Paul George Exits Arena on Cart After Leg Injury Suffered in Collision with Lu Dort

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George suffered an apparent leg injury in Tuesday's 101-100 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Per ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk, George left Crypto.com Arena on a cart with his right leg extended after his knee bent backward in a collision with Luguentz Dort when both men were going for a rebound late in the fourth quarter.

"[George is] still being evaluated right now," Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said after the game. "But I did see [the replay of the injury]. I didn't even know it looked like that until [an assistant coach] just showed me, so I didn't even know [what happened]."

Per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com, George is tentatively scheduled to undergo an MRI on Wednesday.

George fell to the ground after the incident occurred and remained there for several minutes. He was eventually helped to his feet but needed help walking to the locker room.

Several Clippers players told reporters they haven't heard anything about George's status yet. Kawhi Leonard said he didn't see the play and just thought George "got hit in the face at the time and stayed down for a while."

George finished the game with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in 35 minutes before the injury.

Injuries have kept George out of 18 games already this season. The eight-time All-Star missed seven consecutive games from Nov. 21 to Dec. 3 with a hamstring strain. He also sat out five games in January with lingering hamstring issues.

An extended absence for George this late in the season would be devastating for a Clippers team that has been playing better recently. They had won five of six games before Tuesday night and are currently fifth in the Western Conference standings.

The Clippers have had issues getting their top two players on the court together at the same time. Leonard has been carefully managed this season after returning from a torn ACL suffered in the 2021 playoffs against the Utah Jazz.

Los Angeles has nine games remaining in the regular season.

George leads the team in scoring (23.8 points per game), assists (5.1) and steals (1.5) in 55 starts this season.