Jackson died on February 20, 2011, at the age of 38. Jackson is a Christian and a licensed minister. Jackson is of partial Dominican descent, which qualified him to play for the national basketball team of the Dominican Republic. Extortion scandal In June 2012, Jackson revealed that he had been the target of an extortion threat based on an extramarital affair and nude photos taken in 2006. Jackson said that he initially made payments of several thousands of dollars to a stripper and her accomplice to keep quiet about the affair and the photos, but when the alleged extortionists increased their demands, Jackson went to the FBI and ultimately the alleged conspirators were named in felony criminal complaints. "I recognize the extremely poor judgment that I used both in having an affair six years ago—including the embarrassing communication I exhibited during that time," said Jackson, "and in attempting to deal with the extortion scheme at first by myself." NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 82 || 80 || 39.6 || .432 || .254 || .774 || 4.8 || 10.6 || 2.5 || .1 || 13.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 72 || 72 || 34.4 || .467 || .338 || .698 || 4.7 || 8.6 || 1.9 || .1 || 16.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 82 || 69 || 29.6 || .437 || .267 || .727 || 3.9 || 7.4 || 1.3 || .0 || 9.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 72 || 21 || 22.2 || .492 || .255 || .731 || 2.7 || 6.3 || .8 || .1 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 81 || 81 || 30.4 || .491 || .256 || .770 || 3.8 || 8.6 || 1.4 || .2 || 11.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers | 82 || 81 || 38.0 || .486 || .268 || .803 || 4.7 || 8.8 || 1.7 || .1 || 14.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers | 79 || 79 || 34.3 || .452 || .283 || .791 || 4.4 || 8.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 10.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Indiana | 82 || 67 || 29.3 || .422 || .310 || .778 || 3.7 || 7.5 || 1.3 || .2 || 7.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Indiana | 81 || 81 || 32.6 || .473 ||