PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police mentioned Wednesday they’ve but to seek out any videotape proof of an alleged hit-and-run accident involving 76ers guard Kelly Oubre, and coach Nick Nurse is standing by his participant.
In an e mail to The Associated Press, Officer Miguel Torres mentioned there was no replace and an investigation is ongoing into the report that the 27-year-old Oubre was struck by a automotive whereas crossing a road on Saturday night time in downtown Philadelphia, leaving the participant with a damaged rib, cuts and lacerations.
“No video has been recovered,” Torres mentioned in his e mail.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported police division spokesman Sgt. Eric Gripp mentioned Wednesday that surveillance footage recovered to this point confirmed “no evidence that a crash occurred at the Center City intersection where Oubre reported being hit on Saturday night.”
Asked in regards to the report and the validity of Oubre’s story earlier than Wednesday night time’s recreation towards the Boston Celtics, Nurse mentioned that Oubre was on the workforce’s observe facility in Camden, New Jersey, each Tuesday and Wednesday and he backed his participant.
“I don’t think it’s very fair to him to say that he made up some story,” Nurse mentioned. “I just don’t. I’m going to believe him at his word. He’s one of our players and we’re going to stand behind him. And so am I.”
When requested why he believed Oubre’s story, Nurse mentioned, “I don’t have any reason not to believe him.”
A workforce spokesman mentioned that Oubre “continues to progress from his injuries and has resumed light physical activity with hopes of returning to play in the coming weeks.”
The spokesman mentioned the workforce and police have been in contact relating to the standing of the investigation and particulars and added that the group appreciated the efforts of police for investigating the state of affairs and the help Oubre has acquired from the Philadelphia neighborhood.
Oubre has not attended any of the workforce’s three video games because the incident befell.
Oubre signed with the Sixers on Sept. 26 and had simply moved into the neighborhood the place the incident allegedly befell.
He is scheduled to be re-examined on the finish of the week for accidents associated to the incident earlier than a potential return to play timeline is ready.
