Sixers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. suffers broken rib, injuries to hip and right leg after getting hit by a car
The forward's injury does not appear to be life-threatening. But he is expected to miss significant time.
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Kelly Oubre Jr. sustained a broken rib after being hit by a car Saturday night in Center City, the 76ers said Sunday.. However, the Philadelphia Police Department incident report also states the Sixers forward suffered injuries to his hip and right leg.
“I think he’s doing OK, a pretty traumatic incident, all of those things,” coach Nick Nurse said before Sunday’s game against the Indiana Pacers at the Wells Fargo Center. “He is home resting, fairly comfortably. That’s kind of where we are right now.”
Nurse said Oubre will be back to join the team to observe practice by Tuesday.
“I think we are going to have a week go by before we reevaluate where he’s at,” he said. “Then we’ll probably know a little better where he is and what the timeline looks like. That’s where we are right now.”
For now, Nic Batum will replace Oubre the starting lineup.
The 27-year-old was treated and released from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after the incident.. Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and other team representatives were with the him at the hospital.
According to the incident report, a crash occurred at 7:20 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Hicks and Spruce Streets.
While it doesn’t identify Oubre by name, the report says a 27-year-old male was walking westbound in the 1400 block of Spruce Street. The report adds that a silver vehicle traveled on the block and attempted to turn south onto Hicks Street and struck the pedestrian in the upper chest area with the driver’s-side mirror. The vehicle then fled the location south on Hicks Street, according to the report.
Philadelphia Fire Department medics responded to the scene and transported Oubre to Jefferson Hospital in stable condition with a broken rib and injuries to his hip and right leg, the report said.
The investigation remains active and ongoing with the Crash Investigation Division, police said.
Oubre, who was struck while walking near his residence, is expected to miss considerable time. However, his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening or season-ending.
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The 6-foot-7, 203-pounder is averaging 16.3 points on 50% shooting — including 37.8% on three-pointers.
He signed a one-year, $2.89 million deal with the Sixers in September.
The Atlanta Hawks selected Oubre with the 15th overall pick out of Kansas in the 2015 draft and immediately traded him to the Washington Wizards. He also has had stops with the Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns, and Golden State Warriors.