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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indiana Pacers forward Paul George spoke to&amp;nbsp;the media&amp;nbsp;Friday for the first time since suffering a gruesome leg fracture in a Team USA intra-squad scrimmage two weeks ago.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;George said he can begin rehabilitation next week but that a timeline for his return has not been determined.\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I don't know yet.\" @Paul_George24 on his recovery timeline. \"We don't want to put a date on it or a time frame on it.\"\r\n\u2014 Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) August 15, 2014\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"We'll see, when the time is right, when I go through the workouts, when the time is right for me.\" - PG on his timeline for return\r\n\u2014 Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) August 15, 2014\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I plan on making a full recovery coming back from this.\" - @Paul_George24\r\n\u2014 Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) August 15, 2014\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"As early as next week, I can kind of start a little rehab in my knee.\" - PG #Pacers\r\n\u2014 Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) August 15, 2014\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Paul George's grisly injury may spell doom for next season's Pacers&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n&lt;strong&gt;More:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Pacers' Paul George to change jersey number, become 'PG-13'&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;George underwent surgery to repair an open tibia-fibula fracture and is expected to miss the 2014-15 NBA season. He said USA Basketball doesn't deserve any criticism for the injury occurring, adding \"freak accidents happen.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 24-year-old, averaged 21.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the&amp;nbsp;Pacers&amp;nbsp;last season, earning&amp;nbsp;All-Defensive team and All-NBA third team honors and his second All-Star appearance.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Chris Johnson&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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