If you are an NBA player and you are injured, it is alright to spend most of your time on social media, just like Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid. The rookie may not be making headlines with his post moves or power dunks but he stays relevant with his hilarious tweets. One player though is not using his social media accounts right. Paul George Twitter debacle is another case that the Indiana Pacers need to sort out after the shooting guard got injured during a scrimmage for USA national team. George is expected to be out for the whole 2014-14 NBA Season.
The 24-year old shooting guard is in the spotlight again. Sympathy, however, is not on his side this time after he made controversial remarks on the suspension of NFL and Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice over a domestic violence case.
George tweeted:
"I don't condone hittin women or think it's coo BUT if SHE ain't trippin then I ain't trippin.. Lets keep it movin lol let that man play!"
-- Paul George (@Yg_Trece) September 11, 2014
"If you in a relationship and a woman hit you first and attacking YOU.. Then you obviously ain't beatin HER. Homie made A bad choice! #StayUp"
-- Paul George (@Yg_Trece) September 11, 2014
The tweets have since been deleted. However, with more than 800,000 followers, his controversial tweets easily spread and put him and his team, Indiana Pacers on a bad light.
In a statement posted by the Pacers in NBA.com, they expressed their disappointment over the actions of their star guard saying those words from PG were ‘thoughtless.’
"Paul George's tweets from earlier were thoughtless and without regard to the subject of domestic violence and its seriousness in society. We have talked to Paul to strongly express our displeasure and made it clear that the NBA and the Pacers' organization will not condone or tolerate remarks of this nature. Paul understands that he was wrong and why his tweets were so inappropriate and is very apologetic."
Paul George has also made an apology over his tweets through Twitter.
"I want to apologize to all victims of domestic abuse for my insensitive tweets. They were obviously without proper understanding of the seriousness of the situation and I sincerely regret my poor choice of words."
Let me apologize to the women and to the VICTIMS of domestic violence people my intent was not to downplay the situation..
— Paul George (@Yg_Trece) September 11, 2014
