Jordan Clarkson Reacts to Jalen Rose Waving a Walis on ESPN

ESPN analyst Jalen Rose is a fan of the Filipino soft broom called walis tambo. In fact, he has a long-running tradition of bringing out the cleaning tool and waving it in the air every time there is a probable sweep at the NBA Playoffs. 

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Rose’s famous walis was proudly waved again on September 6 during ESPN’s NBA Countdown, on which Rose predicted the Miami Heat will sweep top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. It was more interesting because fans pointed out the Filipino connection between the walis tambo and the Heat’s Filipino-American coach Eric Spoelstra. 

During the halftime of game 4, Rose began shouting “Walis! Walis!” which triggered a tweet from another Fil-Am Jordan Clarkson. 

i hear you @JalenRose .... WALIS! hahahaha thats too funny my grandma used to say that

— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) September 6, 2020

In response, Rose retweeted Clarkson by posting three emojis of the Philippine Flag. 

???????? ???????????????? https://t.co/shveJTgxC6

— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) September 6, 2020

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Watch Rose’s hilarious walis-waving act in the video below.