{"id":542740,"date":"2026-03-24T17:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/542740\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:44:08","slug":"sixers-paul-george-set-to-return-wednesday-from-25-game-suspension-for-violating-nbas-anti-drug-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/542740\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixers’ Paul George set to return Wednesday from 25-game suspension for violating NBA’s anti-drug program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George will address the media Tuesday afternoon ahead of his return from a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

George will return to the Sixers’ lineup Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls at Xfinity Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old was suspended on Jan. 31 for an unspecified violation of the association’s anti-drug policy. The NBA did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance that was involved, but George told ESPN that he took an “improper medication.”<\/a><\/p>\n

“Over the past few years, I’ve discussed the importance of mental health, and in the course of recently seeking treatment for an issue of my own, I made the mistake of taking an improper medication,” George said in a statement to ESPN.<\/p>\n

George has not spoken publicly since the suspension was announced. George’s comments will be live in the video player above or wherever CBS News Philadelphia is streaming. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The nine-time All-Star is expected to be a full-go in his first game back, meaning no minutes restrictions or ramp-up period.<\/p>\n

The Sixers are 39-33 with 10 games left. They are seventh in the Eastern Conference, currently in a spot to compete in the NBA’s play-in tournament to determine the seventh and eighth seeds in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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