Paul George tells Chinese fans: I want to be MVP

If you don't know about the China Pacers, where have you been?

It's been 15 years since a group of basketball-loving Chinese residents took up the cause of the Indiana Pacers. Of course, they fell in love following Reggie Miller's playoff heroics against the Knicks.

But the love affair between them and the franchise more than 7,000 miles away hasn't waned post-Reggie.

And the China Pacers were rewarded for their loyalty with a visit from Paul George this week. George is in Beijing as an Ambassador for Nike and had the chance to speak to and pose in pictures with the China Pacers.

"After being draft into the NBA, I was playing from the bench and then tried to be a starter, then an All-Star. My goal now is set to be MVP. This year, that hasn't changed," George told fans at a Beijing Nike store. (Thanks, Google translation.)

George also spoke about the team's new makeup, which includes the loss of Roy Hibbert and David West. With the veteran leadership of West now in San Antonio, George said he plans on stepping into a leadership role in 2015.

"As a team leader, you must learn to give more effort than others, the first to arrive every day to the arena, the last one to leave every day," he said.

As for more on the China Pacers, they like to recreate iconic moments in team history. And it's always worth a watch: