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.

Durant kicked off the scoring with a three-pointer … and the Sixers then hit the Suns with a 14-0 run. Maxey and Guerschon Yabusele drained threes, Oubre and Yabusele threw down dunks, and the Sixers had their way on both ends.

When one looks at the career of Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George, one will see that he is a 9-time All-Star with career averages of 20.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists along with 44% from the floor and 38.

Paul George discusses his shooting struggles after the Philadelphia 76ers fell to the Phoenix Suns at home on Monday.

Nothing on the injury report should surprise Philadelphia 76ers fans at this point, but they still might be disappointed to learn that two of the team’s star players will be unavailable for the next game.

The 34-year-old veteran shot just 5-of-18 from the field, and is now shooting just 41.4 percent from the field on the season, the worst mark of his career outside of the 2014-15 y

Paul George has been unable to find consistency as a shooter during his first season with the Sixers. A 5-for-18 line in Monday night's loss only made matters worse.