VJ Edgecombe will remain on the sidelines for the Sixers’ opening game in the Las Vegas summer league.
The No. 3 overall pick in this year’s draft has been diagnosed with a left thumb sprain, a team official said Wednesday night. He’ll miss the Sixers’ matchup Thursday evening vs. the Spurs and be re-evaluated Saturday.
According to the official, Edgecombe “is participating in on-court workouts during his absence and is working closely with the team’s medical staff.”
Every team in Las Vegas will play at least five games. The Sixers’ first four are below:
- Thursday, July 10 vs. Spurs at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN/NBCSP
- Saturday, July 12 vs. Hornets at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2/NBCSP
- Tuesday, July 15 vs. Wizards at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV/NBCSP
- Wednesday, July 16 vs. Mavericks at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/NBCSP
Edgecombe missed the Sixers’ last two games in the Salt Lake City summer league with an injury initially described as a “thumb contusion.” He was awfully impressive in his summer league debut, scoring 28 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a tight loss to the Jazz.
Entering summer league, Edgecombe said he wanted to work on “every little aspect” of his game, including “being more of a point guard.”
“I’m super excited for summer league. … I’m just ready to see how I operate within the system,” Edgecombe said last week at the Sixers’ summer league minicamp. “It might be just a small preview of what’s going to happen throughout the season.”
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