Either Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is on the Nik Stauskas level of Star Wars knowledge – or Hollis-Jefferson far surpasses nearly everyone’s.
Devin Kharpertian of The Brooklyn Game:
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson said his favorite Star Wars character is, and I quote, “E.T.”
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) December 15, 2015
Haha, good try, Rondae. Star Wars isn’t a generic term for science fiction like Kleenex for tissues. You can’t just name someone from an entirely different move.
Except…
Adam Reisinger of ESPN:
A little digging proves Reisinger correct. E.T.'s race was represented in the Galactic Senate in Episode I:
Who knew Hollis-Jefferson was such a Star Wars buff?