Paul George Injury: Latest Reports and Comments Surrounding Pacers Star

August 2nd, 2014 by Mike Chiari Leave a reply »

After suffering a gruesome leg injury during Friday night's USA basketball intrasquad scrimmage, Indiana Pacers star Paul George underwent surgery and is expected to miss the entire 2014-15 season.

Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports was among the first to report the news of George's prognosis:



The injury occurred during the fourth quarter of the Blue vs. White game in preparation of the FIBA World Cup when George attempted to block a shot by Houston Rockets guard James Harden. George's foot unluckily got caught under the stanchion at the bottom of the basket, which caused his leg to bend in an unnatural and horrifying way.

Following George's injury, the game was cut short as George's teammates and coaches were clearly rattled by the situation.

According to ESPN's Mark Jones, George's injuries were specifically compound fractures of both the tibia and the fibula in his right leg:



With the surgery now completed, Candace Buckner of the Indianapolis Star is reporting that George will remain hospitalized for a couple more days:



One can only assume ...

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