Lance Stephenson, David West Silent Following Paul George Injury as Scores of NBA Stars Respond

Lance Stephenson, David West Silent Following Paul George Injury as Scores of NBA Stars Respond
Indiana Pacers' Paul George is taken off the court after he was injured during the USA Basketball Showcase game Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Zachary Stieber
8/2/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Indiana Pacers star Paul George went down with a severe injury on Friday night at the Team USA scrimmage, and tributes began pouring in from fellow basketball stars.

Teammate Roy Hibbert was among those who responded, saying “damn” before retweeting the Indiana Pacers tweet “#PrayforPaulGeorge.”

Former teammate Lance Stephenson and current Pacers star David West haven’t responded yet to George’s injury, which is believed to be a broken leg that will keep him out for at least nine months.

Check out some of the other messages of support:

LeBron James: Man just landed and got a message about @Paul_George24. Made me immediately sick to my stomach!! Praying for u a speedy recovery homie!!!

Kevin Durant: God bless u my brother @Paul_George24. Im hurt, praying for you. Praying for peace. Praying that God heals you in a supernatural way.

Paul Pierce: My Prayers go out Paul George hurts me so bad seeing my Nba brothers go down on major injury pray for a speedy recovery

Stephen Curry: I know people are in shock from Paul George’s injury. He will Pray for PG and his family! Pray for the Doctors overseeing his recovery and that he comes back stronger than before. #USAbe able to bounce back bc he has a warrior mentality.

John Wall: Everybody pray for my bro @Paul_George24 and wish him a speedy recovery...Luv ya bro !!