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Paul George on leg injury: ‘Second I saw my bone, I just lost it’

By Mike Dyce

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Indiana Pacers star Paul George is chronicling his road to recovery in a series with Bleacher Report.

The Indiana Pacers lost Paul George before the season started, suffering a compound fracture of his leg in a freak accident playing for Team USA over the summer.

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“It was just awkward. My leg hit the stanchion. I didn’t really feel nothing then, but I just knew I couldn’t put my foot down,” George said. “I looked down to see my legs, and I saw my bone. The second I saw my bone, I just lost it.”

As hard as it was for George to watch, it was equally hard for fans to watch, and possibly even harder for his mother.

“At that moment, I was thinking in my mind, ‘I hope his career is not over,’” Paulette George said.

Now George is on the road to recovery, and has teamed up with Bleacher Report for an exclusive look into his rehabilitation with a series of one-on-one interviews. It is an interesting look into his mindset and the changes taking place, both physically and mentally.

“I felt I was immortal. I felt I was invincible. I’ve made so many plays where guys go down and I walked up clean from it. So I did feel that nothing bad could ever happen to me while I was on the court,” George said.

Watch the first interview below, via Bleacher Report:

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