In their first game with stars Paul George, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey healthy at the same time, the Philadelphia 76ers suffered yet another injury setback. George, the team’s marquee free agent acquisition, exited with what the team called a hyperextended left knee early in the second half of a 117-111 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
George’s hyperextended knee is the same knee he injured in the preseason, which caused him to miss the first five games of the season.
George appeared to suffer the injury early in the third quarter while jumping for a rebound. He would later be ruled out, ending his night after 17 minutes with just two points on six shots. Maxey, returning from a hamstring injury and on a minutes limit, also struggled, finishing with eight points on 13 shots. Embiid notched a season high 35 points in his fourth game of the campaign, but it wasn’t enough.
With George’s injury, plus Embiid’s absences due to left knee injury management and a 3-game suspension for shoving a local columnist, the Sixers have gotten off to their slowest start in years, falling to 2-12 with Wednesday’s loss. They sit in last place in the Eastern Conference standings.
This story will be updated.
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