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George emerges as rising star
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With each pull-up jump shot and polished offensive move, Indiana Pacers forward Paul George resembles his childhood idol Kobe Bryant, yet he has managed to carve out his own identity as one of basketball’s rising stars.
There are times when the similarities between George and Bryant, the guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, are uncanny: from the footwork and mid-range jumpers all the way down to the number 24 on both their jerseys.
But this is all by design, as the 23-year-old George has used Bryant as a basketball template en route to fulfilling his own potential.
“Paul grew up idolizing Kobe,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. “So much of the last two years (George has heard) stories about Kobe; about how Kobe works. They’re legendary, we all know them. It’s helped to establish (George’s own) work ethic.”
It has also established George and the league-leading Pacers as arguably the most formidable threat to the reign of the two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat.
George was drafted 10th overall by the Pacers in 2010,
He is guiding the Pacers with 23.8 points per game, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals.
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