PG Injury

[Wizop]

Per the Pacers:

Tuesday night, Indiana Pacers forward Paul George took a knee to the back of his head during the fourth quarter of the Eastern Conference Finals game against Miami. Immediately after the play, George exhibited no symptoms of a concussion and, in response to questions from the Pacers’ medical staff, he denied dizziness, nausea, and issues with his vision. He was also active and aware of his surroundings. As a result, the Indiana medical staff did not suspect a concussion.

Following the game, George stated for the first time that he “blacked out” on the play. As a result of this statement, the team conducted the NBA-mandated concussion assessment, which did not reveal any active symptoms of concussion.

Because of the statement and Indiana’s ongoing evaluation and management of potential concussions, George underwent further testing and evaluation Wednesday morning. He has been diagnosed by the team’s consulting neurologist with a concussion, based on his post-game reporting that he had briefly lost consciousness during the game. He will begin the NBA-mandated protocol for return-to-participation after a diagnosed concussion.

[Jake0890]

We might get saved by the 3 day break between games 2 and 3. PG needs to be there for us to win. Lance isn't gonna win us the game without PG being there.

[DivineFury]

Concussions are no joke, and taking a knee to the back of the head is very dangerous. Hope PG is okay and is close to 100 by Game 3 so we can all enjoy some more great basketball.

[basketballwacko2]

This will make PG stronger in game 3 he will dominate.

[EuroPacer]

Not good news. I've had my share of concussions and even if the symptoms might be gone I always found it can cause a nad headache at any time for quite some time to come.