Oh Snap!

Last night during the White Blue practice game for the NBA's USA Team, Indiana Pacer's star player Paul George broke both his tibia and fibula with just less than 10 minutes left in the game. I've seen a lot of injuries in basketball, but this one has to be one of the hardest to watch. Warning, this video is graphic.

After being taken off the court and the game being cut short, fans and fellow NBA players took to Twitter to show George support. He Tweeted back saying "Thanks everybody for the love and support.. I'll be ok and be back better than ever!!! Love y'all!!" Twitter gave him the opportunity to reassure his fans and colleagues directly that he is feeling okay and optimistic. George has over 800,000 Twitter followers, and his daily tweets probably help his fans feel close to him. Especially now with his injury. He is probably going to appreciate all of the support he is getting since sources say he is out for the season. First Derrick Rose with his injury last year, now him?

Speaking of Derrick Rose, he is also playing for Team USA which has been pretty controversial. The Chicago Bulls super star injured his left ACL in a playoffs game again the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2011-2012 season. He returned the next season to play only ten games before tearing his right knee meniscus. These Team USA games are the first time he's played competitively since his second injury. It's controversial because he isn't being payed to play for Team USA, and if he injures himself again, he may be out for another season. After what happened to Paul George, anything is possible. After signing a 5 year, nearly 100 million dollar contract with the Bulls, I assume they'd like to have him play.