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Stauskas out 2 weeks with injured tibia

Nik Stauskas will be sidelined two weeks with a right tibia stress reaction.

The 76ers shooting guard hasn't scrimmaged since suffering the injury Thursday at training camp at Stockton University.

Stauskas isn’t the only Sixer that is scheduled to miss Tuesday’s preseason opener at the Verizon Center in Washington.

Rookie point guards Pierre Jackson (groin) and T.J. McConnell (left foot sprain) will also sit out the matchup. Nerlens Noel experienced soreness in his hip during Monday’s practice at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. The power forward, however, will play against the Wizards.

Point guard Isaiah Canaan, shooting guard JaKarr Sampson, swingman Robert Covington and rookie center Jahlil Okafor will join in him the starting lineup.