Jalen Green left Cleveland on a Sunday morning after a disappointing performance during the NBA Slam Dunk Contest the night before. The general public criticized the Houston Rockets’ rookie (as did we here at TDS) alongside three other contestants, dubbing the 2022 dunk contest the worst in league history.
But Green did not sob about his performance. Green did not allow the doubts of the naysayers to creep into his mind — who began to question whether or not he would live up to the high expectations of a number two overall pick.
Green continued to work.