Kelly Oubre's wife Shylyn shares 76ers wing's beef-settling viral pic with Paul George on IG
With the Philadelphia 76ers having acquired Paul George to their roster, the alleged beef between him and Kelly Oubre Jr has died down, as they've become teammates. Oubre's wife Shylyn seemingly showed support for the renewed dynamic as she reshared the Sixers wing's beef-settling viral pictures with George.
Kelly Oubre posted a picture of him with his new teammate Paul George on Thursday after a training session. He shared his excitement about teaming up with the eight-time NBA All-Star next season.
"YGBully X K9. Let’s rock out brother. $Till ♾️ #Shhh," Oubre captioned the IG post.
Kelly Oubre Jr and Paul Geoge were previously portrayed as rivals due to their various on-court clashes during games.
Their on-court confrontations have often added an additional layer of intrigue to matchups involving them. There has been noticeable friction between the two, who have been unafraid of contact against each other.
Kelly Oubre dismisses "beef" rumors between him and Paul George
While addressing the media on July 9, Kelly Obre dismissed rumors of the alleged beef between him and Paul George, though. Oubre cited the competitive spirit of both the players as the reason for the seeming rivalry as he expressed excitement to team up with George. He said:
“Obviously, everybody wants to talk about a beef or whatever. There’s never been a beef; there’s just been two competitors (who) respect each other on the court, and we just try to go at it really hard.
"SO now that we’re on the same team, we can do that to other people. So I’m excited.”
Oubre was seemingly very excited to have George join the team as he voiced his excitement:
“I’m really excited. I’ve always studied his game. I’ve always been a fan from afar and to be able to get bits and pieces and nuggets from him, learn his game a little bit, and inspire him.
"I think we kind of offered different things, but we both can feed and learn off of each other, but I’m really excited. to learn from him to help him do his thing with the rest of his career that he has left. I’m really excited.”
Paul George was acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers on a four-year $212 million contract during the NBA free agency.
His addition is expected to considerably bolster the Sixers' roster, as he's anticipated to suit up alongside Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre for the next season.