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The Toronto Raptors made a franchise-changing decision to trade star player DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard, one that has catapulted them to the top of the conference, sitting just a half-game away from the first spot in the East. Yet moving DeRozan wasn’t a spur of desperation, given that president Masai Ujiri had approached the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got smoked by the John Wall-less Washington Wizards on Sunday night, taking an unexpected loss to a team that is bound to miss the playoffs after a poor start to the season. Forward Paul George called it a “weird game” and also suggested there was some letdown in play. “We did […]

On Wednesday night, Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George led his team to an away victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6-foot-9 swingman went on a tear yet again, dropping 37 big points against the LeBron James-less Lakers. This performance was only the latest in George’s recent offensive rampage, and as pointed out by […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams wasn’t a big fan of the boos that showered teammate Paul George during a 107-100 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers. George, a native of Palmdale, got a rather hostile welcome to the Staples Center after he skipped out on the chance to join the Lakers in free […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George anticipated a hostile welcome to his hometown of Los Angeles to face the Lakers on Wednesday night, ready to soak in the boos from a scorned crowd that once clamored for his services as a soon-to-be free agent. George signed a four-year, $137 million max contract with the Thunder […]

LOS ANGELES – Last summer, All-Star forward Paul George shocked the NBA world when he decided to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder rather than join his hometown Los Angeles Lakers. On Wednesday night, George returned to the Staples Center for the first time since spurning the Lakers in free agency to keep playing alongside […]

Paul George is absolutely feeling the love — or lack thereof – from the Los Angeles Lakers crowd during the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Wednesday night visit to Staples Center. To begin with, the Lakers faithful already showered the All-Star swingman with boos during player introductions. Fast forward to the 2:17 mark of the fourth quarter […]

Looks like Los Angeles Lakers fans aren’t going to forgive Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George for spurning them in free agency anytime soon. When he was introduced in the starting lineups at Staples Center on Wednesday, Paul George was booed by the entire crowd, a stark difference from what occurred last season. George […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook doesn’t believe in small markets and says if you are playing at a high level, people will recognize who you are. The subject of small markets came up when reporters were asking Russell Westbrook about Paul George and how he spurned the Los Angeles Lakers to remain […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Wednesday, and Thunder star small forward Paul George is excited to see how he’s going to be received by the fans. Last season, Paul George was cheered nonstop when the Thunder played the Lakers in LA. George was linked to joining […]

The NBA season is currently nearing its halfway point. By any metric, Paul George should be one of the happiest players in the league. He signed a four-year contract worth over $130 million with the Thunder this summer, and he is currently enjoying the best statistical season of his career. The Thunder are currently third […]

Throughout the 2016-17 NBA campaign, rumors abounded about then-Indiana Pacers forward Paul George’s desire to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. George grew up a Lakers fan in California and always dreamed of wearing the purple and gold. He appeared to be so dead-set on Los Angeles that after that season was over, George informed […]

It’s been a weird season for Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook thus far. By his high standards, he has been having a sub-par season. Nonetheless, the former Most Valuable Player winner takes full responsibility for his almost-half-a-season-long woes, claiming that it’s all on him. “It’s really on me. I’ve been s— the last month […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George is thrilled with the overall production the team is getting from the young players on the roster. The Thunder rebounded from a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday by getting their revenge in Oklahoma City, as George and company earned a 122-102 victory on Monday night. Russell Westbrook […]

Star forward Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder is just like us: he has a New Years’ resolution. Per Royce Young of ESPN, George intends to acquire more free throw attempts. The first step, of course, is to figure out how to do it: Paul George's New Year's resolution: "Probably get to the line […]

One of the biggest reasons for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s turnaround this season has been Russell Westbrook’s improvement on the defensive end of the floor, and he may have Paul George to thank for that. In an interview with Sam Amick of The Athletic, George said he playfully challenged Westbrook to get better defensively before […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to a much better start than they did a year ago. The Thunder struggled to make the playoffs last season and were eventually knocked out of the first round by the Utah Jazz, but this time, Oklahoma City looks better prepared for the long haul, as it boasts […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George is playing much better this season than he did last year, and he told Sam Amick of The Athletic that one of the main reasons for his improvement is that he is feeling less pressure this season: “Last year, they had traded for ‘Melo, they had brought me in, […]

Though they play on opposing sides, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Paul George seems to have a growing respect for Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic. Doncic and George squared off on Sunday night, resulting in a 105-103 victory for Dallas. In his 34 minutes of action, Doncic led the Mavs in scoring with 25 points on […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George was clearly not happy with the late-game officiating during the team’s game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. The Thunder fell just short in suffering a 105-103 loss in Dallas, which marked the third defeat in the past four games for Billy Donovan’s squad. But it was the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan announced the return of Paul George to the lineup Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks after a one-game absence due to a quad injury, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. George missed Friday night’s 118-102 victory over the Phoenix Suns with his injury. Clearly, the quad issue wasn’t […]

After missing Friday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns on the road, Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George has been upgraded to probable for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, according to Erik Horne of the Oklahoman. Paul George missed the game versus the Suns due to a right quad contusion. Paul George (right […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George will miss Friday night’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns along with teammate Alex Abrines, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. George, who is nursing a right quad contusion, and Abrines (stomach illness) both missed shootaround earlier in the day, per head coach Billy Donovan, leaving the team without […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Phoenix Suns on Friday and All-Star small forward Paul George is questionable to play. According to Royce Young of ESPN, the Thunder listed Paul George as 50-50 to play due to right quadriceps contusion. George has yet to miss a game for Oklahoma City this season, having started […]

Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George have been named NBA Players of the Week for Week 10 (Dec. 17-23) of the 2018-19 season. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to a 3-1 week while averaging 24.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, while Paul George put up 35.3 […]

Paul George never forgets. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar forward entered Vivint Smart Home Arena with one thing on his mind: revenge. According to Brett Dawson of The Athletic, the ghosts of last season’s playoff failure was all he thought about throughout the Thunder’s road showdown against the Utah Jazz. “I owed myself, I owed it […]

Oklahoma City Thunder Paul George absolutely torched the Utah Jazz on Saturday, as he led his team to a razor-thin victory against their Northwest rivals. Following the 107-106 victory, Thunder head coach Billy Donovan was all praises for his 28-year-old superstar forward. “He really got into an unbelievable rhythm and a flow,” Donovan said, via […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is not exactly playing great basketball lately. At least not in terms of shooting the rock. After his 3-for-17 performance in the Thunder’s win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, Westbrook is shooting just 35.2 percent from the floor, 26.0 percent from 3-point range and a shocking 55.8 […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George is known for his scoring explosions, like on Saturday night when he outscored the Utah Jazz by himself in the third quarter: 39 PTS (22 in Q3), 11 REB, 5 AST for Paul George at the end 3 on League Pass!#ThunderUp 93#TeamIsEverything 81 💻📱: https://t.co/cYXnbWzIYB pic.twitter.com/HiP1qpeWqc — NBA (@NBA) […]

When he immediately agreed to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 1st, Paul George faced a load of questions. Why would you return to a situation that looked even bleaker than your Indiana days? Why wouldn’t you wait until LeBron James made his intentions clear before deciding? Why not at least take a […]

Paul Pierce is known as one of the best small forwards of his era. A former NBA star turned media presence, Pierce often likes to share his takes on the season’s current happenings. On Wednesday evening, Pierce tweeted out his newest hot take — Paul George for MVP: Paul George playing at a super high level right […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George believes Russell Westbrook has made a big jump defensively this season compared to last year. Along with averaging a triple-double on the season, Russell Westbrook is first in the NBA in steals per game at 2.5. Paul George says Westbrook is taking his matchups seriously on the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers tried their best to contain Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George with traps and double-teams … and failed. “I’m fine being trapped,” George said after their 110-104 win over the Clippers, per ESPN. “That’s where we’re going to need our guys the most — for them to make plays out of […]

On Saturday night, Paul George led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a tightly contested win against a Western Conference rival, the Los Angeles Clippers. Following his team’s 110-104 defeat, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers admitted to have no answer for George on the evening, and he even went as far as complementing the 28-year-old as […]

Paul George is having an MVP-caliber season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and his growing chemistry with head coach Billy Donovan is a big reason for his success. Donovan initially tried to design plays to put George in specific situations, but this wasn’t what PG-13 wanted. “At times he’s like, ‘Stop — just let me […]

The numbers don’t lie — Paul George is playing the best basketball of his career and his stat line of 24.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 steals — all career-highs, reflect just that. Yet the Oklahoma City Thunder swingman feels it’s more than the numbers and having a second year under his wing […]

Paul George’s recent 47-point explosion has made enough noise to potentially put him among the early slate of players considered for the Most Valuable Player award, powering the Oklahoma City Thunder to the second seed in a ruthlessly competitive Western Conference. While he’s clearly taking a more assertive load at the offensive end with Carmelo […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder completed a 20-point fourth-quarter comeback on Wednesday night to shock the Brooklyn Nets. Russell Westbrook had one reason for the team’s win: Paul George. “So Russ, what happened last night…” “Paul George.” –@russwest44 Presented by @DevonEnergy pic.twitter.com/5YFKUtpEzG — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) December 6, 2018 “Paul George. Man, I love it. When you’re […]

Paul George and Russell Westbrook have something special cooking in Oklahoma City. The two stars have the Thunder at 16-7 and in second place in the Western Conference. George could have left OKC in free agency over the summer, but he chose to stay with Westbrook. George says that Westbrook made him feel comfortable on […]