Paul George looks like he broke an ankle /leg /looked awful

[Stifle Tower]

...personally, I rarely blocked shots when I played defense. Most players I played against "forced" there shots or took "off balanced" ones to begin with, so why bother to try and block a shot that had only a 20% chance of going in to begin with? In this case, why try and block a shot in an exhibition game that is virtually meaningless? Like playing defense in an all-star game! Got to protect yourself, know what I mean?!

I agree. But these guys are on the team because they're uber-competitive. That's what got them to where they're at. And stuffing a friend or rival gives you bragging rights. It's like the Mutombo finger-wag. Coach K may have been preaching defense all week long - if you read Cousins' comments it certainly appears that way. In hindsight, yes, George should have conceded the shot instead of jumping a mile in the air. You look at the distance he covered and height of his jump...that was pretty impressive (until the horrible landing)