Big Al has been over in China preparing to play his first season in the Chinese Basketball Association with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers after signing with the team over the summer. After 14 seasons in the NBA, Al is looking […]
A medical issue has delayed Al Jefferson’s debut with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. After recently undergoing an emergency dental procedure in the U.S., Big Al landed in China this week hoping to still get a chance to play his first game for […]
Al Jefferson and his new team are already preparing for competition. As announced earlier this summer, Big Al will continue his basketball career overseas in China. The veteran big man recently signed his official contract with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the […]
After 14 seasons, 915 games and over 26,000 minutes in the NBA, Al Jefferson is making a globetrotting move to continue his basketball career in China. Big Al confirmed this week that he has signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers […]
For the 10th straight year, Big Al took the trip back home to Prentiss, Mississippi to give back to the community that raised him. This week marked the 10th Annual Al Jefferson Youth Basketball Camp at Prentiss High School, where […]
There’s one place Al will always call home: Prentiss, Mississippi, and he’s taking time this summer to give back to that community once again. Big Al will hold the 10th Annual Al Jefferson Youth Basketball Camp at Prentiss High School from […]
Al Jefferson’s 14th NBA season was unlike any other in his long and fruitful career. Though he played in a career-low 36 games, Big Al was a key contributor to an Indiana Pacers team that exceeded expectations to reach the postseason, […]
It was a year to remember for Al Jefferson and the Indiana Pacers. After an offseason of change, the Pacers turned things around quickly, hanging near the top of the Eastern Conference all season, showing a six-win improvement on last […]
The success of the Indiana Pacers surprised many this year, but Al Jefferson wasn’t among them. In what was supposed to be a transitional year for the franchise, Indiana surged, winning 48 games, their highest total in the last four […]
For Al Jefferson, the journey from Prentiss, Mississippi to the NBA was one paved by hard work and opportunities taken, not given. From a basket made out of his grandfather’s foot basket to earning the respect of older siblings and […]
