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If you look at athleticism as a whole, with speed, strength, jumping... I don’t think anybody is as fast as him and jumps as ...
Like many tall basketball players with above-average shooting ability, Jabari Smith Jr. often tried to emulate Kevin Durant.
I’m more physical, more decisive, (and) stronger with the basketball,” Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. says of his offseason ...
"It's just kind of pray" - Jabari Smith Jr. shares the most effective defensive strategy for guarding KD originally appeared on Basketball Network.
Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. reveals he was a late bloomer, sharing he didn’t dunk until ninth grade despite being 6’5.
As the summer months grow closer to the start of the regular season, NBA players around the league are working to improve and elevate their games. The Houston R ...
The offseason dust has settled and the Houston Rockets depth chart is coming into focus, with everything revolving around Kevin Durant.
When we thought it might slow down, news broke Sunday that the Rockets had made yet another transaction. First reported by Shams Charania of ESPN, the Rockets and Jabari Smith have reached a 5 ...
More importantly, rookie Jabari Smith Jr. needed the serious Lucas. It had been nearly six months since Houston drafted Smith, but the disappointment of falling to the No. 3 pick still felt like a ...
Smith, the son of former NBA forward/center Jabari Smith Sr., understands the attention and responsibilities that’d come with being the draft’s top pick. It’s something he’d welcome.
Auburn star Jabari Smith is moving on after declaring for the 2022 NBA draft. The move was widely expected since the 6'10" forward emerged as a candidate to land No. 1 overall this summer.
Jabari Smith Jr. valued consistency instead, which, perhaps, led him to the oven. Ten-year-old Jabari loved basketball and football, but for a time, struck by curiosity and boredom, he made his ...