De’Anthony Melton, Danuel House Jr. to sit out Sixers’ game against Sacramento Kings with back tightness
Melton, a late addition to Tuesday’s injury report, has been playing through back issues in recent weeks.
De’Anthony Melton (back tightness) and Danuel House Jr. (left foot laceration) will miss the 76ers’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
Melton, the Sixers’ starter in place of the injured Tyrese Maxey and one of their top defenders, has been playing through back issues in recent weeks. He was a late addition to Tuesday’s injury report, listed as questionable before being downgraded to out during coach Doc Rivers’ news conference less than two hours before tipoff.
Matisse Thybulle will start in place of Melton alongside James Harden, Tobias Harris, P.J. Tucker, and Joel Embiid.
Melton is averaging 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.2 steals. He set career highs in points (33), three-pointers made (eight) and steals (seven) in Friday’s win over the Lakers.
House, who will miss his third consecutive game with this injury, was listed as probable entering Tuesday but was downgraded to doubtful during Rivers’ availability. House went through extra post-shootaround work and his pregame shooting routine, but was walking gingerly in socks in the Sixers’ locker room about 45 minutes before Tuesday’s tipoff.
House is averaging 4.9 points and two rebounds per game and is shooting 34.9% from three-point range.