George: The finals confrontation will definitely be stronger. As a football fan, I don t want the referee to decide the championship.

Basketball 11:58pm, 4 June 2025 156

Recently, 76ers player Paul George talked about his views on this year's playoff penalty scale in his podcast "Podcast P with Paul George".

George: "When you know that some movements in the regular season are not considered fouls, why do you still indulge players in these things? And now in the playoffs, players are allowed to play."

Host: "But we haven't reached the finals yet, and I don't know if the penalty will change in the finals."

George: "The finals will definitely not change, and even physical confrontation will be stronger. It will definitely be like this. Please, as fans, we don't want to Seeing the referee decide who can become the champion, right? We want to see those players fighting with all their might on the court. So, the penalty should be like this, and it should be consistent from the regular season. Of course, you know what I mean, the regular season and the playoffs must be different, so that everyone can understand, 'Oh, that's the way of playing in the regular season, this is what the playoffs should look like. 'I can understand this, but to a certain extent, the penalty still needs to be coherent."