Two years ago, Paul George had a horrific leg injury in a USA Basketball scrimmage that cost him a chance to compete in the 2014 FIBA World Cup and all but six games of the following NBA season. Now he's back and as good as ever as he's able to keep his career moving forward. But he certainly can feel a lot of empathy for any international athlete looking to compete on the biggest stage and have everything go terribly wrong for them. On Day 1 of Olympic competition, French gymnast Samir Ait Said had a horrific leg injury that will make most people's lunch make a comeback.

George can certainly relate to breaking his leg in such an awful fashion, and is trying to set up a meeting with the gymnast to talk and let him know that he can come back better than ever. Via USA Today:

U.S. Olympic basketball player Paul George is trying to set up a meeting with injured French gymnast Samir Ait Said. George has a level of empathy that most people don't.

The Team USA forward tweeted out to Said on Saturday offering up his support:

Paul George would like to reach out to a fallen Olympian. USATSI

Said wasn't quite ready to take visitors as of Sunday, so it's not known if or when George will be able to meet with him. The gymnast had surgery Saturday to repair the broken tibia bone in his left leg and vowed not too long after to compete again in 2020 when the Olympics head to Tokyo, Japan.

George returned for six games in the 2014-15 season when it was expected he'd miss the entire season. Then in 2015-16, he returned for 81 games while averaging a career-high in points (23.1) and tying his career-high in assists (4.1). He shot 41.8 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from deep as he helped the Indiana Pacers make the postseason once again and push the Toronto Raptors to seven games before losing in the first round of the playoffs.

George was also named to the All-Defense Second Team and the All-NBA Third Team.