- Six-time All-Star had struggled before huge game against Dallas
- George said isolation had left him depressed and anxious
Paul George says he was in a “dark place” due to the isolation of the NBA’s bubble before his breakout game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
The Clippers star had been in a slump before he scored 35 point to give his team a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series against the Mavericks. George said the pressures of being cut off from friends and family while the NBA completes its season in a socially isolated bubble during the Covid-19 pandemic had taken its toll.
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