Paul George and Guerschon Yabusele will miss Sunday’s 76ers game at the Bucks with groin tightness and knee swelling, respectively. Both players also missed Saturday’s loss at the Indiana Pacers. Additionally,

Nurse has preached patience. George has experience dealing with a similar situation in Los Angeles, where he was teammates with the frequently unavailable Kawhi Leonard. Maxey, as is the point guard’s default, framed it in terms of what he can do to help get George going on any given night.

After his Sixers suffered an upset loss to the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans, George went on a rant about how he was "bored" playing out of position and expressed unhappiness with coach Nick Nurse's coaching schemes. George has been starting at the five in the absence of the injured Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond.