<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/nets-rumors-brooklyn-looking-to-steal-former-lottery-pick-from-magic.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Kevin Durant, Nets looking to steal former lottery pick from Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T14:48:57-07:00">August 2nd, 2:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T14:50:39-07:00">August 2nd, 2:50pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After an ultimately disappointing end to their 2020-21 campaign, it’s no secret that the Brooklyn Nets are looking to strengthen their squad for the upcoming season. According to reports, the Nets have turned their attention to one particular Orlando Magic player that happens to be a former Top 3 pick.</p><p><a href="https://theathletic.com/2746076/2021/08/02/jazz-free-agency-primer-retaining-mike-conley-finding-frontcourt-depth-developing-younger-players-and-more/">Tony Jones of The Athletic</a> reports that the Nets could land Otto Porter Jr. via free agency, with the 28-year-old thought to be “leaning toward” a move to join Kevin Durant and Co. in Brooklyn.</p><p>This is not the first time the Nets have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-4-best-players-brooklyn-must-sign-2021-nba-free-agency/" rel="noopener">linked</a> to a move for Porter, who himself was selected third overall by the Washington Wizards back in the 2013 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8 forward has bounced around the league over the past couple of seasons, with the Magic being his third team in the last two years.</p><p>Porter’s current deal has come to an end, which will officially make him a free agent come Monday night. In 2017, the former Georgetown standout penned a massive $106.5 million contract with the Washington Wizards for four years. Given how Porter has struggled to stay healthy over the past couple of seasons, he is likely to take a significant pay cut in his next deal.</p><p>It does not seem like any team in the league will be willing to offer Porter an annual salary in the range of $28 million — which is how much he earned last year — which provides the Nets with a real opportunity to try and sign Porter on a discount.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Kevin Durant, Nets looking to steal former lottery pick from Magic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/x-best-players-the-pacers-must-sign-in-2021-nba-free-agency.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 best players the Pacers must sign in 2021 NBA free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T14:39:31-07:00">August 2nd, 2:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T14:39:31-07:00">August 2nd, 2:39pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA free agency is finally here and names are going to fly off the board rather quickly. Deals can’t be officially signed until Friday, but players and teams can agree to terms. As for the Indiana Pacers, they have a lot of questions to figure out, especially with Rick Carlisle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-pacers-are-headed-for-banner-year-with-rick-carlisle-at-the-helm/">running the show</a> after leaving the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>The Pacers have Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner, so bigs aren’t an issue. So, who signs with the Pacers in free agency?</p><p>Here are the three best options the Pacers should sign.</p><h2>3. Norman Powell</h2><p>First off, Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard aren’t going to the Pacers, sorry. These three options are realistic ones, and Powell fits the mold.</p><p>He was productive for the Portland Trail Blazers after being dealt from the Toronto Raptors at the trade deadline, and who knows what is going on with the Blazers regarding their situation.</p><p>Powell averaged 18.6 points– a career-high– and shot over 40 percent from beyond the arc and would be a welcome addition to the Pacers as they begin a new era with Carlisle running the show.</p><h2>2. Alex Caruso</h2><p>Alex Caruso should be a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-alex-caruso-gets-all-the-love-in-the-world-amid-free-agency-rumors/">top target</a> for a lot of teams across the league. He can score, shoot, and– most importantly– play top-notch defense. He brings championship experience and could very well return to the Los Angeles Lakers, although other teams would surely offer Caruso a decent amount of cash.</p><p>Is he going to score 20 points a game? No. Will he average 10 assists a game? No. But he is one of the best defending guards in the NBA, hence the reason for his high level of interest across the NBA, and the Pacers could trot out a Malcolm Brogdon- Alex Caruso pairing.</p><h2>1. Evan Fournier</h2><p>Another veteran who has playoff experience and can score the ball, what a surprise. The Pacers are set down low with Sabonis and Turner, and they have TJ Warren coming back as well. What they need is scoring and guards that can shoot, and Fournier is exactly that.</p><p>After he was dealt from the Orlando Magic to the Boston Celtics at the deadline, it remains unclear if he will end up back in Boston. If not, the Pacers should pick up the phone and offer him some money.</p><p>At worst, he is a very capable sixth man off the bench, and a veteran with experience, something Carlisle will look for as he begins his new job.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 best players the Pacers must sign in 2021 NBA free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Signings-agreements-and-deals.jpeg"></figure><h1>2021 NBA free agency tracker: Full list of signings, best players available</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T14:31:55-07:00">August 2nd, 2:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T14:33:11-07:00">August 2nd, 2:33pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA free agency is always a wild time and now it has finally come. The 2021 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/when-does-2021-nba-free-agency-start/">free agency period</a> began on Monday, August 2, at 6 p.m. ET. This post is our 2021 NBA Free Agency Tracker, allowing us to easily provide readers with up-t0-the-minute information on all league happenings.</p><p>Deals can not be <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/free-agency-explained" rel="noopener">officially signed</a> until August 6 at 12:01 p.m. ET, but players can agree to deals with teams starting at 6 p.m. ET. Many deals have seemingly been discussed prior to the start date, and rumors have swirled for quite some time regarding some of the big names– Kawhi Leonard, Chris Paul, Lonzo Ball, and Kyle Lowry.</p><p>No, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Damian Lillard aren’t on the market. Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t either. Nonetheless, there are some big names likely headed elsewhere and there should be plenty of new faces in new places.</p><p>Follow along here as ClutchPoints stays up to date with all the latest, via our 2021 NBA free agency tracker, which puts depth with deals and signings with the best players available.</p><h2><b>2021 NBA Free Agency Tracker: Full List Of Signings In 2021</b></h2><p>Jarrett Allen (Restricted)</p><p>Lonzo Ball (Restricted)</p><p>Will Barton (Player option)</p><p>John Collins (Restricted)</p><p>Mike Conley (Unrestricted)</p><p>DeMar DeRozan (Unrestricted)</p><p>Spencer Dinwiddie (Unrestricted)</p><p>Evan Fournier (Unrestricted)</p><p>Tim Hardaway Jr. (Unrestricted)</p><p>Richaun Holmes (Unrestricted)</p><p>Reggie Jackson (Unrestricted)</p><p>Kawhi Leonard (Player option)</p><p>Kyle Lowry (Unrestricted)</p><p>Lauri Markkanen (Restricted)</p><p>Kelly Oubre Jr. (Unrestricted)</p><p>Chris Paul (Player option)</p><p>Norman Powell (Player option)</p><p>Duncan Robinson (Restricted)</p><p>Dennis Schroder (Unrestricted)</p><p>Gary Trent Jr. (Unrestricted)</p><p>Other players will be added as deals are made and information is confirmed via reliable sources.</p><p>This post on 2021 NBA Free Agency signings, as a 2021 NBA Free Agency Tracker, will be updated as events unfold.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2021 NBA free agency tracker: Full list of signings, best players available

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/James-Bouknight-Hornets-.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 Bold Predictions for James Bouknight’s Rookie Season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T14:30:39-07:00">August 2nd, 2:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T14:31:57-07:00">August 2nd, 2:31pm</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien is ClutchPoints' Charlotte Hornets beat reporter, covering everything from LaMelo Ball, analytical breakdowns and big-picture happenings.Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After being selected 11th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft, James Bouknight is expected to be a part of the Charlotte Hornets’ young core moving forward.</p><p>Sharing a backcourt with one of the game’s best young point guards, LaMelo Ball, puts pressure on Bouknight to come in and play high-level basketball. Of course, the Hornets would not have selected Bouknight if they did not think he can live up to his draft stock.</p><p>James Bouknight has the potential to be one of the best scorers in his draft class, if not the best. He will have all the opportunities in Charlotte to reach his full potential with the system coach Borrego runs. Hornets fans should expect a lot of this young man.</p><p>Nonetheless, here are three bold predictions for James Bouknight entering his first season with the Charlotte Hornets.</p><p><b>Leads all rookies in scoring</b></p><p>Despite his low shooting percentages at UConn, Bouknight has the potential to be a very efficient scorer in the NBA. Fortunately for Bouknight, playing with a pass-first player like LaMelo will allow him to find easy shots on the perimeter while moving off the ball.</p><p>It is also possible that he will be out there with two point guards if Terry Rozier is still in the starting lineup. In turn, all Bouknight would have to do is come in do is hit open shots. Even if he does not start, he will have the chance to run the second unit with Miles Bridges and the other young promising pieces. James Bouknight can be a threat on or off the ball and he has a good chance to get touches throughout the season.</p><p><b>Rising Stars Game</b></p><p>A mid-season goal for a lot of these rookies should be to crack the roster for the Rising Stars Game during the All-Star break. The Hornets have been represented pretty well the past few years, with Ball, Bridges, and PJ Washington all playing in the game in the past.</p><p>James Bouknight can very well find himself there come February. If he can to produce a little over than 15 points per game, it will be easy for him to slide right in. Second-year players will find themselves in this game as well, so making the roster could be a little tough. Still, James will produce as soon as he plays his first few NBA games.</p><p><b>All-Rookie First Team</b></p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/4-biggest-2021-nba-draft-sleepers-who-could-be-massive-nba-card-steals/" rel="noopener">2021 NBA Draft</a> class seems to be pretty stacked, but James Bouknight could earn this accolade by the end of the season as well. He may not be the number one scoring option on the team, but he can find himself being the possible third option by the end of the season. With that being said, he will do nothing but continue to add things to his game. He will become a better playmaker, defender, rebounder, and much more.</p><p>The Hornets have the right people around him for him to compete in practice and improve daily. Despite Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green potentially taking up the other two spots, it seems like a reasonable goal for Bouknight.</p><p>All three predictions are pretty obtainable. As long as he is willing to learn from the coaching staff and the veterans on the team. The future looks bright for Charlotte and Bouknight could be a vital piece for the team’s success moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Bold Predictions for James Bouknight’s Rookie Season

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RUMOR: Bulls trying to pull off sign-and-trade magic to acquire DeMar DeRozan

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/xQc-reveals-what_s-the-secret-to-success-and-it_s-not-simply-following-trends-thumbnail.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>xQc reveals what’s the secret to success: it’s not simply following trends</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T13:52:40-07:00">August 2nd, 1:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T13:54:09-07:00">August 2nd, 1:54pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NeutralGGEsports" rel="facebook">Franz Christian Irorita</a>A writer and content creator, focusing on video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Entertainment</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>xQc has some wise words for his followers who would like to follow in his footsteps as a streamer and content creator. His tip? It’s not always about following what’s trendy.</p><h2><b>xQc’s Secret to Success: Do What You Enjoy Doing</b></h2><p>xQc shared in one of his streams what he thinks is the key to greatness. For him, the secret to success isn’t simply following the trends to ride the hype and get the views for what’s trending. Instead, he believes that having the courage to try out something new and streaming activities that you actually enjoy is what makes things great. So for xQc, the secret to success is to just do what you enjoy doing. He says so <a href="https://clips.twitch.tv/AbstruseJoyousBoarBrokeBack-Te9HliXTDVFPQbLU">during one of his live streams</a>: (<a href="https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/xqc-defends-twitch-streamers-dont-follow-trends-1622919/">thanks to <i>Dexerto </i>for the clip</a>):</p><blockquote>“It’s not about the people who are number one, getting all the trends and following all the trends,” says xQc. “The people that try to do new things and people exploring unchartered territories – it is what makes streaming what it is.”</blockquote><p>It might be cliché at this point, but clichés are there because they’re so true, they get repeated so often. xQc himself follows his own advice, as he has stopped on some occasions from streaming popular games that he no longer enjoys. He even sometimes streams obscure games that he says he likes. For him, sharing things to his community is an important thing. It is also perhaps why some of his followers enjoy following him.</p><p>Most importantly, it’s through the exploration of new things where trends arise. “There would not be anybody getting into these trends… if it wasn’t for [people who try out new things],” he stresses out.</p><p>He does have a point – we would probably not have the <i>Among Us </i>phenomenon last year had no one tried streaming the game and starting a chain reaction that will have every streamer and their mom playing <i>Among Us </i>on their broadcasts. But then again, that’s just his opinion. While many streamers might be able to relate to his advice, it might not be true for everyone. Trends, after all, can make superstars out of nobodies.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

xQc reveals what’s the secret to success: it’s not simply following trends

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Aspiring Shane Falco. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Tennis Fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/news">Los Angeles Lakers</a> want to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-lakers-2021-free-agency-preview/">sign-and-trade</a> Dennis Schroder rather than lose him for nothing. However, that could be tricky as league-wide interest in Schroder is lukewarm and any swap would require the participation of Schroder.</p><p>Shortly before the free agency moratorium is lifted, <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2946741-nba-free-agency-intel-latest-on-dennis-schroder-and-lonzo-ball-sign-and-trade?fbclid=IwAR1f_I6_NIn6OJQ_qBkkBWNkV1XeqwgZqy2v6l7oSUrKeEuo3WtPA-WwgJ0">Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer</a> offered insight into trade talks surrounding the 27-year old point guard. (Schroder, infamously, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-rumors-dennis-schroder-turned-down-4-year-84-million-extension/">turned down an $84 million extension</a> from Los Angeles last season, only to see his value decline since.)</p><p>Fortunately for Schroder, four active teams on the market need a point guard: the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/chicago-bulls/news">Chicago Bulls</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-york-knicks/news">New York Knicks</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/news">New Orleans Pelicans</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/washington-wizards/news">Washington Wizards</a>. The Lakers agreed to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-russell-westbrook-to-lakers-trade/">blockbuster</a> with the Wizards last week that will send <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/russell-westbrook/b3770983">Russell Westbrook</a> to L.A., though the deal cannot be formalized until Aug. 6.</p><p>Per Fischer, the Bulls’ Plan A is signing restricted free agent Lonzo Ball to a four-year, $80 million deal, though there are contingency plans in place, including Schroder. Should the Pelicans free money via a Lonzo sign-and-trade, they could pursue Schroder.</p><p>The Knicks might be the most logical destination for Schroder. But, with roughly $50 million in cap space, they would have little incentive to help the Lakers and trade something back for him (likely an exception for a second-round pick).</p><p>The Wizards have interest in Schroder, too, leaving open the possibility of an expansion to the Westbrook deal, which could redirect Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, or Montrezl Harrell elsewhere. Because the Wizards are over the cap, they would require a sign-and-trade to land Schroder — a far better scenario from a Lakers’ perspective.</p><p>Furthermore, the Lakers have “not ended their search for ways to land” Sacramento Kings’ sharpshooter Buddy Hield, per Fischer. Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-rumors-lakers-buddy-hield-were-close-to-deal-before-russell-westbrook-trade/">nearly executed a trade</a> for Hield on draft day involving Kyle Kuzma and Montrezl Harrell rather than Schroder, whom the Kings have no interest in, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uJYPg3RuBz1CZYaNzGTCe">per ESPN’s Zach Lowe</a>. Perhaps Pelinka can include more teams and the 2027 first-round pick.</p><p>One potential obstacle of a Schroder sign-and-trade is it requires the participation of Schroder, who openly spoke about his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dennis-schroder-may-take-bold-risk-ahead-of-much-hyped-free-agency/">desire to test unrestricted free agency</a> throughout the season. According to Fischer, Schroder’s camp and the Lakers have “not been in extensive contact” and “do not seem to be working in tandem.” That’s not promising.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers still trying to trade Dennis Schroder for Buddy Hield

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RUMOR: Sixers are still making ludicrous trade demands for Ben Simmons

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PS Now August 2021: NieR Automata, Undertale, and Ghostrunner

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Rumor: Cavs preparing $100 million offer to Jarrett Allen

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Twitch streamer gets interrupted by her neighbor breaking into her house

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RUMOR: Pelicans, Bulls, Hornets talking 3-team trade involving Lonzo Ball

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He also hosts a YouTube series, Year 1 by ClutchPoints, where he interviews professional athletes about their rookie season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is officially the opening day of 2021 NBA free agency. But the first big Golden State Warriors news of the day didn’t have to do with a free-agent signing, but rather superstar Stephen Curry. According to Marc Stein, Curry is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-rumors-stephen-curry-set-to-ink-massive-four-year-215-million-extension/" rel="noopener">expected to sign</a> a massive four-year, $215 million contract extension at some point in the near future.</p><p>That’s obviously a ton of money, but Curry is worth every penny. There are a number of reasons why that is.</p><p>Curry is 33 years old, still in his prime and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. He just came off arguably the best season of his career. Curry’s unanimous MVP campaign was arguably better, but the way he dominated being shorthanded the entire season was flat-out special.</p><p>Curry left coach Steve Kerr and teammates in awe the entire year last season. The two-time MVP winner consistently put together classic performances so often that by the end of the season, Kerr started telling reporters to use what he said last time about Curry. He said he ran entirely out of ways to compliment the greatness of Stephen Curry.</p><p>Curry is also the greatest shooter of all time, if you weren’t aware. One thing about shooters compared to athletic players is you never lose your shot. Shooters will always be able to shoot, at least for the most part. And five years from now, on the last year of his contract, Curry will still be one of the best shooters on the planet.</p><p>Always being one of the best-conditioned NBA players is also a reason Curry is worth every penny of this new deal. As he gets older, you won’t have to worry about him not taking care of his body. He takes this part of the game very seriously, and it has been an enormous reason he seems to be still improving his game.</p><p>The baby-faced assassin is also box office gold. The Warriors are in a <a href="https://www.chasecenter.com/home" rel="noopener">new arena</a>, and Stephen Curry is one of the biggest NBA attractions in the league. He fills the seats and is must-see TV. Although $215 million over four years is unheard of, the amount of money the franchise will make from having Curry on the roster won’t compare.</p><p>At the end of the day, Stephen Curry deserves this. He once was an underpaid superstar in the Bay Area. Now, the greatest player to wear a Golden State Warriors jersey is about to be rewarded with another massive contract after his last one. He’s certainly worth it, though, because an all-time great like Stephen Curry is priceless.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

5 reasons Stephen Curry is 100% worth $215 million Warriors extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/UFC-legend-Vitor-Belfort-pummels-and-knocks-out-aspiring-Tiktoker-boxer-thumbnail.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>UFC legend Vitor Belfort pummels and knocks out aspiring Tiktoker boxer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T13:03:01-07:00">August 2nd, 1:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T13:03:01-07:00">August 2nd, 1:03pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NeutralGGEsports" rel="facebook">Franz Christian Irorita</a>A writer and content creator, focusing on video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boxing</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>UFC Legend Vitor Belfort gave Tiktoker Bryce Hall during training, as Hall prepares for his next boxing match.</p><p>The former UFC pro retired with an amazing 26-14-0 record, which makes him a prime candidate for a sparring partner. However, Tiktoker Bryce Hall, who met Belfort to prepare for a Youtuber vs. TikToker boxing exhibition match, couldn’t take Belfort’s punches. <a href="https://www.givemesport.com/1731256-ufc-legend-vitor-belfort-drops-tiktok-boxing-star-bryce-hall-with-brutal-shot">As reported by <i>GMS</i></a>, the Tiktok star was hit by two nasty blows by the pro fighter, forcing him down to the mat. The 21-year-old Hall can be seen in his own TikTok videos being pummeled hard by Belfort. Two body shots forced Hall to walk away to shake off the pain. Another saw Belfort swinging at Hall’s jaw, knocking him to the floor.</p><p>While Hall got a good beating from Belfort in this encounter, the professional fighter gave praise to Hall’s potential. “I see a lot of toughness in you,” says Belfort. “But you are a bull who has to be trained.” Belfort would go on to say that Hall should find a suitable opponent and he would be willing to train him for victory. Hall’s currently 0-1 on his record, losing to YouTuber Austin McBroom. The former video game streamer may be looking forward to another match even though he’s not currently booked to fight anyone. Why else would he train and take stiff punches from THE Vitor Belfort, right?</p><p>Meanwhile, Belfort himself is training for an upcoming <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oscar-de-la-hoya-to-fight-vitor-belfort-in-most-pointless-boxing-exhibition-ever/">exhibition match against boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya</a>. Their bout will be on September 18.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

UFC legend Vitor Belfort pummels and knocks out aspiring Tiktoker boxer

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Rumors: Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie’s contract offers revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/How-to-get-a-McDonald_s-DualSense-controller-for-the-PS5.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>How to get a McDonald’s DualSense controller for the PS5</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T12:34:52-07:00">August 2nd, 12:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T12:34:52-07:00">August 2nd, 12:34pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NeutralGGEsports" rel="facebook">Franz Christian Irorita</a>A writer and content creator, focusing on video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buying Guide</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A McDonald’s-themed PS5 DualSense controller went rounds on the Internet. While the most sensible question would have been “Why?”, the next question you should ask is “How?” Hence, a lot of PS5 players on the Internet are wondering where they can get the McDonald’s DualSense controller.</p><h2><b>How to get a McDonad’s DualSense Controller for the PlayStation 5</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🍟 Limited Edition Official McDonald's DualSense PS5, from McDonald's  Australia <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PS5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#PS5</a> 🇦🇺 🍔 <a href="https://t.co/cigG1uPo8q" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/cigG1uPo8q</a></p><p>— PS5 Only (@PS5only) <a href="https://twitter.com/PS5only/status/1421000818258546694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The short answer: <b>You can’t</b>.</p><p>The PlayStation 5’s white controller looks elegant and regal, if a bit boring. If you’re one of those who want to add a little spice to their DualSense controller, then surely this McDonald’s DualSense controller has caught your eye. If the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/new-dualsense-ps5-controller-colors-midnight-black-cosmic-red/">Midnight Black and Cosmic Red</a> versions are still too bland to your liking, then you’d want to know how you can get your hands on one of these.</p><p>Interestingly, news came out that this wacky-looking McDonald’s DualSense controller will be given away in Australia. This gives one an idea that you can only get this if you’re from Down Under. In fact, that’s what <a href="https://press-start.com.au/news/playstation/2021/07/31/mcdonalds-has-created-a-limited-edition-ps5-controller-that-aussies-can-win/"><i>Press Start </i>originally reported.</a> There would have been 50 DualSense controllers that McDonald’s would have given out during a live stream. If only the partnership was real and the live stream pushed through, that is.</p><p>When news got around about this particular DualSense controller, McDonald’s of Australia was quick to bring out a recanting statement, saying: “Unfortunately, McDonald’s stream week has been postponed and won’t be going ahead this Sunday. We are unable to confirm a new date for the proposed event at this time. We will have some great prizing including Macca’s 50 Birthday Hoodies and 50 channel subscriptions for each streamer to give away. We will be in contact with the new timing as soon as we have it confirmed.”</p><p>“Sony PlayStation has not authorized the use of its controller in promotional materials related to the proposed Stream Week event and we apologize for any inconvenience caused. McDonald’s stream week has been postponed and Sony PlayStation controllers will not be included in the giveaway.<b>”</b></p><p>So, there you go. You can’t actually get one of these McDonald’s DualSense controllers to your for your PS5 because it simply doesn’t exist. It does exist as a concept design, but no physical version has ever been manufactured. Now, sell it as an NFT, maybe?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How to get a McDonald’s DualSense controller for the PS5

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pirates-vs.-Brewers-prediction-odds-pick-and-more.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Pirates vs. Brewers prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/2/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T12:28:17-07:00">August 2nd, 12:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T12:29:16-07:00">August 2nd, 12:29pm</time><address><a>Ezra Bernstein</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers will begin another three-game series on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Pirates-Brewers prediction and pick.</p><p>These two NL Central rivals played a three-game set less than a week ago. The Brewers managed to pull off the sweep, further securing their lead in the division. Milwaukee has one of the biggest division leads in the majors, with the second-place Cincinnati Reds trailing them by seven games. The Pirates, on the other hand, are sitting in the NL Central cellar. Their primary focus is player development right now, but they would love to pull off a few upsets along the way.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">bookmakers</a> have set the lines for Monday night’s series opener.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Pirates-Brewers Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Pittsburgh Pirates +1 1/2 (+100)</p><p>Milwaukee Brewers -1 1/2 (-120)</p><p>Over 9 runs (-110)</p><p>Under 9 runs (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Pittsburgh will count on pitcher Bryse Wilson in this contest. Wilson has only made seven appearances for the Pirates this season, but he has shown some promise in those starts. He owns a 4.83 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP on the year, but those numbers are inflated due to the fact that Wilson has only made seven starts. Wilson is a a bit of a wild card at this point, but there are some stats going his way in this matchup.</p><p>The Brewers struggle to hit right-handed pitching. Milwaukee’s hitters own a .235 batting average against lefties, but that falls to .225 whenever they face a righty. The Brewers also see their OBP, OPS, and slugging percentage all fall against right-handed pitching. Surprisingly enough, Milwaukee is also a worse offensive team whenever playing at home. They experience a dip in all of their offensive stats whenever they play in American Family Field. Wilson is an unknown, but these stats should help him put together a solid performance.</p><h2><b>Why The Brewers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Despite plenty of stats favoring Wilson, the Brewers should be able to put up some runs on him. Milwaukee has been hot on offense lately, scoring more than four runs in six of the last nine contests. The Brewers put up a combined 28 runs over three games the last time these two teams played a series, so they’re clearly capable of putting up runs against Pittsburgh. It’s hard to see the inexperienced Wilson slowing these bats down.</p><p>Milwaukee also has the pitching advantage in this game. Lefty Eric Lauer is set to make the start for the Brew Crew. Lauer has been solid all season, pitching to the tune of a 3.78 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. His last seven starts have been even better, as he posted a 2.97 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over that span. Lauer has also faced the Pirates once this season, pitching six innings of one-run ball in that appearance. Lauer shouldn’t have any trouble continuing his hot streak against one of the worst offenses in all of baseball.</p><p>It helps that the Pirates’ offense gets even worse whenever they have to face left-handed pitching. Pittsburgh’s batting average, OPS, OBP, and slugging percentage all fall against southpaws. It’s extremely unlikely that Lauer has any troube against this Pirates lineup.</p><h2><b>Final Pirates-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Brewers are the easy pick in this one. The last time these teams played a series, Milwaukee won every game by four runs or more. The Brewers have only gotten better since then, adding offensive pieces at the trade deadline. Milwaukee also has the clear pitching advantage in this one, so there’s no reason to doubt this bet on the Brewers.</p><p>FINAL PICK: Milwaukee Brewer -1 1/2 (-120)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Pirates vs. Brewers prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/2/2021

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings were one of the NFL teams who were hit hard by COVID-19 as they had an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-jalen-ramsey-goes-on-rant-after-nfl-implements-new-covid-19-vaccine-rules/">outbreak among their quarterbacks.</a> Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is already tired of having to deal with the situation, and it doesn’t help that some of his players are unvaccinated.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1422268413850828802?s=20">Ian Rapoport of NFL Network</a> spoke on the situation regarding the Vikings, and Zimmer is not happy about it– and is not holding back whatsoever.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From Inside Training Camp Live: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Vikings</a> coach Mike Zimmer isn’t happy about his unvaccinated players, including QB Kirk Cousins. He hasn’t been shy about saying it. <a href="https://t.co/mm1rgwLYhB" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/mm1rgwLYhB</a></p><p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1422268413850828802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>So, Cousins was a high-risk close contact, and because of the new rules the NFL put in place, he had to head to the COVID-19 reserve list.</p><p>Zimmer’s comments were interesting and things could be so much easier.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We could put this thing to bed if we'd all do this, but it is what it is." – Coach Zimmer <a href="https://t.co/nL8PmUZeM1" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/nL8PmUZeM1</a></p><p>— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1422247024494358531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The situation among the Vikings is just one of many that are bound to happen eventually across the NFL, and hopefully there isn’t a situation like the Denver Broncos had last season. The Broncos, of course, had to have a practice squad wide receiver play at quarterback after their entire position group was on the COVID-19 list.</p><p>So yes, Zimmer is not happy about the unvaccinated players, and perhaps the Vikings players will get vaccinated after this, although nobody has any idea what is going to happen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vikings HC Mike Zimmer goes off on Kirk Cousins, other unvaccinated players

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Genshin Impact Yoimiya Weapon and Artifact Build Guide" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="675" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-best-weapon-and-artifact-build-for-Yoimiya-in-Genshin-Impact-thumbnail.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hanabi (花火)</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, or fireworks, maybe fleeting and explosive, but they can last in one’s memories for as long as they live. Yoimiya believes this and is the reason why she strives to always create fireworks that are the most dazzling and spectacular, so people can witness the beauty of their fleeting lives. Known as the most renowned pyrotechnician in all of Inazuma, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/genshin-impact-characters-yoimiya-sayu-kazuha-ayaka-revealed/" target="_blank">Naganohara Yoimiya</a> specializes in creating magnificent fireworks, both for display and combat. Her fireworks strike awe in the hearts of the people, which gained her the title “Queen of the Summer Festival”. Now, she is joining the Traveler’s ever-increasing crew of allies, and is ready to help them in their journey across Teyvat.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yoimiya is a 5-star Pyro bow character, who is able to deliver a barrage of flaming arrows unto enemies from a safe distance. Her Elemental Skill coats her arrows in flames, dealing Pyro damage with her normal attacks. Her charged attacks can fire additional homing arrows that all deal Pyro, which is great for dealing against multiple foes. Yoimiya’s Elemental Burst can also deal great sustained damage against grouped enemies, which can also work even when Yoimiya is not on the field. When built properly, Yoimiya can surely surprise players with her high single-target damage and respectable AoE damage. She may not be, admittedly, the best 5-star character in <em>Genshin Impact</em>, but getting her in your pulls still shouldn’t disappoint you.</span></p><h2><strong>Naganohara Yoimiya’s Abilities in <em>Genshin Impact</em></strong></h2><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yoimiya ‧ Frolicking Flames</p><p>Owner of Naganohara Fireworks<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GenshinImpact?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#GenshinImpact</a> <a href="https://t.co/vqqpz8dcWo" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/vqqpz8dcWo</a></p><p>— Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact) <a href="https://twitter.com/GenshinImpact/status/1401841362119573509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yoimiya’s Elemental Skill, </span><b>Niwabi Fire-Dance</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, causes her Normal Attacks to deal Pyro damage, and increases the damage of the Pyro-infused arrows. This ability has a duration of 10 seconds, and a cooldown of 18 seconds, and the effect deactivates when Yoimiya leaves the field. This means that she has a ‘selfish’ damage window of 10 seconds, followed by 8 seconds of downtime, which should be filled by her supports.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Going to the more advanced stuff, there’s quite a significant downside in her Elemental Skill. Yoimiya’s arrows arrive at the target too quickly, so using Xingqiu’s burst would only cause the Rain Swords to vaporise the Yoimiya’s Pyro attacks, and not the other way around. And even if it’s not the case, Yoimiya’s Pyro attacks have an </span>internal cooldown<span style="font-weight: 400;"> of 3 hits, which only lets her Vaporise her attacks every after three hits. If you’re looking to optimize Yoimiya’s normal attack damage, a </span><b>pure Pyro</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> build will be more beneficial in the long run.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yoimiya’s Elemental Burst, </span><b>Ryuukin Saxifrage</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, lets Yoimiya leap into the air and deploy her specialty fireworks, dealing AoE Pyro damage, and inflicting a mark of Aurous Blaze on one enemy. The Aurous Blaze deals AoE Pyro damage to the marked target every two seconds. The mark can also pass on to another nearby opponent when the previous one is defeated. This ability has a duration of 10 seconds, and a cooldown of 15 seconds, with an energy cost of 60. This means that the Aurous Blaze can trigger up to a maximum of five times over the duration. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryuukin Saxifrage is a burst that can deal respectable damage, accompanied by costs that aren’t too high. It can deal up to 1326.96% damage at skill level 10, and with only a cost of 60 energy, and a 15 second cooldown, it allows Yoimiya the possibility to be played as a sub-DPS. </span></p><h2><strong>Best Weapon Guide for Yoimiya</strong></h2><p><b>Thundering Pulse</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> – This weapon is Yoimiya’s signature weapon, and her best-in-slot. Apart from providing a huge load of Crit DMG (capping at 66.2%), its passive provides a modest ATK boost, and a huge boost to her Normal Attack damage.</span></p><p><b>Rust</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> – Yoimiya won’t do a lot of charged attacks, so its passive heavily benefits her Normal Attack play style. The strength of this weapon greatly increases after multiple refinements, as it provides a whopping 80% boost to Normal Attack damage at R5.</span></p><p><b>Blackcliff Warbow/Viridescent Hunt</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> – If you don’t have a Rust, then these two weapons will still do you quite well. Crit rate and Crit damage are two important stats that you should prioritize when building damage, and either of these weapons will provide you with what you need. Blackcliff Warbow has the advantage of having a higher base attack, while Viridescent Hunt has a more useful passive.</span></p><h2><strong>Best Artifact Set for Yoimiya</strong></h2><p><b>Lavawalker (4-piece)</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">– This artifact set is your go-to for a pure Pyro build if you’re also planning to make use of her Elemental Burst. This is especially good if you have Rust, since you’ll be facing diminishing returns from Normal Attack bonuses when you use Shimenawa’s Reminiscence. </span></p><p><b>Shimenawa’s Reminiscence (4-piece) </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">– This artifact provides an 18% ATK boost and a massive 50% increase to Yoimiya’s Normal Attack DMG, in exchange for practically not having an Elemental Burst to use. This set is amazing if you have a 5-star weapon, since it multiplies the high base ATK of those weapons to insane values.</span></p><p><b>Crimson Witch + Shimenawa/Gladiator – </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">This set is great not only on Sub-DPS builds, but in general carry gameplay too. If you already have CW or Gladiator pieces with amazing substats, a combination of these may provide you with even more damage than the other four-piece sets.</span></p><h2><strong>Best Team Composition</strong></h2><p><b>Pure Pyro Fireworks </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">– Recommended team: Yoimiya, Kazuha, Bennett, Zhongli/(Fill)</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the addition of Kazuha’s Elemental Bonus buffs, and Bennett’s ATK buff, Yoimiya’s already high single-target damage gets massively amplified. The fourth slot is flexible, but Zhongli is the ideal character thanks to his durable shield and a useful RES shred. Albedo also works really well, since Yoimiya doesn’t care about Elemental Reactions in this kind of build.</span></p><p><b>Venti Bomb </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">– Recommended team: Yoimiya, Venti, Ganyu, Bennett/(Fill)</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This team is focused on a wombo combo of Elemental Bursts, mainly because of how Yoimiya’s (and Ganyu’s) burst works. Their burst’s individual ticks don’t do a lot of AoE, but works amazingly well against enemies grouped up by Venti’s burst. Since Ganyu’s burst deals Cryo more frequently, Yoimiya is able to Melt each proc of her Aurous Blaze.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yoimiya is one of the most complex characters so far, with clear strengths and weaknesses. However, she can still be a joy to play, and can perform very well when built properly. Once players start to find out her ins and outs, Yoimiya will definitely be a force to be reckoned with.</span></p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-best-weapon-and-artifact-build-yoimiya-genshin-impact/" rel="nofollow">The Best Weapon and Artifact Build for Yoimiya in Genshin Impact</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

The Best Weapon and Artifact Build for Yoimiya in Genshin Impact

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Fernando-Tatis-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Fernando Tatis Jr.’s shoulder injury and its impact on Padres, NL playoff race</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T12:08:48-07:00">August 2nd, 12:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T12:09:27-07:00">August 2nd, 12:09pm</time><address><a>Steve DiMatteo</a>Steve DiMatteo has covered baseball for the Associated Press, MLB.com, Sports on Earth, and a variety of other publications, and currently hosts the California Penal League Podcast, which can be found on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-penal-league/id1544819281"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4IzpoxSYqUECyRpr5Bq6i4?si=lBZC_5QyTkyNiVEVpB7zZQ&amp;dl_branch=1"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, and wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/steve_dimatteo"&gt;follow him on Twitter here&lt;/a&gt;.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres might have to make a postseason run without NL MVP frontrunner Fernando Tatis Jr.</p><p>Tatis was placed on the 10-day IL over the weekend after partially dislocating his left shoulder for the third time this season. To put it in context, Tatis was hitting .292/.373/.651 with 31 home runs, 70 RBI, 23 stolen bases and a 166 wRC+. He currently leads the National League in runs scored, home runs, stolen bases, slugging percentage and OPS (1.024).</p><p>Tatis, 22, aggravated the injury on Friday night while sliding into third base against the Colorado Rockies. It’s an utterly devastating blow to the Padres, who are holding the second NL Wild Card spot, four games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. While there’s the possibility that Tatis could return for the playoffs, should San Diego even make it, the option of season-ending surgery is <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31929883/san-diego-padres-star-fernando-tatis-jr-10-day-injured-list-shoulder-trouble" rel="noopener">“on the table”</a> too if the injury doesn’t improve quick enough over the next 10 days.</p><p>Oh, and by the way, the Padres have also placed pitcher Chris Paddack on the IL with an oblique injury.</p><p>After missing out on landing Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, which as we know now could have also included shortstop Trea Turner, albeit for a very hefty price (the Dodgers gave up their top two prospects in that deal), the Padres certainly have to be reeling no matter what they say publicly. You know, the whole “next man up” line and everything.</p><p>Fernando Tatis Jr. is an impossible player to replace, no matter what kind of lineup tinkering you try. The fact is, San Diego is going to be in a world of trouble down the stretch without him.</p><p>The team is currently in third place in the NL West as well, 6.5 games behind the electrifying San Francisco Giants, who made a huge <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-cubs-trade-kris-bryant-to-giants-in-blockbuster-deal/" rel="noopener">deadline deal of their own</a> in landing Kris Bryant. The Padres have a combined 16 games left against the Los Angeles Dodgers (nine) and Giants (seven), so they do control their own destiny, but it certainly doesn’t feel as assured as it did a week ago.</p><p>As for the rest of the NL playoff race, this opens things up a bit, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds, who are just four games out of that second Wild Card spot. The Reds were also active during this ludicrous trade deadline, fortifying their bullpen through the acquisitions of RHP Mychal Givens, RHP Luis Cessa, and lefty Justin Wilson. Cincinnati has the worst bullpen in the majors with an ERA over five, so these were absolutely essential pieces the team needs to stay in it.</p><p>Cincinnati should be getting an offensive boost soon as well, as Nick Castellanos is working to come back from a microfracture in his right wrist. Meanwhile, Joey Votto is hitting it out of the park like a man possessed, recently homering in seven straight games, one shy of tying the record.</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals are also hanging around at a game above .500, looking to make a run with a geriatric rotation that includes Adam Wainwright (39 years old and turning 40 at the end of the month!) and newly acquired left-handers Jon Lester (37) and J.A. Happ (38). Both Miles Mikolas and Jack Flaherty are nearing returns to the rotation as well, so the Tatis news certainly keeps the door open here.</p><p>It’s hard to see any other team — i.e. Philadelphia and Atlanta — really making any sort of true effort for the Wild Card. However, the NL East remains up for grabs, as the New York Mets hold just a 3.5-game lead there with plenty of injury concerns of their own.</p><p>The Padres are of course still a loaded team — adding the NL hits leader in Adam Frazier certainly didn’t hurt things. But the path to the postseason just got a whole lot tougher with a packed field and huge divisional matchups looming.</p><p>Fernando Tatis Jr. is one of the brightest young stars the game has, and baseball’s postseason would be infinitely better with him in it. He’s a gamer, somehow putting up incredible numbers with a shoulder that seems to get dislocated every other week. If surgery is what’s needed to bring him back at full strength next season, so be it — we all need him as healthy as possible for years to come. It’s likely not any consolation to Padres fans right now, but this is a team we should expect to be in the playoffs for the foreseeable future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s shoulder injury and its impact on Padres, NL playoff race

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/lakers-news-lebron-james-parting-gift-to-kyle-kuzma-after-russell-westbrook-trade.jpeg"></figure><h1>LeBron James’ parting gift to Kyle Kuzma after Russell Westbrook trade to Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-01T17:33:54-07:00">August 1st, 5:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-01T20:51:55-07:00">August 1st, 8:51pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are still relishing in the fact that they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-russell-westbrook-to-lakers-trade/">pulled off a blockbuster trade</a> with the Washington Wizards to bring Russell Westbrook to town. On the night of the NBA Draft, they sent a few players to Washington in the exchange, including Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Kyle Kuzma.</p><p>Well, LeBron James <a href="https://twitter.com/dribblecity/status/1421953578382643201?s=21">wished good riddance</a> to his former Lakers teammate and had Jared Dudley join him, and gave Kuzma a parting gift after the trade.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron &amp; Dudz threw Kyle Kuzma a going away party. <a href="https://t.co/w2DVO086rP" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/w2DVO086rP</a></p><p>— 🏀 (@dribblecity) <a href="https://twitter.com/dribblecity/status/1421953578382643201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Classic LeBron. Sure, Kuzma got traded, but LeBron James is still being a true class act and wants nothing but the best for the former Lakers draft pick who was a huge part of their championship run during the Orlando Bubble.</p><p>The trio of Lakers is now headed to the Wizards, although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-rumors-the-harsh-reality-of-kyle-kuzma-montrezl-harrells-future-in-dc-after-russell-westbrook-trade/">reports</a> came out that there could be another deal involving a couple of those players. Either way, LeBron and Dudley didn’t miss their chance to send Kuzma off in a good way.</p><p>The Lakers’ sudden trio of LeBron, Westbrook, and Anthony Davis looks awfully scary, and with NBA free agency kicking off, the Lakers should add a few more championship-hungry veterans to the fold as they do whatever they can to be the team to beat in the Western Conference.</p><p>So long, Kyle Kuzma, but LeBron and his teammates will always have nothing but respect for him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James’ parting gift to Kyle Kuzma after Russell Westbrook trade to Lakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/nba-rumors-chris-paul-lakers-russell-westbrook-seen-hanging-out-in-la.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Chris Paul, Lakers’ Russell Westbrook seen hanging out in LA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-01T16:39:01-07:00">August 1st, 4:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-01T20:55:30-07:00">August 1st, 8:55pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chris Paul just fueled speculations that he could be joining the Los Angeles Lakers after he was <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsNBA/status/1421968443784318983?s=20" rel="noopener">spotted</a> with Russell Westbrook in LA.</p><p>Westbrook was recently acquired by the Lakers in a deal that sent Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Montrezl Harrell to the Washington Wizards. While the transaction can only be finalized at the end of the moratorium, it is all but a done deal at this point—with the players involved in the trade confirming the development.</p><p>With that said, when Paul was seen hanging out with Westbrook ahead of free agency and amid rumors linking him to the Lakers, fans couldn’t help but speculate they would be teaming up.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Paul and new Laker Russell Westbrook spotted together in LA 👀</p><p>(via Reddit u/roll10deep) <a href="https://t.co/TA1TGryShE" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/TA1TGryShE</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints NBA (@ClutchPointsNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsNBA/status/1421968443784318983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It is also worth noting that this came after reports surfaced that Chris Paul is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-chris-paul-makes-huge-decision-after-nba-finals-run-with-suns/" rel="noopener">declining his $44.2 million option</a> with the Phoenix Suns to become an unrestricted free agent. While there is a belief he did so to work a new deal with the NBA Finals contenders, it’s hard not to think otherwise given his latest activity.</p><p>However, given the contracts of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook, it seems unlikely the Lakers will be able to sign Paul on the massive contract he’s expecting to get. According to <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/07/29/suns-owner-has-surprising-answer-about-chris-pauls-future/" rel="noopener">Marc Berman of the New York Post</a>, CP3 is seeking a three-year, $100 million deal.</p><p>Also, the acquisition of Westbrook makes it less likely for the team to still pursue Paul.</p><p>At the end of the day, the photo of the two together could just be of peers hanging out and nothing more.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Chris Paul, Lakers’ Russell Westbrook seen hanging out in LA

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RUMOR: Warriors targeting Clippers forward to get help for Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson

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He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Soccer</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tottenham striker Harry Kane was set to return to training with his club on Monday after a brief holiday, but it appears he’s skipped out in order to force a move away from Spurs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: Harry Kane has not shown up for Tottenham training. He was due to return to Hotspur Way this morning following a short holiday.</p><p>— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1422130899542491139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This is interesting, to say the least after it was revealed that Man City’s pursuit of Jack Grealish would likely end any possibility of also signing Kane, who made it clear in May he wanted to leave Tottenham in search of trophies and Champions League football.</p><p>The Citizens are inching<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jack-grealish-to-man-city-just-became-more-realistic-after-aston-villas-big-signing/"> very close to a deal that would bring Grealish to the Etihad from boyhood club Aston Villa</a>, with Harry Kane’s enormous price tag of well over £100 million far too steep for the Premier League champions. It’s understandable, however, given they will likely have to pay around £100 million for the Villa talisman as well.</p><p>Spurs meanwhile have made it very clear they want to keep their main man, but his latest move is just another hint that he wants out. Harry Kane has insisted he has a gentlemen’s agreement with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy.</p><p>The 28-year-old England international has also been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea as well, but given how much he cost, it seems unlikely either club makes a move for Kane this summer.</p><p>Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano offered some insight on the situation with Harry Kane and Spurs, stating that the weeks ahead could be decisive and tense.</p><blockquote><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12370584/harry-kane-tottenham-striker-does-not-show-up-to-pre-season-training-amid-man-city-transfer-interest">He told <i>Sky Sports News’ Transfer Talk </i>show</a>: “I expect some complicated weeks ahead, because the situation is really, really tense.“I think this week everything will be clear. Tottenham need to take a position, and Manchester City are ready if their position changes.“This week will be key to understand what will happen.”</blockquote><p>Despite reports Man City could be out of the running for the reigning Premier League Golden Boot winner, anything is possible at this point.</p><p>This situation will be an intriguing one to keep a close eye on.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Harry Kane makes it clear he wants to leave Tottenham amid Man City links

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