Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George suffered a hyperextended left knee within the second quarter of Monday’s preseason win in Atlanta and didn’t return. It was solely his second exhibition matchup with the Sixers.
George, 34, was defending Hawks ahead Jalen Johnson on a drive with simply over eight minutes remaining within the second quarter when his left leg planted awkwardly and bent at an odd angle.
“Hopefully it’ll be OK, so he’s again with us straight away,” Sixers coach Nick Nurse instructed reporters after the competition.
COMPLETE hypothesis right here however…
This did not look snug for Paul George. Hopefully him sitting the second half is unrelated. https://t.co/Ode0cpYQNK pic.twitter.com/fakgqJUstA
— Erin Grugan (@eringrugan) October 15, 2024
The six-time All-NBA member rapidly exited the sport and didn’t return. The Sixers dominated George out for the rest of the night within the second half.
“I felt that it hyperextended, and instantly it was, all proper, I must get taken out and (checked out), however for those who ask me, I’m not too involved about it,” George instructed The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Paul George sustained his damage simply days after the Philadelphia 76ers dominated Joel Embiid out for the remainder of the preseason
George joined the 76ers after signing a four-year, $212 million max contract as a free agent this offseason. The 6-foot-8 ahead 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 instructed ESPN’s Tim Bontemps that each stars will “most likely not play many back-to-backs, if any” this season.
Joel 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 prevented him from defending his MVP award.
In the meantime, Paul George appeared in 74 video games final season in his closing yr 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.
Philadelphia is aiming to advance past the Japanese Convention semifinals for the primary time since 2001. The 76ers open their 2024-25 season at residence in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
