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Sixers’ Georges Niang excited about facing Hornets after being sidelined with right foot soreness

So far this season, he has averaged 9.7 points and shot 43.1% on three-pointers. Meanwhile, Tyrese Maxey (foot) remains out, and Danuel House Jr. (foot) is questionable.

Sixers forward Georges Niang prepares to shoot during a game on Nov. 28. He has missed the last two games with foot soreness.
Sixers forward Georges Niang prepares to shoot during a game on Nov. 28. He has missed the last two games with foot soreness.Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer

Georges Niang was in good spirits following the 76ers’ Sunday morning shootaround.

“I feel a lot better,” said Niang, who’s dealing with right foot soreness. “I’m excited to get there and play today. So I’m feeling good.”

He will play against the Charlotte Hornets in a 6 p.m. game at the Wells Fargo Center after missing the Sixers’ past two games.

“I was a little sore,” he said of his foot. “But in the Memphis game, I stepped on someone’s foot. And that’s when it really kind of flared up. I realized it was time for me to take some time off and get myself back to 100% rather than trying to fight through and not be 100% out there.”

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Meanwhile, Danuel House Jr. is listed as questionable. He missed Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a lacerated left foot. Tyrese Maxey will miss his 11th game with a fractured left foot.

Niang has been a solid addition to the Sixers since signing a two-year deal in August 2021.

He has averaged 9.7 points and shot 43.1% on three-pointers this season. In 99 games as a Sixer, Niang has averaged 9.3 points and shot 41% on three-pointers with seven starts.

Niang previously spent four seasons with the Utah Jazz, averaging 5.5 points in 206 appearances with 11 starts.

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The Sixers improved to 13-12 after beating the Lakers, 133-122, in overtime. The Hornets dropped to 7-19 following Friday’s blowout loss to the New York Knicks. It marked Charlotte’s fourth straight loss and fifth in six games.

The Hornets defeated Sixers, 107-101, on Nov. 23 at the Spectrum Center when Maxey, Joel Embiid, and James Harden were sidelined.