Three of the four teams currently battling it out in the NBA conference finals feature players of Asian American heritage, placing Filipino American guards Jordan Clarkson, Jared McCain and Dylan Harper alongside Vietnamese American forward Jaylin Williams on one of basketball’s biggest stages. The New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs both opened their series with Game 1 victories this week, with Clarkson contributing off the bench in New York’s 115-104 win over Cleveland while Harper delivered one of the most statistically dominant conference finals debuts in NBA history against Oklahoma City.
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