Andre Drummond left the 76ers’ game at the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night with a right knee sprain. The veteran center dropped to the floor after contesting a second-quarter shot, then grabbed at his right leg before being helped off the floor. The 76ers announced that he will not return to the game.
Drummond had been enjoying a resurgent season for the Sixers, averaging 8.3 points and 10.7 rebounds in 16 games entering Friday and filling in as a starter while Joel Embiid has nursed issues with both knees throughout the early season. Drummond had totaled seven points and four rebounds in 10 minutes before leaving the game.
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Fellow center Adem Bona on Friday returned from a five-game absence from a sprained ankle. Rookie Johni Broome also saw first-half action after Drummond departed the game. Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker are small-ball options at the center spot, if Drummond and/or Embiid remain sidelined beyond Friday.
The Sixers led 63-48 at halftime.
