Jaren Jackson has responded to the viral Reddit conspiracy that claims Memphis scorekeepers have been inflating his stats.
The submit’s writer pointed to Jackson averaging 4.2 blocks at dwelling and a pair of.1 on the highway, an 89 p.c enhance. The Redditor in query additionally talked about that Jackson is averaging almost 1.4 steals per sport at dwelling and 0.63 on the highway, a 120 p.c enhance.
Jackson has since appeared on the Chris Vernon Present to debate the entire thing.
“I used to be getting a bunch of texts from my pals talkin’ bout, like, ‘don’t take heed to no matter’, or it was ‘I at all times obtained your again, bro’,” he mentioned. “And I assumed it was simply common ‘I at all times obtained your again’. And I’m like ‘my pals are actual good at the moment, what’s goin on?”
When requested why he thought his block numbers have been a lot greater at dwelling, Jackson smiled and mentioned, “I don’t know. Or not it’s lit at dwelling. My mattress’s good at dwelling. My home is right here.”
Jackson insisted he nonetheless hadn’t learn the thread, laughing concerning the truth he was fairly “sick knowledgeable” about the entire thing.
In the meantime, quite a few media members have dug deep into the idea. ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry and The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor each reviewed all 66 of Jackson’s blocks at dwelling.
Goldsberry concluded that “of the 66 blocks, 60 are clearly blocked by JJJ … 3-5 are questionable and two are kinda sus(pect).” O’Connor claimed “solely three of his 66 dwelling blocks are incorrectly labeled.”
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