Paul George left the Sixers’ preseason game against Atlanta on Monday with a hyperextended left knee, according to the team.
George, the biggest free agent acquisition of the offseason, suffered the non-contact injury during the first half. The injury puts George’s availability for the start of the regular season in jeopardy. Philadelphia opens at home against Minnesota on Oct. 23 and has three more regular season games before the end of the month.
George was signed away from the Clippers on a four-year, maximum-salary contract as Philadelphia’s top target. George appeared in 74 regular season games last season, the most he played since the 2018/19 season with Oklahoma City. He averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest. He also played in all six postseason games against Dallas.
Sixers head coach Nick Nurse sounded somewhat optimistic about George’s injury after the game, Gina Mizell of the Philadelphia Inquirer tweets.
“Certainly trying to work him into things, and he wants to work into things, too. So this doesn’t give him a chance to do that,” Nurse said about George getting acclimated with his new teammates. “Hopefully, it’ll be OK so he’s back with us right away.”
George told Mizell he was “not too concerned” about his knee (Twitter link).
Sixers superstar Joel Embiid has already been ruled out for the rest of the preseason due to left knee management.
Surprise!
This team is going to suck. Bunch of injured out of shape players other than Maxey that are supposed to carry them but who will only play about 40 games each. Pathetic roster building
Top 3 team in East. Live with it.
Dont the Sixers say that every year?
Werent the Sixers unstoppable when they signed Al Horford?
Or when they drafted Ben Simmons…
PG won’t be able to play in the front OR back end of back-to-backs.
Or games on days that end with a “y”.
Maxey gonna be worn out.
Sixers season going exactly as expected already
I’ll post it here again …….. SIXERS big 3 has a total of 2 good knees, and they both belong to Maxey.
SIXERS fans can always look forward to Podcast P’s stories on what happened and his hopes for the future.
Lol. Maxey will have back issues too carrying these perennial underachievers. Undoubtedly needs to be the closer for this team, good luck with that.
Thought you got humiliated out of this site.
Still nervous.
By damn
Lol, you guys are grasping at straws
Other than Maxey Embiid is always hurt, now PG is once again hurt. Nobody is grasping, but it’s typical Philly where the best players not named Maxey just can’t stay healthy.
Knick fan here. I’m not counting Philly out at this point. Too much talent/potential, even with the injury histories. Considering how our own lineup was an injury nightmare last season (Randle, Mitch, OG, even Brunson), and we still almost got to round 3, Philly is still a force even if Embiid and/or George sit half the season each.
You have watched NBA basketball for the past 10 years?
Same ole same ole for the Sixers. Blow up the old team, keep Embiid, sign everyone and then claim supremacy of the East without playing a game, play the season, out by the 2nd round…
Its a pattern…
Why was he even playing preseason
PG averaged 56 game per season for the Clippers until his contract year and he magically played 74! What a surprise!!!!!!! Then he wants Super Max money after accomplishing nothing for the Clippers. He’s Mr. Choke in the playoffs and soft like Charmin during the regular season. PG is all about the cash and doesn’t care about Rings!!!!!