Breakups are exhausting for a lot of groups and their gamers. Typically it’s exhausting to find out who’s taking a departure worse, both the staff and its followers or the participant itself.
For the Los Angeles Clippers and Paul George, it seems like a little bit of each. Paul George returned to Los Angeles for a daily season sport on November 6 for the primary time since leaving the Clippers for the Philadelphia 76ers. The staff gave a touching tribute to start with, however the followers let him know the way a lot phrases have been hurtful to the staff.
The Clippers would get their first revenge over George by defeating them 110-98. George can be the 76ers’ main scorer with 18 factors whereas additionally accounting for seven rebounds and three steals, however he additionally turned the ball over 4 occasions.
Followers and a number of the gamers for the Clippers had their enjoyable within the win whereas additionally including gasoline to the fireplace over the breakup. George let everybody his emotions in regards to the Clippers transferring ahead.
A salty George took his emotions to ‘Podcast P with Paul Geroge’ the place felt disrespected by the boos from Clipper followers. He believed he was owed extra gratitude and charm all through the sport as a result of he helped give the franchise that had by no means been to a Western Convention Finals earlier than.
On his newest episode of Podcast P, George held nothing again.
“What did I say that was mistaken? I didn’t name Clippers ‘the B staff’ I mentioned it felt just like the B staff… However they proved me proper.
“They aren’t packing out Intuit Dome. That’s ya’ll house… Go ____ing help them.”
George took a private shot at a fanbase who had continued to help him by means of the horrible playoff performances and survived the ‘Pandemic P’ feedback. They continued to help him after they wanted George whereas Kawhi Leonard was out. He additionally took offense to the brand new stadium and followers didn’t replenish the seats for by lower than 3,000 followers on a Wednesday evening.
George left a loyal fan base, his hometown of Los Angeles and an opportunity to win a championship for extra money with the 76ers. At sure factors throughout his free company speak, he admitted he was extra obsessed with his rising podcast present and that successful a championship wasn’t his high precedence. This angered the followers, the group and irked gamers as nicely, who felt he wasn’t in for the celebrity on the court docket.
The Clippers have been impacted considerably by George’s contract to signal one other star, however they signed strong free brokers and re-signed James Harden, Ivica Zubac and Terance Mann.
The Clippers (6-5) are taking part in nicely in sure areas, particularly on the defensive finish of the court docket, and staying alive till Leonard comes again from a knee damage he suffered final season.
George, however, is struggling on the court docket whereas encountering some accidents. The 76ers (2-8) play in Wednesday’s NBA Cup sport in opposition to an undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers (12-0) with out George and middle Joel Emiid resulting from a knee damage administration. George had solely performed 5 video games this season whereas Tuesday evening’s 111-99 loss to the New York Knicks was the primary sport of the season for Embiid.
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