The Philadelphia 76ers finally saw their trio of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey on the court together for the first time this season on Wednesday. It took about half.
George left the Sixers’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies, a 117-111 loss, with a left knee hyperextension and did not return, via ESPN’s Shams Charania. The knee is the same knee that caused George to miss the first five games of the season due to a bone bruise from an anterior hyperextension.
The injury appeared to occur when George landed awkwardly after jumping to defend Grizzlies wing Desmond Bane in the third quarter.
Here’s the play/replays of Sixers’ Paul George experiencing some pain in his left leg after he lands.
Hard to see exactly what happened but PG left for the locker room. pic.twitter.com/LmzeeDYpFg
– Erin Grugan (@eringrugan) November 21, 2024
Not long after George was reported to be ruled out, Embiid bumped knees with Grizzlies big Jaren Jackson Jr. and visibly limped towards the bench. Fortunately, he stayed in the game.
George aggravating or re-injuring his knee would be just the latest blow to a miserable season for the Sixers, who entered Wednesday tied for last in the Eastern Conference with a 2-11 record.
Philadelphia was supposed to be in the upper echelon of East contenders this season after swinging a trade for George, but injuries have wreaked havoc on their roster so far. Both Embiid and George were out at the start of the season – Embiid to manage a knee ailment and George with the bone bruise.
Then Embiid earned himself a suspension for pushing a columnist to write something about his injury management that he believed was over the line. Then Maxey went down with a right hamstring injury.
All three finally returned to the court on Wednesday, and the result was another loss and more pain.
