Larry Bird and the Pacers Have Talked to Paul George About His "Thoughtless" Domestic Violence Tweets

Early this morning, Paul George took to Twitter and sent out several controversial tweets about Ray Rice and domestic violence. And while we're sure that, deep down, PG didn't mean to offend people with them, he did. So he deleted them a short time later and apologized for sending them out.

He also apparently got an earful from Larry Bird and the Pacers with regards to his tweets. Because a short time ago, Bird released a statement referring to George's tweets as "thoughtless" and said that he was pretty upset with what George said about Rice and domestic violence.

"Paul George's tweets from earlier were thoughtless and without regard to the subject of domestic violence and its seriousness in society," Bird said. "We have talked to Paul to strongly express our displeasure and made it clear that the NBA and the Pacers' organization will not condone or tolerate remarks of this nature. Paul understands that he was wrong and why his tweets were so inappropriate and is very apologetic."

At this point, we're sure that PG learned his lesson here and will think twice (and maybe even three times) before he sends out any future tweets about Rice or domestic violence. But we're still confused as to why he thought it was a good idea to send out the tweets that he sent out this morning to begin with.