Indiana Pacers star forward Paul George will return to the team tomorrow when they face the Miami Heat in an all important game for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference.
After a long 8 month hiatus from the team and much debate on when he will return, if he will return and what kind of impact he would have on the team, it’s finally official. The PG-13 era will begin.
Following from Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski.
Eight months after breaking his leg in a USA Basketball scrimmage, Paul George will return to the Indiana Pacers lineup on Sunday, he says.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) April 4, 2015
Paul George comes back to a team currently sitting 1.5 games behind the Heat for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. The Easter Sunday return of George will be fleshed out later in the day as George, his head coach Frank Vogel and the team doctor will be talking to the media.
Following from ESPN’s Marc Stein.
Pacers just announced that Paul George and Frank Vogel will meet with the media this afternoon to expound on his return along with team doc
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) April 4, 2015
From Yahoo! Sports Marc J. Spears.
Pacers Larry Bird on Paul George: "His minutes will be limited in games he plays as we evaluate his progress moving forward"
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) April 4, 2015
As expected, PG-13 will be on a minutes restriction for the time being as he gets back to the flow of the game but this couldn’t have happened at a better time for the team. They have been struggling recently and their starting point guard George Hill even called the team out and their lack of effort.
The return of George will certainly be a spark the team needs and it immediately makes the 6 o’clock start in Indiana against the Heat a must-watch. Everyone should fire up their league pass and get ready for this one.
George made it official himself posting the following on his instagram account.
