The calf strain Sixers starting swingman Danny Green suffered in the first half of Philadelphia’s Game 3 victory over the Hawks will keep him sidelined for two to three weeks, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Sixers, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, will thus be without Green’s services for the rest of their series against the scrappy Hawks.
Should the Sixers advance, Green might be available at some point during the Eastern Conference finals. The Sixers are ahead of the Hawks 2-1 in their best-of-seven second-round series. The Nets currently lead the Bucks 2-1 on the other side of the bracket.
Shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz started the second half of Game 3 Friday, and he appears to be the choice of Philadelphia head coach Doc Rivers to start in Green’s stead while the three-time champ (with the Spurs in 2014, Lakers in 2020 and Raptors in 2019) recuperates.
Green averaged 4.5 points, 6.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals during the first two games of the series, for which he was fully healthy. He was available for just 3:45 of Game 3 action in Atlanta before leaving for the team’s locker room with the injury.
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