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Sixers' Jimmy Butler, Wilson Chandler out against Mavericks, will miss second straight game with upper respiratory infections

The 76ers are without two of their three starting frontcourt players for Saturday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Wells Fargo Center.

Sixers guard Jimmy Butler against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Philadelphia.  YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Sixers guard Jimmy Butler against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Philadelphia. YONG KIM / Staff PhotographerRead moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

The 76ers are without two of their three starting frontcourt players for Saturday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Wells Fargo Center.

Swingman Jimmy Butler and power forward Wilson Chandler are both sidelined for the second straight game with upper-respiratory infections. Butler is averaging 18 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals in 21 games with the Sixers since being acquired in a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Meanwhile, Chandler is averaging 6.5 points and 4.8 rebounds. Swingman Furkan Korkmaz and power forward Jonah Bolden will start in their places against the Mavericks for the second game. Korkmaz will start for Butler, while Bolden will start in place of Chandler.