The Rockets star s high school jersey was retired! The whole team was present to congratulate: During the group photo, Durant, Jr. s C position, was all smiles

On October 16, Rockets star Jabari Smith Jr.’s high school jersey was officially retired. The entire Rockets team came to support him in retiring his high school jersey. Durant and others applauded him, and KD even took out his mobile phone to record this moment for Jabari Smith.

Today, the entire Rockets team came to Tyrone, Georgia to attend the retirement ceremony of Jabari Smith’s high school No. 10 jersey. At the event, Durant and other players came on the stage to hug and congratulate him; when After the official unveiling of Jia's No. 10 jersey, the Rockets generals and fans cheered and applauded him. Jia took the framed No. 10 jersey to the stage to speak. Durant's move was very heartwarming. He used his mobile phone to take photos of Jia's glorious moment.

The Rockets officially posted a video, and the accompanying text read: The whole team went to the Sandy Creek High School gymnasium to participate in the retirement ceremony of Jabari Smith Jr.'s high school jersey. Today, Jabari Jr.'s No. 10 jersey hangs in the place where his basketball dream began.

The Rockets official also posted a family photo with the text: Proud of our people, congratulations to Jabari Jr. for retiring his high school jersey; in the Rockets team photo, Jabari stood in the C position holding the No. 10 jersey, Shen Jing and Amen Thompson stood on both sides of him, and Durant stood behind Jabari, with a smile on his face that stole the spotlight; Rockets head coach Udoka also stood in the last row.

In 2019, Jabari Smith Jr. represented the U.S. team in the FIBA ​​Americas Youth Championship in high school. He averaged 18 minutes per game, scored 13.8 points and 6.2 rebounds, and helped the U.S. team win the gold medal. In high school, Jabari Smith Jr. was selected to the All-American Team.

The 22-year-old Jabari Smith Jr. was selected by the Rockets with the No. 3 pick in 2022. He was regarded by the Rockets as part of the team's future upon entering the league. In the first three years of his career, Jabari Smith Jr. has played 212 regular season games for the Rockets, started 194 games, and averaged 13 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 31.1 minutes per game.

During this offseason, Jabari Jr. renewed his five-year, $122 million contract with the Rockets in advance, further confirming his important position in the team; in the new season, the Rockets will fight for more ambitious goals and strive for the championship.