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[Saba Sports News] The Philadelphia 76ers’ nightmare season took another hit on Saturday with devastating news about rookie Jared McCain, leaving fans unsurprised at this point.
McCain experienced knee soreness following the Sixers’ 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday at Wells Fargo Center. What initially seemed like a minor issue turned out to be a lateral meniscus tear, sidelining McCain indefinitely.
Adding to the misery, Joel Embiid suffered a freak injury in the same game after being struck in the face by Pacers wing Ben Mathurin.
The back-to-back injuries to McCain and Embiid have left many fans on X (formerly Twitter) convinced the 76ers are cursed. Some pointed to the team’s infamous tanking strategy in the early-to-mid 2010s as a possible source of karmic retribution.
The Sixers entered the season with championship aspirations after acquiring All-Star forward Paul George in the offseason. However, George has also been plagued by injuries throughout the year, adding to the team’s growing list of setbacks.
If there’s any silver lining for 76ers fans, it’s that they aren’t alone in enduring such bad luck. Another Western Conference team might rival—or even surpass—the Sixers in the curse department.