NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George was fined $35,000 on Friday for saying conversations with referees are “just a bunch of lies” while questioning why more fouls weren’t called against Dallas in LA’s 105-89 loss to the Mavericks. George said after Wednesday’s game that it was “insane” the Clippers weren’t getting […]
Clippers’ George fined $35,000 for ‘lies’ comment about refs — FOX40
“After the tough year last year, it was the only way I could respond.”
Paul George says playoff struggles were fuel, “I’m coming back with vengeance” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Amid the Clippers’ collapse last season, Paul George heard it from opponents, former players and even teammates.
Paul George says he’s hearing more trash talk: ‘People think it’s sweet because I was down’ — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
There is nothing America loves more than watching Goliath fall. There is something arousing about a behemoth cracking under its own weight, being embarrassed and humbled in the process. There is a reason we won’t stop until our long-beloved dancing talk show host is buried alive under a slew of workplace misconduct allegations and large […]
Clippers Role Players Reportedly Thought They Were Just As Good As Paul George And Resented Doc Rivers Giving Him Star Treatment — BroBible
The Clippers are the latest Sure Thing to doo doo their pants, and sports media is salivating to perform a colonoscopy.
And now this, from Chris Broussard so take a grain of salt and cut it in half.
“I’ve been told some of the Clippers role players actually think they’re as good as Paul George. They’re having problems w/ the special treatment he’s gotten from Doc Rivers. They can handle Kawhi getting special treatment bc for the most part he delivered.” — @Chris_Broussard pic.twitter.com/bGY7d3B8D4
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) September 22, 2020
[ad_1] Paul George has been struggling to say the least. During the playoffs, George’s game has been off. Well, it finally appears that he is back on track. George scored 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting in a 154-111 blowout of the Mavericks. Afterward, he opened up on his struggles and how they impacted his mental […]
SOURCE SPORTS: Paul George Admits He’s Been Battling Depression and Anxiety in the Bubble — CASHOPOLY
Paul George has been struggling to say the least. During the playoffs, George’s game has been off. Well, it finally appears that he is back on track.
George scored 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting in a 154-111 blowout of the Mavericks. Afterward, he opened up on his struggles and how they impacted his mental health during the series.
After the game, George was interviewed by TNT’s Jared Greenberg and gave some incredibly raw answers.
“The bubble got the best of me… Shout out to everyone who stood behind me.”
Paul George on his start to the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/eleprREKT9
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 26, 2020
“The bubble got the best of me,” George admitted. “I was just in a dark place. I really wasn’t here. I checked out. These past couples of games, it was just difficult. But, shout out to the people who stood behind me, that was in my corner. The positivity, my family, friends. Everybody. Thank everybody that reached out to me.
The bubble presents a completely unique set of circumstances that a number of players have struggled to adapt to. Normally, a player returns home to his family after a bad game. This postseason? They are forced…
Los Angeles Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell (5) chases a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks,Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool) Dallas Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber (42) blocks Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard during the second half of an…
Paul George stands tall as Clippers rout Dallas, take 3-2 lead in series — Daily News
The question after every off-season transactions always is the same. Are the teams better than it was last season? Obviously no team wants to sit stagnant, especially if one of the bottom tiered teams that is looking to generate a league buzz and get better, and compete. Adding Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to LA […]
Paul George and Kawhi Leonard brought the Clippers to another level — VegasTopDogs Sports Blog
LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t the most auspicious start to Reggie Jackson’s Clippers’ tenure, but Coach Doc Rivers, a former point guard typically demanding of those filling that role, proved Saturday he can be empathetic too. “He struggled a little bit, but he should have,” Rivers said of Jackson, who started in his Clippers debut…
Clippers’ Reggie Jackson is getting acclimated, with Paul George’s help — Daily News
Los Angeles Clippers Kawhi Leonard (2) drives the ball around Minnesota Timberwolves’ Jarrett Culver in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs) Los Angeles Clippers Paul George (13) tries to shoot against Minnesota Timberwolves’ Naz Reid in the second half of an NBA basketball game…
Kawhi Leonard, Clippers fall to new-look Timberwolves — Press Telegram
The view from left field 