Paul George issued a challenge to help motivate Jared McCain to recover from a devastating injury he suffered.
It’s hard to believe that Paul George is an NBA veteran. He has been in the league for almost 15 years now and has found a lot of success.
George has struggled to find championship glory in his career. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been a brilliant player during his time in the league.
PG-13 has suffered many serious injuries in his career, which makes his longevity in the NBA all the more surprising. But he’s used this experience to share some words of wisdom for a young 76ers star.
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Paul George spoke about his teammate, young rookie Jared McCain, suffering an injury. George shared the words of encouragement he gave McCain and hoped he could return strong.
“I saw him in the training room before he had the surgery. I was like ‘This is the real Welcome to the NBA, man, unfortunately’. Dealing with your first injury, how do you respond after that?”
“How are you gonna respond from this point on? The chase is back on, of finding who you are when you left the game. And if you can be better than that person that you were when you left the game.”
“It can be dark. With the success he has had, and I know damn well he wanted to be Rookie of the Year finalist, be the last one to win.”
McCain is expected to make a return to around March of 2025. At this rate, he will miss too many games to be eligible to win Rookie of the Year, as the new NBA stipulates that players must play 65 games to be considered for end-of-season awards.
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Jared McCain’s injury was quite heartbreaking. The young star had been playing phenomenally before going down with the knock.
McCain was averaging 15.3 points, 2.6 assists, and 2.4 rebounds. In the eyes of many, he was the running favorite to win Rookie of the Year.
Now, with McCain presumably ineligible, other stars like Dalton Knecht and Zaccharie Risacher will be in contention to win the awards.
McCain can use missing out on the award as motivation to get better and reach even bigger heights in his
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