A potential for a revenge game in a season debut?
The Sixers two big post-practice questions were answered with the release of the injury report. For the first time this season, there’s a possibility of Paul George taking the court. He’s been upgraded to questionable (left knee surgery recovery) one day ahead of their game against the LA Clippers.
George has missed the first 12 games of the season after having an arthroscopic surgery over the summer for an injury suffered in an offseason workout.
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Embiid, on the other hand, will miss his third straight game with right knee soreness. It’s worth noting that Embiid was a full participant during practice Sunday, per the team.
While he’s listed as available, it will be interesting to see if Jared McCain sees the floor — and if so, for how long. The 20 minutes he played in each of the two G League games he appeared in over the weekend was the most run he’s gotten so far this season.
The rest of the report was already covered at practice. As LB alum SixersAdam points out, the official designation for Kelly Oubre Jr. is a knee sprain. George’s return in any fashion will be much welcomed should Oubre have to miss any extended period of time.
Not only does that make the Sixers thinner on the wing, but they’ll have to use some of their other forwards to fill in at the center position. With Embiid and Adem Bona out, the Sixers will have to get some small-ball minutes out of Jabari Walker, Dominick Barlow and perhaps even Trendon Watford in the short term. For as hot as he is from downtown, Andre Drummond can’t play all 48.
