Paul George’s first season with the Philadelphia 76ers is over. George, who has not played since March 4, received injections in his left adductor muscle and his left knee, the team announced Monday. George is “medically unable to play” for six weeks and joins Joel Embiid Like the Sixers stars, who saw their seasons finish early.
George has lost the last two weeks with the pain of the left groin. When it was the last on the court, it was Playing pain with a splint on your left little finger -He lost five games after injuring the extender tendon on that finger on January 25 and, according to ESPN, needed analgesics before each of the five games in which it seemed before the break of the stars.
George hyperexto his left knee in the preseason, delaying his debut in the regular season to the sixth Sixers game. He spoke his left knee again on November 20, his first appearance with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
George, who turns 35 in May, signed a maximum four -year contract with the Sixers last summer. He played in 41 games, averaging 16.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 robberies in 32.5 minutes.
Embiid only played in 19 of the Philadelphia Games this season before The team announced on February 28 That, after consulting with specialists on his injured left knee, “I would miss the rest of the season to focus on treatment and rehabilitation.” Maxey has played in 52 games, but is currently marginalized with a low back sprain and a fingertips; Like George, he has not played since March 4.
Sixers have 23-44 in the season and have lost 17 of their last 21 games. They are tied with the Toronto Raptors for the sixth record of the league. If they finish the fifth season in the “tanks classification”, they will have 63.9% chance of maintaining their first round protected round between the age of six; If they finish sixth, they will have a 45.8% chance of maintaining it.