Seeking bounce-back win, Sixers rule George and Embiid out vs. NBA-worst Wizards

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Seeking bounce-back win, Sixers rule George and Embiid out vs. NBA-worst Wizards originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Sixers won’t be near full strength Wednesday night as they seek a bounce-back win vs. the NBA-worst, 6-27 Wizards.

The team listed Joel Embiid (left foot sprain), Paul George (left groin tightness), Kyle Lowry (right hip soreness), Jared McCain (left lateral meniscus surgery) and KJ Martin (left foot stress reaction) as out.

Andre Drummond was listed as questionable with a left toe sprain. He did not practice Tuesday, according to Sixers head coach Nick Nurse.

George will miss his first game since Dec. 4. He’s been sidelined twice this year by a left knee injury and was asked after the Sixers’ loss Monday to the Suns whether his knee was “still bothering him a little bit.”

“Yeah, but it’s no excuse,” George said. “I’m trying to work through it. If I’m out on the floor, I’m fine, though.”

Compared to his nine-time All-Star norm, George’s offensive efficiency has dropped off dramatically through his first 24 games as a Sixer. After posting a career-best 61.3 true shooting percentage last year, George is at 52.7 percent so far. He’s never had a mark that low for a full season.

George scored 13 points on 5-for-18 shooting against Phoenix and drew zero free throws. Upon reviewing all of George’s field goal attempts, Nurse felt shot selection wasn’t the main problem.

“I did go through them pretty much right after (postgame media availability),” he said Tuesday. “Eighteen shots. Fourteen of them I say are ones we want him taking. I think he took four others that were pretty tough; most of them were early in the shot clock. Two of the four weren’t awful. I think they’re shots he feels like he can make pretty regularly.

“Again, lots of really good, open looks from three. One of them that he made, he wasn’t open on. He thought he got hit on the arm, so he continued up on that one. But 14 out of 18 is not too bad.”

George has been talking with Nurse about his and the 14-20 Sixers’ approach offensively.

“We’re having those conversations of how to…

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