Philadelphia, PA -- (Sports Network) - Philadelphia 76ers forward Marreese Speights will miss the next six-to-eight weeks after suffering a partial tear of his MCL in Saturday's loss to the Bulls.

Speights was injured in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game, and an MRI on Sunday revealed the injury.

The second-year forward out of Florida was averaging 13.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 10 games this season.