Erin Grugan
@eringrugan
Here's the play/replays of Sixers' Paul George experiencing some sort of pain in his left leg once he lands. Hard to see exactly what happened but PG walked off to the locker room.
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Of course, George had hyperextended his knee in a preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks and missed the early portion of the season as a result, as he recovered from the bone bruise.George has not impressed at all so far this season. He has averaged 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 rebounds in 28.9 minutes after playing 8 games. His efficiency has dropped significantly as well, as he has shot 38.3% from the field and 27.8% from three-point range.
It is already looking like the Sixers made a mistake handing George a $212 million, four-year deal. He is not making enough of a difference on the court and is struggling with fitness issues as well.
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The Sixers entered the season with the league’s oldest average age, according to NBA.com. None of president of basketball operations Daryl Morey’s ultra-experienced offseason pickups have thrived.
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He's 34 years old. He has played a game on a hard surface all of his adult life. His work schedule is 80+ two-hour games a year plus practices, pre-season games and exhibitions. It is too much and yes, teams need to be careful giving $50M/year contracts to used Ferraris with 200,000 miles of wear on them.