Paul George explains the obscene gesture he made to a Philadelphia 76ers fan

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Paul George has only been with the Boston Celtics for a short while, but he seems to have settled in nicely. He spent the previous two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tuesday marked his first return to Philly.

While he has had a strong start to his first season in Boston, his return to Philadelphia was the best performance he has had. He scored 36 points to lead the Celtics to the victory, including many highlight plays.

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George was obviously having a great game, but he also had to deal with the fans jeering at him. Philly's sports fans have never been shy about making their opponents hear them, and that was the same with George, even if he is a former 76ers player.

PG13 was having a great game, and he made sure to respond to the hecklers going at him. This led to George showing a middle finger to a certain fan in the crowd, and it seems that PG has no regrets about what happened.

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George felt his reaction was valid because the fan was being disrespectful. This is yet another entry into the players having confrontations with the fans, which includes Luka Doncic getting a fan kicked out of the game.

"There was a fan being an asshole. Dropped the ball on the ground as if I'm a dog to go fetch or go get it instead of passing the ball to me as a normal fan would do, and so yeah, so then I rolled him a middle finger in return," George said to Noa Dalzell after the Celtics' win against the 76ers.

The NBA will probably look into this situation, but there is a precedent with Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart earlier this season flashing middle fingers, but he was not handed a fine. If that is the case, George might get away with this without any problem.