Walking off the court in Colorado, the Philadelphia 76ers were carrying their seventh-straight loss. Despite having the nine-time All-Star Paul George return to

George said it's important to keep fighting with 43 regular-season games remaining: “To me, it means something. Obviously, coming to Philadelphia, it meant something."

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After his Sixers suffered an upset loss to the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans, George went on a rant about how he was "bored" playing out of position and expressed unhappiness with coach Nick Nurse's coaching schemes. George has been starting at the five in the absence of the injured Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond.

This season, George has appeared in 25 games for the 76ers, at a little over 32 minutes per game. He’s been averaging 16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals with splits of 41.7 percent shooting from the field, 34.1 percent shooting from the three-point line and 81.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse addresses the team's three stars missing the matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

In the aftermath of the 76ers' loss to the Pelicans on Friday, star swingman Paul George opened up on his time playing center for the team. In a blunt response, George admitted that he was "bored" in the role and hinted at a desire to stick to his natural position at small forward.

George, averaging his lowest points per game total (17.2) since 2014, said he was “bored” playing center to help fill the gap left by Joel Embiid’s latest injury woe.

As the season approaches its halfway point, the Philadelphia 76ers, with a 15-26 record, are outside the playoff picture.

Their anticipated starting lineup entering the season – Tyrese Maxey, George, Kelly Oubre, Caleb Martin and Embiid – has played together for 54 minutes. The second-choice lineup, with Yabusele in for Embiid, has logged 72 minutes.

Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday night.