On a night when the basketball-loving world was set to revel in young stars competing on a no-consequence stage, it was the fall of a star that sent shock waves through the sport.
With 9:33 remaining in the fourth quarter of Friday’s Team USA showcase in Las Vegas, Paul George, while attempting to challenge a James Harden layup, landed and caught his right leg beneath the basket stanchion. According to SportsCenter, he sustained a compound fracture of his tibia and fibula.
Even in real time, it was clear George had suffered a serious injury. His lower leg appeared to bend the wrong way. You can view the injury here. (Warning: Video contains graphic images.)
For minutes afterward, the players, many of them with towels and hands over their heads, sat in stunned silence. Slowly, reluctantly, they began milling around the court, exchanging quick, unbelieving words, the crowd around them equally subdued.
George was eventually carried off by stretcher, the calm look on his face masking a deeper pain. Or shock. Or both.
Moments later, head coach Mike Krzyzewski, mi ...
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Paul George Leg Injury Casts Dark Shadow Over Basketball World
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