The game between Clippers and Thunder was close and very interesting. A pure duel for the Playoffs that we watched with great interest… Until Paul George was injured. Involuntarily embarrassed during a reception by Luguentz Dort, the star of the Sailboats made a bad movement at the level of the knee before collapsing on the ground. He immediately returned to the locker room. The blow is very hard the troop of Tyronn Lue.
These are papers that we would do well without. After three quarters of a playful game between Los Angeles and OKC, the games are not yet made and the two teams go blow for blow. What comes to taint this beautiful spectacle? A wound. That of a player could not be more important for the Clippers: Paul George.
Paul George limps to the locker room after taking some kind of hit on the rebound with Lu Dort.
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In the battle with Luguentz Dort for a defensive rebound, Paulo found himself caught in the legs of his opponent. A situation that forces the player to put his feet where he can. And which at the same time causes a hyper-extension of his knee. The images are clear, and PG stays on the ground for long seconds before his teammates come to lift him up. Which he refuses, visibly touched by the forced movement of his joint. It will ultimately be the doctors of the franchise staff who will come to help him immediately return to the locker roomwith a gait that is not reassuring: he was limping, before ending up hopping on one leg.
A few weeks before the Playoffs, and while the Clippers are at the heart of a battle that has never, in NBA history, been so intense, losing an element of the caliber of Paul George would be a real nightmare. Currently fifth in the West, the Sailboats are just one win behind the Suns… but only three losses from eleventh place. And the setback suffered last night against the Thunder does not help the overall project. In short, the lights turn red. Examinations will no doubt be forthcoming in the coming hours, but as mentioned above, the images are not likely to be smiling. No way.
Source : NBA