Paul George is taking a break from podcasting in order to focus on a potential playoff push by the Philadelphia 76ers. George announced his hiatus after speaking with Dwight Howard on Monday's episode of Podcast P with Paul George.

Even though Philadelphia ended the game on a 24-6 run in garbage time, the team lost by 32 points. It was the 76ers' eighth consecutive loss and their 10th in 11 games. They are now 20-37, 12th in the Eastern Conference and 2.

The 76ers are a team in trouble. They trailed by 50 points in the fourth quarter in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.

Yet, there it was, on the scoreboard, on all the social media derision, on the top of the implausibility-meter when the 76ers broke camp for the Bahamas. That was no misprint on the ticker in the fourth quarter: Bulls 136,

Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George missed five games after suffering an injury to the extensor tendon in his left pinky finger on Jan. 25. Since returning to the lineup on Feb. 5, George has been playing with a splint on that finger.

The Philadelphia 76ers continue to face an onslaught on injuries throughout the 2024-25 season. Joel Embiid is sidelined the rest of the way and plenty of other players are banged up, leaving them in a rough state as they face the Minnesota Timberwolves on the second night of a back-to-back.

As the Philadelphia 76ers continue their 2024-25 season without Joel Embiid, they are also monitoring Tyrese Maxey and Paul George. Both of the Sixers’ other stars remain banged up as they head into a matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Here are status updates for Philadelphia 76ers forwards Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr. against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.