The 76ers beat the Atlanta Hawks 98-85 Tuesday, but lost forward Thaddeus Young to an ankle injury.
With 2 minutes, 15 seconds left in the first quarter,Young contested a shot by Atlanta forward Josh Smith, and came down on Smith’s foot. The ankle bent unnaturally, and Young immediately began to clutch it, in obvious pain.
The team said after the game that X-Rays were negative.
“The good news it that it just looks like an ankle sprain, but I’m scheduled for an MRI [Wednesday] morning,” Young said.
The MRI determine whether Young suffered any ligament damage. No timetable has been set for his return.
That being said, the game went on. Despite losing Young, the Sixers played like a team with something to gain, while the Hawks played like a team content with their current standing.
Rookie Marreese Speights attempted to make up for the loss of Young with 16 points in just 26 minutes. Andre Iguodala had 19 points and Andre Miller added 18 of his own.
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It’s been a busy day for the Phillies. Soon after announcing that they released outfielder Geoff Jenkins, the reigning World Series Champions announced that pitcher Chan Ho Park has been named as the team’s fifth starter.
GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said earlier that J.A. Happ, Park’s competition for the starting job, would compete with three other relievers for the final two bullpen spots. That being said, chances are that Happ will be sent to AAA, as the Phillies want him to be a starter and the thought is that he would be wasted in a bullpen.
Gary Majewski, Jack Taschner and Bobby Mosebach are the three other relievers. Majewski and Taschner will most likely end up as the final two relievers. The Phillies traded catcher Ronny Paulino for Taschner last week, who is seen as the second lefty in the bullpen while J.C. Romero serves his 50 game suspension. Majewski has had a very solid spring and has most likely earned a spot on the big league club.
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The Phillies have released outfielder Geoff Jenkins.
“Anytime you get released it’s obviously a surprise,” said Jenkins. “I think it’s just something that we talked about. I don’t know if I foreshadowed this scenario happening, but I knew there were left-handed hitters. So it seemed like somebody would be the odd man out at some point. It’s real tough. I care a lot about those guys in the clubhouse. You just deal with this like anything else and try to find a new spot. It’s obviously something I’ve never had to deal with before, playing my whole career. I guess what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I don’t regreat anything for one minute that I was here. I told Charlie that, and Ruben. They were great with me.
“What’s there to be mad about? I picked a great year to be here. I wish it worked out better and I could be with them, but I don’t regret one minute. I wouldn’t change a thing being with these guys going through what we went through last …
