CHICAGO - Nerlens Noel's eye injury is not as significant as the 76ers may have thought.
The power forward was not with the team Monday night for the game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. The team does not expect him to play Wednesday night in Atlanta against the Hawks.
The Sixers said Noel suffered a corneal abrasion Sunday in the third quarter of their loss in Toronto. The 6-foot-11, 223-pounder was elbowed by Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry and was taken to an area hospital. The team wanted to make sure that Noel was cleared to fly to Chicago.