Paul George Will Be on Ice for the Rest of the Season

Paul George we barely knew ye. Sixers fans have seen the story arc go from tweets about stars being re-evaluated in two weeks to entire graphics telling fans that their highest paid players will be missing the entire season:

pic.twitter.com/aYpqgBVnbU

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) March 17, 2025

Now what happens? The Sixers are obviously tanking the rest of the way. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tyrese Maxey’s back starts barking a little more down the stretch. Gotta imagine the Sixers try to trade Paul George if injections aren’t already taking in his knee, but who would want damaged goods for that amount of money? Maybe a team in the midst of a tank, but some picks would probably have to come with it. Will Daryl Morey, the guy who signed PG, even be there to go through with it? The NBA has also launched an investigation against the Sixers regarding the absences of Joel Embiid, Maxey, and George according to Shams so who even knows what picks they’ll have in a couple months. On the other hand you have the NBA as a whole, where plenty of teams aren’t playing their best players every night so the ratings take a hit and the fans get pissed off. It’s all a mess. Especially in Philly.

This could go down as one of the worst contracts in sports history:

Paul George will turn 35 years old in May. His remaining contract:

2025-26: $51,666,090

2026-27: $54,126,380

2027-28: $56,586,670 (player option).

Total: $162,379,140 pic.twitter.com/ku8Ux5qTNU

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod (@big_business_) March 17, 2025

Paul George will finish the season playing the fewest games since 2021-22.

It is the 5th time in 6 years he has played fewer than 60 games.

He will turn 35 in May and is owed $162M over the next 3 years.

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) March 17, 2025

The Sixers over the weekend set the NBA record for most payroll sidelined for one game at 96%:

HOLD ON: WE HAVE A NEW RECORD

Sixers have 96 percent of their payroll sidelined right now.

Oh man. pic.twitter.com/FzQhelEV49

— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) March 14, 2025

This is terrible. The next CBA might be a bloodbath for the players if they don’t figure out the load management stuff by then. At least PG should get to podcast now.

Media day feels like a bazillion years ago:

IS THIS REAL LIFE? pic.twitter.com/JMblAfl8Qe

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) September 30, 2024

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