LAS VEGAS – It didn’t take long on Sunday night for hotshot Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. to realize that it was going to be a long night – the operative word being l-o-n-g – while facing the Orlando Magic’s towering, tag-team duo of Jonathan Isaac and Mohamed Bamba.
When Jackson Jr. drove down the lane in the first quarter, he was understandably surprised by what he encountered. Bamba, who has the longest wingspan ever recorded in the NBA, sprinted forward from the left baseline, while the 6-foot-11 Isaac left his man on the right wing to cut off the penetration.