Lakers player completely destroys Paul George in his new book

Every now and then, a bottom-of-the-bench kind of veteran starts talking about his more talented colleagues as soon as he tastes success in the NBA. That seems to be the case with Los Angeles Lakers’ forward Jared Dudley. Chances are that, unless you’re a diehard fan, you hadn’t even heard about Jared Dudley before the start of last season when he signed with the purple and gold and finally had a shot to play for a ring. He barely set foot on the hardwood during his team’s championship run, yet he hasn’t stopped talking about it.

As a matter of fact, the 14-year veteran recently published a mini-book called ‘Battle of LA’. There, he goes into deep detail about the rivalry between theLakers andLos Angeles Clippers, giving his input on his colleagues and rivals.

There, he took the liberty of completely ripping Clippers’ star Paul George, claiming that the Lakers felt like he was disrespectful for considering himself one of the best players in the world because he’s yet to prove himself.

Jared Dudley Rips Paul George In His New Book

Dudley says that there are levels to everything and that, even though the Lakers aren’t thinking about other teams, Paul George’s attitude motivated them and fueled their fire throughout last season:

(Transcript via Silver Screen & Roll)

“We don’t talk to people on other teams. As far as we’re concerned, our squad is the only squad. We know that there are some real feelings regarding the Clippers. It’s more than just battle-for-LA stuff, though that’s part of it.

We hear some of those guys talking about how they’re the team to beat in LA. It’s fine if Kawhi (Leonard) says stuff like that. He’s defending a championship. We don’t trip if someone like Patrick Beverley is talking trash; that’s how he feeds his family. We get it. We respect the hustle.

But we think it’s disrespectful for Paul George, who hasn’t won, to put himself on the level of Bron (James) and AD (Anthony Davis). This motivates us. When we see those guys around the compound, we don’t really kick it with them. The one exception of course is Markieff, whose twin brother, Marcus, is on the Clippers. This probably keeps tensions from boiling over.”

Well, Jared Dudley sure knows a thing or two about talking a big game and not backing it up on the court. He’s posted career averages of 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Also, he averaged 1.5 points per game during the Lakers championship season, not to mention he went scoreless in the playoffs, so I don’t think Paul George is too worried about what he has to say or not.