Paul George drops 36, flips off Sixers fans in Philly
TLDR: Paul George torched the team that traded him for 36 points and 6 threes in Boston's 123-101 rout of the 76ers in Philadelphia, then reportedly gave the home crowd the middle finger.
By the 4th quarter Boston was up 20 and the broadcast was already making jokes about George's nickname.
That call holds up. This was the first time these 2 teams played since the summer blockbuster that sent Jaylen Brown to Philly and George to Boston. The deal was reported July 1 and made official July 6. Boston also got 2 first-round picks (2028 and 2031) and 2 seconds for its trouble. Philly paired Brown with LeBron James and thought it had built a superteam. On Tuesday night, the guy they shipped out was the best player on the floor.
George wasn't done once the game was decided. Barstool posted fan footage of him walking off past the Sixers bench, and according to the tweet, that's when he flipped off the Philly crowd. You don't actually see the finger in the clip, so we're going on the tweet's word for that part, but nobody's going to be shocked.
Paul George dropped 36 on his former team then dropped the middle finger on Philly fans
For Sixers fans, the worst part isn't one bad night in November. It's that their front office sent a 9-time All-Star to their biggest rival in their own conference, and now they'll see him multiple times a year and maybe again in May. George has been good in Boston too: 20.4 points a game, 2.3 steals and a career-best 42.5% from 3. PFT Commenter asked the obvious question while it was happening.
Philly fans spent all offseason talking a big game about the Brown trade and LeBron coming to town. Then George walked into their building and did whatever he wanted, and the replies were brutal.
All that pork chop and gravy talk just to let PG drop 36 and hit 6 threes in ur crib is crazy💀
It's still early, and some people are already calling this trade a win for both teams. But George scoring 36 and then flipping off the crowd is what Philly will remember until these teams meet again. Until then, every Sixers loss is going to get the same question: why'd you send him to Boston?
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