For a workforce that has been ready all season to point out its championship mettle, the Los Angeles Clippers have issues in regards to the standing of one in every of their star gamers. Paul George appeared to injure his proper leg late within the fourth quarter of a 101-100 loss to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that George can be re-evaluated in 2-3 weeks with a sprained knee.
After going as much as safe a defensive rebound in a 91-91 recreation in opposition to Thunder guard Luguentz Dort with 4:40 remaining, George appeared to land awkwardly on his proper leg as his knee regarded prefer it turned hyperextended. He instantly fell to the ground, grabbed his proper knee and stayed down for a number of minutes. Ultimately, he was helped again to the locker room the place he remained for the remainder of the sport.
You can see the play the place the damage occurred beneath:
It definitely did not look nice, however Los Angeles has to hope that George’s damage is not too critical, as an prolonged absence for the multi-faceted ahead might very nicely be a dying knell for the Clippers’ championship marketing campaign. The common season ends in 18 days, so whereas he’s unlikely to play within the common season, George could possibly be again in time for the primary spherical of the playoffs.
The Clippers stay in fifth place, however the loss dropped them to 38-35 they usually now path the fourth-place Phoenix Suns by two video games within the loss column. Los Angeles is one recreation forward of the Golden State Warriors (37-36) for the sixth spot and a recreation and a half up on the present prime two play-in groups — the seventh-place Thunder and eighth-place Dallas Mavericks — which can be each 36-36.
Before leaving the sport, George tallied 18 factors, seven rebounds, 5 assists and three steals in 35 minutes. He additionally turned in a reputable dunk of the yr candidate with a full 360 throw-down that was particularly spectacular given the truth that it got here within the half courtroom versus in transition.
When George is wholesome, he is one of the dynamic two-way gamers in your entire NBA. Unfortunately, he is no stranger to damage points, each this season and earlier in his profession. In August of 2104, George broke two bones in his proper leg whereas taking part in in a World Cup scrimmage for Team USA, however he did return to play within the ultimate six video games of the 2014-15 season. And he was restricted to simply 31 video games final season resulting from an elbow damage, and he missed time with a knee damage earlier this season.
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George lately stated that he was lastly beginning to really feel like himself out on the ground.
“I’m in a position to truly hoop,” George stated after the Clippers’ March 5 win over the Grizzlies. “I had a tough time planting and pushing off for a very long time. But now my physique feels fairly good. So I really feel like I can do issues that I have never been in a position to do just about for the entire season.”
