Thirteen pounds. That’s how many much weight Jalen Hood-Schifino lost during a period of time last summer due to getting COVID-19, according to his mother Angel Schifino. Jalen was down emotionally and physically, Angel Schifino said. His time playing at the 2021 Nike EYBL Peach Jam was cut short and he missed another basketball camp, too. What’s revealing, though, is what Jalen wanted to do as soon as he felt better.
“As soon as he got better, I mean, he wasn’t even excited that he was ready to eat again, he wanted to be right back in the gym,” Angel Schifino told Inside the Hall in August 2021 “… He wanted to go get tested, wanted that test to show that he was negative and he was already setting up appointments with his trainer.