Paul George Makes First Preseason Basket With Sixers vs. Timberwolves

Paul George logged his first minutes as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers.

As the star wing was cleared for action for the first time as a member of the Sixers, George checked in for nearly the entire first quarter.The Sixers trotted George out for 11 minutes in the first quarter. He put up six shots from the field, with three coming from beyond the arc.After heading to the bench, George had five points, four rebounds, one assist, and one steal for the Sixers.

Earlier this week, the Sixers fired up the 2024 preseason run without the star duo of Paul George and Joel Embiid on the court. Although George was healthy and a full participant at training camp last week, he was ruled out on Monday due to rest.When the Sixers traveled to Iowa for their matchup against the Timberwolves, Embiid didn’t make the trip. The big man was ruled out for the second straight game. The first look at the George-Embiid-Maxey duo will get pushed to another night.

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