When the Philadelphia 76ers approached their Saturday night action against the Brooklyn Nets, the team’s head coach, Nick Nurse, addressed the state of Kelly Ou

Oubre missed Philadelphia's losses to the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors due to a left hand sprain and entered Saturday's matchup with the Nets as doubtful due to the injury. One has to wonder if this could be a long term thing for Oubre, but coach Nick Nurse squashed any concerns about that.

Kelly Oubre Jr. has been playing his role at both ends of the floor just as the Sixers need him to in recent weeks.

Of course, any role player surrounding a trio of stars like Embiid, George and Maxey needs to be a reliable spot-up three-point shooter. Oubre has always been more of a high-volume three-point shooter than a high-efficiency one, which has its pros and cons.

The Philadelphia 76ers announce their starting lineup as Kelly Oubre Jr. is sidelined against the Sacramento Kings.