{"id":160546,"date":"2025-09-26T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=160546"},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:29:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:29:18","slug":"paul-george-health-sixers-media-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/09\/26\/paul-george-health-sixers-media-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul George Says He Still Has It, But His Body Says Otherwise"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Philadelphia 76ers signed Paul George<\/a> last summer, a lot of people in the league expected him to be the final piece for a championship contender. The Sixers had a perennial MVP candidate in Joel Embiid<\/a>, a young player in Tyrese Maxey<\/a>, and George completed the picture. But injuries derailed their season, and it seems like that will be the case again. Speaking during media day, George talked about his health, expectations for the upcoming season, and more.<\/p>\n

Paul George Says He Still Has It, But His Body Says Otherwise<\/h2>\n

The first thing that George wanted to underline during media day was that he still feels like a superstar in the league. Asked whether he will adjust to a veteran advisory role for the young players, or if he still believes he can contribute as a star player, George said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m the Paul George that the 76ers went out and signed. I do think I still got a lot of game in me, playing at a high level. That is still who I am. I gotta get healthy to get to that point.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n