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Sixers' Dario Saric questionable with gastroenteritis

Joel Embiid sat out Tuesday morning's shootaround - simply for some rest.

Will Dario Saric play Tuesday night?
Will Dario Saric play Tuesday night?Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
    by Keith Pompey | Columnist
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Dario Saric is questionable for Tuesday night's game against the Indiana Pacers at the Wells Fargo Center because of gastroenteritis.

The 76ers power forward was at the team's practice facility for Tuesday morning's shootaround, but was sent home.  Ersan Ilyasova will start if Saric can't play.

Reserve guard Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Joel Embiid did not participate in the shootaround.  Luwawu-Cabarrot is questionable because of right-knee patellar tendinitis. Embiid was simply resting. The all-star center, who had been noticeably fatigued in recent games, received a massage and treatment. He's scheduled to play vs. the Pacers.

Markelle Fultz and Furkan Korkmaz remain sidelined. The Sixers list Fultz as out with right-shoulder rehabilitation. However, he's been working on regaining his shooting touch. Korkmaz is rehabbing after suffering a Lisfranc injury in his left foot.