This sucks so bad, freak injury, very sorry for pacers fans. The nba will miss him for this next season.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>All you need to know about the seriousness of Paul George's injury is that I'm looking at Kyrie Irving sobbing,crying in his Dads arms.</p>— MarkJonesESPN (@MarkJonesESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkJonesESPN/statuses/495408190683500545">August 2, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> NBA reacts to injury: LeBron: Man just landed and got a message about @Paul_George24. Made me immediately sick to my stomach!! Praying for u a speedy recovery homie!!! LeBron: Hurt my stomach the moment I heard the news! I didn't want to believe it. Man I need u out there bro!… http://instagram.com/p/rLlEjOiTPI/ Kevin Durant: God bless u my brother @Paul_George24. Im hurt, praying for you. Praying for peace. Praying that God heals you in a supernatural way. Kevin Ware: Minor setback for a major comeback PG. Roy Hibbert: Wtf Skip Bayless: HATE seeing Paul George get hurt in Team USA scrimmage. Hope it's not as bad as it looks, because it looks bad. God bless him. Kevin Love: Prayers for Paul George Paul Pierce: My Prayers go out Paul George hurts me so bad seeing my Nba brothers go down on major injury pray for a speedy recovery Damian Lillard: Prayers up for @Paul_George24 .Everyone take a minute and say a prayer or send some words of encouragement to him. He will come back strong. Steve Nash: Sick to my stomach for Paul George. He's tough as nails though. He'll be back big time. Chandler Parsons: Everybody say your prayers for @Paul_George24 and his family. He will come back stronger from this. #USA Houston Rockets: Best of luck @Paul_George24. Wishing you a speed recovery. #TeamUSA LA Clippers: Our thoughts are with you @Paul_George24 #OneFamily DeAndre Jordan: Sending prayers of a healthy and speedy recovery for my brother @Paul_George24! We are all here for you P. Steph Curry: Pray for PG and his family! Pray for the Doctors overseeing his recovery and that he comes back stronger than before. #USA John Wall: Everybody pray for my bro @Paul_George24 and wish him a speedy recovery...Luv ya bro !! Jason Jones: Folks are crazy. They see Paul George's injury and their first post is "I guess they should have kept Lance" Blake Griffin: Prayers up to @Paul_George24 hate to see that happen to anyone. Andre Iguodala: Prayers for my man Paul George Joel Embiid: Dang just learned about the injury. PRAYERS Dwight Howard: Thoughts and prayers going out to @Paul_George24. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Pacers: Statement from Larry Bird about Paul George Reggie Miller: Just got home and watched the Paul George highlight, kid hang in there, always light at the end of any dark tunnel!! #GetWell #Pacers4Life DeMar DeRozan: Prayers go out to my bro @Paul_George24 & his family. Sad day! Shaun Livingston: I know people are in shock from Paul George's injury. He will be able to bounce back bc he has a warrior mentality. Victor Oladipo: Man just landed in Orlando and heard what happen to my big bro @Paul_George24 you will come back even stronger fam praying for you bro. Corey Brewer: Just Like My Football Injury Freak Accident. Same With Paul George Freak Accident. God Is With Us Both. Everything Happens For A Reason. James Harden: Prayers go out to @Paul_George24 and his family! Keep ya head up G! Cleveland Cavaliers: Our thoughts go out to @Paul_George24 and we wish you a fast recovery. #AllForOne Harrison Barnes: Prayers for @Paul_George24 and a speedy recovery JR Smith: Thinking bout my bro #PG Jamal Crawford: Praying for Paul George.. Jeff Teague: That stuff is crazy man I hate to see anyone get hurt but pg the ultimate competitor and a real cool dude it messed me up Mario Chalmers: Prayers go up to my homie @Paul_George24. We prayin for u bra. Hate to see athletes get hurt Isaiah Thomas: Prayers out 2 Paul George!! Hate to see stuff like that happen smh Dwyane Wade: Praying for @Paul_George24 for not only the player he is but the person he is. Injuries are thee toughest part of sports DeMarcus Cousins: Prayers pout to Paul George and his family. Stay strong brother Tracy McGrady:Man I hate to see that happen to my man PG. Get well soon bro. Boris Diaw: All my thoughts to Paul George right now. Good luck for the recovery and hope to see you soon back on the court. Mason Plumlee: Thoughts and prayers to @Paul_George24 and his family #usa Andre Drummond: #PrayForPG paul_george24 http://instagram.com/p/rLkJufSMcQ/ Nick Young: Praying for my dude paul_george24 I hate seeing stuff like that man http://instagram.com/p/rLhsVvuGPt/ Luol Deng: My prayers are with @Paul_George24, wishing for a quick recovery. Tough to see that happen to anyone. Jason Terry: @Paul_George24 prayers go out to you God bless you Russell Westbrook: Prayers out to @Paul_George24 and his family.. Shaq: Get well soon big paul george. Much love. I kno u will come back stronger. Lance Stephenson: @paul_george24 praying for you bro OKC Thunder: The Thunder joins the NBA family is sending our prayers and support to Paul George. #TeamUSA Kenneth Faried: Damn I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy prayers to the homie @Paul_George24 we going to win this gold for you bruh!! Ben McLemore: Man that just ain't right. Prayers for my dude @Paul_George24 Get well an get back out there Smh Mike Miller: Thoughts and prayers to @Paul_George24 and your family. The NBA family is thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery! #PaulGeorge Darren Collison: Prayers up for the homie @Paul_George24 #speechless
Harden reacts to the injury: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Doctor on ESPN is saying that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PaulGeorge?src=hash">#PaulGeorge</a> will take at minimum a year to recover. Hope he makes it back to the game. <a href="http://t.co/dILFLzOn6V">pic.twitter.com/dILFLzOn6V</a></p>— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/statuses/495419054140973056">August 2, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Personally i don't think it is as bad as an Achilles or acl rupture. I've ruptured my Achilles before, and its pain level, and recovery time is horrible. Regarding PGs recovery, only time well tell to be honest.
This injury is nothing like what happened with Shaun Livingston, who suffered a significant knee injury, with multiple ligament tears. As per media reports they are stating that this was an open displaced fracture of the lower leg (meaning the bones pierced the skin)...Both the fibula and tibia of his leg was broken. Best case scenario that the break was clean/without fragmentation and damage to nerves and major leg vessels...He will need a metal rod plus screws to fix the injury. Anderson Silva's injury comes to mind. But please do remember that PG is 24 and young. Bone's have blood supplies, therefore heal well. The injury is extremely gruesome to look at, but he could make a great recovery(approx 4-6 months for the bone to heal with a rod and screws) another few more for strength and getting over the shock...basically the upcoming season. I wish PG and his family the best in this very hard period of his life.
The stanchion was way closer than either FIBA or NBA standards. Fiba: From the backboard to the stanchion is 1.2 meters (3.94 feet) NBA: From the backboard to the stanchion is 4 feet
NBA fans as a whole. The East isn't even respectable now. The Cavs have a legit shot at going to the finals. Hope PG gets well from this, looks terrible.
Incredible amount of coverage... Imagine if this happened to Lebron. I think ESPN anchors would kill themselves on air.
this is my thought. calcium, vitamin d, k2, magnesium... something has got to be going wrong. I think the joint should give out before the bone breaks like that. The leg should twist... something before the bone breaks. Maybe these guys are playing through leg fractures. Something just seems off about that.
Guys, it's not a calcium issue. The goal base was definitely too close. PG kicked his leg out, but he should be used to moving around in that area, as many games as a pro plays. What ends up happening is, your mind has a memory of how much clearance there usually is and reacts according to that, when you're not directly looking at the area. So, his mind is thinking his foot is going to land a certain way, but the shortened distance throws a wrench in that programmed landing , leaving his foot to land at an unexpected moment and angle. Then, something has to give because his momentum is still moving his body away, and that was his bone.. In other words..his ankle and knee weren't ready to bend appropriately to land , so that forced the bone between them to bend (break).
