The Clippers have not performed well in recent times and have been reversed by their opponents in a row, and their current ranking is very stable, ranking 4th in the West, so the outside world speculates that they are deliberately winning and losing to control their rankings, and the fans' speculation has also been confirmed.
Paul George directly said in his podcast that he was not sure to win in the first round of the playoffs, whether it was against the Warriors or the Lakers, so it was better to play another team in the first round of the playoffs. Paul George's remarks caused an uproar, and then the NBA executives have noticed George's remarks and immediately sent an investigation team to investigate the situation of the Clippers in the recent period, because now the league executives suspect that the Clippers' negative play has hurt the interests of fans.
Because the NBA has always strictly forbidden teams to play negatively, if they really deliberately lose the game for their own ranking, then the league will impose certain penalties and sanctions on them, it can be said that this time Paul George is in a big disaster, so that the Clippers are once again pushed to the forefront, and his operation is really speechless and dares to make the real events public directly in the podcast.
It can be said that if the Clippers capsize again this season, the Big Four will be completely pitted by Paul George, and the championship will be lost by him, through Paul George's remarks, we can also see that he now has no confidence in winning against the Lakers or the Warriors, if you feel that you may not be able to win against your opponent before you face them, you have already lost in terms of morale and confidence, then after the real encounter, once the opponent wins in Game 1, The Clippers believe that Paul George's self-confidence will drop dramatically, and teams that want to compete for a championship will never deliberately pick an opponent.