Philadelphia 76ers guard J.J. Redick will
miss the next 10-to-14 days after suffering a leg injury in the team’s game against Toronto on Monday night, the team announced yesterday.
Redick collided with an opponent and underwent X-rays following the game, with the results coming back negative. However, an MRI revealed bone edema and a small cortical crack in the fibular head of his left leg.
Redick is set to be reevaluated after the next 10-to-14 days to see how his body responded to rehab. He’s started in all 36 games he’s appeared in on the season, averaging 17.3 points on 45 percent shooting from the floor and 41 percent from 3-point range.
The Sixers are expected to give veteran guard Jerryd Bayless the starting nod in Redick’s absence. Bayless, who’s in his 10th NBA season and second with Philadelphia, has averaged 8.5 points in 24.9 minutes per game.
Players such as Justin Anderson, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and James Young will likely receive more minutes until Redick returns, head coach Brett Brown said. In the meantime, Redick isn’t sweating the injury. He’s held a relatively healthy career since entering the league in 2006, appearing in at least 75 games in each of the past three seasons.
