Paul George’s story has changed a few times.
In this case, he throws Drake under the bus by pointing out that he and Kawhi were hanging out at Drake’s house to discuss teaming up with Clippers.
Drake is the Raptors Global Ambassador.
Here are the details.
“It was congratulating him on winning,” George says. “That’s how it started … then it took on a life of its own.”
Once the two Southern California boys began talking, “it just trickled from there,” George says.
There were countless text messages and phone calls and then two in-person meetings at Drake’s house in Hidden Hills, California. (Drake had befriended Leonard during his season in Toronto and let Leonard — who lives in San Diego — stay there when he was in Los Angeles for free-agent meetings.) By July 1, they had decided to put their plan in motion: Leonard told the Clippers that he was interested in playing for them but only if they could improve their roster by adding an All-Star-caliber player like George.
The pair kept in constant communication, even meeting again at Drake’s house after Leonard returned from a meeting in Toronto, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
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