<!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/2021/07/3-best-free-agency-destinations-for-Bryn-Forbes.jpg"></figure><h1>3 best free agency destinations for Bryn Forbes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-27T12:13:03-07:00">July 27th, 12:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-27T12:14:27-07:00">July 27th, 12:14pm</time><address><a>Tyler Ash</a>Tyler Ash is a freelance editorial writer for ClutchPoints. He contributed to two Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) books: 1986 Boston Red Sox: There Was More Than Game Six and Memorable Moments at Boston's Lost Diamond. He also wrote for SABR's website, Small Teaser Sports, The Cauldron, RantSports, and the Revere Journal. Tyler was a featured radio personality for WSOE's show, "One on One Sports."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Bryn Forbes has opted out of his $2.45 million player option with the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2021-22 NBA season, making him an unrestricted free agent.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bryn Forbes is betting on himself as he enters Free Agency this summer 💯 <a href="https://t.co/qoXwDnFoti" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/qoXwDnFoti</a></p><p>— Bucks Nation (@BucksNationCP) <a href="https://twitter.com/BucksNationCP/status/1420044264705118208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><div class="code-block code-block-20" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"></div><p></p></figure><p>Forbes spent the first four seasons of his career with the San Antonio Spurs before signing with the Bucks last offseason.</p><p>Across 70 appearances in the regular season, Forbes produced 10.0 points per contest and shot a career-best 45.2 percent on 3-pointers. The 6-foot-2 guard delivered two monster playoff outings in the first round against the Miami Heat. He drained six 3-pointers in Game 2 and seven treys in Game 4, helping the Bucks complete a sweep.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BRYN FORBES CANNOT BE STOPPED</p><p>19 PTS on 7-8 shooting. Sheesh <a href="https://t.co/mNgdDrNFDv" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/mNgdDrNFDv</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1396988489883799554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 25, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Despite a great showing in the opening round, Forbes eventually lost a spot in the rotation. He received three DNP-CDs in the NBA Finals against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/phoenix-suns">Phoenix Suns</a>.</p><p>Now an NBA champion, what will the market look like for Forbes? Despite posting the fourth-highest 3-point shooting percentage across the league, his defensive struggles and lack of playmaking could deter some teams from giving the 28-year-old guard a multiyear contract. He ranked 110th out of 116 among shooting guards in ESPN’s <a href="http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/page/3/sort/DRPM/position/2">Defensive Real Plus-Minus</a>. As a facilitator, he had the second-lowest assist rate among guards (1,000 minutes played minimum), <a href="https://stathead.com/basketball/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&amp;match=single&amp;order_by_asc=1&amp;order_by=ast_pct&amp;type=totals&amp;per_minute_base=36&amp;per_poss_base=100&amp;is_playoffs=N&amp;year_min=2021&amp;year_max=2021&amp;ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&amp;cval%5B1%5D=1000&amp;cstat%5B1%5D=mp&amp;positions%5B%5D=G&amp;positions%5B%5D=GF&amp;lg_id=NBA&amp;birth_country_is=Y&amp;age_min=0&amp;age_max=99&amp;height_min=0&amp;height_max=99&amp;season_start=1&amp;season_end=-1&amp;as_comp=gt&amp;as_val=0">according to StatHead</a>.</p><p>Still, Forbes is one of the game’s best shooters, so a team in need of floor spacing will ultimately target him in free agency. The Bucks are unlikely to retain the guard. The cap-strapped Bucks can only offer a <a href="https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/07/bucks-bryn-forbes-opting-out-of-contract.html">20% raise on his previous salary</a> (because they only have his Non-Bird rights), unless they offer part of the mid-level exception, which is highly doubtful.</p><p>With a return to Milwaukee likely off the table, let’s look at three teams that could ink Bryn Forbes in free agency.</p><h2><b>3. Memphis Grizzlies</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/memphis-grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> must find 3-point shooting help. They ranked 25th in the league with 11 3-pointers made per 100 possessions. Overall, they finished 20th in <a href="https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/three-point-pct">3-point percentage</a> in 2020-21. And while they acquired Eric Bledsoe in a trade with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a>, the guard is reportedly expected to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-the-pelicans-grizzlies-blockbuster-trade-ahead-of-2021-nba-draft/">traded elsewhere</a> this offseason.</p><p>Looking for a backup guard in free agency, the shooting-needy Grizzlies could sign Bryn Forbes. The Grizzlies lack volume shooters from 3-point territory, something Forbes could certainly aid. 64.5 percent of his field goal attempts were from 3-point land this past season. Forbes would prove worthy as a catch-and-shoot option for Ja Morant to pass to when attacking the basket.</p><h2><b>2. New York Knicks</b></h2><p>The New York Knicks have <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/cap/2021/" rel="noopener">ample cap space </a>to sign multiple free agents. After finishing with the eighth-worst offense across the NBA, the Knicks should target offensive-minded players. Bryn Forbes could be a great piece off the bench for New York, which finished 23rd in true shooting percentage.</p><p>Forbes produced his best true shooting percentage (63.1) of his career with the Bucks in 2020-21. He would prove valuable to the Knicks, who ranked 21st in the NBA with 11.7 triples made per contest.</p><h2><b>1. New Orleans Pelicans</b></h2><p>One of the reasons the Pelicans sent away Steven Adams in the aforementioned trade was to open up floor space. Adams clogged up the inside too often, which was disadvantageous to star Zion Williamson when he drove the lane.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">New Orleans creates salary cap space for August that allows them to either match an offer sheet on Lonzo Ball, or have the cap space to pursue a significant free agent point guard, including Kyle Lowry and others. Pels liked Valanciunas as floor spacer at center over Adams, too. <a href="https://t.co/3YRyBTEg1S" target="_blank">https://t.co/3YRyBTEg1S</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1419757450924789761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>3-point specialists will create more space for Williamson to operate. The Pelicans hit the fourth-fewest 3-pointers per game (10.6) and finished 26th in 3-point percentage (34.8). They could sorely use a player like Bryn Forbes, who buried 2.2 3-pointers per contest in 2020-21.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 best free agency destinations for Bryn Forbes

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Bucks’ Bryn Forbes makes decision on player option after winning NBA title

<!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/2021/07/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-cards.jpeg"></figure><h1>Investing in Giannis Antetokounmpo cards is a huge risk right now</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-27T06:56:49-07:00">July 27th, 6:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-27T06:58:13-07:00">July 27th, 6:58am</time><address><a>Julio Luis Munar</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cards</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s no doubt in everyone’s minds that the Milwaukee Bucks and its legions of fans are on cloud nine right now after winning the NBA Finals. Giannis Antetokounmpo card collectors, in particular, are riding the wave of their investments as his stock in the market has been surging since the past few days.</p><p>But with every high will come a low at some point. We take a look below at why investing in Giannis Antetokounmpo cards isn’t as great as many expect right now. We also take a look at the Greek Freak’s current state in the card market to get a perspective on where he is headed value-wise.</p><h2><b>Current State Of Giannis Antetokounmpo Cards In The Market</b></h2><p>It’s no secret that the Greek Freak’s stock in the card market is on the rise after Milwaukee trumped the Phoenix Suns in six games. Keep in mind, though, that before that happened, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s stock fell down from a peak of <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/384108861950?hash=item596eac19fe:g:BFoAAOSwj5JggH~Y">$3,150</a> last April. It only began to rise again after the Bucks got past the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets in the first and second rounds respectively.</p><p>Antetokounmpo’s stock was slowly inching its way upward during the Eastern Conference Finals against the Atlanta Hawks. Except for a short period of doubt due to his knee injury scare, his PSA 10 rookie card value reached the $2,000-mark when the NBA Finals started.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-rookie-cards-Bucks-NBA-Finals-.jpeg"></figure><p>From there, Antetokounmpo’s rookie card value didn’t look back anymore. Even when the Bucks lost the first two games to Phoenix, Cream City’s All-Star forward performed like a man possessed on the court. And for the remaining four contests, Antetokounmpo went to another level and fully realized <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/all-27-moves-that-led-to-the-bucks-winning-the-2021-nba-championship/">Milwaukee’s long dream</a> to bring another title to their city.</p><p>Thanks to this massive catalyst, Antetokounmpo cards went off like a rocket to the stars. His PSA 10 2013 base Prizm rookie card, in particular, is now valued at <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/373654583784?hash=item56ff8c79e8:g:jFUAAOSw9MRg9bcY">$2,350</a> on eBay. But while some collectors may think now is the ideal time to pounce on those cards, waiting for the hype to die down is the wisest course of action when it comes to the Greek Freak’s stock in the card market.</p><h2><b>The Risk Of Buying Giannis Antetokounmpo Cards Now</b></h2><p>The first thought of a casual collector would be to get a rookie card or two of Antetokounmpo after clinching his first ring. But while this is the obvious play to entertain, it doesn’t mean it’s the most practical move to make right now.</p><figure><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mzIAAOSwXXhg-OAl/s-l1600.jpg"></figure><p>Keep in mind that anything that goes up needs to come down at some point in time. That’s the same thing too with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giannis-antetokounmpo-just-made-his-card-investors-filthy-stinking-rich/">Giannis Antetokounmpo cards</a> in the market. Collectors who purchased his stock at the peak will be left with a card that has dropped in price in a couple of months. In the end, money will be lost and you’ll have a hard time selling it at the price you paid for it.</p><p>The right play here is to wait for a couple of weeks, or even a month, for Antetokoumpo’s value to drop. Collectors need to be vigilant in checking eBay’s price comparisons for his PSA 10 rookie cards to get a good gauge on when to buy one. </p><p>Just remember that the hype for basketball cards will rise up rapidly again weeks before the new season starts in November. Smart collectors will use that window of time to stock up on their Giannis Antetokounmpo card investments for their collection or to make a profit out of them in the market.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Investing in Giannis Antetokounmpo cards is a huge risk right now

<!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/2021/07/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-channels-kobe-bryant-dwyane-wade-other-nba-champs-on-instagram.jpg"><figcaption>July 26, 2021</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo channels Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, other NBA champs on Instagram</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-26T21:34:00-07:00">July 26th, 9:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-26T21:34:00-07:00">July 26th, 9:34pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Less than a week after winning his first-ever NBA title with the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo has switched his mood to get the off-season grind going. The two-time MVP knows that a lot of great superstars have paved the way for him and Giannis channelled a few of these iconic NBA champions in his latest social media posts.</p><p>The 26-year-old posted a series of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/giannis_an34/">Instagram Stories</a> channeling quite the collection of superstars – Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets, and, last but not the least, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant (via Bleacher Report).</p><blockquote>“Let’s have a great off season… WORK” Giannis posted.</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis channeling some champs this offseason on his IG story 😤 <a href="https://t.co/LsrLMODzXu" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/LsrLMODzXu</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1419866801010135040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Now that’s a starting five that would guarantee you a few titles.</p><p>Giannis has been through quite a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-giannis-antetokounmpo-went-from-greek-vendor-to-nba-superstar/">journey</a> both in and out of the NBA. From selling watches and CDs on the streets of Greece to climbing his way all the way to the top of the league, Antetokoummpo has literally been through it all. After winning back-to-back MVP titles in 2019 and 2020 and now winning his first NBA ring as well as his first NBA Finals MVP trophy, it seems that the champ has his eyes on so much more.</p><p>Antetokounmpo’s trophy cabinet may be filling up quite fast but, as his recent post suggests, that’s all in the past now and it’s time to get back to work. Though it may be a tough ask for the Bucks to repeat and go on another amazing championship run, there isn’t really a challenging path Giannis was never willing to take.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo channels Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, other NBA champs on Instagram

<!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/2021/07/Kevin-Durant_s-message-to-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-that-helped-him-bag-NBA-Finals-MVP.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Durant’s message to Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo that helped him bag NBA Finals MVP</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-26T12:46:58-07:00">July 26th, 12:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-26T12:52:51-07:00">July 26th, 12:52pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100018763751455" rel="facebook">Mico Ong</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets fought toe to toe in a seven-game thriller in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The Bucks eventually won on the road after Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped a 40-point masterpiece to clinch the game in overtime.</p><p>Kevin Durant went into berserk mode as he scored 50 points in the overtime loss against the Bucks, and a lot of fans have been thinking about the what-ifs because KD’s foot was an inch away from counting the shot as a 3-pointer.</p><p>The series was incredible and these two played a very important role in entertaining the fans. Durant left people speechless with his herculean efforts, and Giannis responded with his monstrous performances. They had a really cool back and forth, but the Bucks had the last laugh.</p><p>After the game had been decided, Durant left Giannis a special message that would eventually help with his confidence going into the next round and to the NBA Finals.</p><p>As they hugged, the two-time NBA Champion told him:</p><blockquote>“Go get you one, alright? Every possession, go get you one. and get y’all one.”</blockquote><p>Giannis has the utmost respect for KD. After their legendary duel, the Bucks star acknowledged Durant as the best player in the world, per ESPN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/1406454825370275841?s=20">Rachel Nichols</a>.</p><p>The Bucks advanced to beat the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/records">went on to win the 2021 NBA Championship</a> against the Phoenix Suns after trailing 2 games to none.</p><p>Coming from a player who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-star-giannis-antetokounmpo-fires-dangerous-nsfw-warning-after-winning-nba-title/" rel="noopener">Giannis</a> grew up watching and idolizing, the message clearly echoed on his mind and heart. The Greek Freak averaged 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, and 5.0 assists in 6 games and won the NBA Finals MVP.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant’s message to Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo that helped him bag NBA Finals MVP

<!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/2021/07/Bobby-Portis-rookie-cards-went-from-trash-to-treasure-after-role-in-Bucks-title-thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Bobby Portis rookie cards went from trash to treasure after role in Bucks’ title</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-26T09:02:11-07:00">July 26th, 9:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-26T09:04:58-07:00">July 26th, 9:04am</time><address><a>Julio Luis Munar</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cards</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In almost every journey to the NBA championship, there will always be that one guy from the bench who ends up surprising everybody. This year, there was one man who came out of nowhere and won the hearts of many: Milwaukee Bucks big man Bobby Portis.</p><p>We take a look at Portis’ journey in the NBA, how he became a champion with the Milwaukee Bucks, and the current state of his card stock.</p><h2><b>How Bobby Portis Rookie Cards Rose Up In Prominence During The Postseason</b></h2><p>Before Bobby Portis became an NBA champion and won over the Milwaukee faithful, he was a journeyman known for his aggressive look and fights with other players. The most notable conflict was when he hospitalized Nikola Mirotic with a punch when they fought during a practice session with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/chicago-bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> in 2017. Since then, Portis would end up bouncing around the league and playing for different squads, such as the Washington Wizards and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-york-knicks">New York Knicks</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">he famously KO'd a teammate while he was with the bulls (but the teammate mighta deserved it)<a href="https://t.co/aEbHiVnWDO" target="_blank">https://t.co/aEbHiVnWDO</a></p><p>— RossWB (@RossWB) <a href="https://twitter.com/RossWB/status/1417885898176335874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Right before the season started, Portis signed a two-year $7.4 million contract with the Bucks as their reserve power forward. In the 66 games he played for Cream City, the seven-year veteran averaged 11.4 points and 7.1 rebounds on 47.1% shooting from beyond the arc.</p><p>Portis would go on to put up some respectable numbers against the Miami Heat in the playoffs, but he barely played against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>. However, Portis was given the biggest break of his career when The Greek Freak injured his knee in Game 4 against the Atlanta Hawks.</p><p>In Game 5 of that series, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-bobby-portis-reacts-becoming-milwaukee-hero-game-5-place-giannis-antetokounmpo/">Portis stepped up</a> in the absence of Antetokounmpo by notching 22 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals. His standout performance helped Milwaukee clinch a pivotal victory that paved the way toward the Finals.</p><p>As Antetokounmpo recovered just in time for the Finals, Portis went back to the bench and played limited minutes in most games. It wasn’t until Game 6 when he went out and scored 16 points on 40% shooting from deep to help the Bucks win their first title in 50 years.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I wouldn't trade it for the world!"</p><p>Bobby Portis on his journey over the past year, culminating in winning his first NBA Championship with the <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Bucks</a>. <a href="https://t.co/nu62bXsaBy" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/nu62bXsaBy</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1417710368823123971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>During the trophy ceremony, the Milwaukee crowd cheered on Portis and showed him love for helping the Bucks win. In essence, the same thought can also be applied to his card stock after a momentous step in his career.</p><h2><b>The Current State of Bobby Portis Rookie Cards</b></h2><p>When looking for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/4-most-overpriced-2020-rookie-cards-you-should-sell-asap/">rookie cards</a> on the market, collectors would often pass on those that have Bobby Portis on them. This wasn’t the case at the start of this month when the Bucks finally made it to the NBA Finals.</p><p>At the start of July, Portis’ PSA 10 2015 Prizm Silver rookie card was valued at <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/284356351377?hash=item4234f59591:g:hY4AAOSwi0lg3wCv">$90</a>. More than a week later, that price dipped a little bit to <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/164946855953?hash=item2667994811:g:bIoAAOSwtTpfRG6A">$76</a> before climbing up to its current level of <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/255041496044?hash=item3b61a863ec:g:2cIAAOSwC~5g4ktK">$160</a>. That price jump validates Portis’ increasing popularity, not only among Bucks fans but in the card community as well.</p><p>Portis’ inspiring journey from a hot-headed reserve in Chicago to a champion in Milwaukee is what dreams are made of. He also makes a good addition to any card collection at the moment. Once the hype has subsided, getting those Bobby Portis rookie cards will surely be worth it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bobby Portis rookie cards went from trash to treasure after role in Bucks’ title

<!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/2021/07/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-just-made-his-card-investors-filthy-stinking-rich-thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Giannis Antetokounmpo just made his card investors filthy stinking rich</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-26T07:29:05-07:00">July 26th, 7:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-26T07:32:56-07:00">July 26th, 7:32am</time><address><a>Julio Luis Munar</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cards</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Last week, basketball fans were treated to a jaw-dropping NBA Finals performance, courtesy of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. After going through the gauntlet in the Eastern Conference and falling down two games to none against the Phoenix Suns, The Greek Freak completely unleashed himself. His monstrous dominance paved the way for the Bucks to win their first title in half a century.</p><p>Now that the 2020-21 season has come and gone, the dust has settled to reveal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giannis-antetokounmpo-rookie-cards-go-nuclear-in-the-nba-finals/">Giannis Antetokounmpo card</a> investors as the winner. We take a look below at how that happened and the current state of The Greek Freak’s cards right now.</p><h2><b>The Rise Of Giannis Antetokounmpo Cards</b></h2><p>Before finally winning the title this season, Antetokounmpo and the Bucks had the reputation of being monsters in the regular season before disappointing in the playoffs. This had happened multiple times during the past few years, with notable losses to the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat. That almost became a reality again this year when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-suffers-scary-knee-injury-vs-hawks/">Antetokounmpo hyperextended his knee</a> against the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This man <a href="https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Giannis_An34</a> out there putting on a damn clinic! Just a few weeks ago, the basketball world thought he was done with a serious knee injury. He was back a week later, and now he is minutes away from winning his first NBA championship. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MILvsPHX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#MILvsPHX</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NBAFinals</a> <a href="https://t.co/neq7Zu7LF1" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/neq7Zu7LF1</a></p><p>— Coach K (@ShowerShoeLord) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShowerShoeLord/status/1417687097083711489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p> </p><p>Thanks to the gruesome look of the injury that heavily circulated social media, almost everyone thought Antetokounmpo’s chance to advance was good as done. The market also reacted to this incident, with The Greek Freak’s 2013 PSA 10 base Prizm rookie card going down from <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/224479024416?hash=item3443fe1520:g:s00AAOSw-Ttg03vI">$1,974</a> to <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/203502194022?hash=item2f61ad0d66:g:ICIAAOSwnb1gwC8S">$1,350</a> in a span of one day.</p><p>Fortunately, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday got the job done by eliminating Atlanta. At this point, the Phoenix Suns had the momentum going into the series, especially with fears that Antetokounmpo was still not 100%. To everyone’s surprise, this was the exact time when the Bucks All-Star went supernova.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis GOES OFF for 33 of his 50 points in the 2nd half, fueling the <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Bucks</a> Game 6 victory en route to their first NBA championship in 50 years!</p><p>50 PTS | 14 REB | 5 BLK | 17-19 FTM <a href="https://t.co/PcP9FGokFH" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/PcP9FGokFH</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1417978946382143490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p> </p><p>Even with Cream City falling behind in the series during the first two games, Antetokounmpo still performed like the best player on the court. His impressive tenacity and skill finally paid off in Games 3-6, when the Bucks won four straight contests to bag the title. All in all, Antetokounmpo played like a Hall of Famer by averaging 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.8 blocks in almost 40 minutes per game.</p><p>With his ascension as an NBA champion, those who purchased Giannis Antetokounmpo cards have finally been rewarded. As a result, most of The Greek Freak’s rookie card investors have already cashed in on his victory.</p><h2><b>The State Of Giannis Antetokounmpo Cards</b></h2><p>Hobbyists who purchased stock of Giannis Antetokounmpo at the end of May will be glad to know that their investment has reached its full potential. During that point, Antetokounmpo’s PSA 10 base Prizm rookie card would crater down to <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/124743695496?hash=item1d0b4dbc88:g:AAoAAOSwljVgruIw">$1,975</a> from its previous peak of <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/384108861950?hash=item596eac19fe:g:BFoAAOSwj5JggH~Y">$3,150</a> during the last week of April.</p><figure><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/JRwAAOSwuMFg-NAz/s-l1600.jpg"></figure><p>After Antetokounmpo’s historic championship run with the Bucks, that same card is now valued at <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/224544275028?hash=item3447e1ba54:g:NRUAAOSwwkZg9zM7">$2,600</a> on eBay. His PSA 10 Select and Hoops, two of his other popular rookie cards, are currently priced at <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/194249691819?hash=item2d3a2f12ab:g:O84AAOSwoDdg96~b">$1,700</a> and <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/224544276963?hash=item3447e1c1e3:g:kJcAAOSwyiJgrRdS">$602</a>, respectively.</p><p>Hours after winning his first ring, Antetokounmpo said he was proud of winning the title the hard way without joining a superteam. That same feeling is now being felt by Giannis Antetokounmpo card collectors who have stuck with him through his ups and downs. Now, they’re right there with The Greek Freak in reaping the rewards of their card investment choices.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giannis Antetokounmpo just made his card investors filthy stinking rich

<!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/2021/07/bucks-news-jrue-holidays-hilarious-clapback-after-brutal-team-usa-loss-to-france.jpg"><figcaption>July 25, 2021</figcaption></figure><h1>Jrue Holiday’s hilarious clapback after brutal Team USA loss to France</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-25T21:23:45-07:00">July 25th, 9:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-25T21:23:45-07:00">July 25th, 9:23pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>2021 NBA champion Jrue Holiday basically told his haters to be quiet after Team USA’s horrible 83-76 loss against France on Sunday. After a massive <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/team-usa-news-americans-collapse-absolutely-epic-fashion-vs-france-open-olympics/">third quarter collapse,</a> the star-studded 12-man roster fell short against Evan Fournier, Rudy Gobert, and the rest of the tough French squad in the opening game of the basketball tournament’s group stage.</p><p>When asked what the team needed to do to get back on track, Holiday had quite a simple response:</p><blockquote>“This is my first day,” said the Milwaukee Bucks point guard (via <a href="https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/nba-champion-jrue-holiday-usa-men-basketball-loss-france-kevin-durant-tokyo-2020">olympics.com</a>). “Literally my first day.”</blockquote><p>Fresh from his 2021 NBA Finals stint, the 31-year-old just arrived in Tokyo a little over a day before their game against France tipped off. Though a bit jetlagged, Holiday brought his championship swagger with him and was a huge piece for Gregg Popovich’s line-up despite the loss.</p><blockquote>“This is the first time I’ve been on this stage; you always want to make an impression. I just came out and played as hard as I can. We had a chance… France is a good team. They play very, very well together. They were consistent throughout the whole game.” Holiday added.</blockquote><p>After controlling the game in the first half led by Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard, the aggressive French unit got back into the game in the third quarter with a huge run and basically stunned Team USA until the final buzzer. Fournier, the Boston Celtics swingman, dropped a game-high of 28 points to lead France to a huge statement win.</p><blockquote>“We have to keep going; we have to break that barrier. I’m very positive about tonight. France is a good team. I feel we’re getting better every game.” said Holiday.</blockquote><p>Team USA still has two more group stage matches against Iran and the Czech Republic coming up. They just need to finish at the top-2 of their group to advance to the next round.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jrue Holiday’s hilarious clapback after brutal Team USA loss to France

<!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/2021/07/team-usa-news-gregg-popovichs-heartwarming-gesture-for-devin-booker-khris-middleton-jrue-holiday.jpg"></figure><h1>WATCH: Team USA coach Gregg Popovich’s heartwarming gesture for Devin Booker, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-24T18:03:47-07:00">July 24th, 6:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-24T18:04:35-07:00">July 24th, 6:04pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday have finally arrived in Tokyo as part of Team USA’s contingent for the Olympics basketball tournament. The trio had to spend 12 hours on a plane to get to Japan and it was clear that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-avoids-awkward-plane-ride-to-tokyo-after-nba-finals-loss-to-bucks/" rel="noopener">long-haul flight</a> had taken its toll on them. This is exactly why Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich saw to it that all three players felt warm and welcome as soon as they arrived.</p><p>Booker, Middleton, and Holiday finally made it to their hotel at around 1:00 AM local time, but despite the fact that their arrival came during the wee hours of the morning, coach Pop made sure he was part of their welcoming committee (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/usabasketball/status/1419054656429248512">USA Basketball</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Finals guys have arrived! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸</p><p>Welcome to Tokyo, <a href="https://twitter.com/DevinBook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@DevinBook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Jrue_Holiday11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Jrue_Holiday11</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Khris22m?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Khris22m</a>! <a href="https://t.co/2Z7olhOi4h" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2Z7olhOi4h</a></p><p>— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/usabasketball/status/1419054656429248512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The trio was visibly exhausted from the flight — not to mention they all just came from an epic six-game NBA Finals series — but it was also clear that they were quite excited to take part in the quest for gold. Booker himself said in the clip that he’s ready to go, and Team USA will definitely benefit from his inclusion in the squad. The same can be said for newly-crowned NBA champs Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday.</p><p>As for Pop, it looks like the veteran coach wasted no time giving instructions to his players. It seems like he already laid out what he expects from them in terms of their inclusion in the squad. At 1 o’clock in the morning. After a grueling 12-hour flight. Clearly, there are no days off for coach Pop.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

WATCH: Team USA coach Gregg Popovich’s heartwarming gesture for Devin Booker, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday

<!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/2021/07/giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo fires dangerous NSFW warning after winning NBA title</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-24T17:06:11-07:00">July 24th, 5:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-24T17:06:45-07:00">July 24th, 5:06pm</time><address><a>Arlos Sara</a>Arlos Sara graduated with a degree in Psychology. He is an NBA writer and editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation. Back in the day, while other kids were consumed by their toys and comic books, young Arlos was already thumbing through the pages of sports magazines.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> were doubted and lambasted by naysayers throughout the year, peaking deep into their playoff run and early in the NBA Finals. But after Antetokounmpo’s ridiculous performance in six games against the Phoenix Suns to capture the Larry O’Brien trophy, the apology list is only growing.</p><p>The 2021 NBA Finals MVP now has all the ammo to fire back at his critics so he’s wasting no time in doing so—with much gusto at that. In an interview with <a href="https://theathletic.com/2723411/2021/07/23/one-on-one-with-giannis-antetokounmpo-on-the-bucks-nba-championship-its-crazy-its-f-crazy/?fbclid=IwAR3eUO9NfUeJpGV_9nA9dTcsfOLHNJMkY-bhq6HRTecN6bPuU-YzD3-j0Z4">Eric Nehm of The Athletic</a>, Antetokounmpo sent out a warning to all teams ahead of their title defense season in 2021-22.</p><blockquote>“Milwaukee is on the fucking map again. You know what I’m saying? And they gotta put some respect on our name. We are a dangerous team, we are a dangerous organization, we have a great culture, we have a winning culture and we want to keep getting better.”</blockquote><p>The Bucks were already pegged as favorites over the past couple of years until they fell short in the playoffs. After these disappointments, they decided to swing big by trading for Jrue Holiday. It came at a steep price but it was all worth it in the end. Holiday’s astute play and Dobermann-like defense proved pivotal in the Bucks’ postseason run.</p><p>As amazing as he is, Giannis Antetokounmpo has yet to reach his prime. The Bucks superstar is only 26 years old. He still has plenty of time to further hone his skills, potentially adding a reliable jump shot and a more consistent stroke from the free-throw line.</p><p>It’s not an empty warning coming from Antetokounmpo’s mouth. The Bucks are here. These deers are to be feared.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo fires dangerous NSFW warning after winning NBA title

<!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/2021/07/Evan-Mobley-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-LeBron-James-NBA-Draft-2021-NBA-Draft.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Draft prospect Evan Mobley thinks he’s going to surpass LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-24T07:52:11-07:00">July 24th, 7:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-24T07:53:25-07:00">July 24th, 7:53am</time><address><a>Johnny Recks</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA teams love to see confidence in the young guns, and it appears Evan Mobley is one who’s got a massive surplus of such, as anyone could glean from this particular quote from the big man ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft, per Jonathan Feigen of<a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/1418649659225038851"> <i>The Houston Chronicle</i></a>, which implies greatness beyond the levels of LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><blockquote>Mobley on his ceiling: “I think I’ll be a generational player that no one has seen before. I’m going to keep working and stay in the gym until I get there.”</blockquote><p>That’s meat drenched in fresh blood in the eyes of the shark-infested waters of Twitter, which loves to fish this kind of authoritative declaration whenever it becomes clear that that isn’t just the case. But we’ll just have to leave Evan Mobley to prove that while playing for the team that will select him in the upcoming 2021 NBA Draft.</p><p>Mobley is expected to be taken high in the NBA Draft, likely inside the top five, and it’s not hard to see why. He’s a seven-footer who could do it all on both ends of the floor. In his lone season for the USC Trojans, Mobley averaged 16.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks in 33.9 minutes per game. Mobley <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-best-destinations-for-evan-mobley-in-2021-nba-draft/">can take over</a> offensively and defensively with his incredible blend of agility, awareness, quickness, and timing that go along with his size.</p><p>It would be exciting to see him try to prove his words in the big league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Draft prospect Evan Mobley thinks he’s going to surpass LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo

<!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/2021/07/Draymond-Green-Jrue-Holiday-Khris-Middleton-Devin-Booker-Tokyo-2020-Olympics.jpg"></figure><h1>Draymond Green gets utterly honest about Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker joining Team USA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-24T07:24:27-07:00">July 24th, 7:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-24T15:39:18-07:00">July 24th, 3:39pm</time><address><a>Johnny Recks</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A week has not even gone by since the 2021 NBA Finals had concluded with the Milwaukee Bucks winning the Larry O’Brien trophy in six games against the Phoenix Suns, but three key figures of that series — Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, and Devin Booker — will have more basketball to play, as they will be joining Draymond Green and the rest of Team USA in Japan for the 2020 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/team-usa-news-kevin-durant-reveals-gregg-popovich-working-them-like-dogs/">Olympics</a> in Tokyo.</p><p>For Draymond Green, the fact that Middleton, Holiday, and Booker are all committed to playing for the flag surely deserves his respect, per <a href="https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31874415/draymond-green-feeling-lot-respect-nba-finals-players-sticking-tokyo-commitment">Brian Windhorst of ESPN</a>: </p><blockquote>“I have a lot of respect for those guys for not only committing to do this but actually keeping their word,” Team USA forward Draymond Green said. “You’re talking about three true professionals, three extremely competitive guys that wouldn’t be on their way here if this didn’t mean something.”</blockquote><p>It’s perhaps easier for Middleton and Holiday to pack their bags for Japan. After all, they’re going there still feeling high about their successful championship run in the NBA. It’s a different story for Booker, who will be flying across the Pacific with the lingering thought of how the Suns let the NBA title slip out of their hands despite winning the first two games of the series.</p><p>It will take time for Booker to move on completely from that, but winning the gold in Japan should go a long way in helping him recover from that bitter series. As for Middleton and Holiday, helping Team USA get on top of the podium would add another reason why 2021 will be a year they’ll never forget.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Draymond Green gets utterly honest about Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker joining Team USA

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He loves music (Calvin Harris, Wu-Tang Clan, The Strokes), traveling bothdomestically and internationally, and he enjoys a good stand-up comedyshow. Lastly, he really enjoys outdoor recreation (hiking, biking,paddle boarding, etc.) and he absolutely nerds out about James Bond,Star Wars, Marvel, True Detective, and Jurassic Park.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Milwaukee Bucks having won the 2021 NBA title, Giannis Antetokounmpo has now changed the narrative of his career and the team after leading them to the promised land against overwhelming odds. This is a big feat for the Bucks seeing as they were written off by the entire basketball world all year long.</p><p>Things weren’t always pretty, but with the stellar play of Giannis, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday, the Bucks were able to power through and win the championship. Now that Giannis has won back-to-back league MVPs, the 2020 Defensive Player Of The Year, and was named the 2021 NBA Finals MVP, he has joined Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in NBA history to accomplish this feat.</p><p>Given all of his previous successes and his most recent milestone, Giannis Antetokounmpo is making a strong case for the most important player in Bucks history over Hall-Of-Famer and NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Having said all this, let’s take a look at the two reasons that make this a valid point.</p><p><b>He helped end their 50 year title drought </b></p><p>In 1971, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the Bucks to their first <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-kareem-abdul-jabars-brutally-honest-take-on-anthony-davis-elite-big-man-status/" rel="noopener">NBA title in franchise</a> history playing alongside fellow NBA legend and Hall-Of-Famer Oscar Robertson. This was an incredible feat for Abdul-Jabbar because it was his first title in only his third season playing in the NBA. However, it was also the only title the Bucks won with Abdul-Jabbar who eventually left the team for greener pastures.</p><p>On the flip side, Giannis has led them to their first championship since then and gives the Bucks new hope with the potential to win more titles in the near future. After taking the league by complete surprise and winning it all, it seems as if the Bucks are just getting started and with Giannis leading them to their first NBA title in 50 years, this a major milestone for Milwaukee. This also gives Giannis an edge as the most important Milwaukee Buck of all-time.</p><p><b>He plans to spend his entire NBA career playing for the Milwaukee Bucks </b></p><p>In 1975 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wound up leaving the Bucks to join Magic Johnson on the LA Lakers where he finished out his career and went on to win five more NBA championships. Last offseason Giannis Antetokounmpo had the chance to go elsewhere and join a super team that would give him an easy path to winning his first championship, but he chose to re-sign with the Bucks instead and build a contender while continuing to improve his game.</p><p>This in-turn would pay huge dividends for both him and the Bucks with Milwaukee hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2021 and Giannis  being named finals MVP. With the Bucks shocking the world and winning the NBA title this year, Giannis will look to build off of that momentum with the hopes of leading Milwaukee to multiple title runs and building a long-lasting legacy as the most important player in franchise history.</p><p>With his commitment and loyalty to the organization, it’s safe to say that Giannis Antetokounmpo already has a strong case as the most important player in Bucks history. His choice to stay with the Bucks long-term could also be what saves the NBA and inspires the next generation of superstars to spend their entire NBA careers playing with one team. On the other hand, Giannis could also go down one of the most influential players in NBA history as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 reasons that Giannis Antetokounmpo, not Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is most important player in Bucks history

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Finals over the Phoenix Suns in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-gets-brutally-honest-on-knee-injury-before-nba-finals/">dramatic fashion</a> as Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped a 50-piece in the closing game. After the victory, Suns head coach Monty Williams made an appearance in the Bucks locker room to congratulate them on taking home the title.</p><p>Well, the Bucks star spoke with <a href="https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/status/1418607141259071488">Malika Andrews of ESPN</a> and gave some clarity on the Willimas’ crashing the Bucks celebration after the victory.  It turns out Giannis walked in with Monty.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From the cutting room floor of our <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@SportsCenter</a> convo: Giannis discusses this moment Suns coach Monty Williams. “I had the people stop the music and stop the champagne… I told him, ‘I feel like there's a good chance we might running back next year.’ More: <a href="https://t.co/GizGXOyuPj" target="_blank">https://t.co/GizGXOyuPj</a> <a href="https://t.co/YjuFhbDES7" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/YjuFhbDES7</a></p><p>— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) <a href="https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/status/1418607141259071488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>What a gesture by Giannis. The Suns’ marvelous run was nothing to be ashamed of, especially considering the majority of their players had limited– if any– playoff experience.</p><p>However, for some reason, the classy move by Williams to go into the Bucks locker room was met with some criticism.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ppl who hate me for saying this are the same ppl who record themselves giving money to homeless ppl and then post it on IG. <a href="https://t.co/BLFqq5H1xl" target="_blank">https://t.co/BLFqq5H1xl</a></p><p>— Chillin in my Bacta (@DarthAmin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarthAmin/status/1418239784753917955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Later, <a href="https://twitter.com/DarthAmin/status/1418239784753917955">Amin Elhassan clarified</a> his initial comments about Williams crashing the Bucks party.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ppl sending me that Giannis video of him inviting Monty in the locker room like I didn’t mention ALL OF THAT in my Eisen Show interview ….yall really don’t listen, just wanna wake up and be mad about something!</p><p>— Chillin in my Bacta (@DarthAmin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarthAmin/status/1418613270471090177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Whatever the case may be, Giannis showed an absolutely high level of sportsmanship, as did Monty Williams, especially after a tough Game 6 loss to finish out his first season as the head man in Phoenix.</p><p>The Suns were up 2-0 before Giannis and the Bucks turned on the jets and won four straight games to capture the victory and send the city of Milwaukee into a frenzy.</p><p>As Giannis Antetokounmpo said himself, it is quite possible both these teams make a return to the NBA Finals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo reveals truth behind Monty Williams’ locker room visit after NBA Finals

<!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/2021/07/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-LeBron-James.jpeg"></figure><h1>Giannis Antetokounmpo the heir apparent to LeBron James’ throne</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-23T06:08:59-07:00">July 23rd, 6:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-23T06:09:49-07:00">July 23rd, 6:09am</time><address><a>Spencer See</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LeBron James has ruled the NBA for quite some time now. In his career, he collected various awards highlighted by four MVPs, NBA Championships, and Finals MVPs. Because of this, he certainly makes a strong case to be part of the GOAT conversation. Giannis Antetokounmpo, fresh of a title, is currently on the upswing, but not yet at LBJ’s level of all-time greatness.</p><p>But just like other basketball greats, everyone has a declining stage. And despite LBJ showcasing to us the longest prime, it’s sad to say that Father Time has arrived. For the first time in his career, LBJ suffered a first round exit with the Lakers. And to make matters worse, we all witnessed how LBJ has encountered major injuries as of late that included a groin injury and a high ankle sprain.</p><p>With LBJ’s time as the face of the league nearing its end, there’s no doubt that there are superstars that are worthy to inherit his throne. One of the players that is qualified to do so is newly crowned champion and Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. For this piece, let’s take a look at the five achievements by the<i> Greek Freak</i> that make him the next in line for LBJ’s throne.</p><p><b>Dominating the Paint</b></p><p>We all know how LBJ could get baskets in the paint, whether it’s by slashing, scoring in the post, or running in transition. In fact, this was arguably the most dangerous aspect of LeBron’s game. And for sure, the Greek Freak is starting to do the same.</p><p>During the regular season, Giannis came in second when it comes to league leaders in Points in the Paint with 16.7 a game. His production only tails behind Pelicans big man Zion Williamson with 20.3. And in this year’s postseason, Giannis led the field in this category with 20.8 points per game in the shaded area.</p><p>It is worth noting that during most of LBJ’s Finals runs with the Cavs and the Heat, he remains a consistent figure in the top five scorers in the paint as well, similar to what the Greek Freak did.</p><p>Like LeBron, Giannis also gets criticized for their suspect jumpers and free throw shooting. However, if you’re Giannis who stands at 6’11, weighing 242 lbs, he’s physique makes it ideal for him to bully his way into the paint. Furthermore despite his unorthodox free throw shooting motion, Giannis has proved that he can make the foul shots count especially after making 17 of his 19 attempts in the historic title clinching game for the Bucks.</p><p><b>Mark on Defense</b></p><p>Although a great offensive player, people often overlook LBJ’s impact on defense. As we all know, LBJ has made the All-Defensive Team six times in his career. Furthermore, we all know LBJ was also responsible for one of the greatest defensive stops in Finals history where he chased down Andre Iguodala’s shot in the closing moments of the 2016 Finals to win the championship.</p><p>And similar to LBJ, Giannis is just as dangerous on defense. He already has four All-Defensive Team selections. And to highlight his defensive intensity, Giannis was also declared the Defensive Player of the Year in 2020, which is an award that LBJ doesn’t have in his trophy collection. In addition to this, Giannis also put up one of the greatest defensive stops in a NBA Finals game that could rival Lebron’s defensive play in 2016.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">He's a FREAK!! <a href="https://t.co/psoObkEdef" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/psoObkEdef</a></p><p>— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1415514314887208960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>With Giannis Antetokounmpo dominating on both ends of the floor, he certainly makes a case to become the inheritor of LBJ’s throne.</p><p><b>Stacked List of Accolades</b></p><p>Despite being just 26 years old, Giannis Antetokounmpo is already racking up his achievements in the NBA. As of now, he has majority of the NBA awards which are highlighted by his back-to-back MVPs and NBA championship.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">26 years old<br>NBA Champion<br>Finals MVP<br>2xMVP<br>Defensive Player of the Year<br>Most Improved Player of the Year<br>5x All-Star<br>5x All-NBA<br>4x All-Defense</p><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo is already an all-time great. <a href="https://t.co/qQw0Yd4nTY" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/qQw0Yd4nTY</a></p><p>— Sky Sports NBA (@SkySportsNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsNBA/status/1417702869344657411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It is worth noting that Giannis wasn’t a lottery pick after being drafted with the 15th pick in 2013. Furthermore, he also had a subpar rookie season that saw him average under double figures. But despite these setbacks, Giannis has climbed his way into elite levels. In fact, Giannis is just one of three players to win MVP, Finals MVP, and the Defensive Player of the Year Trophy. Furthermore, he is also just <a href="https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/bucks-antetokounmpo-named-nba-finals-most-valuable-player-2021-07-21/">one of five international players</a> to be declared as the Finals MVP alongside Hakeem Olajuwon, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, and Tim Duncan.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players NBA history to win a regular season MVP Award, a Finals MVP Award and a Defensive Player of the Year Award. <a href="https://t.co/Ks1Uhf9EA8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Ks1Uhf9EA8</a></p><p>— NBA History (@NBAHistory) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1417711194773893120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Coming out of Athens raw, Giannis Antetokounmpo has come a long way to dominate the league. And to accomplish all these milestones at such a young age, it should at least merit him a place in the All-Time Greats conversation.</p><p><b>Eliminating Superstars in the Postseason</b></p><p>Giannis’ first few postseason trips have been uneventful, especially after his first three trips ended up in first round exits. Because of this, critics have surrounded Giannis for his postseason woes being an obstacle to his greatness. However after taking a look at his postseason history, Giannis has eliminated a total of 17 All-Stars in his postseason career.</p><p>In 2019, Giannis and the Bucks dispatched the Pistons who were spearheaded by All-Star big men Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond. And in the succeeding round, they got past the Celtics who had Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, and Al Horford. Although the 2020 postseason was a disappointment, Giannis and crew still managed to eliminate the Magic who were led by two time All-Star Nikola Vucevic.</p><p>But in this year’s postseason, Giannis increased his list of casualties. In his championship run, they eliminated the defending Eastern Conference Champs that had Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Goran Dragic, and Andre Iguodala. After that series, the Bucks pulled off the impossible by winning the series in seven games over a stacked Brooklyn Nets that had Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Blake Griffin. With great momentum after dispatching the favorites, the Trae Young-led Hawks would be the next victim of Giannis’ postseason run. And as we all know, the Phoenix Suns team that was led by Chris Paul and Devin Booker would also concede to them in the NBA Finals.</p><p>With that amount of All-Stars eliminated, Giannis has achieved a difficult feat. If anything, it only shows that he is postseason ready and geared to chart his career towards greatness.</p><p><b>Delivering a Championship to His Original Team</b></p><p>Although it is much easier to win a championship by joining a super team, especially in an era of super teams, Giannis Antetokounmpo chose to stay in Milwaukee after signing an extension. Bucks fans would know that a younger Giannis promised on twitter that he would help turn the Bucks into a championship team. And as we all know, he recently fulfilled that promise, seven years later.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Promise fulfilled. <a href="https://t.co/GQwTWBa4lY" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/GQwTWBa4lY</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1417702768177995777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Winning a championship with his original team was a much more difficult path. However, the victory is much more glorious in the end. After repeated failures, it took a lot of patience, hardwork, and loyalty for Giannis to succeed in Milwaukee.</p><p>Furthermore, fulfilling a promise to win a championship for your original franchise can be a herculean task. The last player to fulfill a promise for his original team was LBJ himself. As we all know, <i>The King</i> had to mount the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history to give the Cavs its first NBA title.</p><p>And for Giannis, he had to play the best basketball of his entire life. Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game in the series. In his Finals debut, Giannis also made history by becoming the second player to register back-to-back 40 point and 10 rebound performances.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis joins Shaq. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThatsGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#ThatsGame</a> </p><p>41 PTS, 13 REB for Giannis as MIL wins Game 3 of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NBAFinals</a> presented by YouTube TV. <a href="https://t.co/Nl8VKmkjo0" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Nl8VKmkjo0</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1414419937247088640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Furthermore, Giannis Antetokounmpo also tallied 50 points and 14 rebounds in the title clinching game to give Milwaukee its first championship in 50 years. This is the highest scoring output by any player in a potential title clinching game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Most points in a potential title-clinching game:<br>1. Bob Pettit, 50 (1958)<br>t2. Michael Jordan, 45 (1998)<br>t2. Giannis Antetokounmpo, 45 (2021)</p><p>— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) <a href="https://twitter.com/bball_ref/status/1417687456938401797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giannis Antetokounmpo the heir apparent to LeBron James’ throne

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The two-time MVP was all smiles after an incredible Game 6 masterpiece and made sure to bring his epic on-court performance all the way to the locker room as the Bucks celebrated their win.</p><p>Giannis famously went on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-star-giannis-antetokounmpo-hilariously-goes-on-ig-live-with-brother-thanasis-after-winning-title/">Instagram Live</a> right after the trophy celebration to bring his 10 million followers along with him as the 26-year-old partied like there was no tomorrow. In a recently unearthed <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1418434683482693632">footage</a>, it seems that Antetokounmpo had to make sure that he wouldn’t let Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James out-celebrate him after winning his first-ever ring.</p><blockquote>“I need my cigar,” Giannis said (via <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1418434683482693632">Bleacher Report</a>). “I gotta do what Bron did last year, I need my cigar. Hey, where my cigar at?”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I gotta do what Bron did last year, I need my cigar.”</p><p>Giannis is comedy 😭</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@nba</a>) <a href="https://t.co/QgQGA7Gr7q" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/QgQGA7Gr7q</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1418434683482693632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>James’ cigar photo was one of the more memorable captures from that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/a-timeline-of-what-happened-after-the-lakers-won-the-2020-nba-championship-in-orlando-bubble/">crazy night</a> back in October 2020 when the Lakers won the 2019-2020 championship. And Giannis, being the competitor (and comedian) that he is, apparently wanted to make sure that he did it better. This ‘cigar bit’ was only one of many <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-hilariously-talks-to-finals-mvp-trophy/">comedic instances</a> where the newly-crowned Finals MVP was seen having a blast with his Bucks teammates after a well-deserved win.</p><p>In the end, Giannis’ Finals performance against the Suns will go down in history as one of the best individual performances in NBA Finals history. And now, he has some crazy off-court celebrations to go along with it. Keep doing you, champ.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Giannis Antetokounmpo hilariously steals LeBron James championship celebration after Bucks win

<!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/2021/07/Kanye-West-beats-out-Drake-with-track-namedropping-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-in-_Donda_.jpg"><figcaption>July 22, 2021</figcaption></figure><h1>Kanye West beats out Drake with track namedropping Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo In ‘DONDA’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-22T21:21:17-07:00">July 22nd, 9:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-22T21:21:17-07:00">July 22nd, 9:21pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kanye West just namedropped the 2021 NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in his latest album and everyone is losing their minds. West’s newest studio album called ‘DONDA’ is set to be released on July 23 but fans from all over the globe were able to tune in to a listening party held in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday where Kanye did his thing.</p><p>‘DONDA’, an ode to Kanye’s late mother Donda West, is the rapper’s 10th album and, as always, the 44-year-old genius made sure to bring some heat. In a track called ‘Junya’, West referenced the recently crowned NBA champ with a hard-hitting bar:</p><blockquote>“Let me be honest, I run with the Bucks boy, lemme Giannis,” via (<a href="https://genius.com/Kanye-west-junya-lyrics">GENIUS</a>).</blockquote><p>That line alone is giving us some ‘old Kanye’ vibes.</p><p>Obviously, everyone in the NBA world was hyped after hearing that crazy bar from one of this generation’s most incredible artists. And, the fact that West seemed to have waited for the Bucks to win the championship before recording that line prior to dropping his album makes it even crazier.</p><p>Sorry, Drake. Kanye wins this round.</p><p>Giannis’ name will be surely dominating the globe for the next few months. Presumably, Kanye won’t be the last artist to tip their hat to the two-time MVP after Antetokounmpo finally <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpos-blog-post-from-2013-will-make-milwaukee-fans-emotional/">cemented his legacy</a> as one of the best NBA players in the league right now with a dominant performance in the 2021 NBA Finals to beat out Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns in six hard-fought games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kanye West beats out Drake with track namedropping Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo In ‘DONDA’

<!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/2021/07/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Bucks-NBA-Finals.jpg"></figure><h1>Giannis Antetokounmpo’s blog post from 2013 will make Bucks fans emotional</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-22T19:39:21-07:00">July 22nd, 7:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-22T19:39:21-07:00">July 22nd, 7:39pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>By this time, it has become quite evident that Giannis Antetokounmpo is built different. He’s not like the typical NBA superstars today, who get all chummy with rivals and look to make the lucrative <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-takes-jab-at-super-teams-after-winning-nba-championship/">leap to a super team</a> or a big market squad. For Giannis, loyalty is still everything.</p><p>After bowing out of the NBA Bubble last season, the two-time MVP found himself mired in numerous rumors of him leaving the Milwaukee Bucks in hopes of winning his first NBA title. He had every right to do so, especially these days in the age of athlete empowerment.</p><p>But Giannis chose to stay with the Bucks because there was still unfinished business. He also never forgets the opportunity the Bucks gave him since drafting him 15th overall in 2013. After finally winning the NBA title on Tuesday, one of Giannis’ old blog posts during his rookie year resurfaced, showing how grateful he is to play for the Bucks (via <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA">NBA on ESPN</a>).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This blog post quote from Giannis' rookie year really shows how far he's come 😢🏆 <a href="https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Giannis_An34</a> <a href="https://t.co/RetdCxaAPq" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/RetdCxaAPq</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1418354122085044230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After Game 6, the 26-year-old Giannis, clutching the Larry O’Brien trophy and the NBA Finals MVP plum, boldly said he could’ve easily jumped to a super team and take the easy route. Be he didn’t. He chose to stuck with the Bucks and do it the old school way: Suck, rebuild, and win.</p><p>He may have doubted his place in the NBA when he was still an unknown lanky teenager from Greece. But eight years later, there’s really no more doubting this—not that it needs to be reminded: Giannis Antetokounmpo is built different.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s blog post from 2013 will make Bucks fans emotional

<!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/2021/07/The-Jrue-Holiday-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-alley-oop-to-be-released-in-new-Legendary-Pack.jpg"><figcaption>July 22, 2021</figcaption></figure><h1>The Jrue Holiday-Giannis Antetokounmpo Alley-Oop To Be Released In New NBA Top Shot Legendary Pack</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-22T18:52:03-07:00">July 22nd, 6:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-22T18:52:03-07:00">July 22nd, 6:52pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cards</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>That pivotal play where Jrue Holiday stole the ball from Devin Booker and lobbed it up to Giannis Antetokounmpo in transition to seal Game 5  of the NBA Finals is officially headed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-top-shot-alphabet-everything-you-need-to-know-from-a-to-z/">NBA Top Shot</a>. The platform <a href="https://twitter.com/nbatopshot/status/1418309482182938627">unveiled</a> the last Legendary pack drop for Series 2 on Thursday and it’s coming in hot.</p><p>Mark your calendars – The Finals Legendary Pack is dropping on July 29 starting at 10 AM PDT.</p><p>Aside from this Finals set featuring plays from that epic six-game series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns, NBA Top Shot also <a href="https://twitter.com/nbatopshot/status/1418309482182938627">announced</a> that they will be collaborating with Grammy winner Quavo in a massive team-up that’s set to rock the entire blockchain.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/QuavoStuntin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@QuavoStuntin</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NBAFinals</a> Legendary Pack Drop ⚡️</p><p>Closing out Series 2 with a bang 🔥🔥🔥</p><p>More: <a href="https://t.co/3E7V1J2U1X" target="_blank">https://t.co/3E7V1J2U1X</a> <a href="https://t.co/PPeHuIZQwL" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/PPeHuIZQwL</a></p><p>— NBA Top Shot (@nbatopshot) <a href="https://twitter.com/nbatopshot/status/1418309482182938627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>As part of the drop, there will be ten all-new Legendary Moments to hit the NBA Top Shot ecosystem come July 29. Aside from that unforgettable Game 5 play from Jrue Holiday, stamping his class on both ends of the floor, the pack will also include that game-saving block from the Finals MVP on DeAndre Ayton in Game 4 as well as that monster dunk from Cameron Johnson on PJ Tucker.</p><p>Here are other key details about the pack</p><ul><li>Pack cost: $799</li><li>Number of Moments per pack: 10 (1 Legendary 2021 NBA Finals Moment, 3 Rare Metallic Gold LE Moments, 3 Common 2021 NBA Playoffs Moments, 3 Common Base Set Moments)</li><li>Total packs available: 1,080 available for sale</li><li>Collector score requirement: 400 (minimum)</li></ul><p>As with the previous <a href="https://blog.nbatopshot.com/posts/attw4">Rare Pack</a> release featuring the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, there will be three queues for this upcoming drop. Each separately scheduled queue will have a certain number of packs allocated as well as a minimum Collector Score requirement:</p><ul><li>General Queue – 120 packs available for users with a Collector Score of at least 400 starting at 2:00 PM PDT</li><li>Priority Queue 2 – 320 packs available for users with a Collector Score of at least 8,000 (including bonuses) starting at 12:00 PM PDT</li><li>Priority Queue 1 – 640 packs available for users with a Collector Score of at least 13,000 (including bonuses) starting at 10:00 AM PDT</li></ul><p>As always, the waiting room opens minutes before the scheduled drop so make sure to be there at least fifteen minutes before to make sure you get in line. See ya’ll in the queue!</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Jrue Holiday-Giannis Antetokounmpo Alley-Oop To Be Released In New NBA Top Shot Legendary Pack

<!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/2021/07/image_2021-07-23_093638.png"></figure><h1>3 trades Bucks must make to repeat as NBA champions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-22T18:47:07-07:00">July 22nd, 6:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-22T18:47:07-07:00">July 22nd, 6:47pm</time><address><a>Ben Cooper</a>16-year-old junior in high school with hopes of becoming a sports analyst</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks have finally won an NBA Championship after a 50-year drought. Giannis Antetokounmpo led this team behind a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giannis-antetokounmpo-proved-you-dont-have-to-follow-superstar-trends-to-win-the-nba-finals/">historic Game 6 closeout performance</a>. He took home Finals MVP honors and solidified himself as a top player in the league.</p><p>Giannis was always discredited for not having playoff success, but he has now won a <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html">championship at the age of 26</a>. The Bucks now need to shift their focus to building a roster that can repeat.</p><p>Here are 3 trades the Bucks must make to repeat as NBA champions.</p><p>T<b>hree (3) Bucks trades for a repeat:</b></p><h2>3. Guard Rajon Rondo</h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rajon-Rondo-Clippers.jpeg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><p>With impending free-agent guard Jeff Teague potentially leaving, the Bucks need to lock for a backup point guard. Rajon Rondo would be the perfect backup guard as he is he has championship experience. He is one of the smartest players in the league and a great playmaker.</p><p>The most improved part of Rondo’s game is his three-point shooting. Rondo shot 40.4 percent from behind the arc this season which is near the top of the league. With his newfound three-point shooting, Rondo would be a perfect fit for the Bucks.</p><p>If the Bucks can make this deal, they will have their leader of the bench unit.</p><h2>2. Guard Jeremy Lamb</h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Jeremy-Lamb-is-questionable-to-play-vs.-Cavs.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><p>Something the Bucks were missing this season was a good bench scorer. Jeremy Lamb would be able to fill that role and shouldn’t be super difficult to trade for. He is coming off of an injury and is on the Indiana Pacers who are rumored to be entering a rebuild.</p><p>Lamb averaged a decent 10.1 points per game in his 36 games while shooting 40.6 percent from three, but he’s proven to be a highly capable scorer in previous years. He would be a great offensive fit next to Giannis and would elevate the offensive production.</p><p>If the Bucks can acquire Lamb, the bench unit will be improved next season.</p><h2>1. Forward Robert Covington</h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Robert-Covington-is-the-perfect-fit-for-Damian-Lillard-Blazers.jpg"></figure><p>Robert Covington is an elite three and d wing that would be a fantastic fit with the Bucks. Covington has averaged 12.1 points per game in his career along with 5.0 rebounds. He shot at a high clip from three at 37.9 percent this season with the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>The Blazers could be entering a rebuild amid Damian Lillard trade rumors, which means Covington would be available. With P.J. Tucker entering free agency and being 36 years old, the Bucks need to look for a replacement. He would be a great offensive and defensive fit due to his versatility.</p><p>Covington would be a dream trade target, and the Bucks must make an offer for him.</p><h2>What will next season look like?</h2><p>The Bucks are on the road to repeat now, but that will be a difficult journey. There is so much talent in the NBA and it is very hard to repeat as champions. The Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, and so many other teams will be back fully healthy with a vengeance.</p><p>On the other hand, the roster now has championship experience and will have another year to build chemistry. The big three of Giannis, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton will likely take a jump next season. The main weakness this season was the lack of three-point shooting. If the Bucks can add some shooters in the offseason, they have a good shot at repeating.</p><p>These trades aforementioned would provide them with shooters and veteran leadership. Look for the Bucks to have another great season as they try to repeat as champions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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