<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-robert-covington-get-worrisome-injury-updates-ahead-of-nba-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get worrisome injury updates ahead of NBA playoffs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/76ers-DeAnthony-Melton-Robert-Covington.jpeg"></figure><h1>76ers’ De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get worrisome injury updates ahead of NBA playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-14T15:05:05-07:00">April 14th, 3:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-14T15:05:05-07:00">April 14th, 3:05pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — After missing the Philadelphia 76ers’ final regular-season game, Joel Embiid should be ready to go on Wednesday when the Sixers host the Miami Heat in a play-in game. However, De’Anthony Melton and Robert Covington are unlikely to be available.</p><p>After the 76ers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-nets-instant-breakdown-regular-season-finale">concluded their regular season</a> with a win over the Brooklyn Nets, Nick Nurse said that Embiid was held out as a precautionary measure and said he should be ready to go against Miami. He also provided the latest injury updates on Melton and Covington, who have respectively dealt with brutal back and knee injuries over the last several months.</p><p>Melton is now dealing with the second reaggravation of a back injury that has forced him to miss all but five games since the New Year. He made his second return earlier this week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-sounds-off-return-from-back-injury-win-vs-pistons">playing 15 minutes and looking good</a>, but now could be sidelined again. Nurse said that he has “always had concern” with the problems Melton’s back has given him.</p><p>“It’s kind of the second time we’ve gone through holding him out, trying to treat him, getting him to a place where he thinks he can play, played a couple of games, then he went out again for a long stretch, we bring him back, he plays one game and he’s out again. I just think it’s very difficult,” Nurse said. “I think we’re in the same situation; they’re gonna continue to treat him, try to get him better. We’re hoping for a long run here, so there’s still always time as this goes to get him back and have him be a factor in this thing. But it is concerning.”</p><p>Nurse didn’t definitively say either way whether Melton could play on Wednesday but said that it would take “probably a bit of a journey” for him to alleviate this new issue and be ready to play after playing just 21 total minutes of basketball over two games since the start of March.</p><p>Covington is almost certainly not going to be available for the playoffs. While he has been able to get some work in <a href="https://x.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1769425352676331944" rel="noopener">on the court</a>, it’s not enough to be available for games.</p><p>“Nope, I don’t think so,” Nurse said when asked if it’s possible for Covington to return soon. “This hasn’t made enough progress. We did get him on the court a couple of times last week and just hasn’t made enough progress to be able to move well enough without pain.”</p><p>The 76ers do have a good amount of depth on the wings with Nico Batum, Buddy Hield and Ricky Council IV coming off the bench. But not having Melton and Covington is a huge bummer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get worrisome injury updates ahead of NBA playoffs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-robert-covington-get-critical-injury-timeline-updates');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get injury timeline updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/76ers-DeAnthony-Melton-Robert-Covington.jpeg"></figure><h1>76ers’ De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get injury timeline updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-06T15:41:32-08:00">March 6th, 3:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-06T15:41:32-08:00">March 6th, 3:41pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers announced injury updates for De’Anthony Melton and Robert Covington as the team looks to regain full health before the playoffs.</p><p>Nick Nurse said ahead of the 76ers’ matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies that there is no update yet on Joel Embiid as he works back from a meniscus procedure. While an update on him <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1754883623440834809?s=20" rel="noopener">should be announced soon</a>, the team did provide updated timelines for Covington and Melton, who are respectively working back from a bone bruise in his left knee and lumbar spine bone stress.</p><p>The Sixers said in their announcement that Covington is “progressing in his rehabilitation program with the goal of beginning on-court activities over the next 7-10 days. He remains out and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week.”</p><p>Covington has been out for two full months with his knee issues, missing 29 consecutive games. The 33-year-old forward has yet to play a game in the calendar month of 2024.</p><p>Melton, the team’s announcement said, has “begun an offloading period and will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.“</p><p>After missing 18 straight games, Melton suffered back spasms <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-deanthony-melton-crushing-injury-update-after-returning-3-games" rel="noopener">just three games into his return</a>. Back issues have limited the 25-year-old guard at various this season, none more serious than what he has dealt with over the past several weeks.</p><p>Both Covington and Melton provide three-point shooting and defense that give the 76ers improved depth. With the team setting its sights on a championship — plus both players being in the final year of their respective contracts — their desire to get back to the court is immense.</p><p>The Sixers, who are the Eastern Conference’s seventh seed at the moment, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-kyle-lowry-ruled-out-for-matchup-vs-grizzlies" rel="noopener">will be without</a> Tyrese Maxey (concussion) and Kyle Lowry (rest) against the Grizzlies. Nurse said that Maxey is “doing okay” and that he’s still experiencing some mild symptoms.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get injury timeline updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-nico-batum-deanthony-melton-robert-covington-get-key-injury-updates-following-all-star-break');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Nico Batum, De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get key injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/76ers-Nico-Batum-DeAnthony-Melton-Robert-Covington.webp"></figure><h1>76ers’ Nico Batum, De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get key injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-21T12:58:04-08:00">February 21st, 12:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-21T13:02:35-08:00">February 21st, 1:02pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers dealt with a litany of injuries at the beginning of the All-Star break. Joel Embiid’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philadelphia-re-evaluate-joel-embiid-four-weeks-meniscus-procedure" rel="noopener">meniscus injury</a> continues to be the most impactful one but a handful of other starters missed time, too. Fortunately, they should be ready to play again soon.</p><p>Nick Nurse said that everyone besides Joel Embiid and Robert Covington fully participated in practice on Wednesday. Tobias Harris, who dealt with a left hip issue that sidelined him for the 76ers’ last two games, is now on track to make it back to the court. Nico Batum (left hamstring strain) and De’Anthony Melton (back; lumbar spine stress response), who each have yet to play since the calendar turned to February, are making progress towards returning, too.</p><p>Batum “looks pretty likely” to make his return to the court, Nurse said. Melton’s return hinges on how he feels on Thursday morning. Each player has been <a href="https://x.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1760369700406501834?s=20" rel="noopener">getting work in on the court</a>, including in workouts before Philly’s recent games.</p><p>Nurse said that the chances of those two returning to the lineup are “pretty good” as the 76ers prepare to host the New York Knicks on Thursday. “I’d say we get one, maybe both — but one for sure — back,” he said.</p><p>Unfortunately, Covington (left knee bone bruise) is not yet in the clear. The 76ers’ veteran forward has been out for all of January and February so far and still has a ways to go before making his return.</p><p>“Not that I know of,” Nurse said when asked if Covington was making any progress. “I did check with [Simon Rice, the Sixers’ Vice President of Athlete Care] today about what his status was and he said [he will] probably return to play in, like, three weeks.”</p><p>The 76ers have yet to prove that they can win consistently without Embiid, though injuries to other starters compounded the big man’s absence. Now, with new additions Buddy Hield and Kyle Lowry <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-film-room-buddy-hield-bigs-step-up-in-win-over-cavs" rel="noopener">helping out</a> on top of the returns of key players, Philly has a better shot at treading water while Embiid heals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Nico Batum, De’Anthony Melton, Robert Covington get key injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-robert-covington-gets-unfortunate-injury-update-amid-weeks-long-absence');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Robert Covington gets unfortunate injury update amid weeks-long absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/76ers-Robert-Covington-1.webp"></figure><h1>76ers’ Robert Covington gets unfortunate injury update amid weeks-long absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-24T11:23:29-08:00">January 24th, 11:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-24T11:23:29-08:00">January 24th, 11:23am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — Robert Covington’s second stint with the Philadelphia 76ers has been marred by injuries. Unfortunately for the 33-year-old wing, he still has plenty of progress to make before returning to the court after already missing the Sixers’ last 10 games.</p><p>Covington is dealing with inflammation in his left knee and has yet to play a game since the calendar flipped to 2024. Nick Nurse anticipated that his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-details-next-steps-for-robert-covington-potential-return-from-injury" rel="noopener">return would happen soon</a> but instead, the most recent update states that he will be sidelined for a while.</p><p>The 76ers said on Wednesday that Robert Covington had received treatment over the past three weeks to address inflammation and bone bruising in his left knee. The veteran forward will be re-evaluated in approximately three to four weeks, effectively ruling him out for roughly another month.</p><p>In the 26 games he has played this season with the 76ers, Covington has averaged 4.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in 16.1 minutes per contest. The rate at which he racks up steals is among the very best in the NBA and he has shot 35.4 percent from beyond the arc. Upon being traded to the 76ers in the most recent James Harden trade, he said he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-robert-covington-beams-at-reuniting-with-philly-after-james-harden-trade" rel="noopener">very happy to return</a> to the team with which he made his first mark in the league.</p><p>Philly has dealt with <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1750206048248418453?s=20" rel="noopener">a bunch of injuries</a> recently, including one to starting guard De’Anthony Melton, whose back issues have held him out for eight of his last 10 games. He will be re-evaluated in approximately a week. Mo Bamba, Patrick Beverley and Jaden Springer should be able to return from recent absences soon, Nurse said after Wednesday’s practice.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Robert Covington gets unfortunate injury update amid weeks-long absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-nick-nurse-details-next-steps-for-robert-covington-potential-return-from-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nick Nurse details next steps for Robert Covington’s potential return from injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/76ers-Robert-Covington.webp"></figure><h1>Nick Nurse details next steps for Robert Covington’s potential return from injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-18T10:57:44-08:00">January 18th, 10:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-18T10:58:44-08:00">January 18th, 10:58am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — Robert Covington has yet to take the court for the Philadelphia 76ers since the calendar turned to 2024. The veteran forward has dealt with an injury to his left knee that has kept him out of seven straight games. While he is still going to miss a few more, his potential return is on the horizon.</p><p>76ers head coach Nick Nurse said that Covington did not participate in the Sixers’ practice on Thursday. He said that Covington’s knee has swelled on and off but that it has been down for a few days now. As the team gears up for a road back-to-back against the Orlando Magic and Charlotte Hornets, Covington will stay behind for his recovery process.</p><p>“We know he’s not making the trip but he is doing a lot of stuff now,” Nurse said. “So I would say he should be right around the corner. We’re hoping to get a good eval after this trip and hopefully, he’ll be ready to go by then. But that’s hopeful.”</p><p>Covington has averaged just 4.5 points per game with the Sixers since being included in the (most recent) James Harden blockbuster. But his <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/LWbI3" rel="noopener">spectacular defense</a> and three-point shooting ability have made him a valuable role player for Philly in his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-robert-covington-beams-at-reuniting-with-philly-after-james-harden-trade" rel="noopener">second stint with the team</a>.</p><p>Along with Robert Covington, De’Anthony Melton has also been ruled out for the 76ers’ two road games due to a lumbar spine stress response and did not practice on Thursday. Danuel House Jr. fully participated in practice after missing the Sixers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-nuggets-instant-breakdown-joel-embiid-nikola-jokic" rel="noopener">last game</a> with a lumbar spine contusion. Mo Bamba (right knee fat pad impingement) was also inactive from practice along with Covington and Melton while Jaden Springer (right ankle tendinitis) was a partial participant.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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