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Philadelphia 76ers guardant Paul George has been suspended 25 games for an unspecified usurpation of the NBA's Anti-Drug Program, putting him retired of contention until March.
The NBA announced the suspension connected Saturday and did not disclose the quality of the usurpation oregon the substance that was involved.
The 25-game suspension, by presumption of the statement betwixt the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association, indicates that this was a archetypal usurpation by George.
The suspension volition outgo George — a nine-time All-Star — astir $11.7 cardinal of his $51.7 cardinal salary, oregon astir $469,691.72 for each of the 25 games missed.
CBS News has reached retired to the NBA and the Sixers for comment.
George is acceptable to miss respective contests against apical Eastern Conference teams during the suspension. The 26-21 Sixers presently beryllium astatine sixth successful the conference.
He should beryllium eligible to instrumentality connected March 25, erstwhile the Sixers big the Chicago Bulls. The Sixers volition person 10 games remaining successful the regular play astatine that point.
The 76ers are 16-11 erstwhile George plays, 10-10 erstwhile helium does not.
George has averaged 16 points successful 27 games this play for the 76ers, that scoring mean third-most connected the squad down 2026 All-Star Game starter Tyrese Maxey (29.4) and Joel Embiid (25.7). He had one of his champion games of the play earlier this week, a 32-point outburst fueled by 9 3-pointers successful a triumph Tuesday implicit Milwaukee.
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