New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett against the New Orleans Pelicans at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 10, 2020. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
CHICAGO — It was a chaotic scene at Wintrust Arena just off the lake in Chicago with huge crowds of media from all over the world crowding around podiums and shouting questions during the interview segment of the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday morning. But for RJ Barrett, it was a chance to exhale.
Barrett has endured a different kind of chaos in his rookie season. He has lost more games already at the All-Star Break than he had in his high school and college careers combined.