Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings sheds light on growing up in Compton – NBA Update
Milwaukee Bucks star Brandon Jennings gave an interview recently in which he spoke about various things, including growing up in and representing the town of Compton. Jennings said he took pride in belonging to the city and always
made sure people knew where he was from.
The point guard can often be regarded by the general public as another player who emerged from Los Angeles. Many people categorize west coast players like that and Jennings revealed that some players also don’t put in an effort
to make the distinction.
Brandon is clearly not one of those. He stated in the interview that he believed it was very important to recognize your roots and bring back to the community that helped you get where you are. He said he didn’t mind not being
another one of the Los Angeles crowd.
“Well, first of all, a lot of people say “L.A.,” but I claim “Compton.” I claim the city of Compton hard, because there’s not a lot of players that came out of Compton. A lot of players didn’t really come out of Compton that made
it. When people say “L.A.,” I say, “Oh, I’m from Compton.” Being from the city of Compton and growing up in a rough community, it means a lot to me to be able to make it out of there.”
He also said he was looking forward to getting back there once the NBA lockout was over,
“Next year, hopefully, when the lockout ends and we can get things rolling, I really wanna dig back into the community of Compton and also Gardena. Because those are the places where I grew up and where I hung out.”
Brandon went on to name a few more players in the NBA that have come out of Compton. Among those was former NBA World Champion TayShaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons. Toronto Raptors player DeMar DeRozan and Dallas Mavericks’ NBA
World Championship winner Tyson Chandler went to Dominguez, somewhere Jennings also went.
In the interview, Jennings seemed proud and content of himself for making it into the NBA, the best and most lucrative basketball league in the world, after coming out of a tough place like Compton.
The Milwaukee Bucks have witnessed firsthand the impact his upbringing has had on Jennings and the rest of the NBA has stood up to take notice as well. The player averaged 16.2 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game and 4.8 assists
per game last season, despite not being healthy throughout.
If he can put in an injury free season next year many believe that Jennings will be able to realize the enormous potential he showed in his rookie season.
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