Noel to miss Pacers game

Nerlens Noel will miss his sixth consecutive game with bruised right knee.

the 76ers center would not play in Saturday's 7:30 p.m. matchup against the Indiana Pacers at the Wells Fargo Center.

The 6-foot-11, 225-pounder had expected to return against the Pacers.

He missed the previous five games with the injury. Noel suffered the bone bruise on April 20 against the Boston Celtics. He remained in that game and played the following day against the Pacers in Indiana. However, he's been sidelined since.

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