Overview
- In his first detailed remarks since returning to Germany's top league, the 24-year-old describes using drugs to numb mental strain from elite basketball.
- A 2023 test detected MDMA and trace methamphetamine, leading NADA to impose a two-year-four-month suspension that credited time already served.
- NADA cites his early admission and cooperation, emphasizing prevention and reintegration in concluding the case reflected substance use rather than performance enhancement.
- George maintains he never knowingly took methamphetamine and believes the trace finding likely came from cocaine contaminated with the stimulant.
- He links the start of his decline to an incident with his coach during his Bayern Munich stint, and after serving the sanction he signed with Würzburg Baskets in December 2025, calling the ban a lifesaving turning point.