Paul George suffers from a hyperextended left knee

Paul George left the Sixers' According to the team, he missed a preseason game against Atlanta on Monday with a hyperextended left knee.

George, the biggest free agent acquisition of the offseason, suffered a non-contact injury in the first half. The injury jeopardizes George's availability at the start of the regular season. Philadelphia begins Oct. 23 at home against Minnesota and has three more regular-season games later in the month.

George was signed by the Clippers to a maximum four-year contract as Philadelphia's top target. George appeared in 74 regular-season games last season, the most he has appeared in for Oklahoma City since the 2018-19 season. He averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He also played in all six postseason games against Dallas.

trainer Nick Nurse sounded a little optimistic about George's injury after the game, tweets Gina Mizell of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Definitely he’s trying to work his way into things and he wants to work his way into things. So that doesn’t give him a chance to do that.” Nurse said George has adjusted to his new teammates. “Hopefully everything is okay so he can be back with us straight away.”

George told Mizell he was “not too worried” about his knee (Twitter link).

Sixers superstar Joel Embiid has already been ruled out for the remainder of pre-season due to a left knee injury.