The Sixers’ medical staff did not have a banner weekend. Sure, injuries happen. But the plan to have Ben Simmons go to the locker room for treatment whenever he wasn’t in the game Saturday? Well, it’s not a surprise he left the proceedings entirely after five minutes. Now he’s headed for an MRI for his back. Maybe a guy just shouldn’t be playing in a February game if things are bad enough that he can’t sit on the bench in-between stints on the court.
Then, you had Tobias Harris visibly look to injure his knee during the game, only to finish with a team-high 31 minutes.