The 76ers announced that Joel Embiid and Paul George will both miss Wednesday's season opener and that Embiid would be out at least two more games.
Shams Charania and Stephen A. Smith react to the news of Paul George and Joel Embiid missing the 76ers' season opener due to injury. , despite the team saying he is"responding well to his individualized plan" and will ramp up his return-to-play activities this week, including going through scrimmages.
George will be reevaluated later this week after he suffered a hyperextended left knee that left him with a bone bruise Oct.
Embiid has lost 25 to 30 pounds, with the hope to lose more, and will continue to wear a brace on his left knee despite it being something that Embiid would prefer not to do, instead opting to keep it as structurally stable and protected as possible. Embiid played in only 39 games last season due to knee injuries. He returned in time to play against thein the playoffs, but he did so at less than 100 percent -- and that was before he was dealing with a sudden onset case of Bell's palsy during the series. Embiid went on to play for Team USA this summer, helping the Americans win a fifth straight gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
George signed a four-year, $212 million max contract with the 76ers this summer after spending the past five years with the. Embiid signed a three-year max extension this summer to remain with the only franchise he has ever played for well into his mid-30s.
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