Fieldhouse Files podcast

Fieldhouse Files

Jun 29, 2016
11 minutes

Fresh off a media blitz earlier in the week with USA Basketball as the 12-man roster was announced, Paul George was back in Indianapolis. - The three-time NBA All-Star has about three weeks before he’ll head west to Las Vegas, on July 17, for Training Camp followed by five exhibition games. - Then, they’ll travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Olympic Games (Aug. 6-21). - George explained how he got a phone call about two weeks ago from Coach K, and that’s when he committed. - “I always wanted to do this,” he said Wednesday. “This is a dream of mine, to compete for the country. I was pretty excited to join up. - “… I think this just completes the story. Winning the gold medal definitely completes the story.” - - More on PG in the Olympics: - - * FIRST LOOK: Paul George in his PG-13 Team USA uniform - * George among 12 named to 2016 USA Olympic Team - * PG included in new Gatorade ad campaign, to be featured on bottles in USA uniform - * Why Jeep tapped George to be the face of their summer campaign - * PG to grace the cover of ‘NBA2K17’

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