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Jordan Taylor Clarkson (born June 7, 1992) is an American and Filipino professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 2026, he won a championship with the Knicks.
After forgoing his senior year in college to enter the 2014 NBA draft, Clarkson was selected by the Washington Wizards in the second round with the 46th overall pick and was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
He also holds Filipino citizenship and has represented the Philippine national team. In 2021, Clarkson was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
Clarkson was born in Tampa, Florida, to African-American Mike Clarkson and Filipino American Annette Tullao Davis. Davis’ mother, Marcelina Tullao Kingsolver, was from Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines. Both his parents served in the United States Air Force and divorced when Clarkson was young, with Clarkson’s father later remarrying Janie Clarkson. He moved…
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