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LAS VEGAS -- Indiana Pacers star Paul George suffered an apparent severe lower right leg injury Friday night during the Team USA intrasquad scrimmage at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center.
George's leg landed and then buckled at the base of the basket stanchion after he fouled James Harden on a drive to the basket just 27 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Nearby teammates immediately reacted, with Harden doubling over as George recoiled on the baseline.
Medics, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski and members of George's family who were at the game rushed to his side.
His right leg was put in an air cast and he was taken to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Las Vegas after being treated for about 15 minutes on the court. His family members accompanied him there.
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo wouldn't speculate on the severity of the injury afterward.
"We don't know," he said. "Everyone saw what we saw. That's for the medical team to see."
After he left in an ambulance, the rest of the game -- a showcase game between players in camp for the U.S. as it looks to trim its roster ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain that begins Aug. 30 -- was canceled.
The White team led George's Blue team 81-71 at the time.
LAS VEGAS -- Indiana Pacers star Paul George suffered an apparent severe lower right leg injury Friday night during the Team USA intrasquad scrimmage at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center.
George's leg landed and then buckled at the base of the basket stanchion after he fouled James Harden on a drive to the basket just 27 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Nearby teammates immediately reacted, with Harden doubling over as George recoiled on the baseline.
Medics, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski and members of George's family who were at the game rushed to his side.
His right leg was put in an air cast and he was taken to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Las Vegas after being treated for about 15 minutes on the court. His family members accompanied him there.
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo wouldn't speculate on the severity of the injury afterward.
"We don't know," he said. "Everyone saw what we saw. That's for the medical team to see."
After he left in an ambulance, the rest of the game -- a showcase game between players in camp for the U.S. as it looks to trim its roster ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain that begins Aug. 30 -- was canceled.
The White team led George's Blue team 81-71 at the time.
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