Prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals, word dropped that Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis suffered a rare leg injury that would keep him sidelined. It was a brutal turn of events for Porzingis, who missed most of the playoffs leading up to the Finals, but he was eventually able to get on the floor during the team’s series-clinching . The injury came up on NBA Countdown, and at one point, Stephen A.
Smith leaned into the fact that Paul George was the guest player on set to take a shot at Kawhi Leonard, who Smith for his inability to remain healthy and play. Paul George is part of ESPN's 'NBA Countdown' coverage for Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals. 🏀🎙️📺 Read more here: — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) George laughed while he pushed back against Smith’s comment.
As it turns out, he had a lot more to say about this, which he went into on the latest edition of “Podcast P.” Paul George on Stephen A. Smith’s Kawhi Leonard jab: “I didn’t like that moment.
.. Kawhi wants to play.
.. We exhausted a lot out of Kawhi this season.
So at some point your body breaks you down...
I didn’t appreciate that moment. I know I laughed because the situation was..
. — Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) “I didn’t like that moment, just because — and I rock with Stephen A., obviously,” George said.
“But just, let it go, you know what I mean? Just let it go. Kawhi wants to play, I will keep beating that over the head until I’m out of breath — he wants to play. He .
