Emotional Return Brings 76ers’ Paul George Back to Court

Emotional return brings 76ers’ Paul George back to court

PHILADELPHIA — Paul George paused momentarily Monday night because the number seemed too large even to him. It had been eight months since his last NBA game: March 4, the 41st and final game of a difficult debut season in Philadelphia. For too few of those had he been fully healthy, playing through pain and mobility limitations on a team where anything less than catastrophically injured passed for healthy. Just when his early offseason start see…

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Sixers forward Paul George was on a minutes restriction in his season debut on Monday vs. his former team (the Clippers) and said after the game that he “felt good,” per Tim Bontemps of ESPN. George, having recovered from offseason surgery on his left knee, returned to the starting lineup and had nine points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes of action. “It felt great to finally play basketball again,” said George, who last suited up on March 4. “…