Paul George left the Sixers’ preseason sport in opposition to Atlanta on Monday with a hyperextended left knee, in accordance with the workforce.
George, the largest free agent acquisition of the offseason, suffered the non-contact harm in the course of the first half. The harm places George’s availablity for the beginning of the common season in jeopardy. Philadelphia opens at residence in opposition to Minnesota on Oct. 23 and has three extra regular-season video games in the course of the month.
George was signed away from the Clippers on a four-year max contract as Philadelphia’s high goal. George appeared in 74 regular-season video games final season, essentially the most he performed for the reason that 2018/19 season with Oklahoma Metropolis. He averaged 22.6 factors, 5.2 rebounds and three.5 assists. He additionally performed in all six postseason video games in opposition to Dallas.
Coach Nick Nurse sounded considerably optimistic about George’s harm after the sport, Gina Mizell of the Philadelphia Inquirer tweets.
“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,” Nurse stated about George getting acclimated along with his new teammates. “Hopefully, it’ll be OK so he’s again with us instantly.”
George instructed Mizell he was “not too involved” about his knee (Twitter hyperlink).
Sixers famous person Joel Embiid has already been dominated out for the remainder of the preseason attributable to left knee administration.
