Paul George Opens up About The Clippers, Battling LeBron's Heat, Lance Stephenson Stories & More

We are thrilled to share this amazing conversation with our guest, Los Angeles Clippers star, Paul George. There is so much discussed on this episode and we really appreciate his willingness to be open and candid about a lot of things. Topics include: His take on Nikola Jokic and what makes him such a dominant force, The Clippers being the 'poster-child' for the NBA's load management issue and why blaming it all on the players is wrong, trying to develop a rhythm with The Clippers team given how little the team has actually played together, how much he loves playing with Kawhi Leonard and the confidence he brings to a team, why Paul George feels like he was overlooked in high school, his early days as an Indiana Pacers and how he earned the trust to lead that team, how he improved his game in Indy, reflecting on that 3-4 year stretch where The Pacers with Roy Hibbert, David West, George Hill were a legit threat in the Eastern Conference, how they feel that Pacers team changed the modern NBA, Paul shares his best Lance Stephenson stories, the moment Paul George burst into superstardom by blowing by LeBron James and The Miami Heat, describing the challenge of beating LeBron and The Heatles in a 4-game series and how putting Chris Bosh at the 5 spot changed everything that series, his time with Russell Westbrook on The Oklahoma City Thunder and how Paul came to his own conclusion that he could likely not be the best player on a Championship team after his injury, the mental toll it took for PG to come back from that injury and so much more.
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[@JJRedick]

Thanks to everyone who watches and engages with our content. It means the world to us. Enjoy PG!

[@Michael-ex6dg]

JJ you need your own prime time tv show. You’re better than everybody talking basketball

[@jianyang9033]

Fore sure we really enjoy! When u guys talk to Kwahi ??

[@joncaples2624]

Get Luke kennard next!

[@jihadijohn9408]

U need to get LeMickey on the podcast

[@nezarethcarrasco7418]

Love your stuff JJ and tommys ability to answer any question with a question. I would love MPJ or a Jamal Murray feature episode being that they themselves have overcome some pretty gnarly injuries.

[@jaysontatum000]

unbelievable timing jj I was about to eat

[@dmitrykoveshnikov]

Same thing my man, my microwave is heating up right now lol

[@victortorres6574]

@@jrtmendoza who doesn’t lol

[@fabiandre2414]

same bro

[@crookedbraincrookedbrain9874]

I m watching for lunch

[@crookedbraincrookedbrain9874]

From italy lol

[@andrewdulenchuk4942]

Huge respect for the Thinking Basketball shoutout in the intro! It is an incredible and perhaps THE BEST basketball analysis channel.

[@iamthinuk4793]

i called a play that they showed in a video in my hs game my coach gave me a lotta props lol

[@JJRedick]

Great channel!

[@YangiTheCat]

Amazing channel for high-level analysis of basketball throughout it's eras

[@rickharrison1737]

@@JJRedick U gotta collab with Ben

[@blueb4ryz951]

@@rickharrison1737 agreed

[@estevatopanchovillacruz9969]

I love Paul Georges game. It's so smooth yet powerful when he needs to be. Amazing handles at his size. What I love about his handles is that they are not superfluous they have intent. Every dribble, every hesitation is just a means to a bucket. Love watching this guy play.

[@bodesokera4959]

Paul George has potential to be the top 5 players in the nab right now but the inconsistency spoils it

[@thatfatguy7591]

PG13 is a killer in the playoffs. People forget this man took the 4th seed Clippers to the WCF in the 2021 playoffs without Kawhi Leonard.

[@reliczurge]

@@thatfatguy7591bro had to win 1 more game to get to the wcf.

[@eliasgomez5230]

@@reliczurge it was 2 games. He balled out game 5 in Utah then game 6 back in LA was the Terrance Mann game. And to his credit, PG played very good in the WCF. Just missed some clutch free throws.

[@TJ-qn3cm]

@@thatfatguy7591 honestly you guys would’ve done better against the Bucks than the Suns. And I live in Phx and love the Suns

[@gothbossbaby]

I love PG. Grew up a Pacers fan and he was the reason why I really got heavily into bball.

[@sangun123]

Didn’t grow up as a pacer fan but his run with Stephenson and Hibbert is what got me into watch the NBA, that was a magical season

[@somethingcreative7027]

same for me, ill always root for him

[@superdopehiphop]

God damn I’m old. Love PG too and got to see him play hundreds of times live center court row 9-11, but those seats started in 87-88 Reggie’s Miller rookie year when I was in 1st grade!

[@MasenkOG]

Same I’m a lifetime Heat fan but Reggie was one of my favorites as a kid so I kinda like seeing the Pacers do well (except against us) Jermaine O’Neal, Granger, and PG became some of my favorite players

[@thedarkfrost2351]

Pandemic P

[@podcastpshow]

Great episode! PG is a natural, looks ready to host his own podcast 😉

[@jairo392]

Jj gives a good interview. Pg13 is a good dude man. Let's go clippers for life.

[@Henry-kv7zl]

TOMMY! Everytime you speak, which is very selectively, you deliver the perfect question! I'm just under halfway through, and that was a fantastic question about chemistry on playoff teams. Bravo

[@theatlanticfiles]

Huge respect for PG! He's been on a lot of good teams and that Pacers team was incredibly fun to watch. Him admitting that he doesn't have to be the #1 guy is a very mature thing to admit that a lot of people at the same caliber would probably never say

[@matthewr920]

Thank you for your decade + of dedication to the league PG13! Your impact on the game has been felt and helped define a generation of basketball play. Continue to write that legacy.

[@thedarkfrost2351]

Pandemic P

[@marioflaco]

Absolutely awesome hearing from active players about their current season and even from their past seasons 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽 awesome podcast JJ!

[@Kmaitland89]

I know it's probably incredibly difficult to get people in the same room, HOWEVER.... Getting people all in the same room really does enhance the show. It changes the dynamic, makes it feel more personal and less of an interview.

[@quisejeter1470]

I can’t believe JJ shouted out ‘Thinking Basketball’. I love that channel and their basketball breakdowns

[@antoniobautista6718]

Paul George really is just an all-around, versatile player wing that dominates on court; and this podcast also showed how much of an eloquent, thoughtful, and all-around cool guy he off the court. Our man truly is balanced and silky smooth in all aspects of life ❤️🔥

[@thedarkfrost2351]

Pandemic P

[@NicholasTre_]

Been a life long clipper fan and pg is hands down one of my players in the league. I loved this interview.

[@h3nriqu33]

interview starts at 13:35

[@ryanvince3869]

bless you sir

[@Mikeymike301]

Thank youuuuuuu

[@gbone1812]

U our hero

[@benroethlisberger2567]

JJ really needs to add time stamps lol

[@2doorEli]

You legend

[@zackarytalley552]

I love PG man he is a monster he gets to much hate he is one of the best everyone's standards are LeBron and Jordan missing out on all of the other great talent one love brodies

[@hurricanes___6982]

Man imagine PG vs T-Mac

[@thedarkfrost2351]

Pandemic P

[@nocturne311]

​@@hurricanes___6982 T-Mac takes it. George is great but McGrady's peak in '03 was MVP level and he was playing in a very different league (pre-2005 rules).

[@tonyray8005]

PG and Tmac are very similar, both are smooth, both have a good IQ, both are Clutch, Tmac a better scorer and PG a better Defender, but there footwork and shot difficulty making are real similar and there both athletic, both deal with major career injuries.

[@JakerMayfield]

Great stuff as always JJ & Tommy, really enjoyed this pod with PG. One of my favorite episodes so far. Keep up the amazing work guys!

[@arinjoys]

It's really great that you shouted out Thinking Basketball. I'm a fan of their channel and thoroughly enjoy their content. I was actually thinking what it would be like if you were invited as a guest on their podcast. That would be some incredibly high level basketball talk! Hope it happens🤞🏼

[@joeknapp9162]

Didn’t know PG was such a thoughtful, humble dude. Don’t know if I woulda watched his podcast beforehand but I’m looking forward to it now. I hope it’s like All the Smoke where he doesn’t have ti be the interviewer all the time but will have open discussion with people that just have mutual interest in having a conversation about basketball and whatever his other personal interests are too. Very cool.

[@evingrindle1929]

I actually forget that PG was elite all the way back in ‘13. He’s been honestly way better since his injury, so good that I forgot that he’s been dominant for so long

[@hmohngcheelee7549]

I love thinking basketball, thank you for giving them a shout out y’all!

[@Imparte]

Thanks JJ for shouting out ThinkingBasketball, their analyses are awesome!

[@loganwagler7997]

Just finished an overnight shift but i gotta stay up for this, shoutout to tommy and JJ for bringing the quality that paid networks cant match

[@angenorfigaro5092]

Working my overnight rn my boy on the last stretch, this is perfect bless JJ and the Caucasian

[@felix3033]

Night owl life

[@loganwagler7997]

@@angenorfigaro5092 JJ really is the fairest shade of darkskin ive ever seen, makes tommy look LED levels of honky

[@dashhowell4949]

PG is so underrated! Thanks for having him on your show guys!

[@ericsmith9835]

I Appreciate Paul's honesty, It's hard carrying a franchise. So many things has to go right.

[@chel7236]

Respect for his truthfulness🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@stephena11]

one of my favorite players of all time PG is so tuff!! super excited for this

[@tbone5816]

GREAT CHAT WITH PG! Awesome to hear his voice on real stuff!

[@ashwinvenkat950]

I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast, as I do every single week. PG is just such a humble and down to earth guy,. Absolutely loved listening to his perspective; you guys do such a great job in getting people to be so transparent and candid when talking about their past. The only thing I wish you'd asked PG more about is Russell Westbrook, given his importance to PG's best season in OKC, how he left him to go to LA and then finally vouching for him to be signed by the Clippers. Nonetheless, immensely enjoyed this podcast. :)

[@DJ-ys9pv]

Not the first time Thinking Basketball has been referenced in some of my favorite podcast. Jason Timpf is one of my favorite analyst as well and he’s mentioned Thinking Basketball more than once. Love it.

[@MaXLebel]

Was surprised to hear the shoutout to Ben Tayloy. Having followed his work for a few years was always surprised to see how little recognition he gets from the media so I'm happy to see his strides in this respect. And of course it's JJ the one shouting him, just another proof on how this man is bridging the old and "new" sports media. What you guys do is fundamental to the sportd growth so shoutout to you guys, keep rockin'

[@brendanhunter389]

One of my favourite players. Seriously so underrated

[@adamstewart247]

I liked PG before but man after hearing this...crazy respect. He's the real deal

[@compactdisk2753]

It was great to listen Paul "You Know" George talk.

[@rohanpolicherla3843]

Wow, definitely one of the best gets, looking forward to this one

[@Jetz24Waffles]

Big fan of PG ALL RESPECT

[@MohamedAhmed-tt2nz]

PG13 lets go man, my fav player !!

[@mylesorina826]

Thanks JJ for awesome pod

[@micahluv2135]

From the Palmdale area and it’s so cool to see such a successful player come from there!

[@ishetrying]

I'm very impressed by his self-awareness and ability to set ego aside. That's so rare.

[@thee_legendary1]

First, big fan of the show y’all alway deliver great interviews.

[@reecewilliams8349]

Mad respect for the shout out to Big Al Jefferson. Dude was an absolute monster. Little known fact but he avg 42 ppg 18rpg like 6apg and 7 or 8 bpg in high school. When he became a 25 and 10 guy in the league I was not surprised.

[@aramisjones4804]

Man pg 13 is one of my faves next to Brandon Ingram and kawhi, thanks for getting him on the show JJ.

[@nathanchristensen716]

Love the shoutout for thinking basketball, amazing channel for basketball junkies

[@Dame56643]

I remember the battles in the playoffs PG and Bron had from like 2013-2017 some of the most memorable moments of the 2010s

[@taahasiddiqui1071]

King George vs King James I remember those, that pacers team was awesome, David West was my favorite player during that era.

[@nocturne311]

2013 and 2014. LeBron was in Cleveland again by 2015.

[@Dame56643]

@@nocturne311 they played in the playoffs in 2017

[@nocturne311]

@@Dame56643 I forgot about that one. Wasn't really a series though.

[@Dame56643]

@@taahasiddiqui1071 Roy hibberet and George Hill were great too

[@theshawshankinception1220]

Jeremy Sochan would be an amazing guest, I just know it! Book him guys!

[@callmekobean2]

We need paul George part 2

[@jaysoncam2680]

Yesssss Paul George my favorite 🔥

[@MarioNotBros]

I'd love for you guys to have a Knick back on the show, this has been a great season, and they're playing the best ball they have so far. Julius Randle would be awesome to have on the show.

[@arkoudiou]

LeFraud Julius Randle? Hell naw, bring Josh Hart.

[@BlakaveliX]

He's already been on the pod. Bring another knick

[@MarioNotBros]

@@BlakaveliX hasn't been on in a bit though right? Beunson and RJ have been on more recently no?

[@BlakaveliX]

@@MarioNotBros fax. you right.

[@masonmurphy523]

This may be the best episode of all time. Can’t wait for PG’s pod

[@21Alansi]

This is a great mentality from a pro athlete. I just became a fan. I want to apply this in my daily life. I might not have been blessed with godlike talent but this makes me wanna do better.

[@dulogmaz]

The only three Basketball channels I regularly watch... Thinking basketball, The Volume with Draymond and Old Man and the Three.

[@mesaifulmore3250]

shoutout to “thinking basketball” glad JJ giving bro recognition

[@ericbanizaman6280]

😊😊😊 43:49 43:49 43:49 😊😊😊😊 44:36

[@cameronking1036]

This pod scratches my NBA & stats itch perfectly

[@Infinityflow0]

Loved the shoutout to Ben Taylor. He is masturful at breaking down the game ,and it's great to see even pros are praising the analysis.

[@lmaoo6339]

PG is the reason I fell in love with basketball, my first 2k game was 2k17!!! PG was the cover

[@fremason91]

Great interview

[@snackmiester22]

Shout out to PG and JJ episode was flames 🔥 🔥🔥🔥💯

[@jalenjonesqb10]

Loving your impact & content on the game right now JJ. Would love to hear your thoughts on how they’ve looked on this current win streak their on!

[@stefanofattimiei2161]

Great episode, one of the best to me; very raw and honest expecially the last part; great job!

[@josephmatthews7698]

Great job editor. We all know you're the real brains behind the operation.

[@EyeTrustMe]

Glad to see everyone giving PG his flowers NOW. Still remember all of the hate he used to get when he was on OKC. I understand he didn’t take accountability on certain things during those playoff runs, but dude is a straight hooper.

[@cuisonte]

Wow. He feels "old". The selfawareness. I like this guy.

[@abobbers]

Great point on load management & practice hard

[@mitchellbaenz]

Paul George stories about lance had me rolling

[@oliveranthis9069]

PG talking about Lance is epic! Loving Lance IS being a modern day Pacer fan.

[@samikhalifa6021]

PG seems like such a genuine dude

[@dulogmaz]

I honestly haven't heard of Ben before Thinking Basketball, but what he does on the channel seems to be the best basketball analysis in the world. It'd be amazing if you do a collab with him!

[@benjaminan1183]

Hoops Tonight better.

[@marshallgray645]

Paul is a cool dude, I liked his takes and hearing from him. A bigger fan now after this pod

[@thomasveleba9261]

Great episode JJ! I absolutely love tuning in whenever you drop a new pod. Can we get Dinwiddie on the pod?

[@robertobelleri3523]

Great episode

[@G0DLIKE92]

12:47 completely agree.

[@4est82]

Podcasts are great because they allow athletes to go at their pace while also not including the lame narratives reporters push. I’m glad athletes can find a way to speak on what they find is important about the game rather than answering stupid questions that cause them to shut down and seem annoyed.

[@GODIAM-sy9qb]

Yess - thank you, I'm not crazy! Kawhi is the closest to MJ right next to Kobe. Getting to his spots, shooting - a lot of MJ vibes there.

[@nocturne311]

He's like a combination of Jordan and Pippen with a dash of Dr. J due to those Freddy Krueger sized hands of his.

[@ajhenderson370]

We could call him the closest thing to Kobe I’m the mid range. But he seems like a monster in his own right. He’s much bigger than those two guys too

[@nocturne311]

@@ajhenderson370 You would be surprised. He's taller than Jordan but MJ was probably stronger. Artest said he had the strength of a SF and that was in the early 2000s when he was with the Wizards and SFs were bulkier on average than they are now.

[@GODIAM-sy9qb]

@@nocturne311 Not looking at his physical characteristics just the way he plays the gamę, especially in the mid range. What I would add: the way his jumper looks like. Obviously Mike was jumping higher but look at the shooting hand.

[@nocturne311]

@@GODIAM-sy9qb True but Leonard goes glass from time to time which is more reminiscent of Pippen in my opinion and his defense definitely says Scottie more than it does Mike.

[@chel7236]

💯💯💯💯💯. I can relate. As I'm not a social media person...I write all my thoughts and stories of my own paper and my own pen. As I will know it's about my truth. Not of what others speculate,🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@israelreyes6864]

PG really like that fr handles nasty as hell for his size, smooth shoot from the 3 from the 2 and can get to the basket also was a really good defender in his prime. I miss him on my OKC team.

[@anthonyleone2927]

I gained so much more respect for PG after this interview

[@Bezzle.]

I do t know if you read comments, but I’d love to see a POD with Nekias Duncan. He’s not a current or former player, but he’s got a basketball mind that would blend extremely well with this shows flow and content

[@HechoEnCalifornia]

Damn. That was one of the best episodes of the show, got even more amount of respect for PG after hearing him talk on real s*** in this episode! Much love

[@Roch95Ftw]

JJ is a real one for mentioning Thinking Basketball

[@moonscourge6659]

Yoooo can we get an episode on a nugget player. First time they have ever been the one seed for so long and so solidly. They need some love. I propose AG

[@adam17]

They did one recently... Then he got traded lol

[@aqueelkadri8371]

Damn I can't wait for the playoffs The western conference is gonna be insane

[@CSSYankee]

Godbless the trainers in Indiana ❤

[@CSSYankee]

Takes alot or skill

[@joncaples2624]

I wanted him to talk about the clippers vs suns WCF series 😭

[@golfguy6071]

Hard to believe clippers never went anywhere yet. With the depth they have had for the last few years even with injuries.

[@DigitaIJustice]

PG has become one of my favorite just from the silky smooth jumper. Just fun to watch.

[@silewis9396]

For real it is silky smooth.. I like to see it on a midrange stepback fadeaway

[@Blessedbychris01]

My favorite player ever since pacers days

[@bradenward]

my favorite episode

[@Lee-tj8km]

We need fun guy on the podcast!!!

[@jonnyloza4592]

this is why coaches like mike brown have his team thriving and relatively injury free.. They practice HARD on their days off

[@dexterm7666]

Love PG. most humble superstar, imo

[@PaulVece]

Yo after those stories I want Lance to be on my softball this summer. Sounds like such a great guy

[@chel7236]

I can also relate to the rehab💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@DahEric23]

I wanted more Miami V. Pacers series talk😞

[@bigbiz7518]

Take a shot every time PG says “you know “ 🎉

[@bondinho6114]

🥃

[@ceezeeemowndeadzombie4014]

13:40 to skip to Paul George.

[@owenmichaels6442]

thanks bro

[@solliskuxxswag]

Its 1am in new Zealand... lfg jj reddick podcast

[@sugarhill9283]

kiwi gang lesgo

[@trou234]

in my opinion, it's there rotation for me, they're so stack but don't know which players to match with against other teams

[@agongarstiff]

Bones and kawhi should be on the floor at the same time and Russ and pg should be on the floor at the same time , if ty can piece it around that I think rotations can get easier on others like Powell and Batum

[@JqlenB]

Ty Lue has had problems with rotations all year. Guys like Morris shouldn’t even be in the starting lineup or closing. Vs Sac and Denver, Ty Lue even had Morris as the backup 5 with Covington riding the bench. Gordon pretty much offers the same spark off the bench as Powell *in theory* Mann clearly is one of the younger athletic important guys but Ty Lue continues to sit him in crunch time. So many experiments that Lue is trying and it’s getting ridiculous. The way Morris plays, If he’s not scoring, he’s useless. Offers no defense, no rebounding and doesn’t do any little things but he keeps getting minutes As a fan I hope he cleans up the rotations before playoff time or it will be the same implosion as previous years

[@reallynotmateo8805]

@@agongarstiff bones hyland should never be on the floor when it matters lmao you guys need to get over it

[@1523bballer]

It’s the Lance stories for me 🤣🤣🤣

[@Paul_George_13]

Thanks for having me jj

[@kilzoldyck5114]

JJ please make a video of Perkins calling Jokic a stat padder come on now that Perkins is like the next Ryan Hollins. Give us your thoughts and yes good day 😭