NEW YORK – Playing in the National Basketball Association was like a dream come true for Dallas Mavericks forward Jameel Warney. Now the rookie free agent gets the unique opportunity to realize that dream in his hometown and in front of a few of his adoring family members and friends.
A graduate of Roselle (N.J.) Catholic High School, Warney will be in uniform Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. CT when the Mavs (21-46) face the New York Knicks (24-43) at Madison Square Garden. It will be Warney’s second NBA game after he signed a 10-day contract with the Mavs on Sunday morning and made his impressive NBA debut later that night by scoring five points and grabbing four rebounds in only eight minutes when the Houston Rockets defeated Dallas, 105-82.