Paul George was pressured to go away the ground on Monday afternoon as the brand new 76ers star appeared to hyperextend his knee throughout a preseason loss in Atlanta to the Hawks.
No Instant Concern For Paul George
Paul George was pressured off the court docket early throughout the Hawks win and he didn’t return after over extending his knee within the second quarter with what seemed to be a painful damage.
Though he left the ground in ache and with an evident limp, it seems that each ‘PG’ and his head coach aren’t as involved in regards to the knock because the preliminary studies would recommend.
Talking after the match, the nine-time All Star mentioned: “I felt it hyperextend, and instantly I knew I needed to come out, however in case you ask me, I’m not too anxious about it.”
Paul George seems to hyperextend his knee throughout a preseason recreation 😢
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Sixers head coach Nick Nurse reiterated George’s emotions and if his phrases are something to go by, PG needs to be again on the court docket very quickly in any respect – hopefully earlier than the season begins subsequent week.
“[We are] Definitely attempting to work him into issues, and he needs to work into issues too. So this doesn’t give him an opportunity to do this. Hopefully it’ll be OK so he’s again with us straight away.”
The information of George’s damage comes at an unlucky time for Philadelphia, simply in the future after they dominated out one other key to their championship hopes this season in Joel Embiid.
Embiid goes to overlook the remaining preseason video games for the Sixers and he additionally admitted this week that he’s unlikely to ever play in back-to-back video games ever once more throughout his NBA profession.
Philadelphia kicks off their season on Wednesday subsequent week in opposition to the Bucks and they need to have each Embiid and George each rested and able to go earlier than the 2024 season ideas off.
