After suffering a horrific leg injury at a Team USA scrimmage less than two years ago, one that kept him out of all but six games in the following 2014-15 NBA season, Paul George is excited to be able to finally represent his country on the world's biggest stage.
"It's amazing," said George to reporters upon announcing his acceptance of Team USA Coach Mike Krzyzewski's invitation to play in the upcoming 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "I always wanted to do this. It's a dream of mine to compete for our country, so I was pretty excited to join up.