After the Indiana Pacers lost to the Miami Heat and were eliminated from the playoffs, questions began to arise about what would happen to the team, mainly Lance Stephenson. Stephenson proved to be a very vital asset for the Pacers at times being the strongest and hardest working player on the court but he also was making headlines for his trash talk and on the court antics with LeBron James. Pacers star, Paul George was asked if he wanted the team to re-sign Stephenson, he paused, said “I don’t know” then went into a more detailed and politically correct answer. Of course the media ran with the “I don’t know” part and ignored the rest. Now George is speaking out and saying it was taken out of context.
1070thefan.com (via HoopsHype):
George also clarified confusion over his infamous “I don’t know” answer when asked after the Game 6 loss to Miami in the Eastern Conference Finals if he’d like to see Lance Stephenson return as a free agent.
“I think that was taken way out of context,” George said. “Obviously, me and Lance have been here four years together. I would love to continue to keep playing with Lance. When I said ‘I don’t know,’ I was speaking on what he’s going to do. I don’t know what he’s going to do, I don’t know what our front office is going to do and at the end of the day that’s my decision. I went through (contract talks), it was tough, but I would love to see No. 1 back here in a Pacers uniform.”
It would have been better if he cleared this up right away and not a couple months later.
