Watch Video: US NBA star Paul George suffers horrific injury during a showcase game
3 Aug 2014 7:33 PM IST
Paul George is recovering in a Las Vegas hospital following successful surgery
Indiana Pacers' Paul George is carted off the court after breaking his right leg during the USA Basketball Showcase intrasquad game in Las Vegas on Friday. (Photo: AP)
Indiana: The 24-year-old Indiana Basketball Pacer star Paul George landed awkwardly on his right leg after contesting a layup attempt by James Harden of the Houston Rockets early in the fourth quarter.
Several players, including Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, were visibly upset as George received medical treatment before being taken off the court on a stretcher. George was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital where he is recovering following successful surgery.
Watch Video: Paul George breaks his leg, video courtesy NBA Highlights
USA Basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has steered the U.S. team to the past two Olympic gold medals, then told the crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center that the intra-squad game would not continue.
"It's a tough situation for our entire organization, our coaches and players are very, very emotional," USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo told reporters.
"There's no way the game could have gone on under the circumstances."
Indiana Basketball Pacer star Paul George. (Photo: AP/ File)
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver later said in a statement: "It was difficult to watch the injury that Paul George sustained tonight while representing his country. The thoughts and prayers of all of us at the NBA are with Paul and his family."
LeBron James, the NBA's biggest star, tweeted: "Man just landed and got a message about @Paul_George24. Made me immediately sick to my stomach!! Praying for u a speedy recovery homie!!!"
Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose, left, and Denver Nuggets' Kenneth Faried,
right, react after seeing Indiana Pacers' Paul George get injured during
the USA Basketball Showcase game Friday. (Photo: AP)
Hours after suffering a horrific leg injury during a USA Basketball scrimmage, Indiana Pacers star Paul George took to Twitter to thank well-wishers as well as promise a return.
Thanks everybody for the love and support.. I'll be ok and be back better than ever!!! Love y'all!! #YoungTrece
— Paul George (@Paul_George24) August 2, 2014Larry Bird, the Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations, said in a statement: "We are aware of the injury sustained by Paul George in Friday night's Team USA game in Las Vegas and we are obviously greatly concerned.
"At this time our thoughts and prayers are with Paul. We are still gathering details and will have an updated statement Saturday."
Sacramento Kings' DeMarcus Cousins reacts after seeing Indiana Pacers'
Paul George get injured during the USA Basketball Showcase game on
Friday. (Photo: AP)
USA Basketball will be selecting a team to defend their 2010 world title at the World Cup in Spain beginning on Aug. 30.
They are aiming to become only the third team after Brazil (1959 and 1963) and Yugoslavia (1998 and 2002) to win back-to-back world titles.
( Source : reuters )
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