Paul George grew up supporting the Clippers in a family filled with Lakers followers in Palmdale, California. When he joined the Clippers in 2019, the All-Star ahead spoke extensively about his lifelong dream of desirous to play for the Lakers’ crosstown rivals in a metropolis that bleeds Purple and Gold.
George, alongside Kawhi Leonard, was additionally decided to erase the Clippers’ “stepchild” notion and construct their very own lane within the NBA and Southern California sports activities panorama.
5 years later, George is now not a Clipper, and it is turning into more and more clear that he endured a actuality verify throughout his stint with the franchise.
“Initially, coming again to L.A. — that was residence — however it’s not the identical love [compared to Lakers],” George stated on “Podcast P” this week. “After I was in L.A., they have been like, ‘Man, you need to have been a Laker.’ That is all I used to be listening to. It wasn’t like, ‘Welcome to the Clippers.'”
George stated every single day as a Clipper in Los Angeles was a reminder that he was enjoying for the “B Crew.”
