COMMENTARY | With news on Thursday, February 7, that guard Jason Richardson is having season-ending knee surgery, the Philadelphia 76ers were left reeling with three starters on the shelf, at least in the short term while forward Thaddeus Young and center Andrew Bynum both recover from injuries. The Sixers already are in ninth place as of Thursday, four games behind the Milwaukee Bucks, who are in eighth place, which is the final playoff spot. The Sixers' task to move up in the Eastern Conference standings won't be easy.

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