76ers vs Nuggets injury report for March 17

The Philadelphia 76ers face the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on Tuesday with a heavily depleted roster. Multiple starters and rotation players are unavailable, creating a major impact on game strategy.

Philadelphia will be without Joel Embiid (right oblique strain), Tyrese Maxey (right finger tendon strain), Kelly Oubre Jr. (left elbow sprain), Paul George (league suspension), Johni Broome (right knee surgery recovery), and Jabari Walker (illness). Dalen Terry is questionable with a left shoulder impingement.

Denver’s injury report is lighter, with DaRon Holmes II, Curtis Jones, and KJ Simpson out on G League assignments. Peyton Watson is sidelined with a right hamstring strai.

Philadelphia enters the game on a two-game winning streak, defeating Portland 109-103 and Brooklyn 104-97.

Denver is coming off a 136-131 win over San Antonio and a narrow 127-125 overtime loss to the Lakers.

This season, the Nuggets hold a 1-0 advantage over the 76ers, winning a tight 125-124 overtime contest in Philadelphia on January 5.