'a Cool Moment' - Fulton Makes Timberwolves Debut

CJ Fulton says it was a "cool moment" making his NBA Summer League debut for nan Minnesota Timberwolves connected Wednesday.

The 22-year-old featured for 4 minutes successful their 89-85 triumph complete Phoenix Suns successful Las Vegas.

In doing so, nan erstwhile Belfast Star subordinate became nan 3rd Irish-born subordinate to play successful hoops astatine nan highest level successful nan United States aft Pat Burke and Susan Moran.

"It was decidedly a cool infinitesimal for maine conscionable checking retired nan game. [I'm] proud to get present and proud of nan achievement," Fulton told nan Timberwolves YouTube transmission aft nan game.

"I wish I could person contributed a small spot much but it was decidedly a cool infinitesimal and cool acquisition being retired there.

"[My] family and a fewer friends made nan travel over. It's really special. They've supported maine nan full measurement and everyone is buzzing backmost location arsenic good truthful it's been great."

Fulton, whose begetter Adrian Fulton was an Ireland international, was not selected successful nan NBA draft, but linked up pinch nan Timberwolves - who chose French guardant Joan Beringer successful nan first information and, aft trading back, Australian Rocco Zikarsky successful nan second.

He has been pinch nan squad successful Las Vegas for nan NBA's Summer League, which is pre-season title for teams to showcase caller and upcoming players.

After not featuring successful nan Timberwolves first games of nan competition, Fulton said he sewage nan motion from caput coach Chris Finch connected nan greeting of nan game.

"Coach benignant of talked astir it astatine breakfast, conscionable to opportunity 'stay fresh and you mightiness get your opportunity today' truthful that's each I've been doing and grateful for nan opportunity," Fulton added.

"[I was] thrown successful nan heavy extremity but that's really it is. I wish I could person done a spot much but still really cool being retired location and different awesome squad win.

"The support from backmost home, nan full state is supporting maine and hopefully I tin animate a fewer players down nan statement conscionable to support moving and show them that reaching this shape is possible."