The Philadelphia 76ers will in fact be able to play against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday after it has been determined that the team will have nine eligible players to prepare, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Sixers are undergoing contact tracking on the team after a positive COVID-19 test by Seth Curry was discovered during the first quarter of their game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.
O players who will be out for the game Nuggets, and will subsequently be quarantined for a period of time, are Tobias Harris, Shake Milton, Matisse Thybulle and Vincent Poirier, in addition to Curry. In addition, the 76ers ruled out Joel Embiid (back stiffness) and Ben Simmons (swelling in his left knee) from the game. The entire Philadelphia team was immediately quarantined in New York after the game against the Nets, however, Curry was sitting on the bench with the team throughout the first quarter before being transferred to an isolation room upon receiving the results of the test back.
The Sixers had three players who were released from the health and safety protocols to play today, which were Embiid, Danny Green and Paul Reed. The other six players who will be available to play in Philadelphia are: Mike Scott, Tyrese Maxey, Isaiah Joe, Dwight Howard, Dakota Mathias and Tony Bradley.