It was the moment of impact that could affect the entire Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat. Paul George took an inadvertent knee to the head from Dwyane Wade, but he was able to stay in the game for the duration of Game 2, won by Miami. Then the Thursday afternoon press release. George said he blacked out during the play and the Pacers medical staff is treating George as if he had suffered a concussion, which
You can point to a handful of reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of panic. Dwight Howard missed all of training camp and most of preseason recovering from back surgery. Kobe Bryant has a sprained foot that requires him to wear a walking boot. Steve Nash is out for a while with a fracture in his fibula. That lack of continuity led to 11 straight losses – all eight in the preseason, which the Lakers dismissed as games that don’t count,