Paul George on why he's putting podcast on hold: 'It was more so just to focus on here'
After the Philadelphia 76ers dropped their ninth straight game Wednesday night, a 110-105 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, Paul George expounded on his recent decision to stop podcasting, saying it was about putting his full focus into “trying to get this team together.” “It was more so just to focus on here,” said George, who had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 42 minutes against the Knicks, a game that saw Philadelphia rally from 19 down to take the lead late before falling short. “I haven’t been the healthiest, so it’s just been putting a ton of work towards getting my body as healthy as possible, and to keep focus of obviously being here and trying to turn things around here and the full focus is trying to get this team together. “But we got to give ourselves a chance. Take it one game at a time, but we got to give ourselves a chance to see what we can do down the stretch.”Source: ESPN
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Paul George pauses podcast: “Full focus on the 76ers” sportando.basketball/en/paul-george… – 3:39 AM
Eric Patten @EricPatten
It’s sort of wild that the Sixers would have simply been better off signing Derrick Jones Jr. instead of Paul George – 10:38 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Sixers come up empty on a big possession and Paul George fouls Jalen Brunson with 32.1 seconds left. Brunson makes it a two-possession game at the line. Sixers on the verge of dropping this one despite a genuinely valiant effort in the second half. Knicks on 9-0 run in last 1:59. – 9:33 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
HALFTIME: Sixers 45, Knicks 61.
Tyrese Maxey is 4-15 from the field and 0-6 from three-point range. Kelly Oubre Jr. is the only Sixer with any sort of offensive rhythm. Paul George is 2-9 from the field, but has six rebounds and five assists. – 8:14 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
After one: Sixers 21, Knicks 33
Mikal Bridges (19 points, 8-10 FG) leads all scorers while holding Tyrese Maxey to a 2-10 line, while Kelly Oubre Jr. paces the Sixers with 12 points (5-6 FG).
Sixers oddly didn’t stagger Maxey/Paul George, playing the end of 1Q without either. – 7:42 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
We are running from MSG. Mikal Bridges defends Tyrese Maxey, OG Anunoby handles Paul George. George opens up the game with a bucket.
Maxey defends Jalen Brunson. – 7:14 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
New @OnPattison story – Paul George is taking a hiatus from Podcast P with hopes that he can guide the Sixers toward a more positive end of the season.
Talk is cheap, but at least he’s taking some ownership of this team, or so he says:
onpattison.com/news/2025/feb/… – 6:59 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Sixers starters:
Tyrese Maxey
Quentin Grimes
Kelly Oubre Jr.
Paul George
Andre Drummond – 6:30 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
New: Went long on two Qs in today’s Sixers mailbag. It’s heavy.
-How cooked is Paul George? (he isn’t entirely cooked, but he no longer looks like a star, dove into *concerning* numbers)
-Can a tank hurt morale? (yes, but guys have to earn ’25-26 roles)
phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an… – 12:10 PM
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
New story here:
Paul George calls it straight on Sixers: ‘We’ve shown no signs of being a team that will compete’
nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nba/philadelph…📲 – 7:41 AM
Derek Bodner @DerekBodnerNBA
Paul George: “We’ve shown no sign of a team that will compete. We just don’t have the habits of a champion, or a playoff contending team, would have. To be honest, right now it’s a little far-fetched. All we can do is work hard and try to just keep going.” pic.x.com/UE6k1OaI9W – 10:58 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Paul George: “We’ve shown no sign of a team that will compete and, you know, we just don’t have the habits of a champion or a playoff contending team.” – 10:30 PM
KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Great defense from Dalen Terry on Paul George – 8:55 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Paul George’s finger seems to be feeling better tonight. – 7:31 PM
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
Paul George just moved past Vince Carter, Chris Mullin and Baron Davis for 46th place on the NBA’s all-time steals list.
He passed Carter for ninth on the all-time made 3s list earlier this season. – 7:12 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Sixers starters tonight:
Tyrese Maxey
Quentin Grimes
Kelly Oubre Jr.
Paul George
Guerschon Yabusele – 6:30 PM
More on this storyline
Sean Barnard: Knicks beat Sixers 110-105 -Tyrese Maxey: 30 pts, 0-10 3PA -Paul George: 25 pts, 8 Rebs, 7 asts -Kelly Oubre Jr: 27 pts, 9-14 FGA -Sixers outscore Knicks 60-49 in second half Knicks tried their best to give it away and some solid fight from the Sixers tonight. Great loss -via x.com / February 26, 2025
APHoops: Paul George announces that he will be load managing his ‘Podcast P’ episodes for the time being to help the 76ers make a championship push, via @PodcastPShow . “I want to let the Podcast P family know that after today’s episode with Dwight I plan to take a break from the pod just to focus on getting my body right getting mentally right and, you know, help this squad make a push towards our goal to finish the season out give ourselves a chance to be in contentions to compete for a championship.” -via x.com / February 26, 2025
Despite the expected growing pains, Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George is a believer in the James-Doncic pairing due to their basketball intelligence, via Podcast P with Paul George: “I think it’s gonna work on the simple fact that both of those two are high-level IQ players,” George said of the James-Doncic pairing. “They understand spacing. They understand pick and roll. They see plays two, three plays ahead. They know how to manipulate the defense. They’re both obviously great with the basketball in their hands. I think that’s an area Luka can probably be better at is playing with the ball out of his hands, so that’ll be an adjustment I think for him as well as probably LeBron, you know? LeBron is a basketball-dominant player. Obviously, he can play off the ball as well. And I think that was the reason Luka was brought over so that Bron can be off the ball a little bit more and not have to make all the plays.” -via Lakers Nation / February 25, 2025
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