Hockey has always been a sport known for its toughness. Players play through and hide injuries regularly. It’s to a point where NHL teams don’t even give real injury reports. They’ll hit you with “lower-body injury,” which basically could mean anything from a hip issue to a broken toe.
It feels like we’re an injury update or two away from the Sixers resorting to this measure.
The team announced Tuesday that stars Joel Embiid and Paul George will miss Wednesday’s home game against the Detroit Pistons. Both players will officially miss the first four games of the season, putting an enormous damper on things following a wildly successful offseason.