Paul George's comments after the Pacers' loss to Denver on Friday left a trail of doubts. Although he scored 27 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter when he led a comeback that shrank a 23-point lead to five, he insinuated some unnamed people might consider him a ball-stopper.
His demeanor on the practice court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday wasn't that of an unhappy player, however. He had lengthy, smiling conversations with Thaddeus Young and assistant coach Popeye Jones, and joked around with rookie Georges Niang as well before meeting with media members.
He didn't care to shed further light on the issue of how assertive he should be offensively.