Jordan Clarkson didn’t seem at all keen to engage with TMZ Sports’ latest entreaties. When asked by the cameraman whom LeBron James should tap as the No. 1 pick in the inaugural draft for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, the Los Angeles Lakers guard offered up a player whose name isn’t even in the pool: rookie Lonzo Ball.

Clarkson’s choice and subsequent repping of the Big Baller Brand may seem curious, especially for a Nike endorser whose game has thrived of late in Zo’s absence. But if the eyeball is accurate, it appears as though JC was joined in that particular line by Darren Moore, Ball’s long-time trainer and manager.

All the more reason, then, for Clarkson to keep up appearances while surrounded by associates of the Crown Prince of Chino Hills.