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With the Thunder done in the playoffs, the extent of Paul George's injuries comes to light

NBA Yesterday
As many NBA insiders suspected, Paul George's shoulder was far from 100% at the end of the season. It turns out teammate Russell Westbrook was ailing as well and will also have surgery in the offseason.
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· 16 hours ago

ESPN Sources w/ : OKC’s Paul George underwent rotator cuff surgery to repair right shoulder tendon and minimally will miss start of training camp. Also, Russell Westbrook had procedure to repair torn ligament in finger on his left hand. Story:

Sources: George out for camp start after surgery
Thunder All-Stars Paul George and Russell Westbrook both underwent surgeries Tuesday, league sources said. While Westbrook's procedure will allow him to train this offseason, George is likely to miss at least the start of training camp, sources said.
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· 16 hours ago

Story includes details on further procedures with George and Westbrook, including George's labrum in left shoulder and 'proactive maintenance' on Westbrook's right knee.

ESPN Sources w/ : OKC’s Paul George underwent rotator cuff surgery to repair right shoulder tendon and minimally will miss start of training camp. Also, Russell Westbrook had procedure to repair torn ligament in finger on his left hand. Story:
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· 16 hours ago

The Thunder have officially updated the status of Paul George and Russell Westbrook after their respective surgeries ...

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· 16 hours ago

So to recap: four surgeries between Paul George (both shoulders) and Russell Westbrook (finger, knee). One more on the punchcard and they get a free grande latte.

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One relevant note with regard to Westbrook’s knee: He’s only missed two games since the initial surgeries in 2013 because of the knee and those were the first two games of last season after having surgery in September.

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Easy to understand Paul George’s dip in late season productivity. Per the OKC All-Star played with a partially torn rotator cuff in one shoulder and a torn labrum in the other.

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Second straight season that George had to get surgery after playoffs. Last year, it was his left knee and right elbow.

ESPN Sources w/ : OKC’s Paul George underwent rotator cuff surgery to repair right shoulder tendon and minimally will miss start of training camp. Also, Russell Westbrook had procedure to repair torn ligament in finger on his left hand. Story:
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Here's what Paul George had to say about his shoulder injury at exit interviews.

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