Jalen Green's Life as a Basketball Superstar-in-Waiting

Posted Dec 14, 2018
As the No. 1 player in the 2020 recruiting class and even a projected future No. 1 NBA draft pick, Jalen Green is coming of age in the era of likes and tweets and clicks, something Kobe, Penny and LeBron didn't have to worry about. Green loves the attention—and loves that he's on the brink of achieving his college basketball dream—but living under a microscope can be overwhelming. (Bleacher Report)

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