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The Thunder host the Mavericks in the NBA playoffs on Tuesday in Game 1! This has the makings of a great series with well each team is currently playing with the Mavericks beating a stacked Clippers team and the Thunder sweeping the Pelicans. We now continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Thunder prediction and pick. The Mavericks have made it […]

Julius Erving, also known as “Dr. J,” won three championships (two ABA titles with the New York Nets and one NBA title with the Philadelphia 76ers), four Most Valuable Player awards (the only player to be voted MVP in both the NBA and ABA) and three  ABA scoring titles. In his 16-year professional basketball career, […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are looking to clinch a first-round series victory in Game 6 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. On Friday morning, the team held a shoot-around at the American Airlines Center. Emerging defensive star Derrick Jones Jr. took some time for an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints after the shoot-around. […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is right around the corner. In less than eight weeks, the lives of many young men will forever be changed when they hear their name called and they are selected into the brotherhood of the NBA. Bobi Klintman is one of the prospects from Australia’s NBL who will hear his name […]

Among many labels applicable to the Ryan Gosling-led The Fall Guy – a throwback summer blockbuster, an adaptation of a 1980s TV series, a romantic action-comedy — the filmmaking team might be proudest to hear it described as a love-letter to the long-under-heralded craft of stunt work. In The Fall Guy, directed by former stuntman […]

The transition to the NBA can be a major challenge for young players. It can be a lot of waiting your turn and observing from the bench, a vastly different role than many players held in college. For Houston Rockets rookie Jermaine Samuels Jr., it involved a lot of being patient. Samuels went undrafted in […]

Ned Benson is probably best known for his work in the MCU’s Black Widow or his trilogy of Beatles-themed Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby films. His latest film, The Greatest Hits, is an inventive romance film featuring time travel. The Searchlight Pictures film stars Lucy Boynton as Harriet, a woman grieving the loss of her boyfriend […]

Before the social media boom, The IT Crowd aired. Chris O’Dowd starred alongside Richard Ayoade and Katherine Parkinson in the sitcom for four seasons between 2006 and 2013. The series hilariously depicted a department of IT workers without the slightest clue about technology. As evident by its finale date, the series didn’t get a chance […]

Nothing is ever guaranteed in the NBA, and that rings true, especially for end-of-the-bench role players. Atlanta Hawks guard Trent Forrest is no stranger to that plight. Forrest went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft and ended up signing a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz. While two-way contracts are still NBA roster spots, they […]

David West Read adapted M.O. Walsh’s The Big Door Prize for Apple TV+. After a successful first season, The Big Door Prize Season 2 premiered on April 24. The second season ups the ante. Now, the Morpho machine depicts the characters’ potential in a video game style. However, these messages are more cryptic than ever. […]

The Big Door Prize Season 2 brings a whole new side to Ally Maki and Gabrielle Dennis’ characters. Characters go through drastic changes and it’s an emotional series amid the comedy. Both are experienced actors with a lot of work under their belts. Maki gained fame for her role in TBS’ sitcom Wrecked. She also […]

David West Read was an executive producer and writer of 17 episodes of Schitt’s Creek. The Dan and Eugene Levy series aired from 2015-20 and was a hit. However, in the age of revivals, no one is out of the question. Schitt’s Creek seems primed to return someday, but Read doesn’t seem so sure. Speaking […]

The Big Door Prize Season 2 premieres on April 24 a year after its first season concluded on Apple TV+. Josh Segarra and Chris O’Dowd both return. The series follows a group in a small town that discovers a machine, the Morpho, that can tell people their potential. While it seems like a no-brainer to use, […]

Toy Story 4 introduced a new character, Giggle McDimples (Ally Maki). She is the best friend of Bo Peep (Annie Potts). However, she’s uncertain of her role in Toy Story 5. At the end of the film, Giggle stays with Woody (Tom Hanks) and Bo as the rest of Bonnie’s toys leave. However, with a […]

This weekend at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, PGA Tour Champions players, LPGA legends, and dozens of celebrities — including numerous baseball and football hall of famers — will tee it up at the 2024 Invited Celebrity Classic. Celebrity pro-ams are experiencing somewhat of a boom. Two marquee PGA Tour events — the […]

Austin Crute steals the scene in any film he’s in. The Greatest Hits is no exception. From Booksmart to They/Them, Crute has done it all in his young career. In The Greatest Hits, he plays Morris, the best friend of Harriet (Lucy Boynton). The ultimate best friend, Morris helps Harriet process the loss of her […]

To play a Sasquatch in Sasquatch Sunset, you had to attend boot camp. Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, and Christophe Zajac-Denek broke it down. All three actors are acclaimed in their own right. Jesse Eisenberg is a former Oscar nominee for his performance in The Social Network. Riley Keough is fresh off her star-making performance in […]

Pokemon and weddings? If you are a Pokemon fan, you might have fantasized about wearing a Pokemon-themed outfit on your wedding day and it is exactly what Lenard Santos from the Philippines had in mind when he tied the knot while wearing a traditional Filipino wedding attire featuring Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard in its design. […]

Scream 7 is seemingly in flux. With Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega’s exits to Neve Campbell’s return, the production has been a roller coaster. However, Josh Segarra is “still confident” in Danny’s return. Note: Spoilers ahead for Scream 6 Introduced in Scream 6, Danny is the boyfriend of Sam Carpenter (Barrera). He’s positioned as the […]

In We Grown Now, Lil Rel Howery plays Jason, a single father in the Chicago Cabrini-Green public housing projects in the early 1990s. The film, directed by Minhal Baig, portrays the friendship of two young boys as Michael Jordan‘s ascendence looms large and tragedy strikes the neighborhood. Ahead of We Grown Now’s theatrical release (via […]

Johnny Knoxville had one of the best matches at WWE’s WrestleMania 38 against Sami Zayn. Should the Sweet Dreams star return to the company, he has his sights set on the current Intercontinental Champion. Speaking to ClutchPoints about his new film, Sweet Dreams, Knoxville revealed he didn’t catch WrestleMania 40 during the April 6 weekend. […]

In Sweet Dreams, directed by Lije Sarki (Peanut Butter Falcon), Johnny Knoxville plays Morris, a man who agrees to coach a softball team for an addiction recovery center as he works to save his house and his life. With Sweet Dreams now in theaters and streaming on Paramount+ on April 16, ClutchPoints spoke to Johnny […]

Harry Giles III’s NBA career didn’t quite get off to the start he expected, but he’s hoping to get back on track with the Los Angeles Lakers. Giles was once considered the absolute best high school player in the country and a can’t miss prospect. A five-star recruit, he suffered a torn ACL during his […]

LOS ANGELES – The 2023-24 NBA season has brought forth a number of players with legitimate cases for Sixth Man of the Year. Only LA Clippers guard Norman Powell, however, is having a season that has never been done before in NBA history, statistically speaking. But that comes as absolutely no surprise to the folks […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are 16-2 over their past 18 games. The Mavs are looking to end the 2023-24 regular season on a high note as they prepare for their final two games of the year against the Detroit Pistons at home and Oklahoma City Thunder on the road. Mavericks guard Josh Green took […]

Savannah State University graduate student Amari Heard has declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft. Heard joins Jackson State’s Angel Jackson and Virginia Union’s Ny Langley as the only three HBCU students to declare for the draft this season.  Heard is a standout for the Tigers. The forward from West Point, Mississippi was named the 2020 […]

September 30, 2023: U2 is getting ready to play their second show at the Sphere. Pauli “The PSM” Lovejoy came out to drive the neon-colored Trabant across the floor, blasting hits from the Beatles, David Bowie, and Brian Eno. My jet-lagged self sat in section 302. It had been over five years since I last […]

Five Filipino esports personalities led by Joshua “Jusuave” Villamar unite for a new project called Tac Pause — a podcast where they deep dive into anything and everything VALORANT. Consisting of Joshua “Jusuave” Villamar, Matthew Jose “Dadum” A. Duma, Andray “Salvatore” Rivera, Michaella “Mochii” Gonzales, and Lowell “Ell” Marcelo, the Tac Pause podcast goes live […]

The Miami Heat have become well-known in the NBA for having one of the top scouting and developmental staffs in the league. During their run to the NBA Finals last season, they had a total of five undrafted players playing key roles. The Heat had four other undrafted players on the roster, one of whom […]

Being the best at what you do is certainly an accomplishment to be proud of. Winning the top competition in your field is the mountaintop. But how many people can not only achieve that goal, but do it seven consecutive time? Well, Phil Heath certainly can say he has been there, and done that. We […]

In the new baseball film, Sweet Dreams, Johnny Knoxville‘s team looks like the Bad News Bears. ClutchPoints is excited to break an exclusive clip from the upcoming film. In it, Knoxville’s character faces off with a rival baseball team. Things don’t go very well for them. The clip, which can be viewed below, begins with […]

One of the major storylines during the 2023-24 college basketball season has been the impact of this freshman class. Across the country, several teams have relied on their freshmen for a run to the NCAA Tournament. For the UConn Huskies, they’ve had to rely on their freshmen maybe a little more than they initially thought […]

This college basketball season in particular, it seems as if the freshman class of 2024 is making a huge impact across the country. From USC Trojans star JuJu Watkins to Notre Dame Fighting Irish sensation Hannah Hidalgo, it’s been a special freshman group. One name that has not come up as much, but should be […]

Asher Grodman isn’t twiddling his thumbs anymore. The budding star has led three seasons of CBS’ hit show Ghosts. One of CBS’ signature sitcoms, the series is used to its traditional 22-episode model. However, the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes threw a wrench into the plans for Ghosts Season 3. The cast and crew had to […]

Unlike most TV shows out there, you can jump into Taskmaster at any time. With series 17 starting on March 28th (in the UK) and March 29th (in the US via the Taskmaster YouTube channel), it is the perfect time for anyone uninitiated to join in. All the previous 16 series as well as many […]

It’s probably safe to say that growing up, most kids with serious NBA aspirations have dreams of playing for their hometown team. But how often does that actually happen? Some players might not want that outcome, while others embrace that challenge. For Sacramento Kings guard Jordan Ford, this is the ultimate dream. Ford grew up […]

Camden High star and South Carolina women’s basketball commit Joyce Edwards is your 2024 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Making the win even better, Edwards got a surprise visit from WNBA All-Star and Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally to break to her the awesome news. Edwards was joined by Jaloni Cambridge from […]

Life on a 10-day contract in the NBA is tough. Players have a limited amount of time to prove they belong on a roster. Every possession matters, every second counts. And it’s the situation that DJ Wilson has found himself in, in recent seasons. The Philadelphia 76ers recently signed DJ Wilson to a 10-day contract, […]

It takes a lot of courage and pride to sacrifice personal goals for the greater good of the team. This is what Kevon Looney has done this season for the Golden State Warriors, an organization that always finds itself in the championship mix come time for the NBA Playoffs. The problem this year is that […]