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When Paul George was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in June of 2017, it seemed that the Indiana Pacers were headed for a rebuilding period. Instead, their pieces have developed ahead of schedule, and the Pacers are making a legitimate bid for a top-three spot in the Eastern Conference despite losing star shooting guard […]

The likely first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft is back. Duke star Zion Williamson is scheduled to play in Thursday night’s game Syracuse. He couldn’t have returned at a better time, as the game is Duke’s first in the ACC Tournament. Williamson missed the last five games of the season with a knee […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar small forward Paul George made his second return to Indiana on Thursday to face the Pacers. George spent the first seven years of his playing career with the Pacers. Indiana traded George to the Thunder in the summer of 2017 after the swingman told the Pacers he wasn’t going to re-sign […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan is one of the leading candidates for the NBA Coach of the Year award. Despite losing star shooting guard Victor Oladipo earlier this season, McMillan has helped guide the Pacers to a top-four spot in the Eastern Conference standings. But how would the roster be different if Paul George […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George entered Wednesday dealing with a bruised right shoulder. Now, the All-Star swingman has two sore shoulders. After the Thunder defeated the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday at home, George told reporters he took a hit to his left shoulder recently. The forward had tape and was icing it during […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George will play in Indiana on Thursday for only the second time since the Pacers traded him to the Thunder in the summer of 2017. Just like last season, George will likely get booed by Pacers fans, but Indiana small forward Thaddeus Young harbors no bad feelings towards George. “He’ll always […]

Paul George is still one of the leading candidates for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award. His two-way play for the Oklahoma City Thunder has been superlative, and he has helped OKC stay in the top three in the Western Conference standings for most of the season. But since George went down with a shoulder […]

LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is calling out Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George. After Beverley replied to a video on Twitter that showed he locked up George on Friday, George replied by saying “stop it.” George told reporters on Friday in the postgame locker room that the refs were awful. Patrick Beverley, who […]

LA Clippers’ Patrick Beverley has been very vocal recently. After saying that his team is better than the Lakers a couple of days ago, the defensive-minded guard is now claiming that he was able to shut down Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George. Men lie, numbers don’t. He tried to blame the refs. Naw bra bra!!! […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar small forward Paul George has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating. After the Thunder lost to the LA Clippers on Friday, George said the officiating “was just bad.” Thunder forward Paul George has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of the officiating. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 9, 2019 […]

Paul George and the weary Oklahoma City Thunder came into Staples Center on Friday night hoping to upset a fresh L.A. Clippers team. The Thunder played an overtime game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night while the Clippers had been off since their Monday night victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder emerged victorious in Thursday night’s northwest division matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. Paul George and company brought it up a notch in the overtime period, as they were able to defeat the home team, 129-121, after an extra period of play. Following the huge win, George explained why these types […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George dropped 32 points during Thursday’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers. That in itself may not seem all that noteworthy for a player averaging 28.6 points per game this year, but it’s how he got there that’s relevant: George finished 17-for-20 from the free-throw stripe. In what was a […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has become a three-point marksman this season, using his newfound elite three-point efforts to carry him toward consideration for the MVP award. From Nov. 30 until Mar. 5, George had knocked down multiple three-pointers in all 40 contests that he played in. Come Thursday in his team’s overtime win […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder’s matchup was a cardiac Thursday night treat and things even got extra physical, though inadvertently, between Paul George and Jusuf Nurkic near the end of regulation. George drove to the basket and sidestepped his way past Nurkic. Unfortunately for the latter, the Thunder forward’s elbow went flying […]

The Washington Wizards are still, barely, clinging on to a chance to make the Eastern Conference Playoffs. According to FiveThirtyEight, the Wizards currently sit with a 12 percent chance to eke into the East, despite being a whopping 12 games under .500 as of this writing with a 35-47 record. However, the team does boast […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan says superstar small forward Paul George “has played the best basketball of his career” this season. George is in his second season with the Thunder and putting up MVP-type numbers for OKC. Billy Donovan on Westbrook/George: "They both have played very well. I’m happy for Paul. Last year was […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward has been receiving advice from Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Paul George as he makes his way back from the gruesome left ankle fracture he suffered last season. George, who sustained an open tibia fracture in 2014 while playing for Team USA, told Hayward it took him a full two […]

For the past few days, we’ve been looking at Eastern Conference teams that have the best chance to defeat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. It’s time now to look at the Western Conference teams that are the biggest threats to the Warriors’ three-peat hopes. One of these teams is the Oklahoma City […]

According to basketball analyst Brian Windhorst, Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder is a candidate for MVP, Most Improved Player, and Defensive Player of the Year. Windhorst is not exaggerating his claims. George is having the best season of his career. He’s averaging career-highs in points (28.6 per game), rebounds (8.1), assists (4.3), and […]

Few analysts are as streaky with their takes as Colin Cowherd. On Tuesday’s episode of The Herd, Colin broke down his list of top 10 players this season and put Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George on top of that list. There are plenty of reasons to consider this claim to be viable, though. OKC […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George will be a game-time decision heading into Tuesday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. George will be re-evaluated before tonight’s Western Conference tilt after having made progress with his sore right shoulder, which caused him to miss the last three games. “He did […]

According to a Sunday evening report from Royce Young of ESPN.com, the Memphis Grizzlies will be short-handed taking on the surging Oklahoma City Thunder. With the Sunday evening matchup slated to tip off in Oklahoma City, the Grizzlies will be without starting point guard Mike Conley, who will remain along the sideline due to “general […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George likely isn’t going to be ready to go Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies. Asked after Saturday’s defeat to the San Antonio Spurs, Thunder head coach Billy Donovan stated that his “guess” was that his squad would be down George for the third consecutive game due to a shoulder injury: […]

After missing Thursday night’s loss to the Sixers, Paul George will miss his second consecutive game for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they take on the Spurs later tonight. According to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman, George’s sore right shoulder is continuing to be a hindrance: Billy Donovan said Paul George (right shoulder soreness) did […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without superstar small forward Paul George for the second consecutive game on Saturday. George won’t play against the San Antonio Spurs due to right shoulder soreness. He missed Thursday’s contest versus the Philadelphia 76ers as well. OKC lost to Philly by a final score of 108-104. Thunder listing Paul […]

The NBA Players of the Month for February have been announced, with Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George winning the awards. Milwaukee #Bucks' forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City #Thunder forward Paul George have been named the #NBA East and West Players of the Month for the month of […]

The NBA took the Los Angeles Lakers’ tampering with Paul George while he was still a member of the Indiana Pacers back in 2017 very seriously. The league took it so seriously, as a matter of fact, that it actually hired investigators and even inspected people’s cell phones during the investigation process, according to Henry […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Paul George will be held out of Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a bout of shoulder soreness: Paul George (right shoulder soreness) is out tonight against the Sixers. — Brett Dawson (@BDawsonWrites) February 28, 2019 This is obviously tough news for Thunder fans, as George has become […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George is very good on the court, and as it turns out, he is also a good judge of offensive talent like Houston Rockets star James Harden. Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today dove into what makes Harden so difficult to play against. This is where the Thunder star chimed in […]

Will Barton had one thing in mind entering a Western Conference showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder — to not let MVP candidate Paul George get off his sight. The Denver Nuggets wing texted his coach Mike Malone in hopes of drawing the defensive assignment on George, a request Malone seemed glad to oblige. “I […]

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George has had nearly everything going his way on the basketball court this season, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that nailing a buzzer-beating prayer from beyond half-court to close out the third quarter would be how his Tuesday night goes. From beyond the logo! @Yg_Trece beats the […]

On Friday night, Paul George torched the Utah Jazz en route to a 45-point masterpiece. The following night, the Oklahoma City Thunder star put up just 14 points on 4-of-19 shooting. George also played a grueling 50 minutes the night prior to lead the Thunder to a 148-147 win over the Jazz. However, he isn’t about […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder believes that Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Paul George deserves to be in the MVP conversation, per ESPN. Snyder’s statements came on the heels of a another masterclass performance from PG13 in their double-overtime thriller against the Jazz. “Tip your hat to him for making that play,” Snyder said. “It’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off an epic double overtime victory against the Utah Jazz from Friday night. It took a Paul George final-second effort to finally seal the win for the Thunder, to the absolute delight of head coach Billy Donovan. According to the 53-year-old coach, his team exhibited the type of grit […]

Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder put down a nasty windmill flush in the overtime period of their double-OT thriller against the Utah Jazz. After the game, PG13 told reporters that he meant to send a statement to the Jazz and that he wanted to let them know that his legs were feeling fresh […]

Remember when it seemed like Paul George’s tenure as one of the league’s best players was suddenly over? Us neither. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar continued putting the horrific leg injury he suffered in 2014 behind him with another MVP-worthy performance against the Utah Jazz, one highlighted by this thunderous windmill dunk in overtime of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George has solidified his case as the Most Valuable Player in the NBA once again. The Thunder star stepped up when it mattered most for OKC, delivering the knockout blow to a Utah Jazz team that brought them to a double overtime on Friday. With the Jazz leading 147-146 with […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar small forward Paul George told local reporters on Thursday he talked with Nike to see what went wrong with Duke phenom Zion Williamson’s shoe on Wednesday night. Williamson was wearing the Nike PG 2.5 PE, which is a signature shoe of George’s. The six-time All-Star says he takes pride in having a good […]