Paul George was pressured to depart the ground on Monday afternoon as the brand new 76ers star appeared to hyperextend his knee throughout a preseason loss in Atlanta to the Hawks.
No Rapid Concern For Paul George
Paul George was pressured off the courtroom early in the course of the Hawks win and he didn’t return after over extending his knee within the second quarter with what appeared to be a painful harm.
Though he left the ground in ache and with an evident limp, it seems that each ‘PG’ and his head coach aren’t as involved in regards to the knock because the preliminary stories would counsel.
Talking after the match, the nine-time All Star stated: “I felt it hyperextend, and instantly I knew I needed to come out, however in case you ask me, I’m not too nervous about it.”
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Sixers head coach Nick Nurse reiterated George’s emotions and if his phrases are something to go by, PG ought to be again on the courtroom very quickly in any respect – hopefully earlier than the season begins subsequent week.
“[We are] Definitely attempting to work him into issues, and he needs to work into issues too. So this doesn’t give him an opportunity to do this. Hopefully it’ll be OK so he’s again with us straight away.”
The information of George’s harm comes at an unlucky time for Philadelphia, simply at some point after they dominated out one other key to their championship hopes this season in Joel Embiid.
Embiid goes to overlook the remaining preseason video games for the Sixers and he additionally admitted this week that he’s unlikely to ever play in back-to-back video games ever once more throughout his NBA profession.
Philadelphia kicks off their season on Wednesday subsequent week towards the Bucks and they need to have each Embiid and George each rested and able to go earlier than the 2024 season suggestions off.
