Sixers update Paul George injury, sidelined for first 2 road games with bone bruise |Max Sporty|

After missing the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opener on Wednesday, Paul George will also be out for the team’s two-game road trip that begins on Friday.

The Sixers say George is “progressing well in his recovery” and an update on his status will be provided early next week, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Philadelphia faces the Toronto Raptors on Friday, followed by a morning showdown with the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. The team then has two days off before hosting the Detroit Pistons next Wednesday. The Sixers lost their season opener to the Milwaukee Bucks, 124-109.

George suffered a bone bruise in his hyperextended left knee on October 14 during a preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks and has been sidelined ever since.

A 14-year NBA veteran, George signed a four-year, $212 million max contract with the Sixers in July after playing the past five seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers. Last season, he averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 47.1% from the floor and 41.3% on 3-pointers (a career high).

The Sixers will also be without Joel Embiid in their lineup for the next two games as he manages a left knee injury. Embiid did not play in Philadelphia’s season opener. He will be re-evaluated this weekend.

However, both players “looked like they were making progress” at Thursday’s practice, according to head coach Nick Nurse.

“They’ve both been in most of the action. I think they’re getting better and making strides,” Nurse told reporters, via the Philadelphia Inquirer. “They were in all from the beginning basic stuff and kind of live-ish exercises. The half-court for a little bit too.”

Neither George nor Embiid participated in a five-on-five scrimmage, which the team prefers they do before being cleared to play.