The Dream Shake Feb 5, 2021
How Mason Jones leaned on faith and hard work to find success with Rockets
Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Mason Jones has found his footing in the NBA earlier than expected. Wearing an orange jacket with a white shirt underneath, Mason Jones walked up to the podium for his first-ever post-game availability. An exhausted Jones said to himself, “Shit, I’m tired,” before a reporter could ask him a question via Zoom. Nobody — not even Jones —could predict that he would be one of three players speaking following the Houston Rockets’ 103-91 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. But Jones’ chances rose after he was one of eight players...
