Sixers' Embiid Day-to-Day with Knee Soreness; George Nearing Return

The Philadelphia 76ers provided injury updates on Joel Embiid and Paul George following their victory over the Boston Celtics. Joel Embiid sat out the game against Boston due to right knee soreness and underwent imaging on Tuesday. Head coach Nick Nurse confirmed that Embiid has no structural issues and is considered day-to-day. Nurse expressed optimism about Embiid's progress, noting that his minutes and conditioning are trending upwards, and hopes to have him back on the court soon. Embiid played well in his last appearance, scoring 29 points against the Raptors. Separately, Paul George is in the final stage of his return-to-play plan, focusing on strengthening his left quadricep through conditioning and on-court activities, with a re-evaluation scheduled later this week. George, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in July, has been cleared to practice for over a month but has missed the team's first 11 games.