Day: February 21, 2025

The San Antonio Spurs signed Bismack Biyombo to a second 10-day contract.

Biyombo, 6-8/255, signed his first 10-day contract with San Antonio on Feb. 9 and has appeared in two games since. In his one start, Biyombo finished with 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 16 minutes, helping the Spurs to a win vs. the Suns on Feb. 20.

The 13-year NBA veteran was originally drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and has spent time with Charlotte, Toronto, Orlando, Phoenix and Memphis. In 841 games (352 starts), he holds career averages of 5.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 19.5 minutes.

Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George admitted that he’s playing through an injury to finish this season. It was recently reported that George is receiving painkilling injections on a regular basis to be able to play.

“I’m hanging in there,” George said after the Sixers home loss to the Boston Celtics. “I’m just trying to give this team everything I have.

“The report is true. I’m taking some sorts of medicines to kind of, I guess, play through pain. But yeah, I’m going to try to give everything I got.”

George has missed 19 games this season due to a series of injuries. He’s dealt with knee injuries, an ankle injury and a strained groin, and is now playing through a damaged tendon in his left pinky finger.

Joel Embiid was candid about his status following the Philadelphia 76ers blowout home loss to the Boston Celtics. Embiid said he won’t get back to being himself until he has further surgery to “fix the problem” with his ailing left knee.

“The way I was playing a year ago is not the way I’m playing right now,” Embiid said after the loss to Boston. “It sucks. … I probably need to fix the problem, and then I’ll be back at that level. But it’s hard to have trust when you’re not yourself.”

Embiid said the time off before and during the All-Star break helped “a little bit”, but that he’s “still managing it” with his knee. The former MVP said that he plans to keep playing, because he thinks he can still have a positive impact for the Sixers.

“I’m not as dominant as I was a couple of months ago, but that doesn’t mean I still can’t have a lot of impact on the game,” Embiid said. “Just me being out there, I think, helps a lot. My presence, my ability to attract double-teams, get guys more shots.

“It’s just tough because you know you can do so much more. But there’s no excuses. It’s just the way it is. You just have to find ways to figure it out and get better.”