Jonathan Bender On going up against any NBA vets that became his ‘Welcome to the NBA’ moment: ‘I don’t know. Maybe Kobe or one of those guys? Definitely Reggie in practice, you know? I think for me because I was such a tall guy they had me guarding these smaller guys, so I was always able to recover on my shot so I was able to play good defense and not really get cooked out there on the court. That’s why no one really, really stands out like that, you know? Being that ‘hybrid’ 7-footer I’m out there and I’m fast and quick, and I’m able to get up on these guys and it’s like; If you drive past me, I’m coming to get it… and I was a shotblocker too, so I really didn’t have standout moment like that other than guarding Reggie in practice. He definitely did me in a couple times for sure.’ -via YouTube / August 14, 2024
