now, their chances of earning it back \u2013 or jostling for ideal positioning in the NBA Play-In Tournament \u2013 have taken yet another hit. Oubre, who scored 32 points in Tuesday&#8217;s win over the Memphis Grizzlies, was set to play a significant role in the weeks ahead as one of the team&#8217;s only role players capable of upscaling his offensive workload.<\/p>\n<p class=\"center\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/sixers-grizzlies-bam-adebayo-83-points-reaction-tyrese-maxey-injury-update-vj-edgecombe-cam-payne\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Inside a wild night in the Sixers locker room<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Adam on Twitter: <a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SixersAdam\" style=\"outline-color: currentcolor; outline-style: none;\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SixersAdam<\/a><br \/>Follow PhillyVoice on Twitter: <a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thephillyvoice\" style=\"outline-color: currentcolor; outline-style: none;\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@thephillyvoice<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kelly Oubre Jr. will be reevaluated in approximately two weeks after suffering a\u00a0sprain of the LCL in his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3769],"tags":[679,7,6462,6,678,207,3817,96],"class_list":{"0":"post-653665","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-76ers","8":"tag-76ers","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-kelly-oubre-jr","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-philadelphia","13":"tag-philadelphia-76ers","14":"tag-philadelphia76ers","15":"tag-sixers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116213783377366801","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}