Paul George: ‘I couldn’t give them everything I had because my body wasn’t where it was supposed to be’

Paul George: The most frustrating thing about last season was, obviously, I came in healthy. I didn’t have any hiccups. I spent the whole offseason working on my body, getting healthy. Then I get to Philly. Preseason, I get hurt. And from that point on, I was like—you know, I didn’t give it full time to heal. But I had expectations. I didn’t want to leave them hanging. I wanted to go out there and play. But once I was out there, I was like, “Damn, something ain’t right.” I didn’t have my burst. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t pin what it was. Obviously, the hyperextension in my knee was still bothering me. I had the brace for a long time. From the brace, I started developing a quad tendon injury. Then that started to go flat on me. So I started taking medicine to numb it up. Then I had an injury I didn’t even know about. That’s when I found out I had a torn adductor. That whole time, I just couldn’t move. And people were like—Philly fans can be rough on you. I was cool with it. Because at the end of the day, there’s an expectation, and I respect that. I’m not one to shy away from it. I want that heat. I want that pressure. But it just sucked. I couldn’t give them everything I had, because my body wasn’t where it was supposed to be. And on top of that, I needed Big Fella.
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