Every game is an opportunity for the players to express their greatness. It was that kind of night for the Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson on his recent outing in the FIBA World Cup. The Filipino-American star produced an unbelievable scoring spree in the last match against China. Moreover, the star’s heroics grabbed the attention of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. He took to his Instagram stories and expressed his wishes to the 31-year-old star.

The current basketball world cup has been all smiles for the Team USA and NBA fans. Steve Kerr’s men have produced a clean record in their first four games of the tournament with sheer dominance. Whereas on the other end, foreign NBA players like Luka Doncic, Karl Anthony Towns and others have also displayed a similar dominance. However, in the case of Clarkson, he saved the Philippines from the brink of embarrassment.

LeBron James feels proud about Jordan Clarkson’s recent play

Jordan Clarkson dropped 34 points with 3 assist and two rebounds to help Philippines register their first victory in the tournament. Importantly, the star majorly contributed to the team’s 27-2 run in the third quarter. Importantly, Clarkson went on a scoring spree by dropping four three pointers in a row. Moreover, he scored 20 points in a 4-minute game time.

Following the game, the NBA world showered the star with praises. Notably, the Lakers superstar LeBron James took to his IG stories and expressed his excitement. James reshared an IG story of a user on his handle. The story also carried a caption that read, “20pts in 4 min In the @kingjames x @mimiplange LeBron20 “Ceremony”

Interestingly, Clarkson sported the recent edition of King James Nike sneaker line Lebron20 Ceremony while displaying the 3rd-quarter marvel.

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Furthermore, Clarkson saved the Philippines from embarrassment with his 34-pointer.

How did Clarkson save the Philippines from embarrassment?

If Jordan Clarkson didn’t produce his magic against the Chinese, the Philippines would have become the first host nation to lose all their games in the front home crowd since 1982 Columbia WC. Moreover, the team also ended their victory draught after 10-long-years, reported Olympic.com. They won their last game in 2014 WC against Senegal. This victory has secured them a spot in the Olympics qualifying tournament, which is scheduled next year.

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