Fifteen or so minutes after beating the Celtics and improving to 7-4, the Sixers released an official injury update on Paul George.
George met with doctors on Tuesday night to assess his progress, a team official said.
“The final stage of his return-to-play plan involves the continued strengthening of his left quadricep,” per the official, “which will be managed through a strength and conditioning program and on-court basketball activities. He will be re-evaluated later this week.”
George has been cleared to practice for over a month and looked good physically in post-practice periods open to the media. However, he’s been out for the Sixers’ first 11 games.
The 35-year-old forward underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in July to repair an injury suffered during an offseason workout. He missed 41 games last year in his first season as a Sixer because of lingering injuries to his left knee, left adductor muscle and left pinkie.
Although the Sixers did not formally announce anything on Joel Embiid, head coach Nick Nurse also had an update to share on his star center. Embiid sat against Boston because of right knee soreness and had imaging done on the knee Tuesday.
Nurse’s update was short and sweet.
“Joel has no structural issues,” he said. “He’s day-to-day.”
Embiid played very well in his last appearance, posting 29 points on 10-for-16 shooting, six rebounds and four assists Saturday in the Sixers’ win over the Raptors.
“I think he’s trending upwards,” Nurse said. “I think the minutes and conditioning and everything are going to trend up to playing even better. So I think it’s really important that we’re going to hopefully get him out there soon.”
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