It's not easy being the son of Michael Jordan. Basketball is the easy part. It's all those prank calls you get. Prank calls? Who has Michael Jordan's number?

Well, I am not talking about THE Michael Jordan. I am referring to the other Michael Jordan. The one who played at Bates College (before the more famous MJ), wore number 23 and raised a son in Hartford who now hopes to make the NBA.

Jared Jordan is Michael's son. He grew up in Hartford, played high school ball at Kingswood-Oxford in West Hartford, led the nation in assists the last two seasons at Marist College and was drafted in the second round of last month's NBA draft by the L.A. Clippers.

Jared Jordan visited NBC 30 this week for an interview. He's really a grounded young guy. He's the first to admit that UConn and all of the other big time programs out there did not make a mistake by not recruiting him out of high school. Jordan says he has improved THAT much and that Marist turned out to be the perfect place for him to get lots of playing time and develop his skills.

His role model is two-time MVP Steve Nash. There's a shocker. Like the Sun's point guard, Jordan is the last guy you'd expect to take over a basketball game. If you passed him on the street, you'd never guess in a million years that he might be playing next winter in the League against Kobe, Lebron and Shaq. But when it comes to passing a basketball, he's a wizard.

Jordan began learning the game as a kid by playing at some of the toughest playgrounds in Hartford. He says it toughened him up. Whatever it did, it worked. After all, it is not easy being Michael Jordan's son.

Good luck Jared. I hope you make the NBA. I will root for the Clippers. I never thought I'd say that.

You can watch my interview with Jared Jordan this weekend on Sunday Sports Replay.