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George King Rumors
A familiar face appeared on a television while George King was enjoying some down time from playing pro basketball in the Middle East. To the American’s delight, it was Boston Celtics guard Derrick White, and King videotaped his ex-University of Colorado teammate with his cell phone. King is enjoying Morocco while playing in the Basketball Africa League, and like White, has NBA ties. “It’s funny. I have this video that I need to send to him,” King told Andscape on April 5 before practice. “I was in Lebanon at a restaurant and Derrick was on TV, and I taped myself watching him saying, ‘Yo, you are a global superstar all in Lebanon at this restaurant.’ He was doing some community event, kissing babies.”
The game of basketball has taken King and White from Boulder, Colorado, to all over the world. White played for USA Basketball in the 2023 World Cup and on their gold medal winning team during the 2024 Paris Olympics. White and the Celtics also played preseason games against the Denver Nuggets at Abu Dhabi Games 2024. As for King, he had short stints with the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks and in the G League, but of late has played overseas. King currently is a guard for Egypt’s Al Ittihad who opened the 2025 BAL season with a 71-60 win over host FUS Rabat on April 5. “I haven’t talked to him about playing in Africa, but I definitely will,” White said about King. “But I just think it’s amazing that he continues to get better and continues to put so much work into the game. A lot of people that go overseas sometimes lose their love for the game. But I think he just fell more in love with the process and the things he needs to do to keep his body healthy. It’s great to see.”
King first joined Colorado’s basketball program during the 2013-14 season. White transferred to Colorado from Division II University of Colorado Colorado Springs in 2015 and redshirted his first season with one year of eligibility remaining. King didn’t see anything during White’s redshirt season that suggested he could be an NBA player. King added that White was quiet and focused on adjusting to Division I basketball. “I knew that he was good. I knew that he had size and athleticism. But did I see what he is now? An Olympian? I did not personally. And that’s just God, and that’s a testament to him and his game,” King said about White.
White said King was a positive influence on him during his time with Colorado, especially his redshirt season. “Honestly, seeing the way he worked was motivating for me and my redshirt year he had a great year and I just learned a lot from him, seeing how hard he worked and how it translated,” White said. “I’ve got a lot of respect for him, learned a lot and had a lot of fun times.”
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