The Sixers’ line to the doctor’s office is getting longer by the day.
The team announced on Friday that Justin Anderson is out with shin splints in his left leg. He will be reevaluated in approximately three weeks.
Anderson joins guards Markelle Fultz (shoulder), Jerryd Bayless (wrist) and Nik Stauskas (ankle) on the injury report.
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In 10 games this season, Anderson has averaged 5.0 points (37.5 percent shooting from the field, 34.6 percent shooting from three-point range) and 2.7 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per game.
With Anderson on the shelf, expect Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot to see an uptick in minutes. The French swingman has averaged 16.0 minutes a night so far this season with 6.8 points (38.4 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from three-point range) and 1.2 rebounds.
While there’s never a good time for ailments, the rash of injuries to the Sixers’ perimeter players couldn’t have come at a worse time. The team faces the best backcourt in the NBA again in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson when it opens a six-game homestand against the champion Golden State Warriors on Saturday (7:30 p.m./NBC Sports Philadelphia).