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Paul George would love to leave behind the worst day of his basketball life with the swiftness of a windmill dunk, to make the image of his right leg snapping disappear in the time it takes to snap a finger. Just putting on socks is a reminder of what happened," George told Yahoo Sports, "because it's there. The thick scar no longer taunts George as it did when he began taking those first grueling steps toward reclaiming the promising career some thought was over when he crashed into that basket stanchion during a Team USA scrimmage in August 2014.