“Go ahead, ridicule Paul George”: Skip Bayless was over the moon after Clippers won Game 5 off PG’s 37 point performance

Skip Bayless hits out at all Paul George critics with a fiery tweet after the Clippers grab an impressive win in game 5. 

Has Paul George ever played better in the playoffs?

The star is having something akin to a revenge season right now. After being abysmal in the Orlando Bubble, the man received a lot of flak throughout this past regular season. There was trash talk from players on the court, and even from people online. ‘Pandemic P’ essentially became his new identity at the time.

But it seems these dark times only added to the player’s fierce mentality. In this postseason, while he has had a few bad games, overall, he has been one of the better players in the NBA. In fact, it has started to become a bit surprising now, when the player does have a bad game.

Many in the NBA community are now cheering the star on. And after his incredible display against the Jazz in game 5, Skip Bayless just couldn’t stop himself either.

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“GO AHEAD, RIDICULE PAUL GEORGE”: Skip Bayless stands in support of Paul George 

Clippers fans may remember that they weren’t exactly in the best place ahead of this game. According to reports, the franchise was scared that Kawhi Leonard had hurt his ACL. And due to these fears, no one knew when the player would be back out on the court.

What we all did know, was that the player was guaranteed to miss game 5. So, it all came down on Paul George to go ballistic for LA to win this game. And let’s just say, he did not disappoint.

A 37-point explosion in a nail-biter game 5. To go along with it, the star also had a monster 16 rebounds, and 5 assists. By the end of the match, he was +9.

Quite simply, he didn’t just step up. He took a giant leap when his number was called, and quite simply deserves all the credit in the world for it. And well, that is credit that Skip Bayless apparently wants to make sure, is received.

GO AHEAD, RIDICULE PAUL GEORGE. CALL HIM MENTALLY WEAK. LAUGH. SCOFF. TAUNT. TROLL. THIS SEASON – AND IN THESE PLAYOFFS – HE HAS TURNED INTO A BONAFIDE, TRUSTABLE SUPERSTAR. PLAYOFF P, INDEED.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 17, 2021

The 69-year-old sure knows how to make headlines, we’ll give him that much.

Jokes aside though, as much as we hate to say it, Bayless deserves some credit as well here. He has been supporting this team since the very start of the season when many others clearly doubted them.

And while this still doesn’t excuse him for being one of the most obnoxious ‘analysts’ on television today, it just seems that every dog has its day.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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