Reform Agency
Mexico City
Mexican Jaime Jáquez Jr. earned the starting job in the week of December 20 to 26, as coach Erik Spoelstra has placed him in the last three starting games.
Prior to that, throughout the season, he had only played four times in the star quintet.
THE FIRST OF 30
On December 25, “Jaimito” became the first Mexican basketball player to surpass the 30-point barrier in an NBA game.
Jáquez Jr. finished with 31 points in almost 40 minutes of play against the Sixers.
TO THE SCREEN
The commercial part is also beginning to explode. Jaime is part of a commercial that began airing at Christmas time, and where he appears alongside Jimmy Butler.
It is a guideline to promote an NBA partner, and it is tourism.
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE GREATEST
Jaime entered a select group after Christmas Day, as he became the fifth rookie to finish with 30 points or more and 10 rebounds or more on December 25, a significant date for the League.
The other four are Hall of Famers: Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Walt Bellamy and Patrick Ewing.
HE’S GOING ON TOUR
Jaime will pack his bags to go on tour with the Heat, since Miami has five away games coming up.
This week he will play at the home of the Warriors and the Jazz, and on January 1, he will begin the year 2024 against the Clippers, in Los Angeles, a city he knows well, since he was at UCLA in high school.
2024-01-02 06:39:19
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