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The Philadelphia 76ers are a cursed franchise.
If there have been any doubts about that, they have been cleared up Saturday evening when Adrian Wojnarowski reported that beginning ahead Kelly Oubre was hit by a automotive in Heart Metropolis, Philadelphia and suffered important accidents.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. was a pedestrian struck by a motorized vehicle in Heart Metropolis, Philadelphia tonight and is receiving therapy at an area hospital, a Sixers spokesman tells ESPN. Oubre Jr., is at the moment in steady situation. pic.twitter.com/Mqxjew1Opy
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 12, 2023
Fortunately, Oubre didn’t undergo life-threatening accidents and is in steady situation at an area hospital. However Oubre is anticipated to overlook important time because of his harm.
The incident couldn’t come at a worse time for both he or the 76ers.
As ESPN’s Tim Bontemps factors out, “Oubre is averaging 16.3 factors and taking pictures 50 % from the sphere this season for Philadelphia, and has been enjoying in addition to he ever has in his 9 seasons within the NBA for the Sixers this season, together with beginning after PJ Tucker left within the James Harden commerce.”
Nevertheless it’s nothing new for Sixers followers.
The truth is, that is mainly the norm for a company that has seen unimaginable misfortune within the final decade.
Positive, you’ve had easy draft busts like Jahlil Okafor. However then there’s the case of Ben Simmons, who merely appeared to resolve he didn’t wish to play basketball anymore earlier than being traded.
Or Markelle Fultz, who shot the ball nicely in school earlier than coming to the NBA and actually forgetting the best way to shoot altogether.
Who may overlook about Zhaire Smith?
The 76ers used the sixteenth total choose of the 2018 NBA Draft on the freak athlete out of Texas Tech. Months later, he was in a hospital with 4 tubes in his abdomen and chest and misplaced 40 kilos after an allergic response to one thing involving nuts.
Which is all to say, that is regular for the 76ers.
That is dwelling.
The Philadelphia 76ers, regardless of their Japanese Convention-leading 7-1 file, are cursed.
They’ll doubtless at all times be cursed. And Oubre, sadly, is simply the newest sufferer of stated curse.
