>But the life of an NBA star can be funny: coming home on a max contract to play the game you love isn’t quite as blissful as it sounds. It’s been nearly four years since George returned to LA alongside Leonard, but a mess of injuries and global anomalies and psychic struggles have kept the Clippers from the glory the two All-NBA wings’ arrival promised. Sure, they were odds-on favorites to win the title before the season started—but when I arrive, in December, the team hasn’t yet clicked into gear. A few weeks from now, on the eve of the All-Star break, things will have changed yet again: the Clippers, for the first time all year, look once more like heavyweights.
>As a SoCal kid who grew up far from the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, George is clear about his goal. “A championship with the Clippers 100% will outweigh a championship being with the Lakers,” he says. He tells me bringing the first chip to “this part of LA” would be legacy-defining.
[Paul George Interview](https://www.gq.com/story/paul-george-interview-2023)
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Please be gentle, everyone!
i mean he’s not wrong, will definitely be an awesome thing to win a first title for a franchise
“This part of LA” is a weird thing to say when they play in the same arena.
“Streetlights vs Spotlights”
Who’s gonna tell him that neither team is making the 2nd round
What part of LA do clippers represent?
It’s crazy how toxic this sub can be about such a basic statement. Dude is just saying he wants to win a championship with his childhood team
Prediction P
Oh god, that blue vs white collar nonsense again
That would be special. would love to see him play in a Finals (Not this year tho)
PG just be answering reporter questions and getting flamed for it no matter the answer, bro cant live
He said nothing wrong
How does someone choose to be a Lakers or Clippers fan? Is it just whoever your dad likes? Or do they truly represent different parts of LA?
Bill Walton would be proud.
For real tho. That man dedicated his broken body to the Clippers post Blazers tenure.
Wtf do they expect the player to say when they ask questions like this?
He’s not wrong. Clippers winning their first title would be legacy defining
I think it’s cool how much Clippers players care about being Clippers. They’re very prideful.
Yeah it’s usually a big deal when your org finally wins a championship. Like duh the Clippers first title means more than the Lakers 18th
He’s right. I actually can’t wait to see a Clippers title run. To have an LA rivalry has been super fun since Lob City. Too bad we’ve been ass for the most part.
It’s pretty easy to understand. If you win a Championship with the Clippers, that’s you turning what has been a trash franchise for decades and being on their only championship squad in LA. Possibly even the only one they’re ever going to have for who knows how long. That’s an automatic jersey retirement.
If you win on the Lakers, you’re part of a storied legacy, but you’re living in some big shadows. Even Lebron can’t crack the top 5 Lakers of all time and he’s Lebron.
So it makes perfect sense why someone would chase the dragon and want that Clippers immortality. But the question remains, can you do it PG? There’s a lot of good reasons for why the Clippers have never won anything, you’re betting everything on a leap of faith here.
I hope the Clippers can get a good run this year. Healthy playoffs would a cool thing in general haha
By “this part of LA” does he mean transplants and contrarians who want to define themselves as edgy and not-like-the-other-girls?
What part of LA is the clippers 😂