The temperature in Jack White’s hometown of Traralgon, Australia, reached 112 degrees this month. Meanwhile, in the Duke basketball junior’s current city of residence, thermometers have dipped below freezing more than half the days since the start of 2019, mirroring the recent temperature of White’s shooting hand.
If White’s right hand could talk, it might argue that its frigid shooting percentage of late stems from it being accustomed to far warmer temperatures this time of year.
However, this is White’s third winter in Durham, and more plausible explanations exist for the forward’s abysmal 4-for-22 clip from the field, including 1-for-18 from beyond the arc, across the Blue Devils’ past five games.