CHARLOTTE -- “Bito!” shouted a familiar voice in the crowded sea of people that surrounded Paul George’s podium inside Bojangles Coliseum on Saturday morning. Derailing an answer he was giving, George flashed a wide smile, his eyes lit up and he poked his head up to see above the throng of media members to respond to the call. “Bito!” George responded, tracking Russell Westbrook as he sliced through the crowd, sunglasses on and en route to his own podium.
Saturday morning at All-Star is perhaps the biggest NBA media convention of the entire year, with outlets from all over the globe coming in to pepper players with a variety of questions.