Jalen Green's jersey retired at San Joaquin Memorial High School

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- One of the Valley's apical stars came location Wednesday nighttime for a peculiar celebration.

Jalen Green is the all-time points person astatine San Joaquin Memorial High School.

Green helped SJM triumph 2 Central Section championships.

He went connected to beryllium the 2nd wide prime successful the 2021 NBA draught and present plays for the Phoenix Suns.

He returned to SJM to spot his fig 4 jersey retired.

Congressman Jim Costa's bureau besides presented a proclamation.

A fig of Green's caller Suns teammates, including the team's wide manager, caput manager and CEO made the travel out.

"It's ever bully coming back," helium said. "This is wherever I grew up and spent a batch of my years. This is wherever I got the hustle, information and drive, the hunger each built up to wherever I'm astatine today, truthful I got to amusement emotion back."

Green has been each emotion to the Valley, donating hoops courts, shoes and clip to teams and organizations.