SAN ANTONIO – The Spurs will be without their second-leading scorer when they face the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night in the third game of a four-game homestand.
Power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who sports per-game averages of 17.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 blocks, is out with a sore right knee, the Spurs announced Thursday morning.
The 76ers will be without rookie star Joel Embiid, who is sidelined with a left knee contusion.
Even without Embiid, who is averaging 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds while playing in 31 of Philadelphia’s first 46 games, the Sixers can’t be taken lightly, Spurs guard Danny Green said.