24 Seconds presented by Ibotta: Garrett Temple

One of the more memorable examples of Garrett Temple’s leadership for New Orleans occurred recently, when he asked an NBA official to explain a ruling to one of the Pelicans’ young players, after the ref initially balked at doing so. The 35-year-old Louisiana native and LSU product has made an impact this season on the hardwood as a member of Willie Green’s rotation, but he’s also provided intangibles for a squad filled with many relatively inexperienced pros. Temple is the subject of this week’s “24 Seconds” Q&A on Pelicans.com:

Pelicans.com: When did you first realize you love basketball?

Temple: I was around it so much that it was just innate that I was playing. But when I first realized I…