Nine-time All-Star Paul George appears to be primed to make his season debut for the Sixers on Monday night against his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers. The Sixers listed George as questionable to play on their injury report unveiled on Sunday evening. Meanwhile, Joel Embiid remains out due to a right knee issue:
The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow’s game vs. LAC:
Joel Embiid — right knee — OUT
Paul George — left knee — QUESTIONABLE
Kelly Oubre Jr. — left knee — OUT
Adem Bona — right ankle — OUT
Jared McCain is AVAILABLE after his two-game G League assignment.— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) November 16, 2025
George had multiple left knee injuries during his debut season with the Sixers, only logging 41 appearances while also being derailed by ailments related to his finger and groin. The nine-time All-Star injured his left knee again during the offseason, requiring an arthroscopic procedure in July. George has not yet played in 2025-26 despite fully participating in Sixers practices for a month now, causing significant frustration among fans. The latest substantive update on George's status came on Tuesday, when the Sixers said his final step before returning was strengthening his left quadricep.
Embiid, who has played in half of the Sixers' dozen games to begin the season, has not appeared in a game since Nov. 8, his best and longest performance of the campaign to date. The next day came his fourth absence of the season; all four of those missed games came as planned rest days as the team managed his troubled left knee. But he has missed the Sixers' last two games because of soreness he reported in his right knee, though imaging confirmed there is no structural damage. His designation has changed from "right knee soreness" to "right knee injury management."
Elsewhere, the Sixers said on Sunday afternoon that Kelly Oubre Jr. and Adem Bona would both be out for Monday's game. Oubre suffered a left knee hyperextension during the team's loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday, missing the second half of the game. The Sixers said on Sunday that Oubre's injury involved his LCL and his return timeline was unclear. His official designation on the injury report: "left knee sprain."
Bona, meanwhile, suffered a right ankle sprain in Detroit and will miss at least three games, beginning with Monday's contest. The earliest Bona could return is on Thursday night in Milwaukee, the second leg of the team's next back-to-back.
Jared McCain, who missed the Sixers' last game because he was on assignment in the G League, has been recalled to the team, practiced with the group on Sunday and, according to Nurse, is going to be part of the rotation on Monday. He is officially available.
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