Is Jalen Rose the First Jalen? We Solve a Sports Name Mystery (CLASSIC)

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🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Generation Jalen is officially upon us. At the NBA Draft in June, three different Jalens were selected. Four more were picked in the NFL Draft in April. And then there’s Jalen Brunson, who just signed a $100M contract with the Knicks. Jalen Hurts, who’s at camp right now, is the starting quarterback for the Eagles. Jalen Ramsey, who just won a Super Bowl with the Rams. And Jaylen Brown, who is in the middle of trade rumors for Kevin Durant. So, what caused this name to spread across not just sports, but all of society? For years our colleague, friend and basketball veteran Jalen Rose has maintained that today’s Jalens are named for him (whether they know it or not). We honor Jalen Rose’s mother, Jeanne Rose, exploring the history and mystery of his name in sports and beyond. With data, experts, and extensive interviews, the Jalen question is finally resolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Jalen Rose, you like to say that you are most famous
0:06.1	in two specific kinds of places, is that right?
0:09.4	Two specific places, Pablo, the delivery room
0:13.7	in barber shops.
0:15.4	Barber shops, that should be obvious anybody
0:18.3	who's ever seen you.
0:20.0	Your hairline is immaculate, it's the finest in America,
0:24.3	angles measured by protractors, but it's that first part.
0:28.6	I need you to explain your global influence
0:31.5	in delivery ropes.
0:35.7	My name is Jalen Garrison, is there anything else I could have?
0:39.3	Yes, Jalen Rose indirectly did still have an impact
0:42.6	on my name, yes.
0:43.4	According to my dad, he happened to go to a patient's game
0:46.3	with his brother, my uncle.
0:47.7	The way I spell my name, Jalen is J.
0:54.0	I give all of the credit to my mother,
0:57.1	the late great Gina Cassandra Rose,
0:59.8	who my family lost in this world lost on February 2nd.
1:05.6	I come from a broken home, Pablo.
1:09.0	She was a single parent, I'm the youngest of four.
1:12.7	She was given birth to her baby boy.
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