Amen Thompson is the Rockets' REAL franchise player

Vision is vision, just the passing window is a lot shorter in the NBA.

 

How can you lose when your first name is Amen!

 

Yea that's Amen doing a two handed windmill

 

Does this mean he's out of the boot? Never found any update on his ankle sprain from summer league - can someone confirm he's good to go?

 

He said it was originally Amazing and then they changed it to Amen.

 

Looks like an old video from OTE times.

I'm sure he is, it was a very light sprain. They were just being super cautious.

 

A very light sprain that puts you on the shelf for 6-8wks? Okay doc!

 

Do

Do you have insider knowledge that trumps the reported Grade 2 injury?

It was NOT reported to be a "very light sprain".

https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/amen-thompson-out-for-summer-league-with-grade-2-ankle-sprain

 

I think that everyone needs to remember is that this is a person that the scale it said was going to be a top 5 or 10 athlete when he entered the league and it seems that that is accurate.

 

It was always "Amen" but accidentally spelled "Ameiz" on his birth certificate, so his mom sometimes called him "Amazing" as a play on that. He already said his real first name is "Amen", so they were going to make that official and correct the mistake.

 

Oh my bad, I thought it was light since he initially wanted to play the second game. DON'T FREAK OUT guys lol

 

Ameiz XLNC "Amen" Thompson (/əˈmɛn ˈɛksələns ˈtɒmsən/ ə-MEN EK-sə-lənss TOM-sən; born January 30, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played basketball for Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and won a state title. Thompson bypassed his senior year of high school to sign with OTE, where he played for two seasons and helped his team win the league title while earning All-OTE First Team honors in 2023. He was selected 4th overall in the 2023 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. He is the twin brother of basketball player Ausar Thompson.

Early life
Thompson was born to Maya Wilson and Troy Thompson and raised in San Leandro, California.[1][2] His identical twin brother, Ausar, was born one minute after him; they share the middle name "XLNC" (pronounced excellence) which was bestowed on them to convey a sense of power.[3]

 

yes

 

Kid has the potential to be really special.

 

Amen Thompson is an inknown commodity

 

Technically most of the team is.

 

Jabari still can't dribble. And why is Amen not passing the ball?

 

i havent seen Amen all summer? he not at these runs with Bari and Jalen? is he still hurt?

 

Ya probably not cleared yet by the medical staff. I'm sure he can do basic drills but not full on scrimmages yet probably.