Pacers forward Paul George is back at the All-Star Game, and he's had a busy day so far on Friday in Toronto.
In the morning, PG posed for portraits with the NBA photographers, then did a slew of TV and radio interviews. After that, it was off to general media availability, where he fielded questions about his recovery from injury and his thoughts on Kobe Bryant as the Lakers legend prepares for his final All-Star Game.
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George and the rest of the Eastern Conference All-Stars then headed to the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service, where they helped over 1,000 volunteers sort and repack 110,000 pounds of food donations to benefit more than 30,000 Canadians in need. The project, in partnership with Daily Bread Food Bank, took place with the support of SAP and State Farm.
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Later in the afternoon, George made an appearance at the Samsung Court at the Enercare Centre, part of NBA Centre Court, where he met with fans.
Then in the evening, George jumped to the other side of the microphone as a guest reporter for ESPN's telecast of the Celebrity Game.
Former Indiana Fever All-Star Tammy Sutton-Brown helped Team Canada to a victory in the game, while Fever forward Natalie Achonwa joined Drake, two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, 2016 All-Star DeMar DeRozan and Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista on Team Canada's "coaching staff."
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Tomorrow, George and East All-Stars will have a practice and another media session. Then later in the afternoon, Pacers rookie Rakeem Christmas will take the floor for the D-League All-Star Game. Walter Lemon, Jr. will also represent the Fort Wayne Mad Ants — the Pacers' D-League affiliate — by taking part in the D-League Slame Dunk Contest.