It wasn’t easy for Keyonte George to accept the fact that his foot wasn’t feeling completely normal.
After spraining his left ankle on Dec. 19 in Detroit, George missed four games. He then returned for three games, but he was having some residual soreness that was nagging. So he missed the last five games with heel inflammation. The nine games missed were the longest he’s missed playing basketball in a very long time, if not the longest amount of time he’s ever been sidelined, and it was frustrating.
“It happened in Detroit, regular ankle sprain, and was just trying to get it back to as close to 100% as possible,” he said. “Obviously I came back and played those few games, but now I’m feeling like myself and can move. So I’m just happy to be out there with the guys.”
He returned to action on Wednesday night to score 26 points with six assists, four rebounds and two steals in the Utah Jazz’s shorthanded 117-112 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
The offensive production was much needed from the team that was missing Lauri Markkanen (back spasms), John Collins (left hip injury management), Jordan Clarkson (plantar fasciitis), Johnny Juzang (right hand fracture) and Collin Sexton (rest).
