Jason Anderson: Following comments on ESPN regarding Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox, USA Basketball says it “understands De’Aaron’s decision.” Aaron Fox: Who cares if he ever play for team USA Sacramento Kings is his first responsibility team USA is not gonna pay his bills.
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Position: G
Born: 12/20/97
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:175 lbs. / 79.4 kg.
Salary: $6,392,760
Born: 12/20/97
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:175 lbs. / 79.4 kg.
Salary: $6,392,760
A USA Basketball spokesman responded Saturday to comments made on ESPN suggesting Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox would not be allowed to represent Team USA in the future because he withdrew from consideration for this summer’s FIBA World Cup team.
De’Aaron Fox: Damn @NBA2K my dunking that bad??? 😂
It’s not uncommon for basketball players’ compression shorts to be visible near their knees. But there was something a little different about De’Aaron Fox’s when he was a rookie out of Kentucky in 2017. Around the knee, his had a little more room than most. Fox’s 19 year-old body still had growing to do, and it made the shorts that are form fitting a little loose around his knees. That’s not the case these days. Fox’s trainer since the eighth grade, Chris Gaston, also became his agent last season. He said he’s watched Fox, 21, go from a “string bean to a grown man.”
“Yeah, he’s putting a little meat on his bones,” Gaston said. “His legs are even getting a little thicker. At first he was all twigs, now he’s starting to fill out.”
The added weight and strength wasn’t the result of some overly complicated plan. “For us it was kind of waiting for the weight to come,” Fox said. “Weight room wise, it’s never been a problem, but for me it’s just hard to put pounds on. I think once I got used to it, I’ve never been a player that’s shied away from contact. When I got used to it, I got used to it.”
