Paul George said the timeline for his sprained knee recovery is a minimum of six weeks. Meaning the earliest he could return is ... next week. That requires the LAClippers to erase a 3-1 series deficit against the Suns and advance to the second round.
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue and Suns forward Ish Wainright have a brotherly relationship and ties to Missouri spanning 15 years.
“It hurts to not play and watch the guys put it all on the line and not be able to do the same,” George said. “It’s very frustrating and it sucks. It really does suck. So we are not looking at going into next year yet. I believe the guys still got enough to win this series and go past further than this series and I’ll be able to join them at some point.”
In September, the 32-year-old George began the season by noting that his “window is shrinking to be a champion.” He and Leonard then played only 38 games together during the 82-game regular season.Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard sits out practice to get treatment on right knee, and team later lists him as out for Game 5 on injury report.
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