The Philadelphia 76ers might be beginning the 2024-25 season with out two of their greatest stars on the ground.
The Sixers have introduced that Joel Embiid and Paul George will not play in Wednesday’s season opener in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Joel Embiid and Paul George are each out for tomorrows sport vs Milwaukee, crew says
George hyperextended his left knee final week when the Sixers confronted the Atlanta Hawks in a preseason exhibition. He left the sport within the first half and didn’t return. The crew later introduced that George had a bone bruise and had averted any structural harm. Nonetheless, nobody was certain if George, the crew’s main signing this offseason, could be prepared for opening evening.
Now we all know George will not be making his Sixers debut Wednesday. The crew mentioned George might be reevaluated later this week.
Embiid remains to be recovering from tearing the meniscus in his left knee in January 2024. Whereas the damage was surgically repaired and Embiid was capable of return to motion in April, head coach Nick Nurse has mentioned that the crew is being cautious with their huge man (particularly given his motion for Crew USA on the Summer season Olympics).
Whereas Embiid is not going to play in any video games this week, the Sixers did say that he’s ramping up his return-to-play actions, together with scrimmaging. He’ll be reevaluated by crew docs subsequent week.
