Almost two years removed from breaking his right leg while playing for America, George motivated for gold-medal comeback.
Paul George says he owes it to himself as well as the country to play for Team USA in the upcoming Rio Olympics.
The Indiana Pacers’ three-time All-Star forward concedes there’s always risk when playing basketball. Nobody realizes this more than him, considering the last time he wore red, white and blue, he suffered a compound fracture of his lower right leg during a team scrimmage in August of 2014.
“This is a dream of mine to compete for the country,” George said Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, two days after the American roster was announced.