Fansided · 4 days ago
Jase Richardson is getting comfortable in a brighter spotlight
It could not really have been a more storybook beginning for Jase Richardson.
His first NBA start was coming at Madison Square Garden. This was Richardson on a big stage, thrust suddenly into the starting lineup and the spotlight by the injury to Paolo Banchero.
Richardson's first start? That part was something of a nightmare.
He had only six points on 2-for-7 shooting. The Magic were -22 in his minutes, despite the win.
Richardson looked like a player making his first start in the Garden. He looked like someone thrown into the deep end for the first time in his career.
He and the team clearly needed time to figure themselves out as they dealt with their early-season injuries.