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Sports media’s Paul George-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s trade takes aged like milk

When OKC traded Paul George for a haul headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, sports media laughed. Six years and an MVP later, the joke’s on them.

"You can get a mixed reaction when you have certain struggles."

"Stop with injury excuses. It’s just a horrible team."

George has actually performed better in games immediately following the release of a Podcast P episode.

"If you’re trying to go out and honestly compete for an NBA championship, that should be the only goal."

"I plan to take a break from the pod just to focus on getting my body right, getting mentally right, and help this squad make a push..."

"He's so bad right now that I can't even believe he's doing podcasts."

"Joel Embiid and Paul George are both in Tyrese Maxey's way."

Barkley criticizied the Sixers star's Olympic performance and questioned his conditioning.

"When I was in L.A., they were like, 'Man, you should've been a Laker.'"

"No, we can't go down that road."

"I should've been more thoughtful."

"I didn't like that moment. I rock with Stephen A. obviously, but just let it go."

"Paul George and Joel embiid both being on ESPN was NOT a coincidence."

"I looked at him as an NBA father."

George joins ESPN's NBA Finals studio coverage in Dallas after relentless criticism of the network's broadcast so far.

"That was some terrible, TERRIBLE officiating."

Who knew that Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George was this talented with his impressions? Or is Charles Barkley just that easy to mimic?

"Now when I hear stuff that sounds outlandish, I don't close the door on it as fast. I will go down and investigate it a little bit."

Paul George went 8-of-11 from behind the arc.

What will Boston do with the No. 3 overall pick?

Media coverage affecting players' finances isn't really new; only the explicit link is.