Parks, among six players to audition for the Jazz on Monday, is in the United States with a lofty goal of becoming one of the rare players from the Philippines.
“There, it’s really tough to walk the streets. They follow basketball so much, so they’ll mob you. After the game, they’ll try to ask everything and strip you down to your underwear.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Upon ending his pre-draft workout Monday, Bobby Parks Jr. reached out and shook hands with multiple media members who’d just interviewed him at the Utah Jazz’s practice facility.
That kind of polite gesture is almost as rare as an NBA player from the Philippines.