Jordan Farmar may not win the 2007 NBA Rookie of The Year or land over ten minutes in a game, but that does not take away what his character demonstrated tonight. Farmar who came on strong for the Los Angeles Lakers in the beginning of the season hit the "Rookie Wall" and has struggled heavily as of late. Today he was demoted to the NBA's version of basketball's minor league, the NBDL. Despite throw a tantrum like many professional athletes in this new 21st century Farmar embraced the challenge and played well scoring 18 points and dishing out nine assist. The reward was an opportunity to be recalled to the Lakers game against the Kings. Farmar came in and scored four points and dished at four assist in the time he received and all of us teammates led by Kobe Bryant gave him a standing ovation. It was a sign of how mature this young man is and how much his teammates and coaching staff respect his character. Farmar will now go down as the first and only man to play in a NBDL game and NBA game int he same day.
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