Paul George said he left the Pacers …

Paul George said he left the Pacers because they weren’t willing to spend enough. Apparently, he wasn’t the only one to feel that way. Larry Bird resigned as Pacers president in 2017, citing a desire to do more things outside basketball. Yet, he also reportedly had another reason. Jackie MacMullan of ESPN: “Indiana is a small-market team that consistently has not gone out and paid big money. We know that this was something that frustrated Larry Bird, who is a legend in the state of Indiana and elsewhere, I might add. It frustrated him enough that he stepped aside.”