George Sr. remembered the minutes before his kid was taken into the health center surgical treatment space by wheelchair. Aaron Mintz, Paul George’s long time representative, showed up with a phone and a particular Lakers star waiting to consult with him on the other line. “His agent, Aaron, for some reason, he got Mr. Bryant on the phone,” George Sr. remembered. “Kobe. So he gives the phone to Paul and so him and Paul are talking. When he gets done, he said, ‘Guess who I was talking,’ and he’s laying there, he’s smiling now. He said, ‘I just got through talking to Kobe Bryant.’ And then after that they wheeled him in.” -through Clutch Points / September 3, 2024