The Sixers’ best hope is to continue to hope whatever they were hoping when they signed Embiid to that offseason extension. The Sixers did not have the option of tanking this season.

Here is the full injury report for Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Detroit Pistons on the road on Friday.

Just ahead of the trade deadline, Paul George made his return to the 76ers' lineup as he navigates a pinky finger injury.

The nine-time All-Star was brought to the Sixers to help Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey lead a title contending team. Instead, it's been a lot of missed games and shooting woes.

"It’s unfortunate," said Paul George. "It’s part of the business. Caleb was my plane bunky. We sat next to each other on planes and on flights and we talked a lot. We talked a

Paul George did not have his best in his return from a five-game absence, and the Sixers fell to a Miami Heat team which has finally moved Jimmy Butler.

Here is the complete injury report for Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Miami Heat at home on Wednesday.

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The 76ers and Miami Heat game was ugly by church-league standards. There were plenty of air balls, missed layups, turnovers, and, at times, subpar effort. But in the end, the Heat exited the Wells Fargo Center with a 108-101 victory.