The internet has run wild with this Reddit post, entitled "Memphis Grizzlies scorekeeper posting fraudulent numbers." The post talks about Jaren Jackson Jr.'s home/road splits for steals and blocks, alleging that Jaren does not actually earn a good chunk of the blocks and steals he records at home, calling into question his Defensive Player of the Year candidacy.

That's a strong allegation, but I wanted to check everything out myself before I believed it. **Here's a link to a Google Doc with video links to all of JJJ's blocks and steals. **In summary, I don't think there's anything malicious here.

BLOCKS

• 91 of Jaren's 103 blocks are 100% accurate.
• There were 8 I marked as "maybe" where I simply can't tell if Jaren gets a hand on it or not, because the video is too pixelated. I trust that the NBA verified those are true blocks.
• There were 4 I could not find film for.

STEALS

• 26 of Jaren's 33 steals are 100% accurate.
• There are 2 that are not steals for Jaren. Both of those steals happened outside of Memphis.
• There were 4 I marked as maybe, but Jaren does have a reasonable claim to them.
• There was 1 I could not find film for.

Overall, no, Memphis's scorekeeper is not fraudulently inflating JJJ's blocks and steals. Jaren Jackson Jr., like his team, just plays better at home. The Memphis Grizzlies are extremely good at home this year (20-3) and horrible on the road (11-15).