Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George missed five games after suffering an injury to the extensor tendon in his left pinky finger on Jan. 25. Since returning to the lineup on Feb. 5, George has been playing with a splint on that finger.

The Philadelphia 76ers kick off the second half of the season on Thursday night with a tough home matchup against the Boston Celtics. The first time these two teams met in December, the Sixers secured a key 118-114 victory, and they’ll look to replicate that success against the defending champions.

It would be helpful for the Sixers to get George going on that offensive end of the floor. While, obviously, the offense will go through Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, they didn't bring George in just to be a role player. They brought George in to give the Sixers that third star and for him to take pressure off the two aforementioned stars.

After Paul George's season-worst scoring performance came without Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey on Wednesday in Brooklyn, George discussed his left pinky injury.

Originally drafted 23rd overall by the 76ers in 2022, he was shipped on draft night with Danny Green to Memphis for De’Anthony Melton. Roddy has played 162 games in three seasons with the Grizzlies, Phoenix and Atlanta, averaging 6.3 points and 17.2 minutes. He joins Chuma Okeke on 10-day deals.

Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George addresses the report about receiving injections in his finger in order to play after a loss to the Boston Celtics.

After getting some time off, Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George bought himself a nice recovery period as his pinky injury continues to linger. While George has been frequently popping up on the Sixers’ injury report,