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Jaylen Brown: “You know how many players do that? That is such the common basketball play. Every player does it. So why are you targeting me? It clearly had an agenda. Maybe because I had spoken, I was critical of the refs in the regular season. So, you know, how they responded: like, ‘We’re going to call every—we’re going to—you’re going to lead the playoffs in offensive fouls.’ That was the response from the officiating crew. You could clearly tell. And I actually spoke to some refs, and they said it was an agenda going into each game. So, anytime Jaylen brings his arm up, just from reputation, just call it. Paul George does the same thing. Jalen Brunson does the same thing. I can go down the list.”
Austin Krell: Joel Embiid is PROBABLE for Game 1 against the Knicks with a right hip contusion. Paul George is not on the injury report. Setting up a likely full-strength Game 1 on both sides of NYK/PHI.
Noah Levick: Nick Nurse: Paul George woke up this morning “not feeling well.” “We’re expecting him to give it a shot.”
"Once [George] came back from his 25 games, he had a mission and I think he's accomplishing that mission. He's been really good. We appreciate him and we appreciate his sacrifice. But he's done a great job," Maxey said after Game 6. George has not put up the apex scoring numbers he did when he was a young wing in Indiana, an MVP candidate in Oklahoma City and half the foundation in Los Angeles. But he has redeemed a miserable first season in Philadelphia with what he's been able to do this season and series. Nurse has raved about his defense. George's shot-creation and dead-eye shooting have been critical to keeping Philadelphia's offense oiled.
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"It came down to now me being able to, like, off days, spend extra minutes putting up shots and working on my game and my craft. Before the suspension, I was kind of saving myself for games because of the soreness and I wanted to be as fresh as possible going into the games. Any little thing I felt was extra outside of practice would've carried over into a game where I'm not feeling my best. So it was a ton of rehab that was involved with that," George said of what it's taken to build up to this moment in his Sixers tenure.
VJ Edgecombe recognizes that he has probably become “annoying” to Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr. But the 76ers’ rookie guard will continue peppering his veteran teammates with “nonstop” questions throughout their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. “I just go there talking to them about any little thing I see,” Edgecombe said following Thursday’s practice. “Is this how it’s supposed to be? Is this how it’s not supposed to be? “They’re probably annoyed, but I don’t care. I’m going to keep asking.”
Crazy Stats: Paul George has the most career postseason points (2,416) among players who never made the @NBA Finals. Paul George - 2,416 Steve Nash - 2,072 Carmelo Anthony - 1,914 Joe Johnson - 1,828 Donovan Mitchell - 1,783 Damian Lillard - 1,715 Jalen Brunson - 1,701 Terry Cummings - 1,664 Alex English - 1,661 Vince Carter - 1,593
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Oh No He Didn't: Paul George on VJ: "He wants to see what I'm seeing, he wants to kind of just dissect the game and look at it differently. The relationship is just natural. He's been a little brother. I love the kid. He's a good kid, great teammate, he's an all around superstar"
Adam Aaronson: A guy named Isaiah just banked in a half-court shot. He wins $10,000 in cryptocurrency. Paul George ran to half court and gave him a shoulder bump. Isaiah then ran past the media section and back to his seat.
Adam Aaronson: The Sixers have an injury report for tonight's game vs. DET: Joel Embiid – right oblique injury management – OUT, Paul George – left knee injury management – PROBABLE, Johni Broome – knee surgery recovery – OUT. George may complete a back-to-back for the first time this season. Joel Embiid also has an "illness" designation.
