Jalen Green goes international

Fresh off his rookie season with the Houston Rockets, Green reveals a new role with the fledgling East Asia Super League that draws him closer to his Filipino heritage

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green, freshly named to the All-Rookie First Team last month, is expanding his profile internationally as he moves into his second NBA season.

In a recent phone interview, Green told me he is joining the East Asia Super League — which will feature teams from greater China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines — as an ambassador an…