Paul George Calls Out Reporters For Inappropriate Behavior In The Locker Room

Paul George is not a fan of how much access reporters get to locker rooms after NBA games.

The new coach of the 76ers revealed it in his podcast in support of the NFL players, who asked the reporters to stop accessing the locker rooms immediately after the games.

George remembers a time in Washington when the press was overcrowded.

“There was an incident and there was even back in my time in the NBA where guys were talking about this situation,” PG said on the P With Paul George Podcast. “There was a reporter in Washington who was looking, staring at fat meat while making a phone call or changing.”

He went on to say, “The game may be over, and after ten minutes, all the reporters are coming in.” You know what I mean? You can take a second to kind of process what just happened, put your thoughts together.

“We put on towels, we are naked. We just got out of the shower, and you have these reporters in there, staring at the wall. They are watching over us, and that is our safe place.

“You can’t even talk like you’re injured or the news comes out like that. I’m trying to talk to my partner like, ‘Yo, I should have done this better or I should have done better,’ and now the story is out of balance because of the noise.”

The NFLPA recently released a statement calling on the league to change its media policy and suggested things like having conversations outside of the locker room.

“For the past three years, the NFLPA has tried to work with the NFL and the Pro Football Writers of America to get media interviews out of the locker room. However, there has been little willingness to work together on a new solution,” the statement reads. “The players feel that locker room conversations are invading their privacy and they are not comfortable. This is not about limiting media access but about respecting the privacy and dignity of the players.”

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