This will be the perfect video to tell rival teams to watch when the Lakers are attempting to trade them Jordan Clarkson. “Yeah, we’re just not sure if Clarkson is who we need right now.” “But did you see the highlight video of him scoring 33 points on a variety of moves that were reminiscent of the Showtime Lakers? You need to go check that out right now, it’s on YouTube. Remember, all we want is a first-round pick. Just one. We’ll call back in fifteen.”
Clarkson had what I would consider the game of his life tonight. He’s had other games where he scored plenty more points, but this one was over-the-top with the amount of tough shots he was hitting. He worked his butt off for these 33 points. Not to mention 7 sweet dimes, including one to Alex Caruso for a dunk which should, in a fair and just world, count for 5 assists by itself. So make that 11 total.
33 and 11. That’s the kind of line that not only will make other teams interested, but also make the Lakers interested in keeping him. He’s been kind of the forgotten man in Lakerland what with all the Balls and the Ingrams and the Kuzmas, but he’s still having a pretty decent year. He’d be getting more hype, but it appears that the citizenry of the nation of the Philippines neglected their nationalistic duty of spamming him into the All-Star game. Yes, I realize that that doesn’t work any more, but still. Try harder, guys!
Also: shoutout to Clarkson for being the only one on his team with the ability to make a free throw! The rest of the losers he is forced to share a court with went 0-for-12, while Clarkson went a ridiculous-elite-for-the-Lakers 2-for-3.