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LOS ANGELES — At the end of a joint news conference on Wednesday, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard were handed Clippers jerseys, one marked No. 13 for George, the other No. 2 for Leonard.
As photographers jostled for position in front of the dais where the two stars stood, Coach Doc Rivers seized an early opportunity to fix a broken play, instructing George to stand to Leonard’s left so that their numbers, when combined, read 213, Los Angeles’s primary area code. Rivers appeared pleased with his handiwork.
They were all at Green Meadows Recreation Center, a few miles from the arena where George and Leonard will try to lift the Clippers to new heights next season.