Sixers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. talks health amid return from fractured rib
CAMDEN, N.J.–The Philadelphia 76ers welcomed Kelly Oubre Jr. back to the lineup on Dec. 6 following an 11-game absence from the team due to a fractured rib he suffered from being struck by a vehicle back on Nov. 11.
In eight games since returning from the injury, Oubre Jr. is averaging 10.4 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 46.5% from the floor and 30.3% from deep. The shooting numbers are down from the 50% overall and 37.8% from deep in the first eight games of the season before his injury.
It has also been a different role for Oubre Jr. in his return to the floor. He started five of the first eight games of the season before his injury. He has come off the bench in seven of the eight since his return. He is still finding his rhythm in games for the Sixers.
“I feel good,” Oubre Jr. said at practice on Thursday. “I feel really good. I feel like I’m in a rhythm and flow in practice. Everything’s been dialed, but obviously, the game is a different test and you have to work with the ebbs and flows of that game specifically. So that’s what we’re doing. We’re figuring it out every day, but yeah. I’m happy to be here.”
Oubre Jr. and the Sixers will continue to grow and build when they take on the Toronto Raptors at home on Friday.
