Paul George Broken leg in USA scrimmage

[Kane3387]

USA is a way too much risk for the reward for "STAR" players. Teams have too much invested in certain individuals for this. It's stupid from an investment standpoint. Hopefully teams restrict their most important nba assets from participating in non nba events. It's insane honestly.

Indiana just lost lance and potentially paul George on five weeks! Are you kidding me?! Their 2014-15 season is done if he's out!

Yo if this is theisman type stuff then id never let players play in "charity" games! Stupid. Just dumb.

… this could've happened anywhere. Literally anywhere. Are you going to propose that the NBA ban players from offseason pickup games, too?

Yes.

If I'm an owner.. Yes.

I pay you a fifth my salary cap to lead my team to a title. To sell jerseys. To fill my stadium. Not to sit on the bench in a suit. It's business... That's all.

  I'd guess that every healthy player in the league plays basketball in the offseason. We see videos of Celts players doing it all the time.

Tim I get that.  I'm Talking about from the owners perspective. The ppl who invest so much in these star players.

The risk vs reward for having the best players compete in non nba activities is not worth it.

Imagine if this was rondo after 2010? Imagine if after game 7 rondo went and hurt himself to where he was out all of 2011 and our chances of contention go up in flames? This blog and Celtic nation would lose it.

[slamdunk]

Psycho Sid style...  his career might be over.

[BballTim]

USA is a way too much risk for the reward for "STAR" players. Teams have too much invested in certain individuals for this. It's stupid from an investment standpoint. Hopefully teams restrict their most important nba assets from participating in non nba events. It's insane honestly.

Indiana just lost lance and potentially paul George on five weeks! Are you kidding me?! Their 2014-15 season is done if he's out!

Yo if this is theisman type stuff then id never let players play in "charity" games! Stupid. Just dumb.

… this could've happened anywhere. Literally anywhere. Are you going to propose that the NBA ban players from offseason pickup games, too?

Yes.

If I'm an owner.. Yes.

I pay you a fifth my salary cap to lead my team to a title. To sell jerseys. To fill my stadium. Not to sit on the bench in a suit. It's business... That's all.

  I'd guess that every healthy player in the league plays basketball in the offseason. We see videos of Celts players doing it all the time.

Tim I get that.  I'm Talking about from the owners perspective. The ppl who invest so much in these star players.

The risk vs reward for having the best players compete in non nba activities is not worth it.

Imagine if this was rondo after 2010? Imagine if after game 7 rondo went and hurt himself to where he was out all of 2011 and our chances of contention go up in flames? This blog and Celtic nation would lose it.

  I was always opposed to Rondo playing for team USA in 2010. The Celts played through the finals, which gives them a short offseason to begin with. Rondo spent the bulk of his time off with team USA instead of recovering from the grueling season. I don't think his injury-plagued 2011 season was unrelated to this.

  Aside from that, though, the player's contracts will forbid certain dangerous activities but not all athletic activities.

[KJ33]

The whole thing shouldn't be nixed because of one bad injury.  This could've happened during an NBA game.

I agree that the whole thing shouldn't be nixed, but this wouldn't have happened in an NBA game because the goal support us more than 2 feet back. It's one reason the NBA has given for never having an NBA franchise in that arena, the footprint is too small. Let's hope they learn from this and make an adjustment to the distance. This was preventable. With the caliber of athletes playing in FIBA, there is no reason not to have the same NBA standards.

[Endless Paradise]

Larry Bird, the voice of reason:

"This is an extremely unfortunate injury that occurred on a highly-visible stage, but could also have occurred anytime, anywhere." Bird. - Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo)

https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/statuses/495587354913288192

But let's push for banning players from being able to play basketball in the offseason because they shouldn't have the right to be free individuals and do something they've been allowed to do their whole lives.  Owners pay them, therefore owners have complete oversight over everything they do.

[GreenFaith1819]

Wow, get well buddy.

Praying and hoping for a full recovery for PG.

[j804]

USA is a way too much risk for the reward for "STAR" players. Teams have too much invested in certain individuals for this. It's stupid from an investment standpoint. Hopefully teams restrict their most important nba assets from participating in non nba events. It's insane honestly.

Indiana just lost lance and potentially paul George on five weeks! Are you kidding me?! Their 2014-15 season is done if he's out!

Yo if this is theisman type stuff then id never let players play in "charity" games! Stupid. Just dumb.

… this could've happened anywhere. Literally anywhere. Are you going to propose that the NBA ban players from offseason pickup games, too?

Yes.

If I'm an owner.. Yes.

I pay you a fifth my salary cap to lead my team to a title. To sell jerseys. To fill my stadium. Not to sit on the bench in a suit. It's business... That's all.

  I'd guess that every healthy player in the league plays basketball in the offseason. We see videos of Celts players doing it all the time.

Tim I get that.  I'm Talking about from the owners perspective. The ppl who invest so much in these star players.

The risk vs reward for having the best players compete in non nba activities is not worth it.

Imagine if this was rondo after 2010? Imagine if after game 7 rondo went and hurt himself to where he was out all of 2011 and our chances of contention go up in flames? This blog and Celtic nation would lose it.

  I was always opposed to Rondo playing for team USA in 2010. The Celts played through the finals, which gives them a short offseason to begin with. Rondo spent the bulk of his time off with team USA instead of recovering from the grueling season. I don't think his injury-plagued 2011 season was unrelated to this.

  Aside from that, though, the player's contracts will forbid certain dangerous activities but not all athletic activities.

rondo was just not suited for USA basketball there were guards ahead of him getting the nod so he backed out

[BballTim]

USA is a way too much risk for the reward for "STAR" players. Teams have too much invested in certain individuals for this. It's stupid from an investment standpoint. Hopefully teams restrict their most important nba assets from participating in non nba events. It's insane honestly.

Indiana just lost lance and potentially paul George on five weeks! Are you kidding me?! Their 2014-15 season is done if he's out!

Yo if this is theisman type stuff then id never let players play in "charity" games! Stupid. Just dumb.

… this could've happened anywhere. Literally anywhere. Are you going to propose that the NBA ban players from offseason pickup games, too?

Yes.

If I'm an owner.. Yes.

I pay you a fifth my salary cap to lead my team to a title. To sell jerseys. To fill my stadium. Not to sit on the bench in a suit. It's business... That's all.

  I'd guess that every healthy player in the league plays basketball in the offseason. We see videos of Celts players doing it all the time.

Tim I get that.  I'm Talking about from the owners perspective. The ppl who invest so much in these star players.

The risk vs reward for having the best players compete in non nba activities is not worth it.

Imagine if this was rondo after 2010? Imagine if after game 7 rondo went and hurt himself to where he was out all of 2011 and our chances of contention go up in flames? This blog and Celtic nation would lose it.

  I was always opposed to Rondo playing for team USA in 2010. The Celts played through the finals, which gives them a short offseason to begin with. Rondo spent the bulk of his time off with team USA instead of recovering from the grueling season. I don't think his injury-plagued 2011 season was unrelated to this.

  Aside from that, though, the player's contracts will forbid certain dangerous activities but not all athletic activities.

rondo was just not suited for USA basketball there were guards ahead of him getting the nod so he backed out

  Whether he was or wasn't isn't the point. Players performing poorly the season after a long stint on team USA isn't exactly unheard of. The ones that go deep in the playoffs are generally better off with the break. Spending that time on team USA means they're almost playing 2 seasons in a row without a break.

[JBcat]

Maybe the stanchion was closer than in the NBA, but in an NBA I hate how the camera people are sitting down so close to the basket. I always felt that is a serious injury waiting to happen.

[Sketch5]

Maybe the stanchion was closer than in the NBA, but in an NBA I hate how the camera people are sitting down so close to the basket. I always felt that is a serious injury waiting to happen.

Yeah, I'm surprised more guys don't roll an ankle after layups. Silver really needs to look into this and find a solution. With Technology these days some thing could be done to get those guys out of the way.

[D.o.s.]

USA is a way too much risk for the reward for "STAR" players. Teams have too much invested in certain individuals for this. It's stupid from an investment standpoint. Hopefully teams restrict their most important nba assets from participating in non nba events. It's insane honestly.

Indiana just lost lance and potentially paul George on five weeks! Are you kidding me?! Their 2014-15 season is done if he's out!

Yo if this is theisman type stuff then id never let players play in "charity" games! Stupid. Just dumb.

… this could've happened anywhere. Literally anywhere. Are you going to propose that the NBA ban players from offseason pickup games, too?

Yes.

If I'm an owner.. Yes.

I pay you a fifth my salary cap to lead my team to a title. To sell jerseys. To fill my stadium. Not to sit on the bench in a suit. It's business... That's all.

  I'd guess that every healthy player in the league plays basketball in the offseason. We see videos of Celts players doing it all the time.

Tim I get that.  I'm Talking about from the owners perspective. The ppl who invest so much in these star players.

The risk vs reward for having the best players compete in non nba activities is not worth it.

Imagine if this was rondo after 2010? Imagine if after game 7 rondo went and hurt himself to where he was out all of 2011 and our chances of contention go up in flames? This blog and Celtic nation would lose it.

  I was always opposed to Rondo playing for team USA in 2010. The Celts played through the finals, which gives them a short offseason to begin with. Rondo spent the bulk of his time off with team USA instead of recovering from the grueling season. I don't think his injury-plagued 2011 season was unrelated to this.

  Aside from that, though, the player's contracts will forbid certain dangerous activities but not all athletic activities.

rondo was just not suited for USA basketball there were guards ahead of him getting the nod so he backed out

  Whether he was or wasn't isn't the point. Players performing poorly the season after a long stint on team USA isn't exactly unheard of. The ones that go deep in the playoffs are generally better off with the break. Spending that time on team USA means they're almost playing 2 seasons in a row without a break.

Yup.

[Birdman]

It always take something bad to happen in all sports, like George's injury, to make a change in a rule or equipment..but in case of Paul George, its a little late now

[Kane3387]

Cuban.

Cuban then reiterated his longstanding criticism of the NBA's agreement with FIBA, which stipulates that only players themselves can refuse their country's invite to play for the national team except in the event of a "reasonable medical concern." The San Antonio Spurs invoked that clause this week to prevent Manu Ginobili from representing Argentina at FIBA's upcoming Basketball World Cup thanks to the lingering effects of a stress fracture.

"The (International Olympic Committee) is playing the NBA. The IOC is an organization that has been rife with corruption, to the point where a member was accused of trying to fix an Olympic event in Salt Lake. The IOC (pulls in) billions of dollars. They make a killing and make Tony Soprano look like a saint.

"The pros in multiple sports are smart enough to not play when they are eligible free agents. But teams take on huge financial risk so that the IOC committee members can line their pockets.

This guy is the best owner in sports. He gets it. There is nothing wrong with international play as long as the company whose employees participate get a benefit from it.

"The greatest trick ever played was the IOC convincing the world that the Olympics were about patriotism and national pride instead of money. The players and owners should get together and create our own World Cup of Basketball."

It's a complete joke. The nba owners and players take all the risk while some other entity makes all the money?!

http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=11301340&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fhoopshype.com%2Frumors.htm%22%7D

[guava_wrench]

Cuban.

Cuban then reiterated his longstanding criticism of the NBA's agreement with FIBA, which stipulates that only players themselves can refuse their country's invite to play for the national team except in the event of a "reasonable medical concern." The San Antonio Spurs invoked that clause this week to prevent Manu Ginobili from representing Argentina at FIBA's upcoming Basketball World Cup thanks to the lingering effects of a stress fracture.

"The (International Olympic Committee) is playing the NBA. The IOC is an organization that has been rife with corruption, to the point where a member was accused of trying to fix an Olympic event in Salt Lake. The IOC (pulls in) billions of dollars. They make a killing and make Tony Soprano look like a saint.

"The pros in multiple sports are smart enough to not play when they are eligible free agents. But teams take on huge financial risk so that the IOC committee members can line their pockets.

This guy is the best owner in sports. He gets it. There is nothing wrong with international play as long as the company whose employees participate get a benefit from it.

"The greatest trick ever played was the IOC convincing the world that the Olympics were about patriotism and national pride instead of money. The players and owners should get together and create our own World Cup of Basketball."

It's a complete joke. The nba owners and players take all the risk while some other entity makes all the money?!

http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=11301340&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fhoopshype.com%2Frumors.htm%22%7D

I agree with Cuban. Similarly, the NCAA is quite questionable. They too like to pretend that they are something noble when they are just a money-making machine.

[wahz]

I just can't hardly get my head around how George reacted so little to the pain. He must be as tough a guy as you could ever imagine. His leg went 90 degrees laterally mid lower leg, with expected breaks and he never yells and stays calm while they move him. Holy cow!