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Furkan Korkmaz returns for Sixers after missing 11 games with groin strain

Korkmaz had become one of the Sixers’ key reserves before the injury. He averaged 6.0 points, 1.0 assists, and 18.3 minutes in three games.

Furkan Korkmaz stretching before the team played the Heat at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday.
Furkan Korkmaz stretching before the team played the Heat at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer

OKLAHOMA CITY — One of the 76ers’ best reserves is back in action.

Furkan Korkmaz is available for Sunday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing the last 11 games with a left groin strain The swingman was hurt during a road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 27.

A fourth-year veteran, Korkmaz had cemented himself as one of the Sixers’ key reserves before the injury. He averaged 6.0 points, 1.0 assists and 18.3 minutes in three games. If there was a blemish, it was his three-point shooting: Korkmaz made just 4 of 16 three-pointers.

His absence created more playing time for second-year swingman Matisse Thybulle.

The Sixers will be without Joel Embiid (right knee pain), Mike Scott (right knee soreness), Seth Curry and Vincent Poirier, both of whom are under the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols.