US EditionPhiladelphia 76ers Rookie VJ Edgecombe Out at Least 1 Game with Bruised Back
Rookie VJ Edgecombe leads rookies in steals and ranks third in scoring; his lumbar contusion sidelines him amid 76ers' injury challenges, coach says imaging is clean.
- Late in the first half Tuesday, VJ Edgecombe, the Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard, was fouled from behind by Carter Bryant and landed hard on his back, then was ruled out at halftime.
- The shorthanded Sixers lost 131-91 to the Spurs, already missing Joel Embiid and others, with Edgecombe suffering a back contusion after a hard fall.
- On the numbers side, VJ Edgecombe shoots 56.8% in clutch-time and leads the team in loose balls recovered while ranking fourth in deflections.
- On Wednesday, after imaging, the team announced that an MRI showed VJ Edgecombe suffered a lumbar contusion and will be reevaluated in the coming days, with Nurse calling scans 'good, clean.'
- For lineup planning, if Edgecombe's absence extends into Saturday, March 7, the Sixers may start Tyrese Maxey and Dominick Barlow, with Justin Edwards or others as options.
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Sixers Notebook: VJ Edgecombe’s back contusion adds to injury woes
PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers’ blowout loss to the San Antonio Spurs went from bad to worse in the second quarter Tuesday night when VJ Edgecombe hit the deck hard. Edgecombe suffered a lumbar contusion, the team said Wednesday, ruling him out for a visit from the Utah Jazz. Coach Nick Nurse is optimistic it will be a short-term absence. “All the imaging came back good, clean,” Nurse said. “I did talk to him, he said he was fine. But he’ll get reeval…
VJ Edgecombe out for Sixers-Jazz Wednesday, to be reevaluated before Saturday's game
As if their drubbing at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday was not bad enough, the Sixers lost rookie guard VJ Edgecombe for the second half due to a lower back injury.
Edgecombe joins list of sidelined Sixers, out with back injury
VJ Edgecombe is the latest significant addition to the Sixers’ list of sidelined players. A Sixers official said Wednesday afternoon that an MRI on Edgecombe confirmed the rookie suffered a lumbar contusion during the team’s blowout loss Tuesday night to the Spurs. Edgecombe will miss the Sixers’ matchup Wednesday vs. the Jazz. He’ll be re-evaluated before the Sixers visit the Hawks on Saturday. The 20-year-old guard picked up his back injury…
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