The Philadelphia 76ers continue their march to the Eastern Conference on Monday as they take on the Golden State Warriors at home, and there is good news and bad news.
The good news is that George Hill will finally make his Sixers debut on Monday after being acquired on March 25 in an agreement with the Oklahoma City Thunder. This will be Hill’s first game since Jan. 24 before undergoing a procedure for his thumb.
“I love him with our team,” coach Doc Rivers said. “I’m not excited yet. I just think it’s going to take him a while. We are not going to play him for many minutes in a row now. We’re just going to try to relieve him and in another week, if of course nothing happens, I think we’ll be excited. We can see what we can do. ”
The bad news is that team will miss Ben Simmons, who will miss the match with a non-COVID illness. The Sixers will now have to contend with an explosive Warriors team without the help of their best defender, but that opens the door for a long time for Hill in his debut.
George Hill plays tonight. Ben Simmons is out like Tobias Harris. #Sixers
– Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) 19 April 2021
The Sixers and the Warriors will send off EDT from the Wells Fargo Center at 7:30 p.m.
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