Paul George to go on podcasting hiatus in attempt to lock in for playoff push (seriously)

Yes, you read that correctly.

Now things are really getting serious.

Just when everyone thought the Sixers had waved the white flag on this season, they show they have another trick up their sleeve.

At the end of the most recent episode Paul George’s podcast “Podcast P” he announced that he would be taking a break from the show in an attempt to get himself right for the rest of the season.

He said the focus is “on getting my body right, getting mentally right and, you know, help this squad make a push towards our goal to finish the season out, give ourselves a chance to be in contentions to compete for a championship.”

You can listen to the full episode, featuring an interview with Sixers legend Dwight Howard here.

I personally don’t have a problem with athletes doing podcasts. Everyone needs something to do other than their job, even high-level performers. I certainly don’t see it as much of a distraction when they’re mostly talking about basketball.

It’s not a great look though when statistics like this have popped up all season, especially coming off a freshly signed max contract in the summer.

It is pretty funny that George made this declaration, citing an effort for a playoff push, right as just about everybody has hopped on the tanking train. It was only days ago he himself said this team doesn’t have the habits of a playoff team, and called the prospects of a run “far-fetched.” Sixteen games under .500? That’s manageable. 17 games though, it’s time to lock in.

In the clip he does also mention that his desire to film in-person with his cohosts as another reason he’s putting his show on pause. So even with a renewed push to right the ship, he is looking forward to the offseason as well.