76ers' Matisse Thybulle: Should return during road trip

Philadelphia head coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday that Thybulle (illness) will likely rejoin the team and possibly play at some point during the remaining four games of the 76ers' six-game West Coast road trip, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "With Matisse, it's just trying to get the right date with the league," Rivers said, regarding when Thybulle might clear the NBA's health and safety protocols for COVID-19. "It's a lot of clutter going on. I'll leave it at that."

Thybulle originally entered quarantine Nov. 5 as a close contact of an infected person, then tested positive for the virus himself shortly thereafter. Despite being vaccinated, Thybulle had to sit out 10 days in accordance with health and safety protocols, but he'll be eligible to return for the 76ers' next game Thursday in Denver. Even so, it's unclear if Thybulle will be ready to go from a conditioning standpoint by Thursday, so he's best viewed as somewhere between doubtful and questionable for that contest until the 76ers provide another update on his status. Thybulle, who has delivered most of his fantasy value in the form of 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game over nine outings this season, has missed each of the 76ers' last six contests.