He is not a fan of the chill in the air caused by the ice beneath the arena floor at Little Caesars Arena.
He’s not a fan of the ice beneath the playing courts in 10 other arenas that house both NBA and NHL teams.
He admitted as much after scoring 14 points in Monday night’s 107-97 preseason victory over the Indiana Pacers.
“It really sucks to shoot around there,” Jackson said of the arenas. “Places like that, it’s freezing cold. You’re playing a winter sport. I would love for everywhere to be like Miami, nice and warm, but those are the conditions I’m playing.”
Jackson struggles with breathing issues and cold air can cause chest pains, which Jackson said was the case Monday night.
Add this on top of his circulatory issues that causes him to need to wear heated hunting gloves on the sidelines to keep his hands warm or they go numb.
How many games would he have to play in to prove "healthy" enough to have other teams potentially interested?
I mean he's faced it before in other dual sport arenas, but it's different being his home arena now as that's 41 games right off the top. Add in another 10 minimum for road games and he's looking at 51 out of 82 games played in these less than optimal conditions.
