George, averaging his lowest points per game total (17.2) since 2014, said he was “bored” playing center to help fill the gap left by Joel Embiid’s latest injury woe.

George said it's important to keep fighting with 43 regular-season games remaining: “To me, it means something. Obviously, coming to Philadelphia, it meant something."

Philadelphia 76ers fans were not happy with Paul George's recent comments and that is becoming an unfortunate trend.

Joel Embiid was a partial participant in practice for the 76ers on Monday, as a team with a rare burst of wind in its sails approaches a season-long homestand.

George sustained tendon damage to the little finger on his left hand when he jammed it Saturday against Chicago.

The Cavaliers, who come into this game with a staggering NBA-best 36-7 record, have the top offense in the league, scoring 127.1 points per game with a 120.9 offensive net rating. Cleveland torched Philadelphia when they faced off last month, winning 126-99 while resting its starters for large parts of the fourth quarter.

Murphy's Law has seemingly been in effect for the Philadelphia 76ers this season after they had some real optimism this past summer that they would

James L. Edwards III, Fred Katz and Jay King analyze the Eastern Conference at the halfway point of the season.

Lately, Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George has missed some time lately due to a groin-related setback. Dating back to January 8, George missed his first gam

When it comes to Philadelphia 76ers' seasoned stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, the team has been cautious with their approach to back-to-back sets. Embiid didn’t plan to participate in back-to-backs at all this year.

Embiid, Guerschon Yabusele (knee) and KJ Martin (foot stress reaction) were partial participants. Yabusele missed two games after knee-to-knee contact Jan. 15 against the Knicks but has played the last three, including both halves of the Cleveland-Chicago back-to-back. He was listed as probable.