{"id":833776,"date":"2018-07-28T10:47:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T14:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=833776"},"modified":"2023-05-16T04:57:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T08:57:20","slug":"paul-george-felt-thunder-was-the-best-place-to-win-html-h1p1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/paul-george-felt-thunder-was-the-best-place-to-win-html-h1p1\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul George felt Thunder was the best place for him to win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just after midnight on July 1st, Paul George started the offseason with a bang when he announced he was returning to the Thunder. His announcement came as a surprise after being favored to be signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. What exactly factored into his decision? Well, according to what\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/24204011\/paul-george-says-oklahoma-city-thunder-were-wise-gamble-him\">George told Marc J. 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