Paul George (basketball)


Paul George is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association . He is a threetime NBA AllStar and has been named twice to both the AllNBA Team and the NBA AllDefensive Team.

George was born on May 2, 1990 in Palmdale, California. George is the son of Paul George Sr. and Paulette George. He grew up with two older sisters Teiosha, who played basketball at Pepperdine, and Portala, who played volleyball at CSUSan Bernardino. Although George idolized Lakers star Kobe Bryant, he grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Clippers. George spent most of his free time playing basketball at the park or oneonone against his older sister Teiosha. He did not play organized basketball until his freshman year at Knight High School. He played for the varsity basketball team his last three years of high school under head coach Tom Hegre. George played for Pump and Run of the Amateur Athletic Union with future UCLA Bruins Jrue Holiday and Malcolm Lee.

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