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76ers F Speights sidelined 6-8 weeks (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Philadelphia 76ers forward Marreese Speights will miss six to eight weeks with a left knee injury. Speights was injured in the fourth quarter of a 94-88 loss at Chicago on Saturday night. An MRI on Sunday revealed he has a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Speights has averaged 13 points and 6.4 rebounds in the first 10 games.