Hope is not a strategy. It is a lack of options. Right now, it is all the Sixers have. They can hope that Joel Embiid is back for good. They can hope that his knee responds to its latest test. They can hope that he is still a player who makes a team a contender.

Paul George reveals what is holding him back with his pinky injury after he made his return to the floor for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Here is the complete injury report for Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Miami Heat at home on Wednesday.

It was a hyperextended left knee, leading to a bone bruise on separate occasions. It was groin soreness. It was right ankle soreness. And now it is a torn tendon in his left pinkie. Paul George’s first season with the 76ers has been marred by injuries.

Here is the full injury report for Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Detroit Pistons on the road on Friday.

The 2024-25 season will not be one to remember fondly for the Philadelphia 76ers or Paul George. Their first campaign together has been a massive disappointment, with George suffering injuries and posting poor performances too frequently while the team sputters out to a losing record.