In addition to being a solid Heat rookie, he's also growing in another game entirely.
As if consensus All-American Second-Team UCLA Bruins swingman-turned-standout Miami Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s 2023-24 season wasn't eventful enough, it now turns out that, beyond busying himself with key on-court contributions to a 46-36 team as a non-lottery pick, he also has been working on his chess game.
The chess expert, 13-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi, conferred with Jaquez at Nike's Manhattan headquarters. Jaquez's Elo chess rating is 900, per Chess.com, while Adewumi’s is 2370, reports Greene. During Jaquez's UCLA days, apparently, he got particularly interested in chess. After wrapping up their game of chess , they took the hardwood for a game of HORSE . Next, they autographed various items for each other.“When you become a grand master,” Jaquez requested, “let me know.” It sure seems like that will be happening soon enough.
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