While scrolling Twitter this morning I came across a pretty incredible story. Jordan Clarkson notched a triple double for the Utah Jazz on Monday, ending a Jazz triple-double drought. No Jazz player had notched a triple-double in the regular season since 2008! Two Thousand and Eight! Over 15 years!
JORDAN CLARKSON HAS DONE IT!!
One of the longest-running NBA droughts is officially over.
For the first time since February 13th, 2008: a Utah Jazz player has recorded a regular season triple-double. pic.twitter.com/spZ8Z3OUGU
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 2, 2024
Meanwhile, here in Sacramento, we have a triple-double machine named Domantas Sabonis. Domas notched a triple double in Sunday’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies, finishing with 13 points, 21 rebounds, and 12 assists. Mirann highlighted it in her recap, of course, but outside of Sacramento it wasn’t much more than a brief blip on the radar. It was Sabonis’ 6th triple double of this season! It was his 20th triple double since joining the Kings less than 2 years ago. Sabonis just regularly stacks up stats and helps the Kings win.
Sabonis is currently tied with Luka Doncic for second-most triple doubles this season, while Nikola Jokic leads the league with an absurd 11 triple-doubles already this year.
I don’t really have a large point other than to remind ourselves how good Sabonis is, how much he helps the Kings, and how lucky we are to root for him on a nightly basis.
