Бостон Сэлтикс Филадельфиа Севенти Сиксерсийг 123-101-ийн харьцаатай буулган авсан тоглолтын үеэр Пол Жорж зочин багийн хөгжөөн дэмжигчийн бүдүүлэг авирт хариу барьсан байна.
Мягмар гарагт болсон тоглолтод Пол Жорж 36 оноо авч, багийнхаа ялалтад голлох үүрэг гүйцэтгэлээ. Тоглолтын дөрөвдүгээр үед 9:30 минут дутуу байхад тэрээр гурван онооны шидэлт амжилттай гүйцэтгэснийхээ дараа хөгжөөн дэмжигчид дунд хуруугаа харуулсан дүрс бичлэгт үлджээ.
Жорж тоглолтын дараа хэвлэлийнхэнд өгсөн ярилцлагадаа тухайн хөгжөөн дэмжигч бөмбөгийг өөрт нь дамжуулахын оронд газарт унагаж, нохой шиг харьцсан тул ийм үйлдэл гаргаснаа тайлбарласан байна. Тэрээр Бостон Сэлтикст ирснээсээ хойш 22 оноо, 5.2 самбараас бөмбөг авалт, 3.8 дамжуулалт дунджилж байгаа бөгөөд Жэйсон Тэйтумд туслах, багийн амжилтыг ахиулах үүрэгтэйгээр тоглож байгаа юм.
Бостон Сэлтикст тоглож буй Пол Жорж 14-22-ийн шидэлтийн амжилттайгаар 36 оноо авч, багийнхаа ялалтыг баталгаажуулсан бол Жэйсон Тэйтум 21 оноо, зургаан самбараас бөмбөг авалт, дөрвөн дамжуулалттайгаар тоглолтыг өндөрлүүлжээ. Багийн дасгалжуулагч Жо Маззулла тоглогчийнхоо дөрөвдүгээр үеийн тоглолтыг өндрөөр үнэлсэн байна.
Looks like Paul George may have also flipped out a fan (or someone) after that three pic.twitter.com/LecXldKldE
— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzell) November 11, 2026
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It didn’t get nearly as much attention as the fact that Jaylen Brown would be squaring off against the Boston Celtics for the first time in his career, but Tuesday night’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers also marked Paul George’s first trip back to Philly since being dealt to Boston for Brown in the summertime blockbuster that launched a thousand references to beef, lamb chops, gravy and all manner of other comestibles.
It’s understandable that George’s return didn’t resonate as much as the face-off between Brown and Jayson Tatum, given the nine years they spent together in Boston and the unpleasant public falling-out that has come since the trade. George, after all, wasn’t a lifer in Philly to nearly the extent that Brown was in Boston.
“Had I been here eight, nine, 10 years, it’d be a different story,” George said, according to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe. “I was here two years […] Obviously, it’s a tremendous fan base. A great sports town to play in. So that was appreciated. There’s no ill will for me. It’ll be just fun to compete. Outside of that, it’s a normal game.”
Sometimes, though, even a normal game can get a little testy.
After drilling his fourth 3-pointer of the night to give the visitors an 18-point lead with just over 9:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, cameras caught George giving something else to one lucky attendee at Xfinity Mobile Arena:
Looks like Paul George may have also flipped out a fan (or someone) after that three pic.twitter.com/LecXldKldE
— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzell) November 11, 2026
So, Paul: What happened to turn “no ill will for me” into “flipping some guy the bird?”
“There was a fan being an a**hole,” George said in the locker room after the game. “[The] ball rolled to him. He looked me dead in my eyes, dropped the ball on the ground as if, like, I’m a dog to go fetch or go get it, instead of passing the ball to me like a normal fan would do. And, so … yeah. So then I rolled him a middle finger in return.”
The pointed salute was far from the only portion of screw-you that the six-time All-NBA selection served up on Tuesday:
George ripped off a 14-5 run by himself over a four-minute span in the fourth quarter, turning Tuesday’s tilt into a laugher. He’d finish with a game-high 36 points on 14-for-22 shooting, including a 6-for-11 mark from 3-point range, with five rebounds and an assist in 30 minutes of work as the Celtics knocked off the rival Sixers, 123-101, in a matchup of the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference.
“He took ownership of those fourth-quarter minutes. That’s what we needed,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said after the game, according to Tara Sullivan of the Boston Globe. “You can’t run away from the obvious things that are going on, but he’s been traded [three] times, so not the first time he had to go through something like that.”
The lights-out performance continued a stellar start to the season for George, who’s averaging 22 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.1 steals and 4.9 deflections per game for the Celtics, shooting 49% from the field, 44% from 3-point range and 82% at the free-throw line while playing excellent defense.
George made it clear after the trade that he viewed his role in his new surroundings as complementary — providing support for incumbent superstar Tatum, and doing whatever was necessary to help him elevate the Celtics back into championship contention. He did exactly that on Tuesday, turning what was pitched as a highly emotional contest for Tatum (who finished with 21 points, six rebounds and four assists) into an evening where the outcome ceased to be in doubt midway through the final frame.
“At this point in my career, there’s only one thing I want to do, and that’s win,” George said during a postgame interview with NBC. “For him, especially, for JT, is to alleviate any pressure, any friction. I’m here to help you. I’m here to serve you, make you become the best player that you can become.”
By playing like he has to start the season, helping the Celtics to a 9-2 record with top-five units on both offense and defense, George isn’t just alleviating pressure on Tatum. He’s also applying plenty of it to the opposition, ensuring that Boston hasn’t skipped a beat since that massive summertime trade … and leaving opposing fans muttering some of the same curses under their breath that George preferred to communicate digitally on Tuesday.
