via Rockets sub: https://np.reddit.com/r/rockets/comments/1u9450y/phoeurng_phearak_cambodian_league_mvp_dominic_dar/

Nickname: Cambodian James Harden

5’6” score-first point guard

Rockets scout Ross Homan (Director of Grassroots Scouting since 2021-22) might’ve had a say in this type of invite

Grassroots Scouting = Investing in scouting the grassroots & international space + Identifying talent before the rest of the world catches on

Source: Cambodian sports journalist Phoeurng Phearak of Cambodianess, a leading digital media outlet in Cambodia

Dominic Dar, a staple in the history of the modern Cambodian basketball program, is ready to take the next step and has accepted an invitation to play for the Houston Rockets in the upcoming NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, sources close to the Cambodia National Team star’s camp told Cambodianess.

TLMTGT

154 | 8 hours ago

Becky Hammon already fucking hates this guy

JiggzSawPanda | Celtics

20 | 7 hours ago

Am I out of the loop or is this just a inside joke?

3s2ng | Lakers

46 | 7 hours ago

Too small.

She said NYK cant win a championship because their star player is too small.

TaxAvoision | Knicks

21 | 5 hours ago

It’s not that she said it three years ago. It’s the fact that she doubled down after the Knicks made the finals.

Enchanted-2-meet-you | GSW

3 | 3 hours ago

yeah becky clearly knows ball because duh, but this was not one of her better takes

JiggzSawPanda | Celtics

2 | 7 hours ago

Idk how I forgot about that already lmao. Good looks bro.

Dymatizeee | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

Hey to be fair she’s just talking about contenders

8akaMitai

100 | 8 hours ago

Cambodian Harden vs Bhutan Jokic, who wins?

ExtraLeading3376

79 | 8 hours ago

5’6 with the nickname “Cambodian james harden”

i already know that dude is a straight bucket getter

chewytime

18 | 8 hours ago

Probably also loves strip clubs.

Ok_Yoghurt9155 [OP]

3 | 7 hours ago

This chubby dude can hoop, per highlights posted on r/rockets.

3s2ng | Lakers

-1 | 7 hours ago

Nah, Maybe just the facial hair.

TheUsualQuestions

49 | 8 hours ago

Honestly I love this, I always liked the Houston Rockets sometimes taking chances on atypical player types, especially Asians

Derpy_Mc_Burpy | Raptors

6 | 3 hours ago

They saw Yuki win a jump ball against Jakucionis and said we need one of those

lastinglovehandles | Warriors

29 | 6 hours ago

I play like identically to this dude. Nobody has described me as Hawaiian Harden.

vangelisc | NBA

2 | 5 hours ago

Well, are you Hawaiian?

lastinglovehandles | Warriors

13 | 5 hours ago

Kanaka 🤙🏽

Imaginary-Ebb-1724

27 | 6 hours ago

Clippers fans still remember last years “Bhutan Jokic”.

Funniest thing ever on the sub. When the mixtape had street ball highlights. Not even in door courts.

NBA does this as a popularity stunt.

Due-Juggernaut6595

22 | 8 hours ago

Houston will do anything for jersey sales. This dude is barely HS varsity level.

lifestepvan | Supersonics

26 | 7 hours ago

He’s also 32 years old lol. This seems like a PR stunt more than anything.

Professional_Exam_61 | 76ers

16 | 6 hours ago

He’s 32 bro

papichino88 | NYK

8 | 4 hours ago

Pablo Prigioni walked so Cambodian Harden can fly

Emergency_Invite7082

5 | 6 hours ago

nbacirclejerk?

theyoloGod | Tampa Bay Raptors

4 | 6 hours ago

Certainly will have to ball like prime harden to make it at that height

Specialist-Loli

3 | 8 hours ago

leading digital media outlet Cambodianess.

rosepahhhty

1 | 4 hours ago

They need to stack a few of him in a XXXXL jersey. 5’6 and 32 years old btw.

Bubbaqueef

1 | 3 hours ago

the fact they clled him a national team star already says something

PmCunkFromChicago

-2 | 8 hours ago

Definitely satire haha

Sea-Mortgage7740

-9 | 8 hours ago

Kinda random but for any Cambodians reading this can you name one notable thing Cambodia or some Cambodian has done recently? If not, what’s one of your favorite Cambodian specialties?

I’d love to have a more positive view about Cambodia.

elkresurgence | Nuggets

27 | 8 hours ago

Genuine question without judgment: what negative things do you know about Cambodia?

hacxgames | Nuggets

19 | 8 hours ago

I’d imagine people know barely anything about Cambodia in the west besides war related things

elkresurgence | Nuggets

13 | 8 hours ago

Yeah exactly, so that question came out of nowhere, since Cambodia didn’t directly do anything bad to the US. I guess many people know about the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime but that was almost 40 years ago

hacxgames | Nuggets

3 | 8 hours ago

Agreed, which is why I understood OP’s question. It was worded in a weird way though

elkresurgence | Nuggets

5 | 8 hours ago

Right, I asked because there might be some contemporary reasons why Cambodia might get a bad rap that I’m not aware of…maybe some ethnic gang violence, just for a hypothetical example

armandocalvinisius | Mavericks

2 | 5 hours ago

Oh as their neighbors, they have really really bad rap last 3-4 years

Sea-Mortgage7740

1 | 7 hours ago

It’s just the war related stuff from the 70s until the end of the war with Vietnam. It sucks just knowing about that one period of Cambodian history.

Unlike a country like Bosnia which isn’t already isn’t nearly as depressing, Cambodia is distant enough from the West that there’s a real barrier stopping me from learning and relating to Cambodia from the news or their music and I never hear about Cambodia in athletics or different sports with football( soccer) or cricket.

elkresurgence | Nuggets

1 | 7 hours ago

I think very few people even from other Asian countries know about the Cambodian athletics scene, FWIW.

On the bright side, its economy is rapidly developing, and there’s a strong movement to restore and export its cultural heritage (although there are tragic limits to how much of the past they can remember and revive due to the bombing by the US and the Khmer Rouge genocide). Oh, and what little Cambodian cuisine I’ve tried was really flavorful and delicious. So hopefully in the future, you’ll learn a lot more about what the country has to offer!

dL_EVO | Warriors

1 | 8 hours ago

I’d be surprised if most Americans knew anything about war related Cambodian history or Pol Pot or anything Cambodian for that matter.

Sea-Mortgage7740

-3 | 8 hours ago

Unfortunately this is me. I only know of Cambodia from the 70s and then the ‘79-92 war with Vietnam.

It’s a country that likely has a rich history as evidenced by the fact that there’s a king. It’s also super cool that they have a basketball player who will play for the Rockets’ summer league team, especially for a country with so many short people.

I’d just love to hear more about them in a positive light. The most I know about Cambodia recently is that there’s a malaria outbreak at the moment.

DickensOrDrood | Bulls

8 | 8 hours ago

Not Cambodian but I’ve been there. Angkor Wat is a truly exceptional sight to behold. Words can’t really express the scope and scale and beauty of the place. If you have the means, check it out.

I found the people to be genuinely kind and friendly. It’s wicked cheap for everything. ⁹⁄₁₀ for backpacking.

[Phoeurng Phearak] Cambodia National Team star has accepted an invitation to play for the Houston Rockets in the upcoming NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, sources told leading digital media outlet Cambodianess.