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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – NOVEMBER 13: Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder hosted 45 fourth-grade students from the Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village along the Oklahoma River and taught them the techniques of fishing at the Oklahoma Boat House on November 13, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. N: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)

Paul George loves fishing.

He’d barely been added to the roster by the time Paul George invited his new team to join a celebrity fishing tournament in 2017. Head Coach Billy Donovan brought along fellow fishing fan Josh Huestis and assistant coach Adrian Griffin to California for the tournament, where they were later joined by Russell Westbrook, Sam Presti, and a group of assistant coaches and staff members.

George told OKC Thunder staff writer Nick Gallo:

"“It was great to have teammates show up and have them be a part of this…I’m looking forward to going down the road and getting to learn more from my teammates.”"

A year later, George announced the date for his second annual tournament—with a picture of pal Westbrook on the flyer.

At the second tournament newly signed asset Abdel Nader impressed his new teammates by hauling in the largest fish of the day. Other teammates on site were Westbrook and Andre Roberson.