NBA Playoffs 2014: Conference Finals Bracket Picks, Championship Odds and More

May 24th, 2014 by Sean ODonnell Leave a reply »

As if the 2014 NBA playoffs haven't been chock full of enough anxiety, excitement and drama up until now, a pair of injuries have only increased the intensity leading into Game 3 of each series.

With the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat set to take the court on Saturday, the availability of Pacers star Paul George was in question after suffering a concussion in Game 2.

The Pacers received some good news on Saturday and released a statement to the Associated Press, via ESPN.com, that George is cleared to return to action:

Under the care of the Indiana Pacers' medical staff, Paul George has spent the past three days engaged in the NBA's Return-to-Participation Exertion Protocol as part of the NBA's Concussion Policy. George remained symptom free after each step of the process. The Pacers staff consulted with Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, the NBA's Director of Concussion Management, throughout George's progress through the protocol and Friday cleared him to return to normal basketball activity.

In the West, the ongoing saga has been in regard to the Oklahoma City Thunder's Serge Ibaka.

The Thunder are currently ...

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