2020 rookie Joe misses second half due to shoulder injury, 76ers lose Nets in summer league opener

2022-07-11 10:14

2020 rookie Joe misses second half due to shoulder injury, 76ers lose Nets in summer league opener


Today, the Philadelphia 76ers ushered in the first game of the Summer League against the Brooklyn Nets. Unfortunately, the 76ers' summer league veteran 23-year-old guard Isaiah Joe left the game due to a shoulder injury, and the 76ers ended up in Las Vegas. Lost to the Nets in the first game.


Joe is a rookie guard selected by the 76ers with the 49th overall pick in the second round in 2020. Following his third rookie season, he played in the summer league as always, but after playing more than 8 minutes, he was sore in his right shoulder after halftime. never returned to the game. Joe, who shot 7 of 9 balls before his absence, shot a high percentage from the outside and was the backbone of the Summer League 76ers lineup.


However, as Joe was injured and forced to miss the game, the team began to fall behind in the third quarter, and the 76ers also fell into an offensive drought. Jorjo could only cheer for his teammates and give some verbal guidance on the bench. In the end, in Joe's absence, the 76ers still failed to save the defeat.


It is understood that in the 2021 Summer League, Joe also ended the game early due to a mild sprain of the left knee ligament. Fortunately, the injury was not serious. Joe is a great fit for summer league, he averaged a high of 16.8 points per game in the preseason, and he played in 55 regular-season games for the 76ers last season, averaging 3.6 points and 1 rebound per 11.1 minutes per game. , 0.6 assists and 0.3 steals, and the overall shooting percentage is 35%.