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Nov 12, 2019 10:22 am

Clippers expect George to debut Thursday

The Los Angeles Clippers have opened 7-3, are coming off a victory over the defending champion Toronto Raptors and now have something else to buoy their spirits: Paul George reportedly will make his debut with the team by Thursday.

The six-time All-Star forward, who was acquired in a trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder this past offseason, has missed the opening 10 games of the season as he continued to recover from two offseason shoulder surgeries.

The Clippers play back-to-back games this week first at Houston on Wednesday then at New Orleans on Thursday. While the Thursday game against the Pelicans is believed to be the day George is targeting for his return, Wednesday’s contest at Houston has not been ruled out entirely.

George was acquired by the Clippers this past summer, along with Kawhi Leonard, to form a super roster. While the Clippers have lost three games, two of those were played without Leonard as part of his load-management strategy.

The Clippers are ranked 11th in the NBA in team defense, allowing 106.9 points per game and are coming off Monday’s victory when they held Toronto to 88 points. George is expected to make the Clippers’ defense even better with Leonard and Patrick Beverley shutting down the perimeter.

George, the 10th overall selection in the 2010 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers, has averaged 19.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists over his seven-year career. He scored 28.0 points with 8.2 rebounds and an NBA-leading 2.2 steals in 77 games last season with the Thunder.

–Field Level Media

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