Well, let me tell ya ’bout this fella, Jackson Hayes. Don’t know much ’bout basketball, but I heard folks talkin’. Sounds like he’s a young’un, just 24 years old they say, born in the year 2000. Imagine that, young enough to be my grandkid!
This Hayes boy, he plays for the Lakers now. They say he signed a contract for two years, somethin’ ’bout a veteran’s minimum. Don’t know what all that means, but sounds like he ain’t gettin’ paid top dollar, eh? Before that, he was playin’ for them Pelicans down in New Orleans. Folks there, they say he didn’t do so good, wasn’t progressin’ like they hoped. Heard he was a top-ten pick back in 2019, but seems like he didn’t quite live up to it.
I heard tell he started out strong, though. His first game, scored 19 points! That’s a lot, right? But seems like things went downhill after that. He was just an afterthought, they say. Like nobody paid him no mind.
- He’s a big fella, a center they call it.
- Plays basketball for the Lakers now.
- Used to play for the Pelicans.
- Was a top-ten pick in the draft.
- Folks say he didn’t play as good as they expected.
Now, there’s been some trouble too, I hear. This boy, he got into it with the police. Shoved an officer, they say. Hurt the officer’s elbow. That ain’t right. Got it all on body camera, too. Folks saw it with their own eyes. He was pullin’ and shoutin’ at some woman, too. Sounded real ugly. “Stop, let go of me!” she was yellin’. And him, he was cussin’ and hollerin’. Just a mess, I tell ya.
Back when he was in college, at the University of Texas, they said he was good. Freshman of the Year, they called him. All-somethin’ and all-somethin’ else. Big 12 this and Big 12 that. Guess he was somethin’ special back then. But seems like things changed, eh? Maybe all that money and fame got to his head.
They say he can run the floor. Don’t know what that means, but sounds like he’s fast for a big fella. Maybe that’s why they picked him so high in the draft. But basketball ain’t just about runnin’, is it? You gotta be smart, gotta be a team player. Maybe that’s where he’s fallin’ short.
This Hayes boy, he makes a lot of money, even if it ain’t top dollar. More money than I ever seen in my life, that’s for sure. They say he’s makin’ over two million dollars a year. Can you imagine? What would I do with all that money? Probably buy myself a new set of teeth and a fancy rocking chair. Maybe a bigger TV to watch my stories.
But money ain’t everythin’, is it? You gotta be a good person, gotta treat folks right. Seems like this Hayes boy needs to learn that lesson. He’s still young, though. Maybe he’ll figure it out. Maybe he’ll turn things around and start playin’ like the star they thought he’d be. Or maybe he’ll just keep makin’ trouble and wastin’ his talent. Only time will tell, I guess.
Anyways, that’s what I heard ’bout this Jackson Hayes. Don’t know if it’s all true, but that’s the word on the street. Just a young fella tryin’ to make his way in the world, I reckon. Hope he gets his act together and does somethin’ good with his life.
