Rookie Day'Ron Sharpe immediately makes his case for minutes with Nets

Posted Aug 10, 2021
He put pressure on the glass. He put pressure on the rim. Now, just days into his NBA career, Day'Ron Sharpe has put pressure on the Nets’ vacant center position. Sharpe attacks the glass like an All-Pro defensive end attacks the quarterback: with malicious intent, a flurry of moves and a high rate of success that forces opposition to make concessions. (New York Daily News)

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