Rockets star Jalen Green was fortunate sufficient to have a Michael Jordan encounter when he was a child and the end result was too humorous.
The now 21-year-old recalled when he went to an MJ basketball camp as a child and his first interplay with the GOAT of the NBA was one for the books.
“I’m walking to practice from the dorm, I got high socks on up to my knees, baggy shorts — my swag was terrible,” Green stated on Paul George’s Podcast. “I acquired Adidas slides on and he simply walked over to me and was like, ‘You need to take them weak ass Adidas slides off.’
“… I’m a little ass kid, though. He talking about get rid of them weak ass slides. I’m minding my business, I’m happy walking by myself. … I was hella excited.”
MJ actually stated f**ok them youngsters 😂 pic.twitter.com/lZfVpueNJI
— Podcast P with Paul George (@PodcastPShow) May 22, 2023
The photograph of the second makes this story much more humorous and it will likely be reminiscence that Green gained’t quickly neglect.
Green and George additionally addressed the opportunity of James Harden returning to Houston on the identical podcast episode.
“I feel like, at this point, you are the king of Houston,” George stated. “You have to go through being double and triple teamed, being the target every time. If you bring on someone like James, who is a ball-dominant player, that’s going to hinder your growth a little bit.”
To which Green responded, “I think it can play out both ways. It can help and hurt at the same time. I haven’t talked to him about the rumors. But I am with you on that.”
