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Over his last 10 games, Thunder guard NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook has averaged a triple double. The real star has been Paul George, who averaged 37 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.5 steals, and 6.0 made three-pointers per game on 50 percent shooting from the field and from beyond the arc. George is having a […]

Russell Westbrook knows what it takes to win MVP. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar emerged victorious in one of the most hotly contested MVP debates in recent memory two seasons ago, when he held off the Houston Rockets’ James Harden and San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard to win the award in his team’s first season […]

James Harden hasn’t scored fewer than 30 points in a game since Dec. 11. He averaged a mind-blowing 43.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 7.6 assists, and 2.1 steals per game in January, to go along with a 60.9 true shooting percentage. The Houston Rockets are 21-9 since his 30-point streak began, the third-best record in the […]

If you thought the NBA MVP race was going to solely come down to Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden, Monday night may have changed your mind. Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George racked up 47 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a masterful performance, going 15-of-26 from the floor and making eight three-pointers in […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is used to triple-doubles. After all, he has averaged triple-doubles over each of the last two seasons and is aiming to average one yet again this year. But his teammate, Paul George, as versatile as he is, is not as accustomed to achieving the feat as Westbrook. On Tuesday night, […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard and small forward Evan Turner had some loud praise for Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who delivered a 47-point triple-double in 43 minutes to give his team a 120-111 win over the visitors. While the race for the Most Valuable Player is believed to be a […]

Behind All-Stars Russell Westbrook and Paul George, the Oklahoma City Thunder continue to make a late-season surge as they gear up towards the NBA playoffs. The tandem of Westbrook and George was once again sensational against the Portland Trail Blazers, becoming the first teammates in NBA history to record a 20-point triple-double in the same […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward casually shook off Al-Farouq Aminu of the Portland Trail Blazers to free himself up for a 3-pointer. Check out the clip below posted by Fox Sports Oklahoma. All George needs is an inch of space for the ball to swish all net. Nothin' but net for PG13 👌#ThunderUp | #PORvsOKC pic.twitter.com/3YrXaY7mJl — […]

A rising MVP candidate and perpetually underrated wing have been named conference players of the week. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George and Indiana Pacers’ Bojan Bogdanovic were bestowed the honor for week 17 of the NBA season after leading their teams to unblemished records. George averaged 37.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.7 […]

During Monday morning’s episode of Fox Sports’ First Things First, former NFL great Cris Carter claimed that Thunder All-Star Paul George has become the best two-way player in the NBA. Carter, who was one of the best wide receivers the NFL has ever known, feels that George should be named to the All-NBA First-Team right […]

Like it or not, popularity matters in voting for individual player awards – and Paul George seems to know it. After dropping 45 points in his team’s thrilling 117-112 victory over the Houston Rockets, on his way back to the locker room the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar gave his game-worn shoes to a lucky fan […]

LeBron James might just have pulled the greatest heist in NBA All-Star Draft history during Thursday’s first rendition of its broadcast, putting on a clinic in true Fantasy Basketball fashion while managing to toe the line between friendly competition and elite-level tampering. The King’s picks for this 2019 iteration of the February festivities are so […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams is still searching for his first All-Star selection, but his teammates, Russell Westbrook and Paul George, are relatively used to the process. But, on Thursday night, while the Thunder announced Westbrook and George as All-Stars, Adams made his presence known, video bombing his two friends in the middle […]

Back in 1992, the USA Team deployed its 12 best players on the Olympic stage and promptly annihilated every opponent in its path. It was at the time called the Dream Team. A moniker the team has earned and has will be used for the rest of history. That team was quite the collection of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star small forward Paul George has done something that Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have never done as members of the Thunder/SuperSonics. After scoring 39 points on Tuesday against the Orlando Magic, Paul George has now scored at least 35 points in five straight games, which is a Thunder/SuperSonics record. Paul George: fifth […]

The designated veteran player extension, best known as the “supermax” extension, was designed to give small market teams a better chance to keep their homegrown stars and entice those stars to remain with the franchise with a more lucrative offer. Following Kevin Durant’s shocking signing with the Golden State Warriors on July 4, 2016, the […]

Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder had some advice for Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics regarding his struggles coming off a gruesome leg injury and as the latter battles through inconsistency this season. Midway into the season, Hayward is evidently not yet back to his old self before the horrific injury he suffered last […]

Paul George was undoubtedly pleased with his performance in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s win on Friday night. The All-Star starter scored 43 points and drained a career-high 10 three-pointers in his team’s convincing victory over the Miami Heat, further burgeoning a case for MVP that seems to grow stronger every time he takes the floor. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star wing Paul George had quite an evening on Friday against the Miami Heat. The 28-year-old drained 10 three-pointers during the 118-102 victory, and by doing so, set the all-time franchise record for the most three-pointers made in a single game. Paul George set a new @okcthunder record for most 3-pointers made […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Paul George put on another spectacular performance on Friday night against the Miami Heat. So much so, that even Heat legend Dwyane Wade was so impressed that he could not help but rave about his opponent’s spectacular showing on the evening. As a mater of fact, Wade admitted that George happens […]

Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade was selected by commissioner Adam Silver on Friday as a special addition to the All-Star Game, the most significant yet of the many honors he’s received on his farewell tour toward retirement. In his younger years, Dwyane Wade surely would have been upset after his team was blown out at […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat 118-102 earlier today, but All-Star forward Paul George showed nothing but love to future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade. .@Yg_Trece shows respect to the legend @DwyaneWade 🙏 pic.twitter.com/wVVlutnlWS — ESPN (@espn) February 2, 2019 George, who had 43 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in the win, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook was already known as an all-around offensive guru, but what makes him truly unique is how quickly he can pad his stat line. The seven-time All-Star now has 40 third quarter triple-doubles in his career. Tonight marked the 40th time in Westbrook's career that he got a triple-double […]

Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder will kick off a three-game road trip with Tuesday night’s matchup against the Orlando Magic. The Thunder have won five straight, and George is hoping they won’t have any setbacks on this trek. George, who scored 36 points and 13 rebounds in Sunday’s 118-112 victory over the Milwaukee […]

Paul George would be honored to be named the Defensive Player of the Year, after being a clear contender for the spot as the second-leading steals man in the NBA. He told reporters that winning the award would mean a lot to him: “It would mean a lot because I pride myself on the defensive […]

Paul George has quickly tuned into his best season as a player, averaging career-highs in scoring (27.1 points), rebounding (8.1) and steals (2.3) in 28 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Yet despite the rousing success in his second year of partnership with Russell Westbrook, his clutch shooting has dropped precipitously. George has made several […]

Houston’s  James Harden is the odds-on favorite to win his second-consecutive NBA MVP award,  but there are plenty of excellent candidates this year. One such player is Oklahoma City’s Paul George, who is having the best season of his career while leading the Thunder in the strong Western Conference, where they are currently the third […]

The NBA kicked off the new year with some spectacular performances around the league. However, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City forward Paul George have clearly stood out above the rest. Both players have managed to take their game to the next level as of late. As a result, they have been named […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder managed to earn a huge win on Sunday against the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks,  with a final score of 118-112. The entire team was understandably in a jovial mood following the victory, and Thunder teammates Paul George and Jerami Grant decided to switch personas during their postgame interview. It was a pretty […]

People were surprised when Paul George opted to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was, after all, a small market team led by a seemingly out of control yet extremely athletic Russell Westbrook. Some deemed it impossible for George to co-exist with him And when George re-signed to a reported four-year, $137 million contract, […]

The final voting of the 2019 All-Star Game fan voting is finally here, as LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks were named as team captains after leading all nominees in the voting. As the top overall finisher in fan voting, @KingJames will make first pick in the First Round […]

Though he’s no longer with the Pacers, Paul George still has love for fans of the team. In fact, after hearing of Victor Oladipo’s injury in Wednesday’s game against the Raptors, the Thunder All-Star sent out a sympathetic message to the Indiana faithful. “I feel for them,” Thunder swingman Paul George told Scott Agnes of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George sent some love and support for Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo, who suffered a serious injury against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Prayers up VO 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 — Paul George (@Yg_Trece) January 24, 2019 In their game against the Raptors, Victor Oladipo went down and suffered an apparent knee injury. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook made the case for Paul George as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year after a dominant outing against the Portland Trail Blazers, resulting in a 123-114 win on Tuesday night. “He should be,” said Westbrook when asked if he felt George deserved the title of DPOY. “He’s […]

Paul George continues to have a stellar season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and his teammates are enjoying it with him. George nailed a breath-taking game-winning 4-point play that sealed the road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Shortly after the buzzer sounded, he and guard Terrance Ferguson celebrated with a dance that is definitely worthy […]

With the Oklahoma City Thunder down two points to the Sixers with 6.9 seconds left in regulation and star point guard Russell Westbrook out of the game because he fouled out, Paul George showed exactly why he’s a superstar and an MVP candidate. Paul George hit a game-winning 3-pointer and was fouled by Sixers small […]

Could this be the year that Paul George finally gets legitimate consideration for the Defensive Player of the Year award? Kirk Goldsberry of ESPN.com thinks so. The Oklahoma City Thunder star, who is now in his ninth NBA season, leads the league in steals, deflected balls and loose balls recovered, three key numbers when determining […]

During the past offseason in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers were thought to be in prime position to sign Paul George alongside Lebron James. Of course, George decided to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers then had to settle for just Lebron *sigh* in free agency. Everyone had the opinion that the […]

During his first tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James tried and failed to get considerable talent to join him in Northeastern Ohio, leading to his eventual departure for the Miami Heat in 2010. When James returned, the roster had much more potential for growth, which resulted in a championship in 2016 along with four […]