PHILADELPHIA — After much pregame prevarication, Paul George went from questionable to probable to playing for the first time this season.

George was penciled into the starting lineup Monday night against the Clippers for the first start since March 4, his 41st and final game of a disastrous and injury-filled first season with the 76ers. It’s fitting that his debut came against the Clippers, for whom he played prior to signing with the 76ers in the summer of 2024.

George used the extended summer sabbatical to recuperate from a slew of injuries that blighted last season. He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in July for an injury suffered during a practice session.

He had returned to full 5-on-5 practice on Oct. 16, but his final ramp-up was laborious. Doctors last week said

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