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LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George got hurt in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's 101-100 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the ...

The Thunder inbounded, but missed a shot and Leonard grabbed the rebound. Clippers: Leonard received a technical and Terance Mann got hit with two technicals at 4:24 of the second period. 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. The game was tied 91-all when George went down. [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. 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. He may have taken the Los Angeles Clippers' championship hopes with him.

Clippers star Paul George had to be helped off the floor Tuesday night after suffering an apparent leg injury while going up for a rebound and landing ...

Clippers coach Ty Lue said in his postgame news conference that George was still being evaluated and that he hadn't yet spoken with him. He nodded to reporters on his way out. George landed awkwardly and crumpled immediately to the floor, staying there for several minutes.

Paul George injured his leg late in the game as the Clippers fail to score in final possession during the 101-100 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The backup guard was ejected 4:24 before the half by official Curtis Blair after a pair of rapid-fire technical fouls. His attempted go-ahead shot was released after the final buzzer, and Leonard pleaded for a foul. A team that often has found itself playing from behind while adjusting to three new rotation players — the Clippers own a negative net rating during first quarters since the All-Star break — seized control through sheer force. He averaged 28.3 points, six rebounds and five assists in his previous seven games entering Tuesday, a run that coincided with a 5-2 record. George was driven out of the arena on the back of a cart, his right leg extended. George fell to the court and stayed there for minutes as teammates surrounded him while medical staffers knelt over him.

Los Angeles Clippers All-Star Paul George suffered a right leg/knee injury in Tuesday's loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

On the other end of the floor, Josh Giddey found his own and-one opportunity, Jalen Williams scrapped his way to a highly contested layup before Gilgeous- ...

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 — Lu Dort, for what felt like an eternity, stayed with Kawhi Leonard step for step. Leonard used every trick in his bag to shake Dort.

[How did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander grow into an OKC Thunder superstar? Paul George and Russell Westbrook started for the Thunder the last time OKC won at the Clippers. - The Thunder hasn’t beaten the Clippers in Los Angeles since Jan. The Blue will finish its regular season Thursday in Henderson, Nevada, against the G League Ignite. “We’re open-minded to it, but we haven’t played one yet.” Having SGA available for that Lakers game would obviously be a boon. The Thunder responded to an 18-4 Clippers start with a 19-4 run of OKC’s own. George kicked ahead to Westbrook who hammered home the fastbreak dunk. Then Paul George picked SGA’s pocket. More:

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.

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George (13) is defended by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game ...

The Clippers lost a coach's challenge of an out-of-bounds call with 30 seconds left. They opened on an 18-4 run, but the Thunder tied it up minutes later. The game was tied 91-all when George went down. George went down under the Thunder’s basket … Nicolas Batum hit a jumper to pull the Clippers to 101-100. George went down under the Thunder’s basket with 4:38 remaining.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points against his former team and Jalen Williams added 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder continued to solidify their ...

Derrick White added 20 points for the Celtics, and Marcus Smart scored 17. San Antonio lost for the third time in four games. John Collins added 15 points and eight rebounds, and Clint Capela had 12 points and 16 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis tallied 16 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for the Kings, who lost their second straight. However, after dribbling near the 3-point arc for 21 seconds, he was unable to get a shot off in time. Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and Paul George added 18 against his former team before departing with a knee injury.

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.

The LA Clippers will have both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George available. The only key rotation player missing from the team is Norman Powell with a left shoulder ...

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.

Paul George has a sprained right knee and the Los Angeles Clippers All-Star will be reevaluated in two to three weeks.

In August 2014, George suffered a gruesome tibia-fibula fracture to his lower right leg when his leg landed and buckled at the base of a basket stanchion during a U.S. The Clippers have a rematch against Oklahoma City at home on Thursday. If we have to go through some time without him, we just have to go out there and win some games." They won five of six games entering Tuesday's night's game against Oklahoma City and George was feeling healthier after dealing with a right knee issue. George was later carried off by two staffers in the tunnel to the locker room. George's timeline for a potential return in the playoffs will be clearer once he is reevaluated, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

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.

Estamos en un momento crucial de la temporada y, con la franquicia de Los Ángeles jugándose su clasificación a los próximos playoffs, lo tendrán que hacer ...

- 22 Mar 2023 - 21 Mar 2023 Los californianos tienen 9 encuentros por delante. Tendrán que enfrentarse dos veces a los Grizzlies en Memphis, jugar contra los Suns en Phoenix para el 82º enfrentamiento del curso, probablemente con Es por ello que los Clippers se tienen que andar con muchísimo cuidado. El Oeste está más apretado que nunca a estas alturas del año. Pero tienen que tener cuidado con lo que se viene porque tienen equipos muy cerca que podrían adelantarse de aquí al final de la temporada regular. El escolta está promediando 24 puntos, 6 rebotes y 5 asistencias. [Los Angeles Clippers](https://www.blogdebasket.com/tag/los-angeles-clippers) están en plena lucha para clasificarse a los playoffs. Actualmente se encuentran en quinta posición, con 38 victorias y 35 derrotas.

He sprained his right elbow in December 2021. A couple of weeks later, the Clippers said he suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. He was out ...

Leonard suffered a partial ACL tear in his right knee during the 2021 Western Conference semifinals and didn't return. He was out for three months and returned to play the final few weeks of the season. George had twin surgeries in his right and left shoulders in spring 2019 while with Oklahoma City. He later left the arena on a cart with his right leg extended. His knee made contact with the Thunder's Luguentz Dort, who was going for a rebound with 4:38 remaining. They end the regular season on April 9 at Phoenix, a team they could meet in the first round of the playoffs, which begin six days later.

A worst-case scenario became the best-possible news for the Clippers' Paul George, who was diagnosed with a sprained right knee Wednesday. Less than 24 hours ...

Portland, at Phoenix) – and Leonard has continued to sit out one game in those scenarios as part of the team’s health plan for him. Anything more serious could spell the end of the season for George and deliver a blow to the Clippers’ title hopes. “We got to stay focused on who we have on the court. The few remaining players, however, said the team needs to move forward and not dwell on the situation. George immediately fell to the floor, clutching his leg. Less than 24 hours after appearing to hyperextend his right knee, an MRI revealed that the All-Star wing suffered a less dire injury.

La estrella de los Clippers, Paul George, tiene un esguince en la rodilla derecha y será reevaluado en dos o tres semanas.

[quintos en la Conferencia Oeste](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/posiciones) con nueve juegos restantes de temporada regular. Más tarde, dos miembros del personal se llevaron a George por el túnel hasta el vestuario. La línea de tiempo de George para un posible regreso en los playoffs será más clara una vez que sea reevaluado, dijeron las fuentes a Adrian Wojnarowski de ESPN.