Paul George

Clippers star Paul George had to be helped off the floor Tuesday night after suffering an apparent leg injury while going up for a rebound and land...

If we have to go through some time without him, we just have to go out there and win some games." I thought he just got hit in the face at the time and stayed down for a while." [Norm [Powell]](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2595516/norman-powell)is coming back pretty soon," Batum said of the Clippers guard, who has been [out with a left shoulder injury](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35881669/clippers-norman-powell-little-bit-longer-says-ty-lue). "And I didn't see the play. "We'll see," Leonard added when asked how the Clippers will adjust if George is out an extended period of time. I didn't even know it looked like that until [an assistant coach] just showed me, so I didn't even know [what happened]."

Even so, there were slip-ups Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder and they even stumbled in stretches, which eventually cost them the game on a night ...

The Thunder capitalized on several communication breakdowns by the Clippers on offense and defense to chip away at the score until they moved ahead 23-22 after the first quarter. They were just 2 for 15 from behind the arc in the first half and trailed 56-51. The game was tied 91-all when George went down and Leonard scored before the Thunder ran off six points in a row to take a 97-93 lead. The Thunder inbounded but missed a shot and Leonard grabbed the rebound. He dribbled down the final seconds but was hounded by Thunder defenders and failed to get a shot off before the buzzer sounded. Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 31.8 points this season, is a large reason why the Thunder have a shot at a playoff spot. The Clippers have just nine games left before the postseason and could go into the playoffs without one of their key players for a second year in a row. “We played too slow, we didn’t share the basketball the right way. Crew chief Curtis Blair told a pool reporter that Leonard aggressively clapped at the official. It started with Dort and then they shrunk the floor,” said Leonard, who led the Clippers with 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. After laying face down for several moments, George was helped off the court and headed to the locker room with a possible hyperextended knee, according to Bally Sports SoCal. Clippers star Kawhi Leonard – who didn’t see the play and said he initially thought George was hit in the face – took the same view.

There was no immediate update on George after the game. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said he was still being evaluated. George later left the arena on the back of ...

Clippers: Leonard received a technical and Terance Mann got hit with two technicals at 4:24 of the second period. The Thunder inbounded, but missed a shot and Leonard grabbed the rebound. They opened on an 18-4 run, but the Thunder tied it minutes later. “I didn't see the play,” Leonard. “Next man up,” Leonard said about the possibility of playing without George. “We played too slow and didn’t share the ball. [Nicolas Batum](https://www.nba.com/watch/video/nicolas-batum-5-points-highlights-vs-oklahoma-city-thunder-2?plsrc=nba&game-highlights=0022201082) hit a jumper to pull the Clippers to 101-100. The game was tied 91-all when George went down. [George got hurt](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/nba/thunder-down-clippers-as-pg-suffers-injury-a1705-20230322) in Tuesday night's (Wednesday, Manila time) [ 101-100 loss](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/nba/thunder-down-clippers-as-pg-suffers-injury-a1705-20230322) to [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander](https://www.nba.com/watch/video/shai-gilgeous-alexander-31-points-highlights-vs-la-clippers?plsrc=nba&game-highlights=0022201082) and the Oklahoma City Thunder. George later left the arena on the back of a cart with his right leg extended. “I just didn’t think we played right the whole night offensively,” Lue said. Supported by staff on either side, George headed to the locker room, appearing unable to put any weight on his right leg.

Paul George suffered an apparent right leg injury in the LA Clippers' 101-100 loss to the OKC Thunder on Tuesday (Mar. 21) night.

George was having a good game for the Clippers with 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists before coming out late in the fourth quarter. Josh Giddey added 13 points, six rebounds and six assists, while Isaiah Joe scored 12 points off the bench. LA Clippers coach Ty Lue said after the game that George is still being evaluated by the medical staff. He was carried off to the locker room and was ruled out for the rest of the game. Paul George suffered an apparent right leg injury in the LA Clippers' 101-100 loss to the OKC Thunder on Tuesday (Mar. George fell awkwardly after rebounding the ball and got tangled up with Lu Dort.

The Los Angeles Clippers could have their title hopes in jeopardy as Paul George left their game with another leg injury.

He nodded on his way out. [March 22, 2023] And, it’s important to remember the gnarly injury he suffered while playing for team USA in the Summer of 2014. He listed himself on the all-time top five team for two-way players along with Gary Payton, Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and Hakeem Olajuwon. Though, Paul George thinks he might be the best two-way wing of all time. The team sits at +2300, the eighth-best odds to win the championship this season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George went down hard in the fourth quarter. He may have taken the Los Angeles Clippers' championship hopes with him.

Clippers: Leonard received a technical and Terance Mann got hit with two technicals at 4:24 of the second period. The Thunder inbounded, but missed a shot and Leonard grabbed the rebound. “I didn’t see the play,” Leonard. They opened on an 18-4 run, but the Thunder tied it minutes later. “We played too slow and didn’t share the ball. He was hounded by Thunder defenders and didn’t get a shot off. “Next man up,” Leonard said about the possibility of playing without George. “I just didn’t think we played right the whole night offensively,” Lue said. The game was tied 91-all when George went down. George later left the arena on the back of a cart with his right leg extended. [Nicolas Batum](https://www.nba.com/watch/video/nicolas-batum-5-points-highlights-vs-oklahoma-city-thunder-2?plsrc=nba&game-highlights=0022201082) hit a jumper to pull the Clippers to 101-100. Supported by staff on either side, George headed to the locker room, appearing unable to put any weight on his right leg.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George, in Tuesday night's 101-100 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, left the game late in the fourth quarter with a right ...

He needed help to walk up to the locker room after getting up. George landed awkwardly after his knee collided with Thunder guard Luguentz Dort when he was trying to get a rebound. I thought he just got hit in the face at the time and stayed down for a while," said Leonard.

Paul George leaves the Clippers-Thunder game with 4 minutes 38 second remaining in the fourth quarter, his right leg appearing to buckle.

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Coach Tyronn Lue said George will need further evaluation on his right knee to determine the full extent of the injury.

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said the 13-year veteran had yet to be fully evaluated. The game was tied 91-91 when George left. Paul George had to be helped to the locker room after this…Prayers.

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George suffers brutal leg injury, leaving fans worried for the team's fate this season. Can Kawhi & Westbrook save the day?

Everyone's waiting with bated breath, hoping for a speedy recovery and minimal damage to the team's chances this season. The team's been up and down this season, but they've been getting their groove on lately. As for the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went off against his old squad, dropping 31 points, along with seven rebounds and four assists. Clippers' coach Ty Lue says they're waiting on the docs to figure out what's up, and the team is crossing their fingers for good news. The jaw-dropping moment happened when George got tangled up with the Thunder's Lu Dort after grabbing a rebound. Last night's edge-of-your-seat game between the LA Clippers and OKC Thunder took a shocking turn when the Clippers' main man, Paul George, went down hard with a gnarly right leg injury.

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George suffered a potentially season-ending injury on Tuesday night and fans fear it was the same leg he broke in two places.

He tweeted: "Paul George left tonight's game with what looks to be a pretty serious knee injury. Do you have a tip on a sports story that Newsweek should be covering? If we have to go through some time without him, we just have to go out there and win some games." Do you have a question about the NBA? But I did see [the replay of the injury]. Speaking to reporters, Lue said: "[George is] still being evaluated right now.

Prior to that, George missed two games in December because of right knee soreness, and seven straight games after injuring his right hamstring tendon on Nov. 19 ...

[Norman Powell](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/norman-powell-hiYUGADQy1AEo1fw/) has missed most of this month recovering from a left shoulder subluxation. But winning games isn’t the concern with George ailing; it’s whether the Clippers can ever get their stars into and through a postseason. After a first-quarter whistle in a matinee game against the Next season is supposed to be the last, best chance for a team led by George and Leonard to win a championship. He had five dunks that actually counted in the first 19 days of March entering Tuesday’s game, two more than he had in the entire month of February. This season the Clippers placed high expectations on themselves to be a contender to see how close the team is to the ultimate goal with George and Leonard under team control for multiple seasons. The worst case scenario is that George has to go through what Leonard went through and, in some ways, is still going through: a post-surgery rehabilitation that costs the Clippers another year of this current era. 29 at Cleveland, the second night of a back-to-back and 12 days after George missed five straight games because of right hamstring soreness. Even through all of the struggles they have had this season to be consistently good, the Clippers’ big-picture thinking is that George and Leonard would be available to play and do something about it. In 2020, the Clippers were shocked in the bubble. George made it back in enough time to begin the Play-In Tournament, but he was placed in health and safety protocols before the win-or-go-home loss to the [Clippers](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/clippers/) are expected to update George’s status on Wednesday.

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The Thunder capitalized on several communication breakdowns by the Clippers on offense and defense to chip away at the score until they moved ahead 23-22 after the first quarter. They were just 2 for 15 from behind the arc in the first half and trailed 56-51. The game was tied 91-all when George went down and Leonard scored before the Thunder ran off six points in a row to take a 97-93 lead. The Thunder inbounded but missed a shot and Leonard grabbed the rebound. He dribbled down the final seconds but was hounded by Thunder defenders and failed to get a shot off before the buzzer sounded. Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 31.8 points this season, is a large reason why the Thunder have a shot at a playoff spot. The Clippers have just nine games left before the postseason and could go into the playoffs without one of their key players for a second year in a row. “We played too slow, we didn’t share the basketball the right way. Crew chief Curtis Blair told a pool reporter that Leonard aggressively clapped at the official. It started with Dort and then they shrunk the floor,” said Leonard, who led the Clippers with 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. After laying face down for several moments, George was helped off the court and headed to the locker room with a possible hyperextended knee, according to Bally Sports SoCal. Clippers star Kawhi Leonard – who didn’t see the play and said he initially thought George was hit in the face – took the same view.

It's not yet clear how significant George's injury might be. Head coach Tyronn Lue said after the game that he didn't have any immediate updates, adding that ...

If we have to go through some time without him, we just have to go out there and win some games.” [Retweet](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoopsrumors.com%2F2023%2F03%2Fpaul-george-being-evaluated-after-injuring-right-leg.html&text=Paul+George+Being+Evaluated+After+Injuring+Right...)2 [Share](#)0 [Send via email](#)0 George landed awkwardly and fell to the floor in obvious pain ( [video link](https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=596&GameID=0022201082&Season=2022-23&flag=1&title=Dort%20P.FOUL%20(P4.T1)%20(C.Blair))). [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-22_bbr) missed a jump shot, George and Thunder forward [Luguentz Dort](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dortlu01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-22_bbr) went up for the rebound and their legs appeared to collide. Entering Tuesday’s game, they’d won five of their last six contests and George had [Norm (Powell)](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/powelno01.html) is coming back pretty soon,” Batum said. Head coach Tyronn Lue said after the game that he didn’t have any immediate updates, adding that the 32-year-old was still being evaluated. [Nicolas Batum](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/batumni01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-22_bbr) said the team will be prepared to continue its playoff push with or without the eight-time All-Star. However, it didn’t look good in real time. Of course, PG is a huge key for us. [talked recently](https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/03/pacific-notes-green-brooks-warriors-lakers-clippers.html) about feeling good physically after dealing with a right knee issue last month. “We obviously miss our teammate, (but) we still got a good coach, good team. [Paul George](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/georgpa01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-22_bbr) suffered an apparent right leg injury during the fourth quarter of the team’s loss to Oklahoma City on Tuesday and left Crypto.com Arena on a cart with his leg extended, according to [Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35915504/paul-george-appears-injure-leg-late-clippers-loss-okc).

Clippers fans collectively held their breath after seeing one of the team's stars fall to the ground Tuesday.

Clippers coach Ty Lue said he did not see George immediately after the game and was waiting to hear more on his star guard's status. "[George is] still being ...

If we have to go through some time without him, we just have to go out there and win some games." I thought he just got hit in the face at the time and stayed down for a while." [Norm [Powell]](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2595516/norman-powell) is coming back pretty soon," Batum said of the Clippers guard, who has been [out with a left shoulder injury](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35881669/clippers-norman-powell-little-bit-longer-says-ty-lue). "And I didn't see the play. "We'll see," Leonard added when asked how the Clippers will adjust if George is out an extended period of time. I didn't even know it looked like that until [an assistant coach] just showed me, so I didn't even know [what happened]."

After going up to secure a defensive rebound in a 91-91 game against Thunder guard Luguentz Dort with 4:40 remaining, George appeared to land awkwardly on his ...

And he was limited to just 31 games last season due to an elbow injury, and he missed time with a knee injury earlier this season. So I feel like I can do things that I haven't been able to do pretty much for the whole season." In August of 2104, George broke two bones in his right leg while playing in a World Cup scrimmage for Team USA, but he did return to play in the final six games of the 2014-15 season. Los Angeles is one game ahead of the Golden State Warriors (37-36) for the sixth spot and a game and a half up on the current top two play-in teams -- the seventh-place Thunder and eighth-place Dallas Mavericks -- that are both 36-36. Ultimately, he was helped back to the locker room where he remained for the rest of the game. Before leaving the game, George tallied 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in 35 minutes.

A leg injury suffered Tuesday could sideline the Clippers' lone All-Star as the regular season winds down.

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Paul George had to be helped to the locker room after suffering a right leg injury during the Clippers, Thunder matchup. Meanwhile, Karl Anthony-Towns along ...

The Clippers and Paul George appear to have dodged the worst-case scenario. The All-Star forward suffered a sprained right knee and will be reevaluated in ...

“We got to stay focused on who we have on the court. George started last season hot as the team’s No. George earned his eighth All-Star selection this season, averaging 23.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists and making 37% of his three-pointers. But less than a quarter later, George lay crumpled on the court. 1 option only to miss more than three months because of a strained elbow ligament. The first round of the playoffs is expected to begin the weekend of April 15. He exited minutes after coach Tyronn Lue had walked slowly toward the same exit, head down, while speaking with one of the team’s executives. “We have to overcome it, you have to, especially for him,” Batum said. And there is no guarantee he will be back for the postseason — assuming the Clippers reach it. The locker room nearly was deserted and the arena hallways almost silent. George stayed down on the court for several minutes. Still, the timing means the Clippers will navigate the rest of the regular season — nine games remain — without George, who leads the team in scoring, assists and steals.

For a team that has been waiting all season to show its championship mettle, the Los Angeles Clippers have concerns about the status of one of their star ...

And he was limited to just 31 games last season due to an elbow injury, and he missed time with a knee injury earlier this season. In August of 2104, George broke two bones in his right leg while playing in a World Cup scrimmage for Team USA, but he did return to play in the final six games of the 2014-15 season. Los Angeles is one game ahead of the Golden State Warriors (37-36) for the sixth spot and a game and a half up on the current top two play-in teams -- the seventh-place Thunder and eighth-place Dallas Mavericks -- that are both 36-36. Ultimately, he was helped back to the locker room where he remained for the rest of the game. It certainly didn't look great, but Los Angeles has to hope that George's injury isn't too serious, as an extended absence for the multi-faceted forward could very well be a death knell for the Clippers' championship campaign. On Wednesday, [ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1638611560053497856) reported that George would be re-evaluated in 2-3 weeks with a sprained knee.

Paul George has a sprained right knee and the Los Angeles Clippers All-Star will be re-evaluated in two to three weeks.

In August 2014, George suffered a gruesome tibia-fibula fracture to his lower right leg when his leg landed and buckled at the base of a basket stanchion during a U.S. The Clippers have a rematch against Oklahoma City at home on Thursday. If we have to go through some time without him, we just have to go out there and win some games." They won five of six games entering Tuesday's night's game against Oklahoma City and George was feeling healthier after dealing with a right knee issue. George was later carried off by two staffers in the tunnel to the locker room. George's timeline for a potential return in the playoffs will be clearer once he is reevaluated, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

LA Clippers star Paul George suffered a terrifying injury in Tuesday night's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Landing awkwardly on his right knee, ...