Paul George scoffs at national narrative over post-game comments

David Richard-USA TODAY SportsAfter another frustrating loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 on Monday, Paul George answered a couple of questions directly asking his opinion on Lance Stephenson and Myles Turner.

As he often does, PG considered the question and gave a thorough answer which meandered through TMI territory, yet nothing he wouldn’t say directly to either player. While PG thought he was defending Turner, others claimed he threw him under the bus.

He described Lance Stephenson as a leader on the team which surprised some since Lance is considered a bit of a wild card and has only been with the team for a couple of weeks. But in PG-ese, those comments meant the energy and edge…