76ers star Paul George greeted with boos in first road game vs. Clippers

Paul George has no hard feelings for the Clippers. The feeling isn’t mutual with the team’s fan base, apparently. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Paul George returned to Los Angeles on Wednesday for the first time since leaving the Clippers for the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency last offseason. He did not receive a warm welcome.

Fans at the Intuit Dome greeted the nine-time All-Star with a smattering of boos as he took the court, and continued to do so as the game began.

Paul George saps up entire Clippers sideline and Zu before opening tip

Then he throws Kelly Oubre Jr. out of bounds in the corner as he gets booed pic.twitter.com/9HpAVPhKpk

— Law Murray 🕯️ (@LawMurrayTheNU) November 7, 2024

The Wall of Clippers fans at one end of the arena also broke out a “PG sucks” chant.

George didn’t make his Sixers debut until Monday after he went down with a bone bruise in his left knee in the preseason. He had 15 points, five assists and four rebounds but shot just 1-of-7 from behind the arc in their two-point loss to the Phoenix Suns, but he seemed back to full strength after missing their first five games of the season.

George finished with 18 points and seven rebounds while shooting 7-of-9 from the field in the 76ers’ 110-97 loss to the Clippers on Wednesday. Norm Powell led the Clippers with 26 points while draining six 3-pointers. The Clippers, who now sit at 4-4 on the year, outscored the 76ers 33-17 in the third quarter to push ahead to their 12-point win.

The 76ers have now lost four straight and hold just a 1-6 record on the season.

Paul George has no hard feelings toward Clippers

Before Wednesday night’s game, George looked back on his time with the organization and their failed contract negotiations — which, he admits now, was a bit shocking.

His relationship with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and the rest of the team’s front office never soured. Yet he still opted to sign a four-year, $212 million deal with the 76ers in free agency.

“I think it got kind of misconstrued or [the] narrative kind of wasn’t written correctly with the relationship with [president] Lawrence [Frank], the relationship with Steve…

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Publish date : 2024-11-07 03:23:00

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