Paul George suffered a freak injury during the intra-squad training of the members of the Team USA pool for the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Spain on Friday night. The Indiana Pacers’ franchise player broke his lower leg in half in what would be the most gruesome injuries in basketball in recent memory.
By now, the basketball community is abuzz of the gruesome injury Indiana Pacers superstar Paul George suffered a leg injury while chasing down of the fast break attempt of James Harden in Team U.S.A.'s practice scrimmage for the upcoming FIBA World Championships at the Thomas and Mack Center. Here are some of the Twitter reactions of NBA players and personalities on the shocking injury:
Tony Parker has already won four championships with the San Antonio Spurs but the Frenchman wants to add more to his title collection after signing a three-year $43.5 million contract extension with the Texas franchise.
NBA News - Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal and rapper Waka Flocka Flame are in hot water after a man, Jahmel Binion sued both plus another NBA player in Trey Burke for mocking his appearance on social media Twitter.
LeBron James going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers has sent shockwaves to the entire NBA landscape and Paul George of the Indiana Pacers has admitted that James and these Cavs are the team to beat in the upcoming 2014-2015 NBA season.
Metta World Peace is bringing his brand of basketball to China to play for the Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and is set to be the highest-paid import in the league after agreeing to a $1.43 million contract with the Chinese squad.
As expected, not even the signing of Andrew Wiggins to a rookie contract can stop the Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers trade talk. Deeper into the offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar’s possible pairing with LeBron James in Ohio is apparently all but a done deal.
According to recent profile of Anthony Davis made by SLAM magazine, the report delved into the exchange of messages between Davis and Durant. After winning the Maurice Podoloff trophy for the first time in his young career, Durant received a flurry of congratulatory messages, one of which came from Davis. What was telling was Durant's reply to the lanky forward-center that Davis is on his way.
At first, Khloe Kardashian and French Montana were diffident about the real status of their relationship.
After heading to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeremy Lin released a new YouTube video about his new life in California entitled "Jeremy Lin Goes Hollywood."
The Sacramento Kings have reportedly signed Israeli forward Omri Casspi at a league minimum deal, a reliable league source disclosed on Thursday.
Lebron James has already worn the jersey number 23 when he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA NEWS - The Los Angeles Lakers continue their rebuilding efforts in the 2014 offseason after inviting Michael Beasley to work out with the squad on Wednesday. Beasley was the overall no. 2 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of Kansas State in college.
Before her big break, Iggy Azalea roamed the earth nameless.
Kevin Durant to Washington Wizards- No thanks to LeBron James who made “going home” cool in the 2014 offseason, other stars like Kevin Durant could be considering pulling a similar act when their contracts expire with their current teams.
Phoenix Suns seem to be in control of Eric Bledsoe situation,because no team other than the Milwaukee Bucks is interested to sign him for a max deal contract, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.
With the arrival of former Showime player Byron Scott as the next head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeremy Lin's career is set to take off once again. And there's tons of reason why the Scott-Lin partnership will work.
LeBron James facing his jilted team on Christmas Day? Leave it to the National Basketball Association (NBA) to take advantage of the one of the major storylines for the upcoming 2014-2015 NBA season: “The King” now with the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on his former team, the Miami Heat in Miami, Florida on December 25, 2014.
A stress fracture in Blake Griffin's back which has not wholly healed is the culprit for his absence in the start of training camp for the team. His medical team advised him to give ample time for the injury which he suffered during the Clippers' 2014 playoff run to fully heal. The recovery time positively puts the dunk champion in the right track for the start of the upcoming NBA season.
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's marriage has been widely documented thanks to their reality shows "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and "Khloe and Lamar." Now Lamar Odom still hopes to get back together with Khloe and does not want to divorce his reality star wife despite her desire to do so.
Steve Nash is on his way out of the NBA—just the perfect time for Jeremy Lin to revert back to “Linsanity” form and help the Los Angeles Lakers in their campaign in the 2014-2015 NBA season.
NBA NEWS - The best free agent in the market is still left unsigned owing to failed negotiations between Eric Bledsoe and the Phoenix Suns. And the situation could get real ugly for both sides if they continue their standoff.
Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden recently took a swipe on Jeremy Lin and other players shipped this offseason, labeling them just role players of a team that has him and Dwight Howard as the cornerstones.
Tomas Berdych is not too confident about anyone’s chances—including his own-- of unseating the best players in the world atop the tennis rankings. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are on the top of their game and it would take a special effort by anyone to beat them according to Czech Republic’s ace.
Diddy played cupid to help Khloe Kardashian find new romance after splitting with Lamar Odom.
Metta World Peace, or the player formerly known as Ron Artest, likes the physicality of games in the Venice Basketball League (VBL) in Venice, Italy where he is spending his NBA offseason.
NBA NEWS - The Minnesota Timberwolves will reportedly sign veteran guard Mo Williams to a one-year $3.75 million contract as the franchise looks to add depth in their point guard rotation for the 2014-2015 NBA season
Gabrielle Union has always been very vocal about her sexual assault experience in an effort to help other women who faced the same predicament.
Derrick Rose, the Chicago Bulls star is back on the court and practicing with the U.S. Basketball team that shall be fielded in the upcoming FIBA World Basketball Championships in Spain this August.
California judge Michael Levanas ruled that Shelly Sterling, the Clippers' embattled owner's wife, was in good faith when she sought the expertise of two neurologists to determine the mental health of her estranged husband. The said medical process was invoked by Shelly Sterling to determine if his husband is suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Levanas determined that Shelly Sterling's actions are not conspiratorial and driven by an effort to sell the family' ownership...
