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.

It turns out not having the full use of all your fingers is detrimental to your ability to play basketball. The Paul George experience in Philadelphia is not off to the best start. Only appearing in 35 of the first 54 games this season, PG’s stop-and-start season has been riddled with inconsistencies.

Coming off of a tight win over the Dallas Mavericks, the Philadelphia 76ers haven’t made a call on Paul George’s playing status against the Miami Heat just yet.