Robert Covington is headed for surgery.
The Sixers' swingman, who missed the final eight games of the regular season with a right knee injury, will undergo surgery to repair a slight meniscus tear.
Covington said the surgery is more precautionary and the date for it is to be determined.
"We got the MRI and that's when it revealed the slight tear," he said pregame Wednesday. "It's nothing that scares me or anything, it's nothing that serious. The MRI just showed a baby tear."
The initial recovery timeframe was four to six weeks, Covington said, but given his rehab is already underway, that could be shortened.
"The doctor explained everything to me," Covington said. "It's not as serious as people think. It's more precautious than anything. We'd rather have precaution than something down the road mess up in there."
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In other injury news ahead of the Sixers' season finale against the Knicks, Dario Saric did not play as a precaution because of left heel soreness.
Sixers head coach Brett Brown said he's unsure if Jahlil Okafor will need surgery on his right knee, an injury that has sidelined the big man since March 24.
The Sixers also announced the Ben Simmons news. Following his CT scan Tuesday, the No. 1 overall pick has been cleared to increase his progression to full on-court activities.
"It's all good news," Brown said. "What that means in relation to what he can do on a court, five on five, we'll learn more about that. But the news is excellent."
