Houston Rockets guard Garrison Mathews is quickly establishing himself as one of the NBA’s best 3-point shooters, particularly from extreme range, and others around the league are starting to notice.
That includes critics, as well. After practice Sunday, Mathews defended himself against The Athletic’s senior NBA columnist John Hollinger, who suggested that Mathews (and/or others trying to imitate him) could use an exaggerated shooting motion on 3-pointers for the potential purpose of drawing “landing space” fouls as flagrants.
