Jordan Poole made headlines on Monday night during a game against the Pistons. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the headline an NBA player wants to make. Poole’s decision not to take a wide-open jump shot after faking out his defender immediately went viral due to how that choice played out for the Wizards guard.
Late in the second quarter, Poole had a wide-open shot, but instead of just taking it, he paused, then attempted to flip up an under-handed layup, which Detroit rookie Ausar Thompson proceeded to swat into the stands.
Jordan Poole is something else man pic.twitter.com/8ilPDyXkko
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) November 28, 2023