Suns‘ Jalen Greenโ Praises team Chemistry: ‘We’ve Gotโข Dogs’
FRESNO,โค Calif. – Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green is effusive inโ his praise of the team’s burgeoning chemistry, declaring “We’ve got dogs” after a recent show of support thatโฃ extended beyond the court. The โคsentiment comes following a remarkableโข performance fueled by teammate Grayson โฃAllen‘s encouragement โคand a important gesture of solidarity from the entireโ Suns roster.
Green’s recent success, โincludingโ a career-high shooting night, was directly linked toโข the on-court support ofโ allen. “With Jalen the whole game and Jalen just, every time I came back to โthe โคbench, heโ was just amping me up,” allen said after the game. “‘Go for 40. Go for 50.Goโค to get 10, โคgo get 11, go get โ12 3s.'” โGreen added he frequently looked to โAllen for reactionโ and motivation.
The team’s commitment to Green extended off the court as well,โข with the Suns making a special trip to Fresno on Nov. 19 to attend his high school jersey retirement ceremony at San Joaquin โMemorial.Green described the event as “a surreal moment,” filled withโ emotion as he reunited with family, friends, former teachers, and coaches.
“That was super critically important,” โฃgreen said. “Super big for me for โthe team to pop out. Meant aโค lot to โคme. It was an off day. They didn’t even have to pull up at all. I knew that. โคI had that in mind going into the jersey retirement. I didn’t expect everyoneโข to come because we’ve been on the road. For everyone โto pop out, it meant a lot โto me.”
The Suns traveled from โฃPortland, where they โdefeated the Trail Blazers 127-110 โฃonโ Nov. 18, to Fresno for the ceremony beforeโฃ returning to phoenix. Suns assistant coach, Mike Ott, highlighted the team’s willingness to adjust โฃtheir schedule.”It was really cool,” Ott โฃsaid. “So โthankful โฃto fit it intoโ our schedule with the no practice day. Itโฃ wasโค easy to get in and out and the guys showed up for him. It was really cool to see theโ high school and allโ his teammates came back โฃalong with his family and โfriends. It was cool to be a part of.”
