SacBee: Kings rookie ready to prove himself – again

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He doesn't choke on his food. Not exactly, anyway. But Jason Thompson does swallow hard before answering, the kind of gulp that has nothing to do with the size of his bite and everything to do with a calculated pause in thought.

Despite leading his high school team to a state title as a senior, Jason Thompson drew only mild interest from big-time schools such as Villanova and UCLA.​

Chuck Thompson, in blue, told Jason, left, it was good to be a big fish in a small pond. "If you stay close to home, you'll always be in the (news)papers," Chuck said.​

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