The 1-4 Philadephia 76ers have been a tough watch this season. Both their offense and defense are in the bottom 10 in the league, and while Tyrese Maxey has done what he can, the point guard is not someone who can carry an NBA offense by himself as the No. 1 option. He needs help.
Some of that help arrives Monday with Paul George returning to the lineup, recovering from a bone bruise in his knee, story broken by ESPN’s Shams Charania.
If George is playing, that means he should be available on Wednesday when he returns to Los Angeles to face his former team, the Clippers.
George has been gone ever since he left a preseason game against Atlanta after hyperextending his knee, which was later determined to have caused a bone bruise.
George, the 76ers star free agent acquisition, scored 23 points against the Timberwolves in their preseason opener, but that was the only full game he played. George is coming off an All-Star season with the Clippers, averaging 22.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
While George is set to return Joel Embiid remains out. While the former MVP center is said to play 5-on-5 and approaching a return, no date has been set for him to step on the court.
