George ignored Westbrook-Durant feud, calls Russ an 'unbelievable teammate'

Paul George has a relationship with both Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, having won gold in Rio with Durant on Team USA in 2016 and hooping with Westbrook over the summer before joining him in OKC via a trade from the Indiana Pacers.

In an interview with ESPN's Royce Young, George said details of Durant and Westbrook's bitter divorce were none of his business and that it had no effect on how he approached playing with the reigning MVP.

"What happened between them two is between them two," George said. "They had a long history together. I respect the history they had together. It wasn't on my behalf to want to know. I didn't want to know. Whatever wasn't working, or whatever was working that we didn't know, media ran with it and thought they were against each other; it was between them.

"We were in a new situation, and I wanted a fresh start with Russ. Whether there was something that went bad between those two, I didn't need to have any opinion going into this. I wanted know Russ and get to know Russ for myself. And he's been an unbelievable teammate."

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There were concerns Oklahoma City's shiny new Big Three of Westbrook, George, and Carmelo Anthony wouldn't work, given they're all ball-dominant scorers who are accustomed to being No. 1 options. They struggled early on, especially offensively, but have gone 13-5 over the past month with the new guys deferring to the Triple-Double King.

As a result of his unselfishness, George's stats have largely taken a hit. He's averaging 20.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and three assists, though he leads the league in steals with 2.5 per contest.

"I can play in any offense and play off any player," George said. "There was no ego that I was packing coming here; it was whatever to help the team, whatever to help Russ. I knew I had a lot to offer, and it was just about finding my niche and figuring it out."