After missing Thursday night's loss to the Sixers, Paul George will miss his second consecutive game for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they take on the Spurs later tonight.

According to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman, George's sore right shoulder is continuing to be a hindrance:

George's absence comes at a rather inconvenient time for the Thunder. Oklahoma City still holds the three seed thanks in part Kawhi Leonard's last-second heroics which led the Raptors to a win over the Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Still the three through six seeds are all separated by just three games, and the Thunder could certainly use their MVP candidate on the floor as they enter the stretch run.

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George is posting career highs in points (28.6), rebounds (8.1), assists (4.3) and steals (2.3) while also posting his best Effective Field Goal Percentage (.540). Not only has George emerged as one of the frontrunners for MVP, but he has also established himself as the likely Defensive Player of the Year.

The Thunder have been without Andre Roberson for most of the season, and yet they rank fourth in defensive rating, according to NBA.com. George–who currently leads the league in steals per game and ranks second in defensive win shares–has been the glue that holds everything together.

Without George on the floor on Friday night, the Thunder allowed the Sixers to shoot over 45 percent from the floor and nearly 39 percent from three-point range as Tobias Harris poured in a game-high 32 points.

Oklahoma City will have persevere without George once again as they take on the Spurs in San Antonio.