Sixers, Joel Embiid and Paul George
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The Philadelphia 76ers give praise and confidence to Andre Drummond for his ability to knock down open looks from 3-point range.
Apart from George, Joel Embiid is also on the injury report for the Toronto game. The former MVP has missed the Sixers’ last four games due to a knee injury. He is now in danger of sitting out a fifth consecutive contest after being listed as doubtful to play on Wednesday.
This is the biggest reason why Philadelphia needs George back. The Sixers are running Maxey into the ground, and they need George to take some of the playmaking pressure off his plate. To be clear, the Sixers don’t have much recourse besides playing Maxey big minutes.
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers sent second-year guard Jared McCain to the G League recently in an effort to help him find his rhythm and get his conditioning going in the right direction. He played two games with the Delaware Blue Coats and played 20 minutes in both games to help get going again.
Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points, Paul George had nine points and seven rebounds in his season debut and the Sixers rallied for a victory over the short-handed Clippers.
Paul George made his NBA season debut Monday as his Philadelphia 76ers beat his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers, 110-108.
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The Philadelphia 76ers are reportedly planning to have Paul George in the mix for Monday's game against the Clippers.