<!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/2021/06/LeBron-James-Draymond-Green-Lakers-Warriors.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James’ five-word response to Draymond Green’s sarcastic comment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-15T23:18:52-07:00">June 15th, 11:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-15T23:18:52-07:00">June 15th, 11:18pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has heard it all before, especially the taunts. But it seems his favorite shade on him is “Washed King.” So much so that it has become an inside joke for him and his peers.</p><p>After being named to the All-NBA Second Team on Tuesday, LeBron was congratulated by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green <a href="https://www.instagram.com/money23green/?hl=en">on his Instagram Story</a>, punctuating it with a sarcastic caption of “WASHED” plus a crown emoji. To this, LBJ appropriately responded with “SUPER WASHED!” before expressing his gratitude to Green.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/lebron-draymond.png"></figure><p>LeBron and Green have truly built a rosy relationship in recent years. After going at it in heated encounters in the NBA Finals, the two All-Star forwards have become really chummy. Draymond joining Klutch Sports surely helped as he and LeBron now share the same agent in Rich Paul.</p><p>The King extended his NBA record with his 17th selection to the All-NBA Team. It was his third nod to the All-NBA Second Team and was actually on track for his fifth MVP and easily an All-NBA First Team spot before a high ankle sprain derailed his campaign.</p><p>LeBron finished the season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f/stats">with impressive averages</a> of 25.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. Definitely not washed-up numbers. Although at 36 years old and missing extended time for the second straight season, as crazy as it sounds, it seems LBJ is gradually breaking down.</p><p>But still, it would be foolish to think he’s already washed up. As Draymond Green could definitely attest, counting out LeBron James isn’t a very sound decision.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James’ five-word response to Draymond Green’s sarcastic comment

<!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/2021/06/Is-LeBron-James-dropping-hints-he_s-full-on-stanning-Nets-.jpg"></figure><h1>Is LeBron James dropping hints he’s full-on stanning Nets?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-15T21:38:35-07:00">June 15th, 9:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-15T21:53:27-07:00">June 15th, 9:53pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If his social media activities are any indication, it looks like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> star LeBron James is backing the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>.</p><p>While it’s normal for LeBron to be active on social media and comment on the things he sees in the playoffs now that the Lakers are out, his apparent support for the Nets is becoming quite clear. Looking at his recent Twitter posts, most of the tweets he made about the playoffs involve Brooklyn.</p><p>Sure, it could have been just LeBron reacting, but the fact that he’s not commenting on the big plays and moments from other teams–say Chris Paul and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/phoenix-suns">Phoenix Suns</a> reaching the West Finals, or Kawhi Leonard’s recent monster dunk–it’s hard not to notice his actions.</p><p>It first started when the Lakers forward sent his prayers for James Harden after the star guard sustained a hamstring injury in Game 1 of the series against the Milwaukee Bucks. It was then followed by a couple of tweets about Kevin Durant and Bruce Brown.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">🙏🏾 <a href="https://twitter.com/JHarden13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@JHarden13</a>! 🤦🏾‍♂️</p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1401328259254521861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">That combo was nasty <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KDTrey5</a>!! My GOODNESS!</p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1402053227311337489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aye man WTH is wrong with you!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 <a href="https://t.co/a0bDt7oRrt" target="_blank">https://t.co/a0bDt7oRrt</a></p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1403192871033851907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>During Game 4 of the Nets-Bucks series, LeBron James had a <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404173430140772353" rel="noopener">rather NSFW reaction</a> when Kyrie Irving went down with an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-lebron-james-nsfw-reaction-kyrie-irving-injuring-ankle-giannis-antetokounmpo/" rel="noopener">ankle injury</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🙏🏾 <a href="https://twitter.com/KyrieIrving?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KyrieIrving</a>!!!! FUCK 🤦🏾‍♂️</p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404173430140772353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Then on Game 5 after witnessing Durant’s epic 49-point triple-double to become the first player in league history with a 45/15/10 stat line in the postseason, James <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-lebron-james-reacts-to-kevin-durants-superhuman-game-5-vs-bucks/" rel="noopener">called everyone</a> to appreciate the “greatness” they have just witnessed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GREATNESS!! Appreciate it while you can people! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#KD</a></p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404998418640957446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Sure, we may be reading too much behind lines here. However, it is worth noting that in the middle of those tweets, LeBron only  posted about his message for Lonzo Ball (which sparked trade rumors as usual), his reaction to Chad Johnson’s boxing fight and the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul showdown, as well as other promotions for “Space Jam 2” and his foundation.</p><p>Put simply, he’s not talking about any team on his Twitter aside from the Nets.</p><p>Looking at his Instagram stories, there is the occasional congratulatory messages, like what he did with Ben Simmons when he was selected to the All-Defensive team. But that’s basically it.</p><p>There’s no other team that the Lakers star has been more enamored than the Nets.</p><p>Whether he is not-so-secretly rooting for the Nets or planting the seeds of recruitment (which is probably what other fans are thinking), it’s safe to assume LeBron James will keep an eye on Brooklyn as they move forward.</p><p>But hey, there’s nothing wrong about what LeBron is doing. Like the rest of us, he is just enjoying some great quality basketball. However, as one of the most influential athletes today, every word he says–in this case, every tweet he sends–will make news and headlines no matter how simple it is.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is LeBron James dropping hints he’s full-on stanning Nets?

<!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/2021/06/Kevin-Durant_s-legendary-feat-not-even-Michael-Jordan-LeBron-James-were-able-to-do.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets star Kevin Durant’s legendary feat not even Michael Jordan, LeBron James were able to do</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-15T20:40:00-07:00">June 15th, 8:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-15T20:58:18-07:00">June 15th, 8:58pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kevin Durant place in the history books has always been in question. Should he be in the GOAT debate? Or does he lack the killer instinct to be in that category? Well, on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Brooklyn Nets star answered just that.</p><p>With Kyrie Irving out with a sprained ankle and James Harden rusty after forcing his way back from a hamstring issue, Durant took it upon himself to lead the Nets to a massive come-from-behind victory over the rampaging Bucks. KD tallied 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists to erase Milwaukee’s 16-point lead at the half and win <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/milwaukee-bucks-brooklyn-nets-6-16-2021/ee293628-3a6a-4e13-a707-cd4b9a76aaa9" rel="noopener">114-108</a>.</p><p>In the process, Durant becomes the <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1404998820950327299" rel="noopener">first player ever</a> to have at least 45 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a playoff game. Yes, not even Michael Jordan or LeBron James has done that!</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Durant was in his Rucker Park bag tonight with a legacy game performance. KD became the first player in NBA playoffs history with 45+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 10+ assists in a game. Legendary performance with no Kyrie Irving and James Harden basically playing on one leg.</p><p>— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1404998820950327299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Interestingly enough, after Kyrie went down in Game 4 and when  Harden’s status was uncertain, Kevin Durant displayed an unbothered attitude as he stated that he would do what he usually does even without his All-Star teammates. And boy, he did walk the talk!</p><p>The win gave the Nets a 3-2 lead against the Bucks. More than that, however, they shifted the momentum to their favor as they head back to Milwaukee for a chance to close out the series.</p><p>Durant’s performance should also only give the Nets more confidence moving forward as if saying no matter how bad they play, KD will be there to get them back up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets star Kevin Durant’s legendary feat not even Michael Jordan, LeBron James were able to do

<!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/2021/06/LeBron-James_-_nasty_-reaction-to-Kevin-Durant_s-combo-move-vs-Giannis-Antetokounmpo.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ LeBron James reacts to Nets star Kevin Durant’s superhuman Game 5</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-15T20:24:53-07:00">June 15th, 8:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-15T20:52:51-07:00">June 15th, 8:52pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If there’s anyone who can speak on greatness, it’s LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who is usually the one showing off his feats of greatness, was made witness to one by Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant.</p><p>Here’s LeBron James’ <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404998418640957446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1404998418640957446%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">reaction</a> to KD’s stunning performance during Nets-Bucks Game 5:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GREATNESS!! Appreciate it while you can people! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#KD</a></p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404998418640957446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Kevin Durant was absolutely magnificent in the pivotal contest for the Nets. He finished with 49 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists. Even crazier is the fact that he shot 16-for-23 from the field while being hounded by the relentless P.J. Tucker. Want one more? KD played in every single minute of the action, literally all 48 minutes, never once catching a breather while the ball was in play.</p><p>The Nets needed every ounce of Durant’s greatness for this one. They were playing without Kyrie Irving, who was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets/injuries">ruled out</a> because of his ailing ankle injury. James Harden took the court and played an astounding 45 minutes despite missing nearly two weeks with his strained hamstring, but he was basically sapped of his scoring prowess. The Beard made just one shot, finishing with nine times as many misses.</p><p>Kevin Durant reminded us that he could very well be the best player on the planet right now. After putting the Nets on his back in Game 5, it’s hard to argue otherwise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ LeBron James reacts to Nets star Kevin Durant’s superhuman Game 5

<!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/2021/06/leBron-james-lakers-heat-cavaliers.jpeg"></figure><h1>LeBron James reacts to making history 12 days after season ends</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-15T18:50:51-07:00">June 15th, 6:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-15T18:50:51-07:00">June 15th, 6:50pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continued making history on Tuesday by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-stephen-curry-luka-doncic-lead-all-nba-first-team-selection-chris-paul-in-second-team/">being named</a> to his 17th consecutive All-NBA team.</p><p>James earned Second Team honors — his third career Second Team nod and <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1404956631994036226">first since 2006-07</a>. LeBron made the First Team every season from 2007-08 through 2019-20, with the lone exception of 2018-19. That season, his first season in Los Angeles, James had to settle for Third Team due to a lingering groin injury that limited him to 55 games as the Lakers missed the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">17/18 for The kid from AKRON!! 🤴🏾 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrulyBlessed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#TrulyBlessed</a>🙏🏾 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SFG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#SFG</a>🚀</p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404975944318685184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The King’s latest Second Team inclusion extended his record streak of All-NBA selections. He made the Second Team in his sophomore season (2004-05) and hasn’t come up short since.</p><p>James averaged 25.0 points on 51.3% shooting in 2020-21, to go along with 7.7 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. He was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-believes-he-should-have-more-than-4-mvps-hes-on-his-way-to-a-5th/">on track</a> to win his fifth career MVP award before suffering a high ankle sprain on March 20 that caused him to miss 26 games and derailed the season.</p><p>Consequently, his Win Shares (5.6) was the lowest since his rookie season, and his Box Plus-Minus (7.5) was the second-lowest of his career.</p><p>James did extend his record of consecutive seasons averaging 25.0+ PPG to 17. He’s also a 17-time All-Star. He extended another record streak, of double-digit scoring games, to 1,040 in 2020-21.</p><p>James received 174 total points in the <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/nikola-jokic-giannis-antetokounmpo-stephen-curry-lead-2020-21-all-nba-first-team">voting</a>, the 10th most overall, including two First Team votes. LeBron’s teammate, Anthony Davis, received one Second Team vote and two Third Team votes.</p><p>Fellow Lakers legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant each made fifteen straight All-NBA teams, as did San Antonio Spurs Hall of Famer Tim Duncan.</p><p>Moral of the story: do not take LeBron James for granted.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James reacts to making history 12 days after season ends

<!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/2021/06/Andre-Drummond_s-IG-response-hints-at-free-agency-contract-demands.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers big man Andre Drummond’s IG response hints at free agency contract demands</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-15T18:31:20-07:00">June 15th, 6:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-15T18:32:32-07:00">June 15th, 6:32pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are facing quite a few significant decisions in what is set to be a very important offseason for them. One of the biggest items on the agenda is the future of Andre Drummond, who is set to enter free agency this summer.</p><p>The general belief is that Drummond will need to take a significant pay cut in order to remain with the Lakers. As it turns out, however, it doesn’t seem like the former All-Star is too keen about this option (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1404968538830376961">ClutchPoints</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">*Andre Drummond posts photo of a bike on IG*</p><p>Lakers fan: “Resign on the minimum.”</p><p>Drummond: “You drunk.”</p><p>👀 👀 <a href="https://t.co/E5W36ofzZY" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/E5W36ofzZY</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1404968538830376961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers have very limited cap room available and as it appears, the only way they’re going to be able to afford Drummond for next season is if he agrees to sign on a veteran’s minimum. Based on his Instagram comment above, however, it is clear that the 27-year-old has no intention of doing the same.</p><p>Drummond <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-promise-that-secured-andre-drummond-signing-with-lakers-revealed/">signed</a> with the Lakers in the middle of last season, with the primary objective of winning a title alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. He agreed to sign on a discount with this specific goal in mind. That obviously did not pan out, and it looks like Drummond will now be looking to make some money elsewhere.</p><p>Drummond remains to be one of the top big men in the league today. He’s still in his prime and he can still be a dominant force in the NBA. By the looks of it, however, that’s not going to be in LA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers big man Andre Drummond’s IG response hints at free agency contract demands

<!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/2021/06/D_Angelo-Russell-rips-_idiot_-former-LA-head-coach.jpg"></figure><h1>D’Angelo Russell rips ‘idiot’ former Lakers head coach</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-15T17:35:27-07:00">June 15th, 5:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-15T19:40:34-07:00">June 15th, 7:40pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s no secret that D’Angelo Russell’s time with the Los Angeles Lakers was not exactly the most memorable stage of his career. After being selected second overall by the Lakers in 2015, things did not exactly pan out for the young point guard in Hollywood. He was out of there after just two seasons.</p><p>It’s also common knowledge that Russell didn’t exactly get along with former head coach Byron Scott. Their quarrels both on and off the court were well-documented. Apparently, Russell still hasn’t gotten over his spat with Scott to this very day.</p><p>In the book entitled <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1629378712/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_N1H1KKW43X12XXCVYMQ2?ots=1&amp;slotNum=0&amp;imprToken=4ebd0919-7de9-83b1-bd8&amp;tag=sbnation-20" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">Built To Lose: How the NBA’s Tanking Era Changed the League Forever</a> </i>by Jake Fischer, the author reveals the type of relationship the pair had in LA. As it turns out, Scott only wanted what was best for Russell (h/t <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2021/6/15/22535716/lakers-dangelo-russell-calls-byron-scott-idiot-head-coach">Christian Rivas of Silver Screen &amp; Roll</a>).</p><blockquote>Scott would Russell when he thought the rookie was freelancing instead of settling the table for teammates. He’d offer varying reasons as to why he benched Russell during crunch time situations. “I think Byron coached D’Angelo from the heart. He did what he thought the best thing for D’Angelo was. It would have been easier had he just taken the path of least resistance,” Eyen says. “But he didn’t. It’s a lot more difficult to try to do it, what you feel is the right way, and discipline when you need to disciple. Pat him on the butt me give him accolades when he deserves it and just do what you need to do for not only the team, but for the long term of the player.</blockquote><p>The former Lakers stud, on the other hand, did not see it the same way.</p><blockquote>Russell, frankly, disagrees. Scott didn’t handle sophomore forward Julius Randle with the same kids gloves. “He’s an idiot,” Russell says of his coach.Russell felt Scott often yanked him from close contests purely to spark controversy and attention for his postgame media availability. “I just think he was malicious for no reason,” Russell says. “He’s a solid man. But as a coach, he was bad. He was just bad at his job.”</blockquote><p>Russell wasn’t shy about not being on good terms with Scott during their time together with the Lakers. As a matter of fact, Russell admits that he “used to do all types of s*** to avoid talking to him.”</p><p>Now with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Russell has been able to reach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-dangelo-russell-just-put-72-luke-kornet-on-a-poster-with-massive-dunk/">new heights</a> in his career. His tenure with the Lakers now feels like a lifetime away. Nevertheless, some wounds clearly have yet to heal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

D’Angelo Russell rips ‘idiot’ former Lakers head coach

<!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/2021/06/pau-gasol-lakers-barcelona-kobe-bryant.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lakers legend Pau Gasol wins championship in possible last game of career</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-15T16:20:07-07:00">June 15th, 4:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-15T16:20:07-07:00">June 15th, 4:20pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">FIBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Los Angeles Lakers great Pau Gasol is going out on top.</p><p>On Tuesday, the 40-year old won another basketball title, as FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid, 92-73, at Palau Blaugrana to take the Liga Endesa — <a href="https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/basketball/first-team/news/2172334/the-19th-league-title">the 19th such title</a> for the club, and first since 2013-14.</p><p>Barça captain Pierre Oriola specifically called Gasol over to lift the trophy during the on-court celebration.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pau Gasol, another ring <a href="https://t.co/4GJZK3rXY4" target="_blank">https://t.co/4GJZK3rXY4</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1404927364228808705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>On Monday, Gasol indicated that Game 2 of the ACB Finals could mark the end of his legendary career in professional basketball.</p><blockquote>“This can be my last game,” he said, <a href="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/acb/1218305/pau-gasol-previews-acb-finals-game-2-potentially-last-game-with-barcelona/">via EuroHoops</a>. “I have been thinking for years that my last game could have been a long time ago due to the injuries. These thoughts have crossed my mind…I try to approach every game as if it is my last.”</blockquote><p>Gasol re-joined FC Barcelona in February, where he began his pro hoops journey in 1998.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="pt">Very happy to come back home.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀<br>Força Barça! 🔵🔴 <a href="https://t.co/6CewIY2Bil" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6CewIY2Bil</a></p><p>— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) <a href="https://twitter.com/paugasol/status/1364248862249152513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Pau won two Liga ACB championships before the Memphis Grizzlies made him the no. 3 overall pick in 2001. He earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors in 2002 and went on to make six All-Star teams and win two rings (2009, 2010) <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-kobe-bryant-two-sides-as-a-teammate-per-pau-gasol/">alongside Kobe Bryant</a> with the Lakers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pau Gasol is already 40 years old but he just keeps on winning. 🏆 <a href="https://t.co/svkhbTTmsP" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/svkhbTTmsP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints NBA (@ClutchPointsNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsNBA/status/1404927972931342339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Gasol last played in the NBA in 2019, appearing in three games for the Milwaukee Bucks. Ahead of the 2020-21 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-marc-gasol-teases-possibility-of-pau-gasol-returning-los-angeles/">buzz</a> swirled that Pau could return to Los Angeles for one more go-round, especially after his brother, Marc, signed with the Lakers in November.</p><p>“Seriously considered? It’s not that I’ve had many opportunities,” Gasol <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-pau-gasol-addresses-returning-to-lakers-for-final-year-of-career/">told ClutchPoints</a> in 2020 about an NBA comeback. “It’s something that has been on my mind. Kind of like the potential of maybe finishing or playing my last year with the Lakers would be great. It’s appealing if you will, but the opportunity never really kind of presented itself in a serious official manner.</p><p>“I have a great relationship and love for Jeanie and the Lakers organization and the city of Los Angeles, which is always going to remain extremely meaningful to me no matter what, but we’ll see. But not really.”</p><p>Gasol averaged 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in seven EuroLeague appearances for FC Barcelona. Barça lost to Anadolu Efes in the championship game.</p><p>In Liga ACB matches, Pau averaged 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds. He added eight points and eight boards in Game 1 vs. Real Madrid.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">¡🧠 <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Calathes15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Nick_Calathes15</a> tiene 🎁 para todos!</p><p>🐐 <a href="https://twitter.com/paugasol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@paugasol</a> JOINS THE PARTY!<a href="https://t.co/41JutzP0eX" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/41JutzP0eX</a></p><p>— Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBbasket/status/1404915225632124934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><blockquote>“He is much more than a teammate. He knows that. Everybody knows that. He is a brother to me,” Gasol’s FCB teammate Nikola Mirotic said. “To see how he is playing and enjoying the games, it is incredible. He helps us on and off the court. He arrived at a key moment for us.”</blockquote><p>Felicitats a Pau. Another notch on the Hall of Fame resume.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers legend Pau Gasol wins championship in possible last game of career

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Businesses, such as Goldin Auctions, have capitalized on this trend to make the hobby more visible and accessible to new collectors. While they’ve been doing great for the most part, this company isn’t exempt from some mishaps along the way, even involving LeBron James cards.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CP_otLBshYW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Ken Goldin (@kengoldin)</a></p></div></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>In a recent post by Ken Goldin, president of Goldin Auctions, it was announced that a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lebron-james-card-owner-seen-casually-flexing-his-1-million-rpa-around-dallas-cards-show/">2003 Exquisite Collection LeBron James Rookie Patch Auto</a> was pulled out from an auction due to authenticity issues. He explained that Upper Deck, the company that produced this card, is not so sure if the patch contained within is real or not. This comes after they expressed confidence two years ago that the patch is authentic, Goldin added.</p><p>This development came about after Cardporn, a social media account dedicated to card collecting, and several hobbyists sent evidence of tampering to Goldin himself. After reviewing the proof, the card was withdrawn and he thanked those who helped averted this potential disaster.</p><p>In a reply to Goldin’s post, Cardporn claimed Goldin’s decision was right and called on Beckett Grading Services to remove the slab’s serial number from their registry. This should be done to confirm the authenticity of the card’s patch.</p><p>If it weren’t for the intervention of concerned hobbyists, someone would have spent a considerable amount of money on a questionable LeBron James card. Fortunately, there are those who love the hobby too much to prevent this kind of trouble from happening in the first place.</p><p><i>Editor’s note: Headline was adjusted from “Fake LeBron James card” to “Questionable LeBron James card” to better reflect the story.</i></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Questionable LeBron James card worth a fortune pulled out by huge auction firm

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Stephen Curry destroys LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Damian Lillard in critical statistic

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The 22-year-old led the way for his team and dropped 25 points and tied his career-high of 18 assists to help Atlanta even the series at 2-2.</p><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1404635419598336000">ESPN Stats &amp; Info</a>, Young’s impressive Game 4 split makes him the youngest player in NBA history to notch 25 and 15 in any postseason game. The young All-Star got to this line younger than Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks, LeBron James, and even the legendary Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trae Young is the youngest player in NBA history with 25 points and 15 assists in a postseason game. <a href="https://t.co/zCSSIAVfId" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/zCSSIAVfId</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1404635419598336000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Take a bow, young fella.</p><p>The former fifth overall pick has been nothing but marvelous in his first-ever postseason stint. After almost singlehandedly taking care of business in the opening round against the New York Knicks, Young is continuing to make his mark in the league as one of the best young stars in the NBA.</p><p>In the second-round, against the defensive-minded Sixers unit, Young has been able to get to his spot and make his shots. In the first four games, he’s been averaging 27.2 points per game including 2.8 triples per outing. More impressively, Young has been able to create for his teammate and be the main facilitator for the Hawks. In their four games against the Sixers, Young has been averaging 11.8 dimes per outing which has helped him get everyone involved.</p><p>There were a lot of people who doubted the young shooter as he was set to make his playoff debut this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/trae-young/be230a04/gamelog">season</a>. But, with a round a half down, it seems like Trae Young does belong in the postseason and that he’s going to be here to stay.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Trae Young’s historic Game 4 performance leaves LeBron James and Magic Johnson eating his dust

<!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/2021/06/Former-NBA-Champion-selected-in-first-round-of-Big-3-draft.jpeg"></figure><h1>Former Laker, NBA Champion selected in first round of Big 3 draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-14T18:51:03-07:00">June 14th, 6:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-14T18:51:03-07:00">June 14th, 6:51pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Big 3 draft took place on Monday evening and featured some notable names. In fact, former NBA Champion and Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace was selected 9th <a href="https://twitter.com/thebig3/status/1404604363289468928">overall</a> in the first round and has joined the Trilogy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Your 2021 Round 1 picks! 👀  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BIG3IsBack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#BIG3IsBack</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/superdraftdfs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@superdraftdfs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/triller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@triller</a> <a href="https://t.co/KqDvtiWzi8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/KqDvtiWzi8</a></p><p>— BIG3 (@thebig3) <a href="https://twitter.com/thebig3/status/1404604363289468928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Metta World Peace in the Big 3 makes too much sense. Another former Laker– Earl Clark– went 2nd overall. Metta was previously a <a href="https://dev.big3.com/players/metta-world-peace/">co-captain</a> for the Killer 3s and will be joining a new team in 2021.</p><p>The Big 3 has quickly become a smashing success, especially since the founder– Ice Cube– has continuously recruited former NBA stars to join the league, making the 3-on-3 tournament more enjoyable every season.</p><p>He was a part of the 2010 NBA Finals team and hit some clutch shots down the stretch, including in the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. And who can forget his time with the Indiana Pacers and the infamous Malice at the Palace?</p><p>The first game of the season will be played on July 10 in Las Vegas. For World Peace, he is out to prove he can still perform. During his tenure in the NBA and with the Lakers, he flashed brilliance primarily on the defensive end and was a pest.</p><p>Can Metta World Peace add another basketball championship to his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-news-metta-world-peaces-dark-times-after-malice-at-the-palace/">resume</a> in the Big 3?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former Laker, NBA Champion selected in first round of Big 3 draft

<!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/2021/06/D-_Users_Johnson_Desktop_Webfile_Webfile-jun15_lakers-news-anthony-davis-la-get-massive-disrespect-in-all-defense-voting.jpeg"></figure><h1>Anthony Davis, Lakers get massive disrespect in All-Defense voting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-14T16:59:28-07:00">June 14th, 4:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-14T16:59:28-07:00">June 14th, 4:59pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA announced the First and Second team for All-Defense for the 2020-2021 season. Some names were as expected, and some were a bit of a surprise. However, the Los Angeles Lakers– who <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1404581027343867907?s=21">finished</a> with the best defensive rating in the NBA– were shut out from both teams.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Lakers had the league’s best defensive rating this season.</p><p>They have 0 All-Defense players. <a href="https://t.co/NZQUa31ewg" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/NZQUa31ewg</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1404581027343867907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 14, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The best defense in the NBA yet nobody on either of the first <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-rudy-gobert-highlight-all-defense-first-team/">two teams</a> is a bit of a head-scratcher. Sure, injuries happened, but it is still shocking that not one Lakers player made an appearance on one of the teams.</p><p>Anthony Davis– when healthy– is one of the best defenders in the entire NBA. Alex Caruso proved his worth time and time again, and Dennis Schroder and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also give the Lakers quality defense night in and night out.</p><p>Yes, Davis, Schroder, KCP, and Caruso received votes. LeBron James didn’t receive any votes at all. Either way, the top defense in the NBA has been completely left off the All-Defense teams, and– quite frankly– that is confusing.</p><p>The Lakers got bounced in the first round after an injury to Anthony Davis proved too much to overcome, but the fact they were left out of the All-Defense teams is utterly surprising.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Davis, Lakers get massive disrespect in All-Defense voting

<!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/2021/06/lebron-adam-morrison-lance-stephenson.jpeg"></figure><h1>Every Lakers player who has worn No. 6 not named LeBron James</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-14T15:38:06-07:00">June 14th, 3:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-14T15:38:06-07:00">June 14th, 3:38pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Beginning next season, LeBron James will officially become the greatest player to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-two-emoji-reaction-to-number-change/">wear No. 6</a> for the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">6️⃣👑 <a href="https://t.co/sBixVoUQa8" target="_blank">https://t.co/sBixVoUQa8</a></p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404512241446113283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 14, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>James won’t be the first notable player to switch numbers while playing for the storied franchise. Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich switched from No. 11 to No. 25 for his final six seasons in Los Angeles, and the latter number hangs in the rafters.</p><p>Kobe Bryant spent exactly 10 years in each of his two numbers, and now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/every-lakers-player-who-has-worn-8-or-24-not-named-kobe-bryant/">No. 8 and No. 24</a> are retired.</p><p>Kobe’s teammate, Metta World Peace <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2016/10/04/lakers-metta-world-peace-wanted-to-change-jersey-number-to-honor-kobe-bryants-60-point-nba-finale/">changed his number</a> to 37 in honor of Michael Jackson’s <i>Thriller</i> album during his Lakers tenure, because of course he did.</p><p>For whatever reason, No. 6 has become an increasingly popular number worn for Lakers players in recent decades. (James has a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/comparing-no-23-lebron-james-to-no-6-lebron-james/">long history</a> with No. 6, and would have <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31598697/los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james-plans-change-jersey-number-no-23-no-6-source-says">switched back earlier if not for Nike</a>).</p><p>In fact, of the 12 folks (including LeBron) who have donned No. 6 in purple-and-gold, 10 of them have played in the 21st Century, while the other two played in the 1990s. (The Lakers, in case you forgot, were founded in 1947.)</p><p>LeBron may be the first Hall of Fame-caliber player to wear No. 6 in Los Angeles, though he’s far from the first notable guy to do so. Because this list of names is so delightfully goofy, let’s celebrate the “legacy” of the number in purple-and-gold, before James gives it…<i><a href="https://theathletic.com/news/lakers-lebron-james-changing-back-to-no-6-after-space-jam-sources/hcyz30xi92PW">a new legacy</a>.</i></p><h2><b>Chucky Brown</b></h2><p>Brown, remarkably, played for 12 franchises across his 13 NBA seasons. In 1991-92, he played 36 games in Los Angeles, becoming the foremost No. 6 in Lakers lore.</p><p>Also: Brown’s nickname is apparently “Wild Thing”, <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownch01.html">per Basketball-Reference</a>, which is enjoyable.</p><h2><b>Eddie Jones</b> (1997-99)</h2><p>Steady Eddie averaged 15.2 PPG in six seasons with the Lakers after being selected with the 10th pick by Jerry West in 1994. Jones wore No. 25 for two seasons then was forced to switch due to the retirement of Goodrich’s number.</p><p>Jones, a 3-time All-Star, including two with the Lakers, earned All-Defense Second Team honors in 1998 before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets to clear playing time for Kobe.</p><p>Jones is also responsible for the coolest layup in NBA history:</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p><b>Jelani McCoy</b></p><p>In 2001-02, McCoy appeared in 21 games and won a ring in his one season in Los Angeles. Not a bad gig.</p><p><b>Maurice Evans</b></p><p>Evans had a solid NBA career from 2001-11. Mo played one season and change for the Lakers in 2007-08, serving primarily as Kobe’s defensive-minded backup.</p><p><b>Adam Morrison</b></p><p>The Stache, the myth, the legend.</p><p>The former Gonzaga star and Wooden Award winner never validated Michael Jordan’s decision to select him with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, though he did end up with two rings as head cheerleader for the Lakers in 2009 and 2010.</p><p>He appeared in 39 games with Los Angeles, though his impact was…outsized.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p> </p><h2><b>Josh McRoberts</b></h2><p>McBob spent one forgettable campaign with the Lakers. He averaged 2.8 points per game in 50 games in 2011-12 then was included in the Dwight Howard trade that summer.</p><h2><b>Earl Clark</b></h2><p>That Howard trade brought Clark to Los Angeles, too, and he assumed McRoberts’ number — one of the five numbers Clark wore for six different teams during his surprisingly underwhelming and short NBA career.</p><p>The former Louisville standout saw some decent run in his one season with the Lakers. He averaged 7.3 points in 59 games in 2012-13 and even worked his way into Mike D’Antoni’s starting lineup for 36 games.</p><h2><b>Kent Bazemore</b></h2><p>Bazemore was traded to Los Angeles in Feb. 2014 and actually played well for the abysmal 27-win Lakers squad. In 23 games (15 starts), Baze averaged 13.1 PPG on 45.1% shooting, but his Lakers career ended after he tore a tendon in his foot.</p><h2><b>Jordan Clarkson</b></h2><p>Clarkson rocked No. 6 for the first three seasons of his career, which came in Los Angeles from 2014-18.</p><p>He was named to the All-Rookie First Team in 2014-15 — the fourth second-round pick the previous 30 years to accomplish the feat. Overall, Clarkson averaged 14.2 points on 12.6 field goal attempts per game for lottery-bound Lakers groups.</p><p>Clarkson signed a four-year, $50 million extension with Los Angeles in 2016, but his production stalled the following season, and he earned the reputation as an empty-calorie scorer for non-competitive teams.</p><p>In Feb. 2018, he was traded, along with Larry Nance Jr., to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and a 2018 first-round pick that turned into Moritz Wagner.</p><p>Clarkson wore No. 8 for the Cleveland Cavaliers, then switched to No. 00 for his Sixth Man of the Year-winning first campaign with the Utah Jazz this season.</p><h2><b>Derrick Williams</b></h2><p>Williams continues the trend of high draft picks or college hoops stars wearing No. 6 with the Lakers. The 2011 No. 2 pick spent one 10-day contract with L.A. in 2018 — his last NBA minutes before heading overseas to hoop.</p><h2><b>Lance Stephenson</b></h2><p>Like Williams, Stephenson’s lone Lakers season marked his last appearance in the Association.</p><p>In his limited time, Stephenson, of course, was able to make a memorable mark in the hearts of Lakers fans, specifically with his iconically silly air guitar celebration. <a href="https://www.nba.com/lakers/video/teams/lakers/2019/03/27/2531695/1553657586180-lance-ankles-wide-2531695">Lance makes ’em dance</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is the best Lance Stephenson guitar of all-time💀💀 <a href="https://t.co/2UMvOl7wXN" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2UMvOl7wXN</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1089745663405899778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 28, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p> </p><p>The incomparable New York City pickup legend averaged 7.2 points in 63 games for the 2018-19 Lakers, teaming up with LeBron James, who seemingly got over Stephenson’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3wvCNnF98">ear-blowing ways</a>.</p><p>Since then, Stephenson won a title with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association, and earned MVP honors of the Terrific 12 league. </p><p>I think I speak for everyone when I say: Born Ready forever.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Every Lakers player who has worn No. 6 not named LeBron James

<!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/2021/06/jason-kidd-magic-damian-lillard.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lakers assistant Jason Kidd to interview with Magic after turning down Damian Lillard</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-14T13:01:03-07:00">June 14th, 1:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-14T13:01:03-07:00">June 14th, 1:01pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers granted Jason Kidd permission to interview for the Orlando Magic head coaching vacancy later this week, <a href="https://twitter.com/melissarohlin/status/1404506808538959873">Melissa Rohlin of FOX Sports reported</a>.</p><p>Kidd has been a key member of the Los Angeles coaching staff for the past two seasons. Last week, Frank Vogel praised Kidd’s performance and support, calling Kidd “one of my closest friends” and “a trusted advisor.”</p><p>Vogel specifically hailed the Hall of Famer’s commitment to learning the nitty-gritty of the job after jumping straight from playing into a head coaching role with the Brooklyn Nets in 2013.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">FWIW, here's what Frank Vogel and Rob Pelinka recently said about Jason Kidd's performance with the Lakers over the past 2 seasons: <a href="https://t.co/pkEBWfcHtH" target="_blank">https://t.co/pkEBWfcHtH</a> <a href="https://t.co/zgKwVIgvPy" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/zgKwVIgvPy</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1404512388984971265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 14, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Lakers GM Rob Pelinka also praised Kidd following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heres-what-every-lakers-free-agent-said-about-the-future-after-exit-interviews/">Lakers’ exit interviews</a>: “You have a guy like Jason Kidd, who has been just outstanding here as a lead assistant, just a 10 out of 10 I think, in all ways.”</p><p>Kidd recently spoke on his desire to get another shot at head coaching with <a href="https://theundefeated.com/features/jason-kidd-on-being-an-nba-head-coach-i-would-love-to-have-another-opportunity/">The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears</a>, though it was apparently not going to be with the Portland Trail Blazers. Days after Damian Lillard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-damian-lillard-wants-las-jason-kidd-as-next-portland-coach/">publicly advocated</a> for his fellow Oakland native to replace Terry Stotts, Kidd pulled his name out of the running.</p><p>Kidd <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jason-kidd-reveals-why-damian-lillards-request-turned-him-off-for-blazers-job/">cited Lillard’s endorsement</a> as the reason, though his history of domestic abuse and <a href="https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2021/06/09/there-are-better-candidates-to-be-the-celtics-next-coach-than-jason-kidd/">other off-court behavior</a> has <a href="https://www.blazersedge.com/2021/6/4/22519997/damian-lillard-portland-trail-blazers-head-coach-chauncey-billups-jason-kidd">arisen as a possible red flag</a> so he could have gotten word that the Blazers were not interested. He was <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1400101209546051586">reported to be a candidate</a> for the Boston Celtics job (and <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2021/6/6/22521448/jason-kidd-trail-blazers-coaching-search-damian-lillard-endorsement-lakers-frank-vogel">various college gigs</a>), though has not been granted an interview, yet.</p><p>Kidd coached the Nets to a 44-38 record in 2013-14 and led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 139-152 record over the next four seasons.</p><p>Kidd is among a slew of <a href="https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2021/06/13/orlando-magic-coaching-search-power-rankings-the-early-stages-of-the-process/">reported candidates</a> to helm the re-building Magic, including Los Angeles Clippers assistant Kenny Atkinson, Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka, San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, and Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham.</p><p>Magic GM John Hammond was the GM of the Bucks during Kidd’s time in Milwaukee.</p><p>Orlando, who finished 21-51 in 2020-21 and parted ways with Steve Clifford, will be looking for a coach with player development expertise. Kidd did not exactly excel in that department in Milwaukee, though his tenure with the Lakers seems to have made him a better all-around coach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers assistant Jason Kidd to interview with Magic after turning down Damian Lillard

<!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/2021/06/LeBron-James-Lakers-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers star LeBron James’ two-emoji reaction to number change</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-14T12:22:32-07:00">June 14th, 12:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-14T12:23:07-07:00">June 14th, 12:23pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Freelance Sports Journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Clearly, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James thought it was time for a change.</p><p>It was announced last week that he would officially wear No. 6 next season after flaunting No. 23 for the last three seasons. The Lakers acknowledged the change on Monday, <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404512241446113283">with LeBron James responding with two emojis only</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">6️⃣👑 <a href="https://t.co/sBixVoUQa8" target="_blank">https://t.co/sBixVoUQa8</a></p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404512241446113283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 14, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>There was some speculation that James was switching numbers in order to give Anthony Davis 23, which he wore during his days at the University of Kentucky and with the New Orleans Pelicans. But, the Brow is set to keep No. 3 for the time being.</p><p>The last time LeBron James wore No. 6 was back with the Miami Heat where he played for a total of four seasons and won two NBA titles. The King is also wearing that number in this summer’s Space Jam 2 movie, where Bron takes on the Goon Squad.</p><p>After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/schedule">disappointing first-round exit</a> from the 2021 playoffs, it’s clear that LeBron just wanted to spice things up a bit. He was originally supposed to swap back to six in 2019 when the Lakers acquired AD <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31598697/los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james-plans-change-jersey-number-no-23-no-6-source-says">but Nike vetoed the idea</a> because of all the inventory already made with LeBron James’ number on the back.</p><p>It might not seem like a huge deal, but it’s well known that jersey numbers can be superstitious for some players. Two titles with No. 6, so why not go back to it?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers star LeBron James’ two-emoji reaction to number change

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis to ‘of course’ help decide roster moves in offseason

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Dennis Schroder situation gets crucial update from Lakers VP Rob Pelinka

<!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/2021/06/nets-news-lebron-james-nsfw-reaction-to-kyrie-irving-hurting-ankle-on-giannis-antetokounmpo.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James’ NSFW reaction to Nets star Kyrie Irving injuring ankle on Giannis Antetokounmpo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-13T13:48:21-07:00">June 13th, 1:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-13T14:10:57-07:00">June 13th, 2:10pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-kyrie-irving-rolls-ankle-after-landing-giannis-antetokounmpo-foot/" rel="noopener">suffered a nasty ankle sprain</a> in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> with his dismay at seeing his former teammate go down.</p><p>LeBron’s tweet was blunt:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🙏🏾 <a href="https://twitter.com/KyrieIrving?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KyrieIrving</a>!!!! FUCK 🤦🏾‍♂️</p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1404173430140772353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Irving suffered the ankle injury when he landed on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foot. He went down in pain right away and stayed on the court for a while before limping to the locker room. He was ruled out for the remainder of Game 4 during halftime.</p><p>The Nets were already without James Harden, so losing Kyrie Irving is a brutal blow against a Bucks team that suddenly seems to have a lot of momentum. It looked like Brooklyn was going to cruise to a series victory after dominating the first two games, but Milwaukee has turned the tables and now has a legitimate chance to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.</p><p>The Nets are no stranger to dealing with injuries to their stars this season. Their Big Three played just eight regular-season games together and then the five first-round games before Harden got hurt early in Game 1 against Milwaukee. Brooklyn will have to dig deep with Harden and Irving hurting, with the lone healthy star left in Kevin Durant needing to step up and get help from the role players.</p><p>LeBron James knows just how special Kyrie is after they played together for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They went to four consecutive NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors and won in 2016, erasing a 3-1 deficit in the process. LeBron and Kyrie put together some historic performances in that series to beat the 73-win Warriors, and they both had iconic moments in Game 7. Irving hit the game-winning shot over Stephen Curry, while LeBron had that incredible chase-down block of Andre Iguodala.</p><p>Let’s hope Kyrie Irving doesn’t miss much time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!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/2021/06/image_2021-06-12_120918.png"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Lakers’ LeBron James destroyed by wife Savannah in Dwyane Wade’s Cube game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-11T21:37:52-07:00">June 11th, 9:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-11T21:37:52-07:00">June 11th, 9:37pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LeBron James is one of the greatest competitors to ever walk this planet. But apparently, the Los Angeles Lakers star might have some competition from his own household.</p><p>Check out the Lakers star take on his own wife Savannah. LeBron may be a 4-time MVP in the NBA, but his <a href="https://twitter.com/overtime/status/1403465327627980808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1403465327627980808%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">skills didn’t exactly translate</a> in this other ball-related competition:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron &amp; Savannah playing D Wade’s NEW GAME 🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/DwyaneWade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@DwyaneWade</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KingJames</a> <a href="https://t.co/INIGUoBZnW" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/INIGUoBZnW</a></p><p>— Overtime (@overtime) <a href="https://twitter.com/overtime/status/1403465327627980808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers frontman got demolished on every try they had, with Savannah edging him out without even breaking a sweat. After their first run through, LeBron called her out for a violation of the rules. She had used a 2nd hand in gathering a ball about to fall off the table (2nd game from the video). This game King James another shot to come at the Queen.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-12-at-12.02.38-PM.png"></figure><p>But even with a second run, LeBron James had to admit defeat against his formidable opponent. The Lakers star knew when he was beat, comparing Savannah’s speedy skills to that of boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-12-at-12.02.59-PM.png"></figure><p>The tabletop game was in support of the Lakers star’s best friend Dwyane Wade, who was tabbed as the host of TBS’s game show called The Cube. Wade also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dwayne-wades-wife-gabrielle-union/">challenged his wife</a>, actress Gabrielle Union, and also got served. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade may both have NBA rings, but their wives certainly hold their own.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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