Philadelphia 76ers ahead Paul George has a bone bruise in his left knee and can be reevaluated in a single week. Nonetheless, the nine-time All-Star didn’t endure any structural injury, the workforce introduced Tuesday.
George, 34, sustained the damage when his knee buckled on a defensive play within the second quarter of Monday’s 104-89 victory on the Atlanta Hawks. He was dominated out of the sport with a hyperextended knee.
“All the things checks out OK,” coach Nick Nurse informed reporters Tuesday on the workforce’s New Jersey advanced. George attended Tuesday’s follow. George was not scheduled to play in Wednesday’s preseason recreation in opposition to Brooklyn.
Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George has a bone bruise and no structural injury to his left knee and can be re-evaluated in roughly one week, workforce says. pic.twitter.com/1Jhuuig17X
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Nurse added the 76ers plan to do imaging later within the day, tweets Derek Bodner of PHLY Sports activities. Per a number of experiences, George will probably stay out for the remainder of Philadelphia’s preseason.
“I felt that it hyperextended, and instantly it was, all proper, I have to get taken out and [looked at], however when you ask me, I’m not too involved about it,” George informed The Philadelphia Inquirer after Monday’s recreation.
Paul George signed a four-year, $212 million max contract with the Philadelphia 76ers throughout the offseason
Through the offseason, George joined the 76ers on a four-year, $212 million max contract. The Fresno State product inked his deal after he declined a participant choice in his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for $48.8 million in 2024-2025.
Philadelphia had already dominated out Joel Embiid for the remainder of the preseason Sunday. The 7-footer suffered a left knee damage final season that restricted him to 39 video games.
76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey lately informed ESPN’s Tim Bontemps that each stars will “most likely not play many back-to-backs, if any” this season.
Embiid has missed 204 video games over the previous eight seasons and sat out his first two years within the NBA with foot accidents. His knee damage final season restricted him to only 39 regular-season appearances.
Moreover, George appeared in 74 video games final season in his ultimate 12 months with the Clippers, his most since 2019. He’d performed not more than 56 video games in every of his prior 4 seasons with L.A.
The 76ers open the 2024-25 season subsequent Wednesday, Oct. 23 in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks.
