Paul George is fouling at a high rate this season.

It has reached the point where George fouled out against the Clippers on Friday night after picking up his sixth foul with just over a minute to go in that game as the Thunder were down 11 points at the time.

Then, on Sunday night against the Kings, George picked up his fifth foul with 22.8 seconds remaining in the third quarter and was forced to sit out until the 7:31 mark of the fourth quarter.

George committed only three fouls in the regular-season opener against the Warriors, but he is averaging a career-worst 4.7 fouls per game. His 14 total fouls are tied for fourth-most and his 4.7 fouls per game are sixth-worst in the NBA.

He addressed the foul situation on Sunday night.

“Some of the fouls I picked up tonight was beyond me,” George said. “I don’t know what it is. I’ve always had this issue against the stripes so maybe it’s just me and get better with it.”

Of course, the team has played just three games thus far and it is highly unlikely George will continue fouling at this rate, but it is interesting to note, nonetheless.

George fouled out just one time in 79 total games last season, which coincidentally enough, happened in the fourth game of the season and he has already fouled out once this season in the second game.

The NBA has informed teams this season that it will be placing emphasis on allowing players to move more freely on offense to cut down on arm wraps, grabbing and dislodging by both offensive and defensive players.

As most Thunder fans will point out, there have been some questionable calls thus far on George, including a tough push-off call on him against the Kings on Sunday night which was his fifth of that game.

The change in how the game is officiated could be a result of George committing fouls at a higher rate, but George hasn’t been the only high-profile player or coach to complain of the changes.

The Warriors, for instance, are committing eight more fouls per game on average this season, and Draymond Green criticized the changes by saying that defense isn’t an emphasis any more.

On Monday night, Lakers head coach Luke Walton ripped the officiating in the team’s 143-142 loss to the Spurs as the free-throw discrepancy was 38-26 in favor of the Spurs.

So, as George surely has been upset with some foul calls this season, it appears as though several others around the league have the same feeling and it is something that will likely take some time to adjust to.

We’ll see if P.G. can adjust sooner, rather than later.