Jordan Farmar

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Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player and starting point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.

He had previously been the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team.

Farmar was born in Los Angeles, California. His father, former baseball player Damon Farmar (an outfielder who was a second round draft pick in both 1982 and 1983), is African American. His mother, Melinda Baker, is Jewish, and his stepfather, Yehuda, is Israeli. Farmar has a half-sister, Shawn Kolani. Farmar's godfather is former major league baseball player Eric Davis. He attended Portola Middle School and Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California, before transferring his sophomore year to Taft High School in Woodland Hills, a suburban community of the San Fernando Valley within Los Angeles.

He is the first player ever to play in both a NBA Game and a D-League game in the same day.