Paul George is relishing every moment of his Olympic experience for all the right reasons.

No doubt, he deserves his spot in the gathering of the world’s best athletes. His road to recovery, after sustaining an extremely grotesque and major injury during a Team USA scrimmage two years ago, is both a pleasant surprise and an inspiration.

While George is thriving for the United States, another Olympic athlete in France’s Samit Aid Said suffered the same leg injury that the Indiana Pacers star went through.

Understandably, this had Paul George taking to Twitter to express his support for his fellow Olympian.

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Here’s footage of the injury during the Gymnastics event. Be warned that this is a very graphic video and not for the faint of heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o0V-hzWe5k