He's a nice guy, this 20-year-old rookie, eager to please, eager to learn and committed to showing respect for his new profession.
But Goga Bitadze might have taken things a little too far late in the third quarter on Friday when he — gasp — extended a helping hand to Cleveland guard Jordan Clarkson after knocking him down and committing a foul.
Radio analyst Slick Leonard admonished Bitadze for his sportsmanlike conduct on the air, and some of his teammates were in his ear about it during the break between quarters. It's an unwritten rule in the NBA to rush over and help up every knocked-down teammate, but to let opponents take care of one another.