Suns forward Josh Jackson and azcentral sports' Scott Bordow face off in chess. David Wallace/azcentral sports
Josh Jackson stares at the chess board in front of him, at the white pieces on his side and the black pieces on the opponents’ side.
He has a small microphone attached to his Suns’ practice jersey. The plan is to talk to Jackson about the game he’s played since he was a child, and how chess and basketball aren’t entirely dissimilar.
But there’s a problem. Questions to Jackson are tossed back with short answers, some consisting of just a couple of words.