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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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Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George exited the fourth quarter of Tuesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with an apparent knee injury.

The Clippers haven't provided an update on his status, but the expectation is that George will miss extended time. [Law Murray, The Athletic](https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU/status/1638409208742957057) [Washington's Bradley Beal (knee) inactive for Wednesday's game versus Denver](/nba/player-news/226084/washington-s-bradley-beal-knee-inactive-for-wednesday-s-game-versus-denver)March 22nd, 2023 [Mavericks rule out Tim Hardaway Jr. Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George exited the fourth quarter of Tuesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with an apparent knee injury.

Very few games offer as clear a view of colliding worlds as the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder did at the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night.

On the Clippers’ side, their title chances will rest on the severity of George’s knee. George may wind up being able to recover before the postseason, but their momentum is trending in the wrong direction. Jalen Williams chipped in 20 points, shooting 50 percent from the field and from distance. We witnessed a more melodramatic, soap-opera version of this play out in Brooklyn over the last three years while they fought unsuccessfully to emerge from underneath the New York Knicks’ shadow. Midway through the third quarter, we witnessed the brilliance of George on display as he caught his defender sleeping with a shifty fake outside, then knifed into the paint, reeled in a bounce pass from Mason Plumlee, and then executed a smooth 360 dunk. His 40th 30-point game of the season put him in the exclusive company of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook as the [only Thunder players](https://twitter.com/nbahistory/status/1638404956737740803?s=46&t=YHbtESIwcOGy1dsnBIcnZQ) ever to accomplish that feat.

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.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported an update on Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George.

George had to be helped off the court in the fourth quarter of a matchup with the Thunder.

Since the Los Angeles Clippers made the biggest splash of the 2019 offseason by acquiring Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the franchise have been under the ...

Now they could evaluate him in a couple of weeks and find additional damage that could prolong his rehab, but let's hope that is not the case and George is back on the court in the near future. As a result, the west is a very tight race from spot four to spot 12. However, despite the superstar pairing, the biggest story hasn't been their play but their lack of court time.