Even with James Harden out for a while, the 76ers are still in the hunt for an Eastern Conference playoff spot…
The latest injury update for James Harden
Harden, who is on track to lead the NBA in assists for the second time in his career, had missed two games in March because his foot hurt, and he was healing from an injury.
According to the Sixers’ injury report, Harden is dealing with soreness in his left Achilles.
After Philadelphia’s loss in double overtime to Chicago on March 20, Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice reported that Harden had called for the team’s head athletic trainer and was being treated. Despite playing 46 minutes, Harden was only able to score five points and dish out a team-high 12 assists, while also pulling down seven boards.
“He just didn’t play well,” 76ers head coach Doc Rivers said of Harden’s performance against the Bulls. “I don’t think it’s them, at least not tonight. I thought he was hurting a little bit.”
Harden was sidelined with left foot pain during Philadelphia’s March 7 victory over Minnesota. The next game he missed was the March 18 victory over the Pacers, due to his left foot injury.
Harden missed just two of the season’s first twenty games because of a strained right foot tendon, an injury that initially sidelined him for a month.
Harden reached 20 points only once in his last six contests, stumbling to a 34.9 percent field-goal percentage over that stretch while averaging just 15.8 points, albeit with 12.7 assists, 7.3 boards, 1.5 threes and 1.3 steals.
James Harden career stats, highlights
- 24.7 points per game
- 7.0 assists per game
- 5.7 rebounds per game
- 1.5 steals per game
- 0.5 blocks per game
- 3.7 turnovers per game
- 34.7 minutes per game
- 44.2 percent field goal shooting
- 36.3 percent 3-point shooting
- 86.0 percent free throw shooting
For how long is James Harden expected to be sidelined?
Harden’s status for Wednesday’s game against the Bulls is currently listed as questionable. The 76ers’ upcoming match against the Bulls on Wednesday kicks off a stretch of four games away from home.
The 76ers will have 11 regular-season games remaining by the end of the 2022-23 season.
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
| March 22 | at Bulls | 8 p.m. |
| March 24 | at Warriors | 10 p.m. |
| March 25 | at Suns | 10 p.m. |
| March 27 | at Nuggets | 9:30 p.m. |
| March 29 | vs. Mavericks | 7:30 p.m. |
| March 31 | vs. Raptors | 7 p.m. |
| April 2 | at Bucks | 8 p.m. |
| April 4 | vs. Celtics | 8 p.m. |
| April 6 | vs. Heat | 7:30 p.m. |
| April 7 | at Hawks | 7:30 p.m. |
| April 9 | at Nets | 1 p.m. |
