Jordan Clarkson Makes Makes History in Utah Jazz with Triple-Double Since 2008
Filipino-American professional basketball player Jordan Clarkson made a triple-double history while playing with Utah Jazz against Dallas Maverick.
Utah Jazz finish the basketball game against Dallas Maverick 127-109. Jordan Clarkson came off the bench to post the first regular-season triple-double by a Utah player since 2008.
Clarkson had points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. This is the first triple-double of his career — and the first for the Jazz in a regular-season game since Carlos Boozer had one on February. 13, 2008, a stretch of 1,256 games, based on the report.
Also, Clarkson’s triple-double was the first in more than 40 years for a Jazz player coming off the bench, dating to February 5, 1983, when Mark Eaton had 12 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocked shots.
Clarkson completed the feat at the 2:28 mark of the final quarter when he grabbed his 10th board of the game. They were already ahead, 125-88, during that time. Clarkson, at the age of 31, secured the triple-double in his 685th regular-season game and 728th game of his career.
Initially selected as the 46th overall pick in the second round of the 2014 draft by Washington, he was later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2018, he moved to the Cleveland Cavaliers and eventually joined the Utah Jazz in 2019.
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