Granted it’s only summer league action, but this highlight reel jam by Reggie Jackson on the Thunder deserves some love: The Thunder drafted Jackson 24th overall in 2011 to eventually back up Russell Westbrook. Plays like this will definitely help his case for playing time. -ALR
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