Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George is no stranger to injuries this 2019-20 NBA season. Fortunately, it seems he managed to dodge a bullet against the San Antonio Spurs.
George was seen taking a gruesome elbow to the face from shooting guard DeMar DeRozan midway through the third quarter of Monday's contest, via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints:
The nasty elbow to the face Paul George took from DeMar DeRozan.#Clippers pic.twitter.com/YbRhi7OfK9
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 4, 2020
George was forced to exit back to the locker room for a brief moment to tend to a bloody nose.
Paul George just took a nasty elbow to the face from DeMar DeRozan. He was down for a minute, now on his way to the locker room with what looks like a bloody nose. #Clippers
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 4, 2020
Fortunately, he was quickly able to make his return and knock down the ensuing free-throws.
Paul George is back on the court after the Clippers timeout. He's taking these two free throws with two cotton balls in his nose.
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 4, 2020
Interestingly enough, George was awarded free-throws because officials punished DeRozan with a flagrant 1 foul for the hit.
DeMar DeRozan has been hit with a flagrant 1 foul for the hit on Paul George. #Clippers
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 4, 2020
The contact from DeMar DeRozan was clearly inadvertent as he was attempting to go up for a tough shot in the paint. Regardless, it appears the refs felt otherwise and rewarded the Clippers.
Los Angeles can now breathe a collective sigh of relief that the injury was not too serious. Paul George is already on a minutes restriction after making his return from a hamstring injury and the last thing they need is another setback.
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