LOS ANGELES — The mere mention of his name elicited boos, a discordant backdrop to the hand-clapping and hopping of Paul George's lineup announcement routine.
No, this wasn't at Staples Center on Wednesday. This was Bankers Life Fieldhouse last season.
“I thought I handled it better tonight,” George said after the Thunder's 107-100 win over the Lakers on Wednesday, “given I've been in that situation before in Indy now. I handled it better tonight with just being locked in, being ready. In Indy, I expected to be booed, but I didn't know to what extent. Here, I knew coming into the situation what it was going to be like.