Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George addresses the report about receiving injections in his finger in order to play after a loss to the Boston Celtics.

After getting some time off, Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George bought himself a nice recovery period as his pinky injury continues to linger. While George has been frequently popping up on the Sixers’ injury report,

The Philadelphia 76ers kick off the second half of the season on Thursday night with a tough home matchup against the Boston Celtics. The first time these two teams met in December, the Sixers secured a key 118-114 victory, and they’ll look to replicate that success against the defending champions.

Joel Embiid and Paul George’s injuries derailed the Sixers’ season before it even started. The handling of those injuries only adds to the misery.

George is averaging just 10.2 points across five games in February and scored just two points against the Nets on Wednesday.

In the aftermath of arguably his worst game of the season, 76ers star Paul George shed some light on his ongoing injury battle. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, George's nagging hand injury has gotten bad enough to where he's been taking shots before games just to stay on the court.

After Paul George's season-worst scoring performance came without Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey on Wednesday in Brooklyn, George discussed his left pinky injury.

With their eyes on making a run at the play-in tournament in this final third of the season, the Sixers were looking to end a 5-game skid and turn things around. Instead, the Celtics took control from the jump.