Paul George Reveals Why Playing For Clippers Wasn’t Fun

Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers went their separate ways this summer after the two sides couldn’t come to terms on a new contract.

To say things between the two sides ended poorly would be an understatement.

And it didn’t take long for the Clippers to suffer the consequences of letting George leave for nothing after trading so much for him.

This week George appeared on his podcast and broke down why returning to Los Angeles, to play for the Clippers, may not have been the right move for him from a big picture perspective.

“I think initially, coming back to LA that was home. But it’s not the same love,” he said.

Paul George:

“I think initially, coming back to LA that was home. But it’s not the same love. Because when I was in LA, they said, ‘you should’ve been a Laker.’ That’s all I was hearing… I’m on the B Team. That’s how the vibe and the love felt.”

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“Because when I was in LA, they said, ‘You should’ve been a Laker.’ It wasn’t no ‘Welcome to the Clippers!’ ‘We happy you in [Los Angeles] but you should have been a Laker!’ That’s all I was hearing… I’m on the B Team. That’s how the vibe and the love felt.”

It’s hard to argue with George’s point. The Clippers have always been the B-Team in Los Angeles. And they likely always will be. No matter what happens, the Los Angeles Lakers will always be the top basketball franchise in the city.

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