Sixers

Woj Says “Multiple” Sixers Expected to Miss Time Due to Contact Tracing

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Jan 8th, 2021 · 2:31 PM EST

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Well slap my ass and call me Sally.

The Sixers are off to a 7-2 start, they’re shooting the lights out, swinging the ball around, running up and down the floor, and then this:

The 76ers are expected to have multiple players miss time due to contact tracing and are still awaiting results of today’s coronavirus testing, sources tell ESPN. Those players were in close contact with Seth Curry, who sources say returned a positive test on Thursday.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 8, 2021

Now the the question is who are these players and how many of them were in contact with Curry. I mean, the guy played on Thursday night, so wouldn’t they all have been around him?

If Curry, Joel Embiid, and Ben Simmons are all out, then goodnight Irene!

But if it’s Curry and two bench players, they might be able to squeeze out a couple of wins moving forward. Hard to say at this point, but here’s the upcoming schedule, for reference:

It’s just not a good situation at all. Not good for the Sixers, not good for the NBA, and not good for fans, who were enjoying a nice run of basketball to start the season.