NBA ALL-STAR RISING STARS PRACTICE

February 16, 2024

Scottie Barnes

Team Pau

Press Conference

Q. How does it feel to be a champion?

SCOTTIE BARNES: It feels amazing to be a champion. We put in the hard work, the effort, and we were just playing hard both games, and we came together as a group, and we won out there.

Q. How did it feel to play with all those guys out there? Jose Alvarado had a great game. You know, your boy.

SCOTTIE BARNES: Everybody played hard. Jose, my boy, he played hard. Everybody just played hard really. That's why we won. We just tried to stick to that mindset, and that's why we came out with the W.

Q. How has this experience been for you compared to last year?

SCOTTIE BARNES: It's been amazing. Of course, I knew a lot more guys last year, but it was fun getting to know new guys, seeing the young talent that's under me. I'm only in my second year, but I'm seeing those first-year guys, and they're really good. They're really talented. So, it's been fun.

Q. Scottie, coming back for your second year here, does that provide you with a bit more inspiration to come back next time as an All-Star?

SCOTTIE BARNES: For sure. I feel like I always have that inspiration, that motivation to try to come back as an All-Star. It's one of my goals, and I'm going to keep fighting every year for it.