Clippers' Paul George out weeks after suffering brutal knee injury against Thunder: report

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Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George’s knee injury on Tuesday night was not good to look at on replay, and fans knew based on the video and the forward’s reaction a bad injury occurred. 

The Clippers learned George’s MRI results on Wednesday, and according to ESPN, he sustained a sprained right knee and will be reevaluated by the team in two-to-three weeks. 

George’s injury occurred when he appeared to collide with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 101-100 loss. As George landed after grabbing a rebound, video replay clearly showed his knee buckle, and he was in immediate pain. 

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Paul George #13 of the Los Angeles Clippers suffers an apparent knee injury during a basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on March 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

His Clippers teammates looks on as George was writhing in pain on the hardwood. Yet, the timeline for George, if he is healthy following the two-to-three weeks, will have him back on the court with those teammates between April 5 and April 13. 

Los Angeles’ last regular season game is April 9 against the Phoenix Suns prior to the playoffs beginning. The Clippers are currently the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference, which would earn them a chance to vie for the Larry O’Brien Trophy at the end of the year. 

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The Clippers would obviously like George to return on time, as he is the team’s leading scorer this season with 23.8 points averaged per