Paul George, one of 31 finalists named for the United States Men’s Basketball Team ahead of the Olympics in Rio, says he intends to follow through on his dream to play for his country.
In a sit-down interview with ESPN’s Cari Champion scheduled to air at noon on Monday, George explains that it feels right.
“I was just hesitant on the simple fact that, the …
Paul George will be on the cover of the most prominent NBA video game. The Pacers star and three-time NBA All-Star is highlighted on the cover of NBA2K17.
“I’m excited,” George said during the announcement. “Growing up, this comes with wanting to be in the NBA. You want to be on the cover, you want to be the best.
“I’ve been with 2K and this …
Paul George’s name has frequently appeared on NBA press releases this week, and for good reason. The league has been announcing regular-season honors and so, of course Paul George, the 10th-leading scorer in the NBA this season, was amongst those listed.
First, the All-Defensive team. This is obviously an award he takes great pride in as one of the top two-way players in the league. …
Once the NBA season ends, players have different approaches to what they do next. Some go to their offseason home, some travel, and a few others stay around so their kid(s) can finish out the school year.
For Paul George, he chose the second option.
[Paul George thanks Frank Vogel, calls him ‘one of the most influential men’ in his life]
The face of the Pacers, who had …
Two days after Larry Bird announced his intention not to renew coach Frank Vogel’s contract and to begin a search immediately, Paul George expressed his feelings for his coach of the last five and half seasons on social media.
Saturday, George took to Instagram to thank Vogel, the winningest coach in NBA franchise history. (Hopefully one Vogel’s two daughters shared this with him.)
It read: …
The Indiana Pacers season came to a close Sunday night on the other side of the border, up in Toronto. It started with turnovers, a problem all season long. Then they got behind, but valiantly fought to get back. And then at least one, maybe two, blown calls came up big.
Yeah, we’ve seen that plenty of times this year, too. Chicago, anyone?
DeMar DeRozan, …
Pacers star Paul George has clearly been the best player in their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. And it’s not even close.
Through six games, he’s averaging 27.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.8 assisters per game. He’s been the top scorer in five of the six games. (George Hill and Ian Mahinmi each scored 22, three more points than him, in their Game 4 …
The Pacers and Toronto Raptors are all even at 2-2 in their best-of-seven Round 1 series. The Pacers are coming off a 100-83 Game 1 victory Saturday night, and will soon travel to Toronto for Game 5 set for Tuesday night.
Ian Mahinmi and George Hill were the stars in Game 4, each finishing 22 points to lead the way. Mahinmi reached double figures in …