The Rising Stars Challenge featured the Lakers’ backcourt of the future and both D’Angelo Russell and Jordan Clarkson represented themselves and the team well. The game did not feature a lot of defense and was mostly played at a tempo and intensity resembling a glorified scrimmage, but it was still nice to see both players do well.
Clarkson started out hot, hitting four of his first five three pointers looking like an early contender for MVP in the process. He wasn’t able to keep up that pace, but he looked smooth, athletic, and played a good game overall:
Jordan Clarkson highlights from the #BBVARisingStars game.