The Sixers' woeful effort against Orlando and Doug Collins' subsequent rant only created more questions for the slumping team (see story).
That's just the latest turn for a Sixers team that is severely flawed at the moment (see story).
Now, let's look at some other news from around the NBA.
'Sheed out eight more weeks
NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks say new X-rays of Rasheed Wallace's left foot show a broken bone, and he is expected to miss another eight weeks.
The forward will have surgery this week, a damaging blow for a team that has missed his play off the bench.
The 38-year-old Wallace came out of a two-year retirement to join the Knicks this season and averaged 7.2 points while appearing in 20 of the first 22 games, helping the Knicks get off to a 17-5 start.
He hasn't played since, and the Knicks said Wednesday his injury had progressed to a fractured bone at the outside of his left foot, otherwise known as a Jones fracture. Perhaps aware Wallace might not be able to return, the Knicks signed forward Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract last week (see full story).
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-The Associated Press
Thibodeau won't blame slump on Rose talk
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Coach Tom Thibodeau says the Chicago Bulls can't blame the speculation surrounding Derrick Rose's possible return from knee surgery for their recent slide.
He says the Bulls "knew going in what the circumstances were going to be" this season and he wasn't offering any excuses on Wednesday.
The Bulls (32-25) are coming off a loss to a Cleveland team that was missing star Kyrie Irving and have dropped seven of 10, with Philadelphia visiting on Thursday.
They've been blown out by Denver, Miami and Oklahoma City and failed to hit the 70-point mark twice during this stretch. They've dealt with injuries, too, with Kirk Hinrich missing time because of an elbow problem and Taj Gibson expected to be sidelined about two weeks because of a sprained left knee (see full story).
-The Associated Press
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