The ongoing feud between former teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant continues to be one of the most intriguing storylines in the NBA and they did little to dampen things in their last encounter.The duo squared up to one another when the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder met at Chesapeake Energy Arena in a fiery encounter in November.For those who share a relationship with both players, it could leave them in a sticky situation and none more so than Paul George.PG13 won an Olympic Gold Medal with Durant in Rio in the summer of 2016 and has developed a close friendship with Westbrook since being traded to OKC by the Indiana Pacers in the offseason.But in an interview with ESPN's Royce Young, the four-time All-Star said the breakdown of the relationship between the pair is none of his business and it had no bearing on his approach to teaming up with the reigning MVP."What happened between them two is between them two," George said. "They had a long history together. I respect the history they had together. It wasn't on my behalf to want to know. I didn't want to know."Whatever wasn't working, or whatever was working that we didn't know, media ran with it and thought they were against each other; it was between them."We were in a new situation, and I wanted a fresh start with Russ. Whether there was something that went bad between those two, I didn't need to have any opinion going into this. I wanted to know Russ and get to know Russ for myself. And he's been an unbelievable teammate."The 27-year-old was also joined in Oklahoma City by Carmelo Anthony to form the latest big three in the NBA.Many people had doubts about how three ball-dominant players could co-exist and they have certainly struggled to make things work for much of the season but they're slowly coming together.They have gone 13-5 over the past month with Melo and George deferring to Westbrook and allowing him to be the number one option on the team.PG's selfless approach has seen his stats fall this season as he's averaging 21.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, and three assists. He may have taken a backseat offensively but his work on the defensive end has been terrific as he leads the league in steals with 2.5 per game."I can play in any offense and play off any player," George said. "There was no ego that I was packing coming here; it was whatever to help the team, whatever to help Russ. I knew I had a lot to offer, and it was just about finding my niche and figuring it out."The small forward certainly had things figured out on Thursday night as he posted 31 points on an efficient 12-of-16 shooting as the Thunder beat the Clippers 127-117 at Staples Center.

If George and Anthony truly have figured out how best to play with Westbrook, the Thunder will be back in contention in the West.