“I loved quieting down LeBron James and Staples Center with my shot!”: Jalen Green delivers a lovably cocky statement when asked about his clutch three against the Lakers

Tonoy Sengupta | 03/11/2021
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Rockets star Jalen Green comments on how it felt like to hit his two clutch shots against the Lakers in Staples Center

 

Jalen Green, man. Really, what can we really say about him that hasn’t been said already.

This Rockets rookie is absolutely electric. Every game, he has some form of highlight or the other. And while most rookies improve as the season goes on, the rate he is doing it at… let’s just say that Houston is already licking its lips.

A massive example of just how good this man can be was his performance against the Lakers.

Against LeBron James, at Staples Center, he had 24 points and 5 assists, on 60% from the field, and 50% from three. Yes, he also had 7 turnovers, but hey, he’ll probably improve that pretty quickly as well.

Speaking of his game against the Lakers though, Green had an incredibly clutch shot to make it a one-point game. And boy, was it an amazing one.

Oh, you haven’t seen it yet? Well, take a look at the tweet below then.

After the game, the rookie was asked what it felt like to hit a shot like that in Staples Center. And let’s just say, you are going to absolutely love his answer.

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Jalen Green loved quieting down a noisy Staples Center as he hit his shot against the Lakers

We won’t lie, we have a soft spot for rookies who are just the right amount of cocky. Frankly though, can you blame us? Just take a look at what he said about his shot in the tweet below.

Now just think about this. How many first-year players would have taken the easy way out, delivering some sort of diplomatic answer to that question? About 9 out of 10 of them, right?

We’re just so happy Jalen Green is that 1. And we’ll be looking forward to him entertaining us further this season.

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Post Edited By: Tonoy Sengupta
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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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