Overview
- The team said Paul George will meet with doctors this weekend, which Nick Nurse called a 'last hurdle' toward clearance, and he is listed as OUT for the weekend games.
- George has practiced fully, including 5-on-5, with Nurse saying he is moving and shooting well and expected to provide a defensive boost once cleared.
- Dominick Barlow remains out with a right elbow laceration, will see his surgeon Monday, and is ruled out for both Toronto and Detroit.
- Because the cut is at the elbow bend, Barlow is wearing a brace to keep the arm straight, a complication Nurse described as trickier than anticipated.
- Joel Embiid and Jared McCain are available Saturday against the Raptors, are expected to rest Sunday, and McCain remains on minutes and back-to-back limits while wearing a knee brace set for reexamination in about a month.