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NBA refuted a theory that Jaren Jackson Jr.'s defensive stats are being boosted during home games: "All of the plays questioned in the post on Memphis games were scored consistently within the rules set forth by the NBA statisticians manual."

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Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. has been under the spotlight after a Reddit user claimed that his defensive statistics are being boosted during home games, but the NBA doesn't believe it's the case.

Jaren Jackson Jr.

MIN:26.45PTS:16.15 (57.09%)REB:6.64As:0.88ST:1.03BL:3.12TO:1.58GM:33ProfileNBA2022/2023

NBA senior vice president of communications Tim Frank released a statement refuting the theory that Grizzlies statistician favored Jackson Jr. stats.

Frank reminded people that all NBA stats are audited in real-time by someone watching the video in Secaucus (rebound or blocked shots being changed during a game is not uncommon because of this).

"In order to ensure the integrity of our game statistics, auditors, independent of the statisticians on-site, review all plays and stats decisions in real-time during NBA games," an NBA spokesman said.

"If changes are necessary, they are made at that time or following a postgame review. All of the plays questioned in the post on Memphis games were scored consistently within the rules set forth by the NBA statisticians manual," he added.

Jackson Jr. averages 2.2 blocks on road games and a whopping 4.1 blocks at home. The same story goes with steals - 0.7 on the road and 1.4 at home.

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