Knight High School sits on the edge of civilization in Palmdale. To step outside its front door is to face hundreds of yucca palms, or Joshua trees, extending their spikey limbs toward the sky. The trees dot the landscape for miles and miles until they reach the San Gabriel Mountains unobstructed.
Here in the high desert north of Los Angeles, sometimes the wind will catch a basketball midair and carry it somewhere unexpected.
When the wind changed he learned to adjust, and he stayed loyal to the courts and to home.
This weekend, George returns to Southern California as an all-star, replacing an injured DeMarcus Cousins in the game.