Celtics' Paul George Fined $2,000 for Flopping After Record 38-Point Boston Debut
The NBA announced on October 21 that Boston Celtics player Paul George has been fined $2,000 after a league office review found he flopped during the regular-season opener against the Detroit Pistons on October 20. The league said postgame flopping violations can carry fines under an escalating system; the fine does not include a suspension and does not prevent George from playing in Boston's next game.
The game was George's regular-season debut for Boston: in under 31 minutes he scored 38 points on 12-of-21 shooting, including 7-of-12 from three-point range, with five rebounds, three assists and five steals. According to the Celtics, the 38 points set a franchise record for a player's Boston debut, surpassing the previous mark held by Kristaps Porzingis, and George became just the sixth player in NBA history with at least 38 points, five rebounds, five steals and seven made three-pointers in a single game. Boston acquired George from the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade involving Jaylen Brown.
Boston nevertheless lost the opener 121-113 after leading by as many as 22 points, as Detroit used a 23-0 fourth-quarter run to take control. Duncan Robinson scored 21 points for Detroit, 15 of them in the fourth quarter, while Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren contributed 22 points apiece. Jayson Tatum finished with 13 points and 11 assists on 6-of-23 shooting, missing all seven of his three-point attempts.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：Paul George（左，持球者）本人比赛照，摄于2017年2月15日，当时效力于印第安纳步行者队（步行者时期照片）；右侧防守者为 Iman Shumpert。图片来源：Erik Drost／Wikimedia Commons。
