After five seasons playing for the The Los Angeles Clippers in his hometown, Paul George has entered free agency to sign with the The Philadelphia 76ersThe Sixers were able to lure him to the East Coast on a four-year, $212 million deal and now have a formidable trio in the East with him. Joel Embiid And Tyrese Maxey.
George has detailed why he left the Clippers in previous episodes of his podcast, “Podcast P with Paul George,” but in his latest episode, his father joined the podcast. Paul George Sr. gave his thoughts on his son’s departure from the Clippers:
It was painful. It was like they were stabbing us in the back because I thought Paul had done a lot for the team, as far as the fan base, the fans were there. He was there. I think he gave them 110 percent and what he was asking for, it wasn’t much, but they saw something different. I didn’t want him to take anything. He stands up for what he believes in, and he felt like it was a bunch of crap they were throwing at him and I wasn’t going to sugarcoat it. ‘I support you 100 percent. If you have to go, you have to go.’
Paul George’s father on PG’s departure from Clippers:
“I felt like they stabbed us in the back because I thought Paul had done a lot for the team. I think he gave them 110% and what he was asking for was not much. But they saw something different… I thought I was going… pic.twitter.com/7c691xChzS
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) September 2, 2024
George will make his first appearance in Los Angeles on November 6, when the Sixers take on the Clippers at the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood. It will be interesting to see how the organization and the Los Angeles fans receive him.
This article was originally published on Sixers Wire: Paul George’s father speaks out on his son’s departure from the Clippers
