Wait over for George

Paul George was so excited he took a picture of his game shoes and posted it online. No more street clothes for the two-time All-Star. The wait is over. A little more than eight months after breaking his right leg during a Team USA scrimmage in Las Vegas, George will make his season debut tonight for the Indiana Pacers against the Miami Heat. Coach Frank Vogel said George will play about 10 to 15 minutes, likely in the first and third quarters. “It’s almost like being drafted again and getting thrown back out there again for the first time. It’s that same feel,” said George. Larry Bird, the president of basketball operations for the Pacers, said Saturday that George had been cleared for game action a while ago, but was kept out because he was still working out with a limp. – AP