The Detroit Pistons will welcome the Philadelphia 76ers to Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night, but it sounds like they'll be doing so without the services of Andre Drummond, who's now listed as questionable with an illness.
According to a report from Keith Langlois of Pistons.com, Drummond is dealing with a case of the flu and did not participate in Monday's practice session with the team.
Andre Drummond missed practice today with the flu, Dwane Casey says. Status for tomorrow TBD
— Keith Langlois (@Keith_Langlois) October 22, 2018
An update on Drummond's status will likely be given sometime after Tuesday morning's shoot-around. The flu, after all, is nothing to mess around with, so it seems the team is being cautious.
Andre Drummond — a two-time All-Star — logged 24 minutes in Sunday's 118-116 victory over the Chicago Bulls, scoring 10 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field, 13 rebounds, and one block.
If Drummond is unable to play in Tuesday night's game, Zaza Pachulia and Jon Leuer will likely be called on to pick up the slack at the center position. Blake Griffin, who posted 33 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists in Sunday's win, could also be called on to play the 5 in certain scenarios.
In the two games he's played in this season, Drummond has racked up averages of 17.0 points on 44.1 percent shooting, a whopping 16.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 1.0 block in 28.0 minutes per outing.
Tuesday night's Pistons-Sixers game is scheduled to tip at 7:30 p.m. EST with NBATV having live broadcast coverage. Drummond could be a game time decision.
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