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Paul George’s Official Playing Status for 76ers-Heat

Paul George will return for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Heat.
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Jan 10, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) dribbles the ball against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Jan 10, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) dribbles the ball against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

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The Philadelphia 76ers will get a key reinforcement on Wednesday night against the Miami Heat.

Although the Sixers initially cast doubt about George’s playing status once again, he saw an upgrade a little less than two hours before the game was set to tip.

Now, George is cleared for action.

Lately, George has been dealing with a finger injury that first occurred during the January 25 matchup against the Chicago Bulls.

George checked in for 12 minutes and scored nine points, along with one rebound and one assist. He was ruled out for the entire second half.

After getting an MRI the following day, George wasn’t expected to miss a ton of time. The Sixers operated with a day-to-day timeline.

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Jan 15, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) drives against New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

When the Sixers faced the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, George was ruled out and missed his fifth game in a row. Based on the initial injury report for Wednesday’s game against Miami, all signs were pointing to George missing his sixth matchup in a row.

A couple of hours before the game, 76ers head coach Nick Nurse noted that George was upgraded to questionable. He would go through his pregame work to determine whether he could play or not.

Fortunately for Philly, George has been cleared.

The star forward appeared in 30 games with the Sixers this season. He’s been averaging 17 points, six rebounds, and five assists while shooting 37 percent from three.

The Sixers will miss Joel Embiid, Andre Drummond, and Jared McCain against Miami. Eric Gordon and Kyle Lowry have been upgraded to available.

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Justin Grasso
JUSTIN GRASSO

Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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