Phoenix Suns rookie Josh Jackson wants everyone to know that his comments about Stephen Curry being “unathletic” were not meant as shade.
Jackson used Twitter on Friday to clarify exactly what he meant when he made the remarks — noting that he simply has a standard for athleticism, and not meeting it does not make you a bad player.
Man y'all make a story out of anything my definition of athletic is a guy who flies through the lane and plays above the rim
— Josh Jackson (@j_josh11) September 29, 2017
And y'all wonder why we don't like the media. Stop twisting people's words.
— Josh Jackson (@j_josh11) September 29, 2017
By Jackson’s standard, Curry meets the definition, but the quote still looked quite harsh without the added context. He did say that Curry was a better shooter, though.
