Sixers All-Star forward Paul George departed Philadelphia’s matchup against the Grizzlies on Wednesday after hyperextending his left knee, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
It’s the same knee that caused George to miss time to start the season. He hyperextended it in a preseason game on October 14 and didn’t make his regular season debut until November 4.
There are no updates yet on whether the latest setback will force George to the sidelines again or how much time he might miss. The 6’8″ vet will presumably undergo further testing and imaging to determine the severity of the injury.
If George is forced to miss time again, it will further delay the efforts of Philadelphia’s new big three of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and George to establish chemistry with their teammates and with each other. The three All-Stars hadn’t all been active for the same game until Wednesday; the trio has still yet to make it through a full contest together.
Across his seven healthy games prior to Wednesday, George had been averaging 16.7 points per game on .396/.288/.815 shooting splits, his lowest scoring output since an injury-shortened six-game stint in 2014/15. The 34-year-old had also been logging 5.6 boards, 5.1 assists, and 2.4 steals per night.
Embiid has only appeared in four of Philadelphia’s 14 contests this year, while Maxey has been available for eight.
The Sixers ultimately fell to Memphis on Wednesday, 117-111. The loss puts Philadelphia in the NBA’s cellar with a league-worst 2-12 record.
Who would have imagined that this would be a bad contract
I know right?
They’re not only bad they’re incredibly unlikeable
Many did. Podcast P always gets injured, he’s underperformed for years now.
> Many did. Podcast P always gets injured, he’s
> an underperformed for years now.
Bad contract, yes. Always injured, yes. But he didn’t underperform last season, a contract year:
Played 74 games, shot 47, 41, 91
‘ By underperform, I mean during the games that matters the most …. Podcast P disappears, grows timid during the playoffs.
Maxey for Wiggins, Podziemski, Lindy Waters, GP2 and a mountain of picks, who says no?
Sixers say no, Maxey is literally their only hope at this point
F I R E
M O R E Y
Embiid doesn’t finish the year in Philly. This is going to get right ugly.
Are you saying they blow this up? I can’t see how they can do that… they’re committed to this roster for right now. Not saying you’re wrong but how could they accomplish it?
It’s already blown up.
They better try to get SOMEthing out of it.
They are exactly what I thought they would be today when I saw Joel up close every day (2019-20)… Joe is exactly who I thought he was.
For context, this loss was to a Memphis team on the second night of a back to back and missing the following players:
1) Ja
2) Edey
3) Smart
4) Vince Williams
5) GG
Philly is in major trouble
They been in major trouble
Who would have thought the biggest loser of the PG-Shai trade would end up being the Sixers lol
CLIPS still with the biggest L on that trade.
They didn’t get anything back for Podcast P, they gained little to no flexibility …… meanwhile, SGA is a legit MVP candidate for the foreseeable future plus picks to boot.