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Mike Wells: Dahntay Jones will likely start if Granger doesn't play Thursday. Paul George will slide to small forward if that's the case. Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Danny Granger, Injuries, Dahntay Jones 

The selected players of the Team USA Select team are: Ryan Anderson (Orlando); DeJuan Blair (San Antonio; DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Derrick Favors (Utah Jazz); Paul George (Indiana); Taj Gibson (Chicago); Gordon Hayward (Utah); Kyrie Irving (Cleveland); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio); Jeremy Lin (New York); Klay Thompson (Golden State); and John Wall (Washington). Sulia

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As the Heat were making their way to the Pacers practice court on Saturday, Howard turned down the hallway that leads to the Pacers locker room, asking – and cussing – where he could find Stephenson. Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Paul George, Lance Stephenson, Juwan Howard, Dahntay Jones 

Dahntay Jones, who was outside the locker room with teammate Paul George, a Pacers employee, his son and his mother, went and talked to Howard before the 39-year-old Howard turned around and went toward the practice court with the rest of his teammates. “Tell him I’m going to (expletive) him up,” Howard said to Dahntay Jones, Paul George and another Pacers employee. Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Paul George, Lance Stephenson, Juwan Howard, Dahntay Jones 

It was unclear which player had said something to start the jawing, but Howard was soon warning Stephenson to keep his mouth shut, as Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw stepped between the players and nudged Howard away from the court. There didn’t appear to be any possibility that the altercation would evolve into violence, but Howard clearly had no use for Stephenson, nor his attitude. Yahoo! Sports

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Paul George, Lance Stephenson, Juwan Howard, Dahntay Jones 

Alex Kennedy: Paul George and Larry Bird had a 20-minute phone conversation prior to Game 2. "There’s no better guy to talk to than Larry," George said. Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Larry Bird 

Frank Vogel on Paul George's defense on Dwyane Wade: "Paul George is one of the top-five most versatile defenders in the NBA. Dwyane Wade had an off night... We can't give Paul all the credit.'' Sulia

Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade, Paul George, Frank Vogel 

Paul George took part in the Rising Stars game and the dunk competition during All-Star weekend in February. He'll cap his second season as a member of the USA Select team this summer. George, along with players such as Utah's Gordon Hayward, Cleveland's Kyrie Irving and Golden State's Klay Thompson, will practice against the U.S. team in preparation for the Olympics in London. "That's definitely an honor," George said. "I think that's a great way to start my summer regimen as far as working out and getting prepared for next season. The chance to work out against the stars of the league is a great way for me to start off my summer." Indianapolis Star

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David Locke: Huge honor for Hayward and Favors - other members include Irving, Wall, DeRozan, George, Leonard, Blair, Ryan Anderson and Taj Gibson Twitter

Derrick Favors, Paul George, John Wall, Gordon Hayward, DeJuan Blair, DeMar DeRozan, Taj Gibson, Ryan Anderson, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard 

Danny Granger and Paul George were complete no-shows. When Granger, the leading scorer, makes 1-of-10 shots and scores seven points, and has one more turnover than shot made, you have no chance to beat a good team on the road. "We are going to have to get him (Granger) better shots,'' Frank Vogel said. "I don't know if he's going to have a huge offensive series, especially when he has to guard LeBron James for 38 minutes. That takes a lot out of your offensive game.'' Indianapolis Star

Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, LeBron James, Paul George, Danny Granger, Frank Vogel 

The Pacers' starting wing players combined to go 2-of-15 from the field for 13 points. James and Wade scored 61 points, including 22 in the fourth quarter, on 49 attempts. "People criticize me for not being aggressive, it's hard to be aggressive when I'm not touching the ball," George said. Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Paul George 

Larry Bird, though, doesn't have that problem. Ask a question, you get brutal honesty. "(Paul George)'s got to pick it up," the Pacers president said after Monday's practice. "This isn't the time to feel sorry for yourself. Sometimes players lose their shot, and they lose all their confidence. As he gets along in his career, we think he can be a pretty good scorer. But just because you're not making shots doesn't mean you can't do the other things. "Disappointed? No. I mean, he's so young (just turned 22). Last year he was in five playoff games, and it's just the first round this year. These young guys, they're going to learn, each playoff game gets harder as you go along. Not each series, each game. These guys don't understand that yet." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Paul George 

"He's got no confidence (in his shot)," Bird said. "I can see that. And he's going to stay in slumps if he keeps doing what he's doing. As he grows, he's got to get to the basket more. He relies too much shooting the 3s. He needs to get to the basket, learn how to post people up, and even if he doesn't score, draw the double team and get other people open. I'm not disappointed in any of that; only time I'm disappointed is when he turns down shots, and I've told him that. That's what he can't do, because then you're basically playing four-on-five." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Paul George 

Hansbrough, an All-American at North Carolina, can't avoid having run-ins with former Duke players. Magic guard J.J. Redick joined fellow Blue Devil Mike Dunleavy in taking exception to Hansbrough's aggressiveness. Redick received a technical foul for attempting to push Hansbrough out the way after Redick was fouled by Pacers guard Paul George. Redick's push turned out to be more of a nudge; Hansbrough barely moved. "Nah, I'm not going to budge on that," Hansbrough said. "I didn't even foul him. He was coming at me. We got a little tangled up. I don't even know how it really happened." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Paul George, Tyler Hansbrough, Mike Dunleavy 

Marc J. Spears: Pacers shooting guard Paul George has signed to be represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), sources close to Yahoo! Sports said. George's agent, Aaron Mintz, recently moved over to CAA. Other CAA basketball clients include LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Chris Bosh, Tony Parker and Kentucky coach John Calipari. Sulia

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Agents 

Paul George: Congrats to one of my favorite teammates and his retirement! Mr Jeff Foster! Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Jeff Foster 

Vogel has said he would call more plays for George, the team's best all-around player. But George is still getting a lot of his scoring off his defense and spot-up 3-pointers. "It makes you feel good that your number is called," George said. "I'm out there defending, trying to get extra possessions, trying to get offense for myself. At times it is frustrating when I'm defending and not getting plays called. I'm not trying to take anything away from what we have, but I felt the confidence tonight." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Paul George 

Indiana’s Paul George thinks he should have won the dunk contest. The second-year Pacer even told the Indianapolis Star, “(Not to) take nothing away from the dunk contest, (but) it was a joke.” But Gordon Hayward believes the rightful winner was crowned. “I think,” the Indiana native said, “there was no question Jeremy had the best dunk of the night — easily, out of all the other dunks.” Deseret News

Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Paul George, Gordon Hayward, Jeremy Evans 

Hayward admitted controversy is expected when subjectivity is involved in the judging, so he isn’t surprised other competitors believe they should’ve won. Yet … “I think Jeremy’s second dunk was by far the best dunk of the competition,” he reiterated, “so I think he should’ve won.” Deseret News

Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Paul George, Gordon Hayward, Jeremy Evans 

Marcus Thompson: Warriors still hold interest in Danny Granger, though Indiana won't trade him. But if you think about it, what's the better tandem: Paul George/Granger or Paul George/Monta? Perhaps the better question is what's the better trio: Collison/George/Granger or Collison/Ellis/George? ... I'd have to go with the former. Sulia

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