LOS ANGELES — The Latest on NBA All-Star Saturday (all times local):
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Just a few minutes after Paul George sat down at his podium for NBA All-Star Media Day, a robust chant of "We want Paul! We want Paul!" broke out among the fans sitting in bleachers in the back of the convention hall.
"It makes you feel great," the Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star said. "I love it. It's not to say that I don't. I felt the energy. I know where the love is."
George grew up in Palmdale, about 65 miles from Staples Center, where the All-Star Game will be played Sunday night.