No major updates on Paul George’s shoulder injury were released after being re-evaluated prior to the OKC Thunder’s matchup against Minnesota on Tuesday. But after being listed as questionable prior to the game, George surprisingly made an appearance in the starting lineup.
George missed three games while nursing shoulder soreness, taking on more workload as time went along. While the Thunder desperately needed George to re-join the lineup, losing two of three without him, Donovan said his long-term health trumped temporary issues.
Paul George is starting. Standard starters for the Thunder (Westbrook, Ferguson, George, Grant, Adams)
— Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK) March 6, 2019
Still, the Thunder need to continue winning in the home stretch of the season and not having George on the floor makes outscoring opponents difficult.