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Paul George Injury Scare Proves to be Just That
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All posts by Mike LipinskiPublished15 Oct 2024
Whew! That’s the collective sigh of relief coming from Philadelphia 76ers Training Center in Camden, NJ.
Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George has a bone bruise and no structural damage to his left knee and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week, team says. pic.twitter.com/1Jhuuig17X
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 15, 2024
Sixers forward Paul George –who left last night’s preseason 104-89 preseason win against the Atlanta Hawks with a hyperextended left knee– has been diagnosed with a bone bruise and no structural damage, according to head coach Nick Nurse.
The nine-time NBA All-Star will be reevaluated again in about a week, according to Nurse. The Sixers open the 2024-25 NBA season next Wednesday against Doc Rivers’ Milwaukee Bucks at Wells Fargo Center.
George, 34, signed a four-year, $212 million max contract in July with the hope that he would be the missing piece to push the Sixers through the second round of the NBA Playoffs. George has a rather dubious injury history, including missing most of the 2014-2015 season while recovering from a compound fracture of his right tibia-fibula. George had been limited to 56-games or less in four of the previous five seasons until last season’s 76-games played with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Paul George Stats
| Season | Age | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 20 | IND | 61 | 19 | 20.7 | 2.9 | 6.5 | .453 | 0.7 | 2.3 | .297 | 2.3 | 4.2 | .537 | .505 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .762 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 7.8 | |
| 2011-12 | 21 | IND | 66 | 66 | 29.7 | 4.3 | 9.7 | .440 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .385 | 2.9 | 6.1 | .472 | .510 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .802 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 12.1 | MIP-13 |
| 2012-13 | 22 | IND | 79 | 79 | 37.6 | 6.2 | 14.9 | .419 | 2.2 | 5.9 | .362 | 4.1 | 8.9 | .457 | .491 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .807 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 17.4 | DEF2,NBA3,AS,MIP-1,DPOY-8 |
| 2013-14 | 23 | IND | 80 | 80 | 36.2 | 7.2 | 17.0 | .424 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .364 | 4.9 | 10.8 | .458 | .490 | 5.0 | 5.8 | .864 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 21.7 | MVP-9,DEF1,NBA3,AS,DPOY-7 |
| 2014-15 | 24 | IND | 6 | 0 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 8.2 | .367 | 1.5 | 3.7 | .409 | 1.5 | 4.5 | .333 | .459 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .727 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 8.8 | |
| 2015-16 | 25 | IND | 81 | 81 | 34.8 | 7.5 | 17.9 | .418 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .371 | 4.9 | 10.9 | .447 | .490 | 5.6 | 6.5 | .860 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 23.1 | DEF2,NBA3,AS |
| 2016-17 | 26 | IND | 75 | 75 | 35.9 | 8.3 | 18.0 | .461 | 2.6 | 6.6 | .393 | 5.7 | 11.4 | .501 | .534 | 4.5 | 5.0 | .898 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 23.7 | AS |
| 2017-18 | 27 | OKC | 79 | 79 | 36.6 | 7.3 | 17.0 | .430 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .401 | 4.2 | 9.3 | .454 | .521 | 4.3 | 5.2 | .822 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 21.9 | NBA3,AS,DPOY-4 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | OKC | 77 | 77 | 36.9 | 9.2 | 21.0 | .438 | 3.8 | 9.8 | .386 | 5.4 | 11.1 | .484 | .529 | 5.9 | 7.0 | .839 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 28.0 | MVP-3,NBA1,DEF1,AS,DPOY-3,MIP-11 |
| 2019-20 | 29 | LAC | 48 | 48 | 29.6 | 7.1 | 16.3 | .439 | 3.3 | 7.9 | .412 | 3.9 | 8.4 | .464 | .539 | 4.0 | 4.5 | .876 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 21.5 | |
| 2020-21 | 30 | LAC | 54 | 54 | 33.7 | 8.2 | 17.6 | .467 | 3.2 | 7.7 | .411 | 5.1 | 9.9 | .510 | .557 | 3.7 | 4.2 | .868 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 23.3 | NBA3,AS |
| 2021-22 | 31 | LAC | 31 | 31 | 34.7 | 8.6 | 20.5 | .421 | 2.9 | 8.3 | .354 | 5.7 | 12.2 | .467 | .493 | 4.1 | 4.8 | .858 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 24.3 | |
| 2022-23 | 32 | LAC | 56 | 56 | 34.6 | 8.2 | 17.9 | .457 | 2.8 | 7.6 | .371 | 5.4 | 10.3 | .521 | .536 | 4.6 | 5.3 | .871 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 23.8 | AS |
| 2023-24 | 33 | LAC | 74 | 74 | 33.8 | 7.9 | 16.7 | .471 | 3.3 | 7.9 | .413 | 4.6 | 8.8 | .523 | .569 | 3.6 | 3.9 | .907 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 22.6 | AS |
| Career | 867 | 819 | 33.7 | 7.1 | 16.1 | .440 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .385 | 4.5 | 9.4 | .480 | .521 | 4.0 | 4.7 | .854 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 20.8 | |||
| 7 seasons | IND | 448 | 400 | 32.8 | 6.2 | 14.3 | .432 | 2.0 | 5.4 | .370 | 4.2 | 8.9 | .470 | .502 | 3.7 | 4.3 | .850 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 18.1 | ||
| 5 seasons | LAC | 263 | 263 | 33.3 | 8.0 | 17.5 | .455 | 3.1 | 7.9 | .397 | 4.9 | 9.7 | .502 | .544 | 3.9 | 4.5 | .879 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 23.0 | ||
| 2 seasons | OKC | 156 | 156 | 36.7 | 8.2 | 18.9 | .434 | 3.4 | 8.8 | .392 | 4.8 | 10.2 | .470 | .525 | 5.1 | 6.1 | .832 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 25.0 |
