"He didn't approach the atmospheric vote total of 2,380,016 of Kobe Bryant, but then again, Chris Paul and his New Orleans Hornets teammates aren't on national television seemingly every week as are Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, Paul, who received 1,281,591 votes to earn his second starting assignment in an NBA All-Star Game, hasn't performed this season on a national TV stage. Not once. "Really?" Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo said Friday as the participants in Sunday's 60th All-Star Game met the global media. Rondo, who garnered 1,587,297 votes in the fan balloting only to be surpassed as the Eastern Conference point guard starter thanks to a late rush by Chicago's Derrick Rose, seemed surprised at Paul's lack of prime-time exposure. "That's a crazy stat," Rondo said. "But people keep track of everything." With three weeks to reflect on the accomplishment of acquiring a starting nod without benefit of a national TV appearance, Paul said Friday earning the admiration in fan voting left him humbled." Read more: http://www.nola.com/nbaallstar/index.ssf/2011/02/new_orleans_hornets_guard_chri.html
