Paul George scored 36 in Philadelphia and is sick for Toronto, so his managers lose one of his three games this week

A manager who started Paul George on Tuesday and planned to start him again on Wednesday has to change the second half of that plan. The Celtics listed George as out for Wednesday's game in Toronto with an illness on their official injury report, which CBS Sports and HoopsHype also reported, and it means he will miss the second night of Boston's back-to-back and play next on Sunday against Dallas. In a fantasy week that runs Monday to Sunday, the Celtics play three times, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, so George now has two games at most where he was expected to have three.

The timing is unkind because of what he did the night before. In Boston's 123-101 win in Philadelphia, George scored 36 points in 30 minutes on 14-of-22 shooting with six threes, five rebounds and a single turnover, by ESPN's box score, which is 53 fantasy points under ESPN's standard scoring and his best night since the 38 he scored in his Celtics debut in Detroit. The Celtics are 9-2, and he finished the night at plus-17.

Every player in this story is on the fantasy basketball rankings and the 2026-27 projections, and the NBA depth charts show where each one stands in his team’s rotation tonight.