As the Sixers now move forward, coach Nick Nurse gave the latest on both George and Embiid before the contest with the Clippers. "I think they’re both progressing OK," Nurse said. "Paul was on the court and doing some work. Just talked to Joel a few hours ago earlier today. He says he’s feeling a little better. Swelling’s getting better."

Embiid had limited involvement in training camp, did not take part in the preseason and sat out the first several games of the 2024-25 season. On top of that, it has been openly declared that the plan is for him to not play any back-to-back games moving forward.