Whether Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George will leave in free agency for the Los Angeles Lakers or another NBA team this summer has been a matter of debate from basically the moment he was traded during the past offseason.
George made headlines all week both before and after the Thunder beat the Lakers, saying that he would have ‘loved’ to play for the Lakers and later that he enjoyed being recruited by the L.A. faithful.
But while George openly enjoys playing at Staples Center in front of family and friends, he said hailing from Los Angeles will not have a bearing on free agency, if or when he reaches that point, via Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript:
“The fact of the matter is I’m from here and I love being here but that has nothing to do with my decision with where I’m going to be playing at the end of the day,” George said following the Thunder’s Thursday 127-117 win over the Clippers.