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Jordan Clarkson Named Rookie Of The Month

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According to Mark Trudel of Lakers.com Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson has been named Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

Clarkson is the first Laker to ever win such award. In the month of March Clarkson averaged 15.8 points, 5.2 assists, and 4.8 rebounds over the course of 16 games. He also had memorable moments as he had a game winning layup against the Philadelphia 76ers.

In March Clarkson and Jeremy Lin made history as being the first Asian-American starting back court in NBA history. Clarkson scored a career high 30 points in that game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The NBA confirmed the announcement via their official Twitter account.

 Nikola Mirotic won the Eastern Conference rookie of the month award respectively. The Lakers will take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.  

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