Paul George

Clippers star Paul George proceeded to twist his knee after colliding with Luguentz Dort late in the fourth.

Clippers fans will be hoping that George’s injury doesn’t end up being too serious. However, Dort got into George’s space after the Clippers star had already corralled the ball. [Los Angeles Clippers](/nba/los-angeles-clippers) have been incredibly unlucky with injuries over the past few seasons.

George had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 35 minutes played. The Thunder beat the Clippers 101-100.

The Clippers have nine games remaining in the regular season. The greater concern is whether George suffered the kind of injury Tuesday night that Leonard suffered in the 2021 postseason. The Clippers would take a short-term absence from George, measured in days or even weeks if it meant that George avoided a serious injury. They could opt to start [Eric Gordon](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/eric-gordon-Lj7fp7oMTPR6Thay/) with Leonard and have [Robert Covington](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/robert-covington-u9E829AVwz1EFYDu/) in an expanded role with [Nicolas Batum](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/nicolas-batum-aZd9AWpFGMnPuU2e/) and [Terance Mann](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/terance-mann-5ckD9JvYcPCUx6NM/), and then Powell would be a welcome return to make up for lost scoring juice. The fact that there’s a rematch between the teams on Thursday makes a George absence immediately relevant between those two teams. [LA Clippers](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/clippers/) star [Paul George](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/paul-george-kIIUTtsJtSpaZfu1/) exited Tuesday’s game against the [Oklahoma City Thunder](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/thunder/) with an apparent right leg injury.

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George suffered an apparent leg injury during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. George suffered an injury in the ...

The Clippers did not provide an immediate update on the injury. [Los Angeles Clippers](https://basketnews.com/teams/356-los-angeles-clippers.html) star [Paul George](https://basketnews.com/players/7431-paul-george.html) suffered an apparent leg injury during the game against the [Oklahoma City Thunder](https://basketnews.com/teams/902-oklahoma-city-thunder.html). Paul George suffered an apparent leg injury after landing awkwardly as he went up for a rebound and banged his knee with Luguentz Dort's knee in the air.

Paul George was helped to the locker room after appearing to suffer a leg injury in the fourth quarter of the Clippers' game against the Thunder.

They opened on an 18-4 run, but the Thunder tied it minutes later. The Clippers lost a coach’s challenge of an out-of-bounds call with 30 seconds left. He was hounded by Thunder defenders and didn’t get a shot off. Nicolas Batum hit a jumper to pull the Clippers to 101-100. The game was tied 91-all when George went down. “I didn’t see the play,” Leonard.

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.

After going up to secure a defensive rebound against Thunder guard Lu Dort, George appeared to land awkwardly on his right leg. He immediately fell to the floor ...

So I feel like I can do things that I haven't been able to do pretty much for the whole season." Earlier this month, he said that he was finally starting to feel like himself out on the floor. Ultimately, he was helped back to the locker room where he remained for the rest of the game. He was limited to just 31 games last season due to an elbow injury, and he missed time with a knee injury this season. "I had a hard time planting and pushing off for a long time. Before leaving the game, George tallied 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in 35 minutes.

LA Clippers star Paul George suffered a right leg injury late in Tuesday night's loss to the OKC Thunder. George was helped to the locker room and never ...

For a team that has been waiting all season for 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. 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.

Clippers guard Paul George was assisted off the floor and helped to the locker room after sustaining an apparent right knee injury during the fourth quarter ...

Currently, the teams sitting in sixth through 12th place are all within 2 1/2 games of the Clippers. The Clippers can’t afford to lose one of their stars for a significant period with just nine games left in the regular season. Only the top six teams automatically qualify for the postseason. Los Angeles sits in fifth place in the Western Conference, just one game up on the Golden State Warriors and 1 1/2 games in front of both the Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. Paul George had to be helped to the locker room after this…Prayers. Clippers guard Paul George was assisted off the floor and helped to the locker room after sustaining an apparent right knee injury during the fourth quarter of Los Angeles’ 101-100 loss to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

The Clippers Paul George had to be helped off the court following a leg injury in the fourth quarter, putting a scare into Los Angeles faithful.

George had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists before exiting the game. After the game, Tyronn Lue said George was still being evaluated and had no update on his status. [March 22, 2023]

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.

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.

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.

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]."