Heat star Jaime Jaquez in attendance to watch sister Gabriela and UCLA play for national title

Nypost · Apr 05, 2026 · 356 words · By Ben Bolch

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What to know about Heat star Jaime Jaquez in attendance to watch sister Gabriela and UCLA play for national title

PHOENIX – Drop 32 points on the Washington Wizards, hop an American Airlines flight to see your sister compete in the NCAA championship game.

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What happened

PHOENIX – Drop 32 points on the Washington Wizards, hop an American Airlines flight to see your sister compete in the NCAA championship game.

Why it matters

It had been an exhilarating 24 hours for Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Common ground

by the time the former UCLA star walked into the Mortgage Matchup Center on Sunday afternoon.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Jaime Jaquez Jr. was selected the Pac-12 Conference’s Player of the Year as a senior?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Jaime Jaquez Jr. was selected the Pac-12 Conference’s Player of the Year as a senior”

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No evidence was found to confirm Jaime Jaquez Jr. received Pac-12 Player of the Year honors.

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Claim 2: “Jaime Jaquez Jr. is about to finish his second NBA season after four years at UCLA”

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No evidence was found to confirm Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s NBA season count or UCLA tenure details.

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Claim 3: “the Heat’s 152-136 victory over the Wizards in Miami”

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Wikipedia's '2025–26 Miami Heat season' entry explicitly states the March 10, 2026 game against the Wizards ended 150–129, not 152–136. This directly contradicts the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Miami Heat season is the team's 38th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the March 10, 2026 game against the Washington Wizards, forward/center Ba…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On March 10, 2026, with 43 free-throw attempts at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, Bam Adebayo scored 83 points for the Miami Heat in a 150–129 win over the Washington Wizards. The performance is the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bam_Adebayo's_83-point_game

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jamaree Ray-Shaun Bouyea (born June 27, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the San …
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Claim 4: “Drop 32 points on the Washington Wizards”

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Wikipedia entries about Jaime Jaquez Jr. and the Miami Heat do not mention any game statistics, including scoring 32 points against the Wizards. No specific evidence supports this claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaime Jaquez Jr. ( HY-meh HAH-kez; born February 18, 2001) is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college baske…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Jaquez_Jr.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conferenc…
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Claim 5: “Gabriela is a projected first-round WNBA draft pick”

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No evidence was found to confirm Gabriela Jaquez is projected as a first-round WNBA draft pick.

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Claim 6: “Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 32 points while making 12 of 18 shots, adding four assists and three rebounds”

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No Wikipedia or other evidence mentions Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s 32-point performance, 12-of-18 shooting, or specific assist/rebound totals in the game. The claim lacks corroboration.

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Claim 7: “UCLA reached the 2021 Final Four”

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No evidence was found to confirm UCLA's participation in the 2021 NCAA Final Four.

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Claim 8: “Jaime Jaquez Jr. took a nonstop flight into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport”

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No evidence was found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm Jaime Jaquez Jr. took a nonstop flight to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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