The Philadelphia 76ers will start the 2024-25 season with out two of their largest stars on the courtroom.
The Sixers introduced that Joel Embiid and Paul George won’t play in Wednesday’s season opener towards the Milwaukee Bucks.
Joel Embiid and Paul George are each out for tomorrow’s recreation towards Milwaukee, group says
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George hyperextended his left knee final week when the Sixers performed the Atlanta Hawks in a preseason exhibition. He left the sport within the first half and didn’t return. The group later introduced that George suffered a bone bruise and prevented any structural harm. Nonetheless, nobody knew if George, the group’s main signing this offseason, can be prepared for opening evening.
We now know that George won’t make his Sixers debut on Wednesday. The group stated George shall be re-evaluated later this week.
Embiid remains to be recovering from a torn meniscus in his left knee in January 2024. Though the harm was surgically repaired and Embiid was in a position to return to motion in April, head coach Nick Nurse stated that the group was listening to its huge man (particularly contemplating his motion for Crew USA within the Summer season Olympics).
Though Embiid won’t play in any video games this week, the Sixers stated he’s ramping up his return-to-play actions, together with scrimmages. He shall be re-evaluated by group docs subsequent week.
