# ‘He’s Been Their Best Player’: Joel Embiid Praises Paul George After 76ers’ Disappointing Loss To Celtics

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4 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 11, 2026, 6:21 AM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-active-basketball-news-hes-been-their-best-player-joel-embiid-praises-paul-george-after-76ers-disappointing-loss-to-celtics/>

Despite an embarrassing loss against the Philadelphia 76ers’ arch rivals, Joel Embiid looked at the bright side. His former teammate, Paul George, was thriving. In his post-game comments about PG after the 76ers’ 123-101 loss to the Boston Celtics, Embiid showered praise on the Celtics Forward and touched upon their “special relationship” that extends beyond

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- Nov 11, 2026, 2:34 AM: [George excels as Celtics best Sixers](<https://www.skysports.com/nba/news/12040/13610861/nba-boston-celtics-best-lebron-james-philadelphia-76ers-as-jaylen-brown-shares-frosty-reunion-with-former-team>) — Sky Sports (Sports, United Kingdom)
  Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and outplayed former Boston team-mate Jaylen Brown, and Paul George hit six 3-pointers and scored 36 points in his return to Philadelphia, leading the Celtics past the 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday night.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:21 AM: [‘He’s Been Their Best Player’: Joel Embiid Praises Paul George After 76ers’ Disappointing Loss To Celtics](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-active-basketball-news-hes-been-their-best-player-joel-embiid-praises-paul-george-after-76ers-disappointing-loss-to-celtics/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  Despite an embarrassing loss against the Philadelphia 76ers’ arch rivals, Joel Embiid looked at the bright side. His former teammate, Paul George, was thriving. In his post-game comments about PG after the 76ers’ 123-101 loss to the Boston Celtics, Embiid showered praise on the Celtics Forward and touched upon their “special relationship” that extends beyond
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:48 AM: [Celtics’ Paul George has been best NBA offseason acquisition](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/celtics-paul-george-best-nba-164834240.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Has there been a better offseason move than the Celtics trading for Paul George?
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:54 AM: [What We Learned From 76ers’ Blowout Loss to Celtics](<https://www.si.com/nba/76ers/onsi/what-we-learned-76ers-blowout-loss-celtics-01m75pcfy6tk>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Philadelphia’s season-long issues spoiled Jaylen Brown’s revenge game on Tuesday night as the 76ers fell to the Celtics 123-101. Here's what we learned.