Covington was diagnosed Saturday with a sprained right MCL and bone bruise, Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports reports. He's expected to miss about two weeks with the injury.
Analysis:
Covington suffered the injury during Friday's preseason game against the Celtics, leaving the banged-up Sixers in dire shape heading into the start of the regular season. With Covington out for at least a handful of games and Nik Stauskas (leg) looking unlikely to be ready to play next week, Jerami Grant, JaKarr Sampson, and Hollis Thompson could see additional minutes on the wing to start the season.
