Former UNC basketball standout [autotag]Justin Jackson [/autotag]has found himself in the NBA Summer League here in 2022.
After competing for Team USA a few weeks ago, Jackson received a call from the Boston Celtics to join their Summer League team and he’s already making an impact. Jackson made his debut on Monday night, scoring 10 points in a 111–109 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
And on Tuesday night, he built on that performance.
Jackson scored 24 points including making 5-of-10 from the three-point line in the team’s 103-92 win over Golden State. It was a big performance for Jackson who played in one game for Boston last year.
Summer Cs defeat Wiseman, Kuminga, Moody, & the Warriors 103-92!
Justin Jackson
– 24 PTS (5/10 3PT)
Begarin
– 21 PTS (2/4 3PT), 6 REBS
Kabengele
– 20 PTS, 13 REBS
Brodric Thomas
– 18 PTS (4/7 3PT), 5 REBS
Trevion Williams
– 7 PTS, 5 REBS (just 12 min)
JD Davison
– 5 PTS, 9 ASTS pic.twitter.com/anthxBtdLi— Celtics News (@CelticsNewsNBA) July 13, 2022
The 27-year-old is hoping to get another shot in the NBA and having a big Summer League could help those chances. In addition to one game with Boston, Jackson played in six with Phoenix a year ago.
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