Nerlens Noel did not practice Friday after suffering contusions in his lower back and left knee in Thursday’s 115-114 preseason victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The 76ers power forward is not expected to play against the Brooklyn Nets Saturday in Albany.
“I felt [pain] last night even after the game,” Noel said Friday. “It [his back] was pretty sore. I woke up a little more sore. So I have to do the treatment, and I’ll be alright.”
Noel wouldn’t give a timeline for his return. The 6-foot-11, 223-pounder will see how it feels in the next 24 hours.