Paul George is set to be one of the top free agents on the market come July 1 as he gets set to make a very interesting decision about his future. The two most likely scenarios place him either in L.A. with the Lakers or back in Oklahoma City with the Thunder where he and Russell Westbrook will look to build on a disappointing first year together.
There have been conflicting reports on George’s happiness in OKC, but we won’t know his true feelings until early July. In the meantime, George is looking to get right and ready for next season, which apparently means having knee surgery.
George posted a picture of him in a hospital to his Instagram Story on Wednesday afternoon with “Good Spirits” as the caption, which came as a surprise to most as there wasn’t any prior indication that he would be needing surgery.
Paul George just posted this on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/SOtyo4U0gv
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) May 9, 2018
The mysterious procedure was later officially announced by the Thunder as an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee that was a success and he will be out for 6-8 weeks.
Oklahoma City announces that Paul George underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee today that will sideline him 6-to-8 weeks
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 9, 2018
That timeline would put him back on the court right around early July when he will be making his all important free agency decision, so this shouldn’t hamper his ability to be at full strength by next season. Still, it was a very interesting few hours while we all waited for official word on what George was doing in the hospital, but luckily it doesn’t seem to be anything too serious.
