Overview
- In his first public account, the 24-year-old told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that he used drugs to numb emotional pain rather than to boost performance.
- George said his substance use began about four years ago during his time at Bayern Munich after an incident with his coach, and he decided to leave the club.
- He recounted starting with marijuana and later using cocaine, while insisting he never knowingly took crystal meth despite a positive test.
- According to reporting, anti-doping authorities later sanctioned him for MDMA and methamphetamine use with a two-year, four-month suspension.
- Having served the ban, George is under contract with the Würzburg Baskets and says the positive test ultimately helped him escape a downward spiral.