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Q&A with Hawks’ Jack: ‘looking forward to a new start’
- Updated: July 30, 2016
11:30 PM ET
NEW YORK — Jarrett Jack never attended an NBA player’s basketball camp growing up, but he’s more than happy to host one now.
The 32-year-old veteran point guard was clearly enjoying himself as he joked around with youngsters and took some shots at the NYC Basketball Kids Summer Camp on Friday afternoon.
“This is always cool,” Jack said. “Coming in here and watching these kids, they could be doing anything. They could be at home or running around and playing Pokémon, but they’ve decided to come in here and pursue something they have a knack for, which is playing basketball, and that’s the thing we all have in common. I remember when I was a young kid running around, just attempting to be in a facility like this. I never saw a pro ballplayer growing up. Not once. Not until I was 16.”
Jack, now a member of the Atlanta Hawks, took a few minutes out of his busy day of fun for a Q&A with ESPN.com:
ESPN: Last season with Brooklyn, you tore your ACL in January and then had to undergo season-ending surgery. How would you describe what that was like?
Jack: It sucked. It was the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life. I’ve been able to work very hard each and every day getting back now and being able to do stuff on the court, and that’s kind of what’s been giving me peace of mind lately. But I’m just looking forward to a new start with the Hawks, a team that’s been in the playoffs the last few years and has a bunch of new faces. We’ve got Big Dwight [Howard] down there now, so I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do with the team we’ve put together.
ESPN: Why did you decide to sign with the Hawks? What was your process like in free agency?
Jack: There were a few teams interested. Considering that I live in Atlanta, I played college ball down there [at Georgia Tech] and the people of Georgia are familiar with me, I thought it just made sense on a lot of fronts. I was flattered that they called and wanted to take a …
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