Born in 1990, John Hildrer Wall Jr is an NBA (National Basketball Association) player, who plays for the team from Houston, named Houston Rockets.Wall’s professional journey as a basketball player has been quite eventful ever since he got drafted in 2010.Starting his journey with a one year college basketball game with the Kentucky Wildcats, Wall was initially drafted in the Washington Wizards. He was the first player to be picked in the 2010 NBA draft by Washington.John Hildred Wall Jr. was born in Raleigh, North Caroline in 1990. He plays the point guard position and was drafted in the All NBA Team in 2017 for the Washington Wizards, who has selected him during the 2010 NBA draft process as well. As a result of suffering a lot of injuries and missing two years of gaming seasons, Wall got traded off to the Houston Rockets with whom he is currently associated. He is also a five time winner of the NBA All-Star which is an annual event to recognize and appreciate the NBA champions. It is usually held over a weekend.What is his franchise record? What was his performance at the Word of God Christian Academy? What are Wall’s favorite hobbies? Read on to know more about the only player in NBA history to complete a triple-double in first six career games.John Wall Life EventsJohn Wall had a very eventful life, since his birth. While his childhood was not very happy and sheltered, he managed to pull himself out of adversity and make himself one of the best basketball players of all time.He now not only holds the position as one of the most revered NBA players in history of the game, but also helps at risk children and families facing adversity. He announced in 2018, that he is pursuing a degree in Business administration, which could be a result of his sustaining several injuries in the knee and left heel, costing him his brilliant performances as well as keeping him off the teams for months at a time.Here are some John Wall Facts:John Wall had developed an interest in basketball at a very young age. He was in fact part of the AAU where he played for two teams.Up till the first two years of high school his family lived in Garner, North Carolina where he played two seasons of high school basketball at the Garner Magnet High School. They then moved to Raleigh, North Carolina and Wall attended the Needham B. Broughton High School. During this time, he was rejected from the high school varsity team just for having a bad attitude. His varsity game audition was, however, quite impressive. This led him to move to a different school named Word of God Christian Academy. This led to further change in his attitude and life.He repeated his sophomore year and during his second sophomore year, he was invited for the Reebok All-American Camp which was held in Philadelphia. There he made a name for himself by scoring 28 points for his team. He went on to attend the University of Kentucky as a basketball recruit in 2009.In 2010, John Wall got drafted with the NBA and was the first overall pick by the Washington Wizards. Reebok even recruited him and made him the face of their new product, the ZigTech Slash. June 25 was even declared as the John Wall Day in Washington D.C. The announcement was made by their mayor Adrian Fenty. Wall signed deals with Nike during his college career and after getting into his NBA career, he signed deals with Reebok’s parent company, Adidas. Estimates suggest that John Wall’s net worth is around $207 million.Apart from Sports, this NBA player is interested in football, loves dogs and owns two French bulldogs and three Pitbull’s. Some of Wall’s favorite hobbies include hanging out with his friends, dogs and bowling. He enjoys eating seafood, particularly shrimp and crab legs. He is said to have a McDonald’s hot chocolate before every game and told in a 2017 interview than his favorite home meal is salmon and crab legs.John Wall FamilyJohn Wall was born in 1990 in North Carolina. His parents names were Frances Pulley and John Carroll Wall Sr. His father was a convict who had been incarcerated for second degree murder and later for armed robbery.John Carroll Wall Sr was released in 1999, and within one month died of liver cancer. He had an elder brother who was also convicted some time later. John had a sister named Cierra and a half-sister named Tonya. His mother took up the responsibility of supporting them all and took up multiple jobs to do so. Despite having a troubled childhood, and getting into some fights himself, John Wall was able to get his focus in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).He purchased a house in Potomac in 2013, where he made arrangements for his mother and siblings’ comfortable stay. The house was designed to have eight rooms so as to properly accommodate his entire family as well as welcome any guests. The house and property as a whole are said to have costed him $4.9 million and it has, in addition to the eight rooms, six parking spaces and a lot of garden area.Wall is known for being a very charitable person. He won the Stewart B. McKinney award for his work towards ending homelessness. The Wall Family Foundation was created to create a positive impact on the lives of those families, which are disadvantaged in any form and to mentor at-risk kids to help improve their lives and steer them away from a life of crime. They aim to achieve this by getting at-risk youth enrolled in education and physical activity and helping them find their path.John Wall net worth has ensured his ongoing support from John Wall Family Foundation right from its establishment in 2020.John Wall Match StatsIn 2009, John Wall was invited to play in the Nike Hoop Summit, which was held in Oregon, in the city of Portland. There, too, he made a mark by scoring 13 points.He was also invited to the Jordan Brand Classic game which was held in the Madison Square Garden, New York. He did not score any direct points in this but he did score six assists.In his first year of college, he played as a Kentucky wildcat, winning against the Clarion University of Pennsylvania by scoring 27 points along with nine assists. He then led his team to victory in his debut game with Miami where Wall scored 19 points, five assists, three steals and two rebounds.Due to his marvelous performances in leading the team to various victories in just one year and being an NBA all star, Wall was included in the University of Kentucky Hall of Fame. .John Wall Matches WonHere are some interesting aspects related to the matches won by John Wall: -In an off-season NBA game, known as the Las Vegas Summer League, Wall was named as the most valuable player of 2010. This title was the result of his groundbreaking average of 23.8 points along with 7.8 assists, four rebounds and 2.5 steals.With Wall on the team, the Washington wizards won a total of 49 games. In 2012-2013 season, he led the wizards to win against the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Memphis Grizzlies. During this season, he also suffered a serious knee injury, after which he continually faced trouble and required several knee surgeries. In the 2013-2014 season, the Wizards won against the Raptors in an epic triple overtime game, they then won against the Philadelphia. Then they defeated the Chicago Bulls in four games.In the 2014-2015 season, they won against the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, and Toronto Raptors.They won six initial games in the 2015-2016 season, losing four after that. They made a comeback in December and won against the Cleaveland Caveliers, Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, Chicago Bulls, and again against the Philadelphia 76ers.In the 2016-2017 season the wizards won against the Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics.During the 2017-2018 season, he missed a lot of games on account of his knee injury, but still managed to win a few games for the Washington Wizards against the Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors.In the 2018-2019 season, he led the wizards to win against the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He did not play the rest of the season due to a left heel injury which later turned into and Achilles tendon due to an infection caused by improper use of surgical tools.Due to his brilliant performances, John Wall Jr, has won the Award for the Eastern Conference Player of the week seven times. He became the youngest player ever to win this award. He became the only NBA player to hit multiple Triple doubles and take the Washington wizards to multiple playoffs.During his career, John Wall set various new records, scoring his first career triple double at a very young age, becoming the only player in NBA history to score multiple trible doubles and winning the NBA all stars five times, John Wall jr. revamped the NBA history, pulling the Washinton Wizard out of their 40 year long rut of being continually disqualified from playoffs.
Born in 1990, John Hildrer Wall Jr is an NBA (National Basketball Association) player, who plays for the team from Houston, named Houston Rockets.
