Cameron Payne was out with a hamstring strain and expected to miss a minimum of two weeks as the Philadelphia 76ers opened their final regular-season road trip in the 76ers vs spurs matchup on Monday, April 6 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas at 8:00 PM ET, a fact confirmed on the team injury report.
Philadelphia 76ers Injury Report
The Philadelphia 76ers listed only Johni Broome and Cameron Payne on the injury report for Monday, April 6; Paul George and Joel Embiid were not listed and Tyrese Maxey had been cleared for the game, confirmed. The listing makes Payne the immediate human focal point: Payne, the 76ers guard, is the named individual affected and his hamstring strain removes a rotation option for what the team called a three-game stretch road trip.
San Antonio Spurs Stakes
The San Antonio Spurs were described as able to reach the 60th win of the year with victory on Monday, April 6, a projection claimed in pregame notes. The Spurs sat nine games above the contested three seed and three games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder for the one seed; that standing raises the stakes for San Antonio against Philadelphia after the Spurs beat the 76ers earlier in the season in Philadelphia without Paul George and Joel Embiid, confirmed.
Frost Bank Center Start Time
Philadelphia opened the road trip at Frost Bank Center at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, April 6, with the game scheduled to air on NBC Sports Philadelphia and broadcast on radio at 97.5 The Fanatic, confirmed. The timing and distribution details matter for viewers and ticket-holders planning to follow the game live in San Antonio or by broadcast.
The immediate operational consequence: with Payne sidelined for a minimum of two weeks, the 76ers must cover his minutes across what remains a compressed schedule on a three-game stretch away from home. The team enters this trip after splitting a back-to-back in Minnesota and Detroit and now carries a clearer path toward the six seed following a Toronto Raptors loss the previous night that put Philadelphia in the driver’s seat for sixth via tiebreakers, confirmed.
Tension for the 76ers is explicit. Philadelphia was slated to face the Spurs at seemingly full strength because Paul George and Joel Embiid were available, yet Payne’s absence and Broome’s presence on the report create a depth question for the guard rotation. The earlier meeting—when eight Spurs players scored in double figures—serves as a reminder that San Antonio’s depth can punish thin benches, a point that complicates Philadelphia’s seeding push against the Toronto Raptors and Charlotte Hornets.
For directly affected readers — ticket-holders and viewers — the concrete changes are these: the matchup remains at Frost Bank Center on Monday, April 6 at 8:00 PM ET; the 76ers’ official injury report confirmed Johni Broome and Cameron Payne as the only names listed; and Cameron Payne will be sidelined for a minimum of two weeks, removing him from at least part of the three-game road stretch. Fans can watch on NBC Sports Philadelphia or listen on 97.5 The Fanatic.
Cameron Payne’s absence now becomes the immediate storyline for Philadelphia’s short road swing: how the 76ers redistribute his minutes across the rotation during a critical run toward the six seed will determine whether the team preserves its improved tiebreaker position and counters a Spurs roster chasing a possible 60th win.
