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76ers rookie Ben Simmons could miss up to 8 weeks with broken foot

GALLOWAY, N.J. – 76ers fans won't get to see their beloved Ben Simmons play until Nov. 11 – that's if they're lucky.

The first overall pick in the draft could be sidelined for up to eight weeks after an X-ray and MRI revealed a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot.

A league source believes the point forward has a Zone 2 fracture, or what is commonly called a Jones fracture of the bone.

However, Sixers president Bryan Colangelo and coach Brett Brown could not be reached to confirm the extent of the injury Friday night.