The Philadelphia 76ers lastly bought to see their trio of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey on the court docket collectively for the primary time this season on Wednesday. It lasted for roughly one half.
George exited the Sixers’ recreation in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies, , with a left knee hyperextension and didn’t return, per . On Thursday, Charania reported that George has a bone bruise and can miss Philadelphia’s subsequent two video games. He’ll be reevaluated on Monday.
The knee is similar knee that brought on George to overlook the primary 5 video games of the season on account of a bone bruise from a earlier hyperextension.
The harm appeared to happen when George landed awkwardly after leaping to defend Grizzlies wing Desmond Bane within the third quarter.
Here is the play/replays of Sixers’ Paul George experiencing some kind of ache in his left leg as soon as he lands.
Exhausting to see precisely what occurred however PG walked off to the locker room.
Not lengthy after George was reported to be dominated out, Embiid knocked knees with Grizzlies large man Jaren Jackson Jr. and visibly limped towards the bench. Thankfully, he remained within the recreation.
George aggravating his knee is the newest blow to a depressing season for the Sixers, who entered Thursday final within the Jap Convention with a file of 2-12.
Philadelphia was presupposed to be within the higher echelon of East contenders this season after swinging a commerce for George, however accidents have up to now wreaked havoc upon their roster. Each Embiid and George have been out at the beginning of the season — Embiid to handle a knee ailment and George with the bone bruise.
Then Embiid for shoving a columnist for writing one thing about his harm administration he believed was over the road. Then Maxey went down with a proper hamstring harm.
All three lastly bought again into the court docket on Wednesday, and the outcome was one other loss and extra ache.
