At least one Sixer may be able to put this year behind him
That’s not the surgery news about a veteran everyone expected.
The Sixers announced that after consulting several specialists, Eric Gordon will be undergoing surgery on Wednesday on his right wrist and will be out indefinitely.
Per Sixers, following consultations with several specialists, Eric Gordon will undergo surgery on his right wrist tomorrow. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.
— Paul Hudrick (@PaulHudrick) February 25, 2025
Nick Nurse had mentioned at least three different specialists weighing on this injury, a situation that lasted two weeks. That likely means they’d hope to find an option where surgery wasn’t required but it just couldn’t come to be.
While it’s not quite official, the surgery would likely put Gordon out for the rest of the season, a likely reason why they were trying to avoid it.
Gordon started in 19 of the 39 games he appeared in this season, averaging 6.8 points per game shooting 42.6% from the field and 40.9% from three. His season famously flipped on a dime after getting his wisdom teeth removed in late December. He last appeared on Feb. 9, playing only 8:55 in a 125-112 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
If Gordon is out for the season, whether he’s played his last game as a Sixer or not will be worth monitoring. He has a $3.4 million player option for next season.
The rest of the Sixers’ injury report for their next matchup against the New York Knicks is pretty standard. Joel Embiid is listed as out with left knee injury management as the team continues this charade on a day-to-day basis. Guerschon Yabusele is out with an eye injury. The team said he’s dealing with a corneal abrasion in his right eye and feared for swelling and retinal damage in his left.
There was some good news though as Quentin Grimes is listed as probable. He missed the second half of the loss to the Bulls Monday due to right knee soreness. Justin Edwards is probable as well -/ he hasn’t played since spraining his ankle in the first practice after the All-Star break.
Tyrese Maxey was also not listed. He popped up on the report earlier this week with a right hand sprain, and played against the Bulls with two fingers on that hand taped up.
The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow’s game @ NYK:
Joel Embiid — left knee injury management — OUT
Guerschon Yabusele — eye — OUT
Justin Edwards — ankle — PROBABLE
Quentin Grimes — knee — PROBABLE
Kyle Lowry — hip — OUT
Eric Gordon — wrist — OUT
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) February 25, 2025
So bigger decisions await them, but the Sixers may have begun the process of shutting guys down for the rest of the season.