The Sixers NBA 2K17 Coins said he was accustomed to resume basketball activities in about six weeks.Six weeks has connected into seven months. Okafor, the 6-foot-11 centermost out of Duke, has yet to play in the preseason and the Sixers are hopeful he can play in the Oct. 26 opener adjoin Oklahoma City.The movement at times produces some things that accomplish us feel like we dont ambition to beforehand it avant-garde too much, Brown said. There is some biting, there is a little bit of pain. We just cull him back.Nerlens Noel, accession key cog in the rebuilding process, hasnt played aback the aboriginal preseason bold because of a artificial larboard groin. Noel complained about the excess of big men (I dont see a way of it working) as he entered training camp.Oh, and theres the little aggregate of No. 1 all-embracing aces Ben Simmons abandoned indefinitely with a torn cartilage in his appropriate foot.Robert Covington started at adeptness avant-garde adjoin Detroit and Dario Saric, accession 14 abstract aces yet to play a accustomed division bold for the 76ers, was at baby forward.
New Los Angeles Lakers drillmaster Luke Waltons aboriginal antagonism adjoin Aureate State, breadth he won a championship as an abettor in 2015, went about as accustomed — with a Warriors rout.Klay Thompson denticulate 24 to beforehand the Warriors to a 112-107 win over the Lakers in Las Vegas.Kevin Durant added 17 believability as Aureate Accompaniment (4-1) attack 54.3 percent from the field. Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and David West did not play.Nick Adolescent led the Lakers with 17 off the coffer on 6 for 9 acid while No. 2 all-embracing aces Brandon Ingram denticulate 12 off the bench.Los Angeles (2-4) was outscored 54-30 in the paint. Lou Williams and Metta Apple Accord did not play.___PISTONS 97, 76ERS 76DETROIT — Andre Drummond had 10 believability and 13 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons exhausted the Philadelphia 76ers.Tobias Harris denticulate a game-high 18 for the Pistons to go alternating with six rebounds, two assists and one steal. Detroit bigger to 2-2.The 76ers (1-5) may acquire lost, but drillmaster Brett Brown had acceptable anniversary about two of their adolescent players.