Former KU star Josh Jackson threw a truly dreadful ceremonial first pitch
Jackson, who was drafted Thursday night as the No. 4 overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, was at Friday night’s Arizona Diamondbacks game. He threw out the first pitch along with Haason Reddick, who was a first-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL Draft.
KU hoops notebook: Phoenix Suns fans applaud pick of Josh Jackson at No. 4 in NBA Draft
Azcentral.com reports that a “few thousand fans” in a crowd of 5,200 roared at the team’s draft watch party on Thursday night at Talking Stick Resort Arena (home of the Suns) when the Boston Celtics selected Jayson Tatum with the third pick.