Category Archives: Paul George

Paul George out Saturday vs Boston

Paul George was ruled out for Saturday’s game against the Boston Celtics at Bankers Life Fieldhouse due to a sore left ankle. The decision was announced about 70 minutes before tip-off.

The injury occurred during Friday’s overtime loss at Philadelphia.

“The ankle (swelled) up today,” Pacers head coach Nate McMillan said an hour and 45 minutes before the game, and before it was announced that …

Paul George ejected for kicking the ball into the stands

Paul George was ejected from a game for the first time in his seven-year career.

With 1:42 left in the third quarter and the Pacers leading the Chicago Bulls 81-61, George was frustrated by a foul call and took it out on the basketball. He kicked the ball, intending to hit the basket stanchion, but it went into the stands.

“Meant to kick the ball …

VIDEO: Paul George featured in new Foot Locker spot

Paul George has added yet another endorsement deal. The Pacers’ star has added Foot Locker to his list of A-list brands that includes Nike, Gatorade, NBA 2K, AT&T, Jeep, Papa John’s, and New Era Caps.

George, who’s 26, appears in a new commercial with Boston’s Isaiah Thomas and Golden State’s Draymond Green.

The tease: Maybe you’re overlooked or underrated. But you can still over-deliver… like …

Mission accomplished: Paul George and Tamika Catchings return home with gold medals

They went into the Olympics having different circumstances. Paul George was fired up to participate in international basketball and represent his country in doing so for the first time. It was a childhood dream.

Tamika Catchings, meanwhile, is in the final months of her professional career — she will retire at the conclusion of the Fever season — and had played a key role on …

Students at IU wore Paul George jerseys to mock wedding party

You may have seen on Twitter that a group of young men appeared to wear Paul George jerseys to a wedding.

Back in Bloomington before the start of the school year at IU, some college students decided to throw a party. No surprise, right?

What you didn’t know is that it was a wedding-themed party … with the groomsmen each wearing a different style jersey …

Early odds: Paul George 22/1 to win NBA MVP award

The NBA season is more than two months ago, but that doesn’t mean sports books aren’t already taking bets for this upcoming season.

Pacers star Paul George was given the eighth-best odds to be named NBA MVP for the 2016-17 season — at 22/1, according to BovadaLV. Russell Westbrook of the Thunder is the favorite — at 2-1 — after longtime teammate Kevin Durant moved …

VIDEO: Paul George: Gold medal ‘symbolizes me being who I am; can’t break me’

Paul George’s injury and recovery to Olympic gold has been well-documented. From his awkward fall on the stanchion in Las Vegas, to surgery, a visit from Coach K, and missing out on the first 76 games of the 2014-15 season.

He returned to All-Star form last season, his first full year back. And nearly set the scoring record in the All-Star game. Led the team …

Paul George wondering ‘Where’s the Ball Boy?’

Paul George scored 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the bench and led Team USA to a 113-69 victory over Venezuela in Game 2 of pool play at the Rio Olympics.

In the final minutes of their game on Monday, George was seen holding his cup over her shoulder to be taken and thrown away.

That’s because NBA players are used to having several ball …