The Pacers superstar who will most likely miss the upcoming season, elected to change his number before the March deadline. Hit the jump to see what he’s changing his number to and why!
It appears that George is changing his number from ’24’ to ’13’.
According to ESPN:
“By the way, I have some advice that will help Paul George become a household name,” Simmons wrote. “He should change his number immediately from No. 24 to No. 13. Here’s why … can you think of anyone being helped by a nickname more than Paul George suddenly becoming PG-13? ‘Uh-oh, PG-13 is heating up!’ ‘Warning, this game contains strong language, violence and a possible heat check!’ ‘We might have to make this performance rated R — it’s too hot to handle!’ Let’s make this happen already.”
George liked the idea when asked about it on Jimmy Kimmel in January. “That’s got a ring to it, PG-13,” George said at the time.
When an NBA player changes his jersey number after the March cut-off date, they are financially responsible for the jerseys that have already been printed for the upcoming season. Even though George was granted permission well before the cut-off, he elected to pay for them anyway!
PG-13 definitely has a great ring to it!
