Paul George honors his "hero" at Barclays Center

Paul George may not have been in uniform at the Barclays Center on Tuesday night, but he did take to the court for a special ceremony in which he honored Dr. Riley J. Williams, the USA Basketball physician that treated him after his gruesome injury, by presenting him with a Team USA jersey.

Thank you once again Dr. Williams! #MyHero

A photo posted by Paul George (@ygtrece) on Mar 31, 2015 at 9:52pm PDT

George captioned the above photo, "Thank you once again Dr. Williams! #MyHero"

Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center Senior Reporter Lenn Robbins reported that Dr. Williams was "humbled" by George's gesture of gratitude.

I visited with @rileywilliamsMD today & he said how humbled he was that @Yg_Trece was going to present him w a #USABasketball jersey #Nets

— Lenn Robbins (@LennRobbins) April 1, 2015

While there is still a cloud of uncertainty hovering over George's possible return to game action this season, fans may find a silver lining in a statement Dr. Williams made during a cameo appearance in the second installment of "The Road Back."

"He didn't ask me, 'When is the bone going to heal?'" reveals Williams. "He asked me, 'When am I going to be able to play again?'"