Paul George met with reporters two after the horrible incident happened during a friendly game for the US team in preparation for the World Cup.

George knew right away that something was wrong when he felt something stinging in his leg. He said "It felt like gasoline was on my leg and someone lit a match. Just internally, just on fire. My leg felt like it was in flames. It was a quick five minutes and then my body went into shock, and I immediately took my mind off of what just happened thanks to my docs, my family, both of my parents coming by my side, my teammates coming over. It just felt like a burning sensation throughout my whole leg."

George has suffered an open tibia-fibula fracture on his right leg right after he landed on his right leg awkwardly after trying to defend a layup. His bone snaps right above the ankle early in the fourth quarter of the games. The remaining time was cancelled thereafter.

George was walking with two crutches aiding him to walk during the said conference. He had a rod in his right leg, which was broken in two places, with pins holding it together in his knee and ankle. Aside from that, he has also started talking to sports psychologist to get him back on track.

According to George "I've been talking to the Pacers staff and my whole training staff and it's really a day-to-day process right now. I'm really taking it one day at a time. We don't want to put a date on it or put a timeframe on it. I understand that some days I will feel good. Some days I will feel bad. But once I feel great, I know the whole staff will know when it's 'go time.'"

He added "It's something that I think I can overcome. It's a bump in the road, but I will be able to battle through this. It will be a story that I can tell, a testimony that I will have and something that will make me stronger going forward. I don't think it will affect me in a negative way."