"Don't forget" - Jalen Green's girlfriend Draya Michele campaigns for Rockets guard's first All-Star Game
In his fourth NBA season, Jalen Green has finally seen his hardcourt talent translated into winning ways for the Houston Rockets. This has led to fans and analysts alike talking about the Filipino-American guard in the All-Star conversation.
Green's significant other, influencer Draya Michele, did some last-minute campaigning for the 6-foot-4 guard before the fan vote for All-Star starters ends on Monday. In an Instagram story posted over the weekend, Michele urged fans to cast their ballot for Green:
"Don't forget to vote @jalen for ALL STAR," Michele wrote.
Although Green did not make it to the top 10 of guards with the most fan votes in the third All-Star fan returns, there is some merit to the clamor for his first All-Star selection. For one, Green is putting up career highs of 43.8% shooting, including 36.3% from deep. More importantly, his 21.6 points per game lead the Rockets, who have the second-best record in the Western Conference at 28-13.
While doing her mini-campaign for Green, Michele also happened to flex another milestone in his partnership with Adidas. The video clip Michele used in her story features Green debuting his signature logo, which was displayed on a customized colorway of the Adizero 3.0:
For hoopers signed to Adidas, getting a signature logo is typically the prelude to a signature shoe. It's possible, then, that Green gets both his first All-Star nod (by way of NBA coaches voting him as a reserve, perhaps) and his first Adidas sneaker in the same calendar year.
Jalen Green's girlfriend Draya Michele gets caught up in viral "Tweaker" wave
As an influencer, Michele is well aware of the hottest trends on social media. In a Jan. 8 post on Instagram, the 39-year-old captioned her pics with one of the most popular lines of a viral hit.
"Bend that corner #woah," Michele wrote.
The line has helped propel the LiAngelo Ball song "Tweaker" to widespread online popularity and a No. 29 debut on the Billboard Hot 100. Thanks to "Tweaker," Ball has landed a record deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group.
If Michele's beau Green does get named to the All-Star team, a clip of the couple doing a celebratory dance to "Tweaker" could be waiting in the wings.