No return timelines set for 76ers stars Embiid, George - ESPN

CAMDEN, New Jersey — There isn't a definitive timeline for Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Paul George to return from their respective knee surgeries, both players said Friday at the team's media day.

Embiid said he feels «pretty good» but he's taking it day-by-day and checking boxes as he progresses toward a return.

«There's not necessarily an expectation; it's more about making sure everything is right and doing everything right and then go from there,» he said. «Obviously the goal is to play consistently and not be the position that we were last year.»

Embiid was limited to 19 games last season due to his ongoing left knee injury and a foot sprain, officially shutting down his campaign in late February. He averaged 23.8 points per game, his fewest since the 2019-20 season, and 8.2 rebounds, the former NBA MVP's fewest since his rookie year in 2016-17.

He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in April, with a reevaluation timeline of six weeks. Friday's media day, however, was the first official health update since the surgery and the first time Embiid has spoken publicly since February.

Embiid was asked whether there were any on-court adjustments he could make moving forward to avoid injury.

«At times you can't get out of yourself,» he said. «All I know is, ever since I started this, to play hard, play both ends. There's a lot of people in the league that play one side, whether it's offense or defense. A lot of times for me, my mentality is to do whatever it takes to win. For all of my career, it's been having to do both.»

«I've gotten to this point because of how good I am at both ends of the floor. If you ask me to change the way I play, the only guess that I have is either play offense fully and