Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Paul George diagnosed with Concussion , must get clearance to play in game 3



The Pacers announced Wednesday that Paul George suffered a concussion after taking a knee to the back of the head from Heat guard Dwyane Wade Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals .

George must now enter the NBA’s concussion protocol, which requires a player be symptom-free fpr 24 hours and cleared by an independent doctor before he can return .

George took to the knee to head as seen above with about 4 minutes left in the 4th Quarter he then returned to the game . Later he told reporters that he had blacked out and had blurry vision

George then underwent further testing today as was told by a Neurologist that he had indeed suffered a concussion based on his descriptions post game of losing consciousness .

The Pacers have released a statement that they followed NBA protocol before allowing George to reenter the game but that George had denied any dizziness or blurred vision but was aware of his surroundings .

Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals is set for Saturday in Miami