<!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/2021/02/Jazz-news-Jordan-Clarkson-does-Michael-Jordan-tongue-after-dropping-Michael-Carter-Williams-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson does Michael Jordan tongue after dropping Michael Carter-Williams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-27T20:47:45-08:00">February 27th, 8:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-27T20:47:45-08:00">February 27th, 8:47pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was feeling like His Airness on Saturday against the Orlando Magic at Vivint Smart Arena. The 28-year-old Filipino-American scorer did his best Michael Jordan impression after dropping defender Michael Carter-Williams with his nifty handles.</p><p>Clarkson had too much fun at MCW’s expense, as he totally owned him in this iso-play. He forced the Magic guard to lose his balance with a series of crossovers before taking his ankles with a slick spin move.</p><p>The Sixth Man of The Year frontrunner had all the open space in the paint that he needed afterward, <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1365860682412027906" rel="noopener">casually scooping the lay-up</a> to finish the play. As terrific as that move was, his reaction was even better.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">oh dear. <a href="https://t.co/fz8GedFjIe" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/fz8GedFjIe</a></p><p>— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1365860682412027906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Jazz franchise, of course, is quite familiar with that tongue gesture since Michael Jordan tormented them over the years with the same in-game antics. To this day, Bryon Russell still has nightmares over that one.</p><p>Jordan Clarkson, on the other hand, was his usual productive self against Orlando, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/utah-jazz-orlando-magic-2-28-2021/44a91d61-87c0-4ed5-b298-34b9de6a4d76" rel="noopener">scattering 18 points</a>, six rebounds and five dimes off the bench. He shot 7-for-16 from the floor and made two threes in 28 minutes. Carter-Williams, meanwhile, barely made an impact in the game against the  Jazz and notched just five boards and seven assists for the Magic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson does Michael Jordan tongue after dropping Michael Carter-Williams

<!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/2021/02/nikola.jpg"></figure><h1>Nikola Vucevic joins Shaquille O’Neal, Tracy McGrady, Dwight Howard for impressive Magic feat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-21T20:21:38-08:00">February 21st, 8:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-21T20:21:38-08:00">February 21st, 8:21pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic superstar Nikola Vucevic is silently having himself a monster season. Behind another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/detroit-pistons-orlando-magic-2-22-2021/431739a7-98f0-49a3-ba44-b081f3e2f8b3" rel="noopener">huge performance on Sunday</a> against the Detroit Pistons, Vucevic just became the fourth player in franchise history to tally 35 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in a single game.</p><p>The last player to it was Dwight Howard back in March 2012 (via <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1363678307481505793">ESPN Stats &amp; Info</a>).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nikola Vucevic is the fourth player in Magic history with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single game, joining Shaquille O'Neal, Dwight Howard and Tracy McGrady. </p><p>Howard recorded the last such game in March 2012. <a href="https://t.co/bHH4HJAsMd" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/bHH4HJAsMd</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1363678307481505793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Nikola Vucevic ended the evening with 37 points, 12 rebounds and two swats. It was Vuc’s seventh 30-point game of the season, and it comes just two days after his triple-double performance against the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>The Montenegrin has been low-key dominating as the Magic’s main gunner this season. He has posted career numbers in points (23.6), field goal attempts (19.7), and 3-point accuracy (40.7 percent). In his last ten outings, Vucevic has been grabbing 13.6 boards per game and has clearly been on a tear. The veteran took full advantage of Detroit’s empty frontcourt on Sunday en route to his big night.</p><blockquote>“I’ve been feeling good and obviously I’ve been playing at a high level since the beginning of the year,” Vucevic said after the Magic’s win (via <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401267627">ESPN</a>). “Once you get in a good rhythm, the game comes easier to you, you don’t think so much about stuff, and my experience from this being my 10th year helps.”</blockquote><p>More importantly, Vucevic’s recent form has helped the Magic go on a mini-streak as they inch closer to being .500 before the NBA goes in its mid-season break. Orlando’s win over the Pistons is their third in a row, their first win-streak since their red-hot 4-0 start to the 2020-21 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nikola Vucevic joins Shaquille O’Neal, Tracy McGrady, Dwight Howard for impressive Magic feat

<!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/2021/02/draymond-green-nikola-vucevic-magic-warriors.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic star Nikola Vucevic puts Warriors’ Draymond Green on a poster with massive slam</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-19T17:52:57-08:00">February 19th, 5:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-19T17:53:43-08:00">February 19th, 5:53pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic/news">Orlando Magic</a> center Nikola Vucevic caught a body in the first half against the Golden State Warriors at Amway Center on Friday. Unfortunately for Draymond Green, he was the poor soul who was on the receiving end of a vicious one-handed poster.</p><p>Around the five-minute mark of the second quarter, the Montenegrin center faked out Green from past the arc on his way to the cup with evil intentions in mind.</p><p>The Magic big man cocked the ball way up with his left hand before detonating a hammer over the Dubs forward’s head. Green’s teammate Kelly Oubre Jr. also tried to help from the weak side but ended up being in the poster as well.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Vuce caught Draymond slipping 👀 <a href="https://t.co/jPLEbsY0RP" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/jPLEbsY0RP</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1362929919299260419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Vucevic, of course, is known for his prowess on the post along with his improved 3-point shooting. Most defenders, including Draymond Green, often forget that he is still almost 7-feet and could rock the rim with authority if he wants to.</p><p>Interestingly enough, Vooch has also been linked to several trade rumors to the Warriors in recent years. This poster jam over Green wouldn’t have happened if those came to fruition.</p><p>Prior to Friday’s hosting of Golden State, the Magic slotman was averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vucevni01.html">23.4 points</a>, 11.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals in 29 games. With the way he’s been playing this season, Vucevic has another strong case to make the All-Star team, which will be announced on Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic star Nikola Vucevic puts Warriors’ Draymond Green on a poster with massive slam

<!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/2021/02/cole.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic rookie Cole Anthony diagnosed with rib fracture, timetable for recovery revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-16T14:49:19-08:00">February 16th, 2:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-16T14:49:19-08:00">February 16th, 2:49pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic will be without rookie point guard Cole Anthony for a significant period with the 20-year-old recently diagnosed with a rib fracture.</p><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1361800754948804611">Marc J. Spears</a> of ESPN, Anthony will be out of action for Orlando for at least the next two to three weeks:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Injury update on Cole Anthony. <a href="https://t.co/uwJMhbtLZ6" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/uwJMhbtLZ6</a></p><p>— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1361800754948804611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This is a tough blow for Anthony, who has had an impressive run in his debut season. Prior to sustaining the injury on February 9 against the Portland Trail Blazers, the 6-foot-2 point guard was on an impressive four-game run. He was playing the best basketball of his fledgling NBA career, averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anthoco01/gamelog/2021">15.0 points</a> (on 47.9 percent shooting), 4.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.3 steals.</p><p>Anthony took over the starting point guard spot in Orlando in the wake of Markelle Fultz’ unfortunate <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/markelle-fultz-never-got-his-shot-exclusive-with-orthopedic-surgeon/">season-ending ACL injury</a>. Fultz was able to log just eight games this season before being forced to sit out the remainder of the campaign. This came as a bit of a silver lining for Anthony, who Magic head coach Steve Clifford entrusted with the reins of the offense sans Fultz.</p><p>With Anthony now going down for a significant period, it’s Michael Carter-Williams who is expected to be the next man up. MCW has been playing well of late, and the 29-year-old will likely be given as many minutes he can handle at the one spot for the time being.</p><p>Anthony’s recent injury comes at an inopportune time for Orlando, who themselves have been struggling mightily. The Magic have lost five out of their seven February games thus far, as they sit at the 12th spot in the Eastern Conference with a 10-18 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rookie Cole Anthony diagnosed with rib fracture, timetable for recovery revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Raptors-Kyle-Lowry-Magic-Aaron-Gordon.jpg"></figure><h1>The history of the bizarre Kyle Lowry-Aaron Gordon beef</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-02T11:50:00-08:00">February 2nd, 11:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-02T11:50:39-08:00">February 2nd, 11:50am</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>You may have noticed a heated back-and-forth between Aaron Gordon and Kyle Lowry during the latest meeting between the Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors, on Sunday in Tampa.</p><p>In case you had forgotten, the bad blood between Lowry and Gordon originated nearby in Orlando last summer in the bubble.</p><p>During an Aug. 5 matchup at Disney World in the “Seeding” games, Lowry decided to dangerously clothesline the high-flyer as he attacked the rim, causing Gordon to scarily fall to the ground.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Gordon suffers scary fall after hard foul from Kyle Lowry <a href="https://t.co/XVrsRCbkVN" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XVrsRCbkVN</a></p><p>— gifdsports (@gifdsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1291185418386509824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 6, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After getting to his feet, Gordon and Kyle Lowry exchanged words, which included the veteran point guard telling Gordon his room number at the Grand Destino Tower at Disney’s Coronado Springs (“836”), in case Gordon wanted a piece of him later on.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Lowry: “836 is my room number” </p><p>💀💀💀<a href="https://t.co/TgpYT4Kfu2" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/TgpYT4Kfu2</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1291468538285236224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 6, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Gordon was forced to leave that game with a left hamstring injury.</p><p>Clearly, the two sides have not formed a bromance since the incident. This past Sunday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-orlando-coach-blasts-kyle-lowry-for-dangerous-play-that-injured-aaron-gordon/">Lowry seemed to go out of his way to box out Gordon on a rebound</a> and proceeded to injure Gordon’s leg in some fashion.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This was the offensive possession prior to Aaron Gordon picking up a flagrant foul, and subsequently having to head to the locker room. <a href="https://t.co/2aKtBfzhCc" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2aKtBfzhCc</a></p><p>— Dan Savage (@Dan_Savage) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dan_Savage/status/1356042411097681920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>On the next possession, Gordon was able to exact some long-awaited physical vengeance on Lowry. As the Raptors All-Star filled a lane in semi-transition, with his head turned towards the ball, Gordon stepped up to Kyle Lowry and levied a Jamal Adams-sized hit on the unsuspecting Raptor.</p><p>Gordon subsequently earned a flagrant-2 foul, triggering an automatic ejection.</p><p>“Hey T-Ross, I’m gonna f-ck him up,” the Toronto guard seemingly said to his teammate, former Magic wing Terrence Ross.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I’m gonna f-ck him up” – Kyle Lowry on Aaron Gordon LMFAOOOOO <a href="https://t.co/By4kXhKR8X" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/By4kXhKR8X</a></p><p>— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1356057429860118531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>You can decide for yourself:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Gordon was called for a foul on Kyle Lowry during this play: <a href="https://t.co/1DAj1dTt6W" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/1DAj1dTt6W</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1356045133813321728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">These two have history.</p><p>Aaron Gordon got called for a flagrant foul on this play against Lowry. <a href="https://t.co/6nREiUuxjr" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6nREiUuxjr</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1356050612480143361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Raptors won, 115-102, to improve to 8-12 on the season. Orlando fell to 8-13. Gordon had 14 points and eight assists, while Lowry posted 12 points, 15 assists, and seven boards.</p><p>Unfortunately, Monday turned out to be an even more frustrating day for Gordon and the Magic, as he once again suffered an injury following an interaction with Kyle Lowry.</p><p>(Gordon <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2xWri4Xz6E">suffered</a> the ankle injury in the third quarter, and it was not related to the Lowry encounter. He seemed to roll it while bringing the ball up court and limped off the court and into the Orlando locker room moments later.)</p><p>The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Gordon will miss the next four-to-six weeks with a severe ankle sprain, adding another key name to Orlando’s long injury report.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Magic forward Aaron Gordon has a severe left ankle sprain — no fracture — and is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1356353234609299456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Markelle Fultz (torn ACL) is out for the season, while rotation pieces Michael Carter-Williams, Evan Fournier, James Ennis and Chuma Okeke have each has missed chunks of the 2020-21 season. Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) has yet to appear in a game this season. Mo Bamba continues to work himself back into shape after some COVID-related setbacks.</p><p>After the game, Magic head coach Steve Clifford <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-orlando-coach-blasts-kyle-lowry-for-dangerous-play-that-injured-aaron-gordon/">blasted</a> Lowry for his dangerous tactics.</p><blockquote>“He hit him right in the knee, man. It’s a dangerous play. A guy could get hurt badly. The officials saw it at halftime; they told me. But again, you could hurt somebody badly doing that,” Clifford said, <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1356072874981748737" rel="noopener">per The Athletic’s Josh Robbins</a>.</blockquote><p>The diagnosis means Gordon will miss the quick rematch between the two Eastern Conference foes, on Tuesday at Amway Arena. We’ll see if one of his teammates sends Kyle Lowry a message on his behalf.</p><p>Gordon had been having one the best all-around seasons of his seven-year career, despite his scoring average being at its lowest since 2016-17. The two-time Slam Dunk contest runner-up (unjustly) is averaging 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists while shooting 42.7% from the field and 36.9% from beyond the arc.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The history of the bizarre Kyle Lowry-Aaron Gordon beef

<!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/2021/02/Magic-Aaron-Gordon.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic’s Aaron Gordon out 4-6 weeks with severe left ankle sprain</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-01T14:09:22-08:00">February 1st, 2:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-01T14:09:59-08:00">February 1st, 2:09pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon will be on the shelf for the next month or so.</p><p>Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Gordon suffered a severe left ankle sprain during Sunday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors. He is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Magic forward Aaron Gordon has a severe left ankle sprain — no fracture — and is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1356353234609299456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The former Arizona star was enjoying a strong season through 19 games, averaging 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists while also shooting a career-high 36.9 percent from deep on 4.4 attempts per game. The Magic have now been robbed of Gordon’s wing playmaking, and will have to wait at least a month before he returns to the fold.</p><p>The Magic had been somewhat tentative with Gordon after the 25-year-old left the “bubble” with a hamstring issue this past summer. But Orlando was really building up Gordon’s minutes as the season rolled along, only for him to be sidelined with a different issue.</p><p>Things will only get tougher with Gordon out. Orlando began the season at 6-2. However, the Magic have since lost 11 of their last 13 games after coming up short against the Raptors. Nikola Vucevic has played at an All-Star level (22.6 points, 10.9 boards), but a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-speaks-out-suffering-devastating-acl-injury/">season-ending injury to Markelle Fultz</a>–paired with the holdover from Jonathan Isaac’s injury during the NBA restart–has negatively impacted the team.</p><p>In spite of Vucevic’s brilliance, the Magic rank 28th in offensive rating. Orlando is just 27th in assists per game, and rookie point guard Cole Anthony has really struggled to be efficient with the ball.</p><p>It remains to be seen who will fill Gordon’s spot in the starting lineup over the course of the next month. But the Magic need to find some energy and offensive playmaking if they hope to turn things around.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic’s Aaron Gordon out 4-6 weeks with severe left ankle sprain

<!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/2021/01/magic-news-kyle-lowry-caught-making-nsfw-threat-at-aaron-gordon-before-getting-him-injured.jpg"></figure><h1>Raptors’ Kyle Lowry caught making NSFW threat at Aaron Gordon after flagrant foul</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-31T21:28:29-08:00">January 31st, 9:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-31T21:28:29-08:00">January 31st, 9:28pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Lowry has made a name for himself as being one of the toughest guards in the NBA today. The feisty court general for the Toronto Raptors has earned his stripes with his physicality and his never-back-down attitude.</p><p>In the Raptors’ game against the Orlando Magic on Sunday, the six-time All-Star was heated after being on a receiving end of a huge shoulder check from Aaron Gordon away from the ball. Gordon was called for the flagrant foul and it seemed as though he got his revenge for their previous altercation in the bubble.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Gordon got his revenge on Kyle Lowry from over the summer  <a href="https://t.co/LUQDwxLh8z" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/LUQDwxLh8z</a> <a href="https://t.co/GlLDK8Uvy2" target="_blank">https://t.co/GlLDK8Uvy2</a></p><p>— gifdsports (@gifdsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1356042965345513476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The two got into it in their previous game and Gordon clearly hasn’t forgotten that hard foul last August. AG also didn’t appreciate Lowry’s rather low box out on him on the previous play, which seemed to have caught the same knee he hyperextended in the bubble.</p><p>Check out the play right before Gordon was called for the flagrant foul on the Raptors guard (via <a href="https://twitter.com/Dan_Savage/status/1356042411097681920">Dan Savage of the OrlandoMagic.com</a>):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This was the offensive possession prior to Aaron Gordon picking up a flagrant foul, and subsequently having to head to the locker room. <a href="https://t.co/2aKtBfzhCc" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2aKtBfzhCc</a></p><p>— Dan Savage (@Dan_Savage) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dan_Savage/status/1356042411097681920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Lowry, as always, wasn’t having it. He was seen spitting some NSFW threats toward Gordon as he talked with former Raptors swingman Terrence Ross.</p><blockquote>“Hey T-Ross, I’m gonna f-ck him up,” the Raptors playmaker seemingly said (via <a href="https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1356057429860118531?s=20">NBA Retweet</a>).</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I’m gonna f-ck him up” – Kyle Lowry on Aaron Gordon LMFAOOOOO <a href="https://t.co/By4kXhKR8X" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/By4kXhKR8X</a></p><p>— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1356057429860118531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed and nothing messy happened afterwards. Kyle Lowry was able to stay in the game and helped the Raptors break their two-game losing skid with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/orlando-magic-toronto-raptors-2-1-2021/5709488a-45e6-48d3-a572-cd65196a81e3" rel="noopener">115-102 win</a>. He ended the evening with 12 points and 15 assists.</p><p>Aaron Gordon, for his part, was rather unlucky. Aside from being called for the flagrant, he had to leave the game in the third quarter after injuring his left ankle.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Kyle Lowry caught making NSFW threat at Aaron Gordon after flagrant foul

<!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/2021/01/Aaron-Gordon-Kyle-Lowry-Raptors-Magic.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic coach blasts Kyle Lowry for ‘dangerous’ play that injured Aaron Gordon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-31T21:26:38-08:00">January 31st, 9:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-31T21:26:38-08:00">January 31st, 9:26pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic head coach Steve Clifford wants Kyle Lowry to be held accountable for supposedly injuring Aaron Gordon on purpose on Friday. The high-flying Magic forward had to exit the game in the third period of the Magic’s road game against the Toronto Raptors due to a bum right ankle. But prior to that injury which scratched him off the game for good, Gordon already headed to the locker room after hyperextending his knee. Clifford was highly critical of Lowry after the match for purposely trying to cause harm to his player.</p><blockquote>“He hit him right in the knee, man. It’s a dangerous play. A guy could get hurt badly. The officials saw it at halftime; they told me. But again, you could hurt somebody badly doing that,” the Magic tactician said of Lowry, <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1356072874981748737" rel="noopener">per Josh Robbins of The Athletic. </a></blockquote><p>Here’s Lowry’s controversial box-out which hurt Gordon’s knee.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This was the offensive possession prior to Aaron Gordon picking up a flagrant foul, and subsequently having to head to the locker room. <a href="https://t.co/2aKtBfzhCc" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2aKtBfzhCc</a></p><p>— Dan Savage (@Dan_Savage) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dan_Savage/status/1356042411097681920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Aaron Gordon and Kyle Lowry already had some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-video-kyle-lowry-tells-aaron-gordon-to-meet-him-at-his-room-after-scuffle/">bad blood going</a> on ever since their highly-physical encounter during a game inside the NBA bubble last year. While they played different positions, the two players made sure to guard one another in stretches on Sunday. As expected, both Lowry and Gordon exchanged hard fouls during the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Gordon got his revenge on Kyle Lowry from over the summer  <a href="https://t.co/LUQDwxLh8z" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/LUQDwxLh8z</a> <a href="https://t.co/GlLDK8Uvy2" target="_blank">https://t.co/GlLDK8Uvy2</a></p><p>— gifdsports (@gifdsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1356042965345513476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>While some level of physicality is a normal occurrence in NBA games, Steve Clifford is certainly not happy with Kyle Lowry’s brash actions. The league will likely look into this matter further and could warrant sanctions for the Raptors playmaker. With AG sidelined, the Magic failed to mount a comeback against the home team and lost the contest, 102-115. Gordon had 14 points, five rebounds, and three assists in 23 minutes before his injury. Lowry, on the other hand, finished with 12 points, 15 assists, and six boards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic coach blasts Kyle Lowry for ‘dangerous’ play that injured Aaron Gordon

<!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/2021/01/Cole-Anthony-Magic-NBA-Cards.jpg"></figure><h1>Cole Anthony will come up big for his NBA rookie card investors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-22T08:08:12-08:00">January 22nd, 8:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-22T08:08:12-08:00">January 22nd, 8:08am</time><address><a>Julio Luis Munar</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If you haven’t been paying that much attention to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/cole-anthony/bb9409ca">Cole Anthony</a>, you wouldn’t be alone.. Up to this point, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic">Orlando Magic</a> rookie isn’t the most well-known by most NBA fans. You can blame it on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lamelo-ball/b6f909d8">LaMelo Ball</a> and his impressive showing in Charlotte, or on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/james-wiseman/9ed008ec">James Wiseman</a> and his surprisingly fast start as the Warriors’ big man.</p><p>Even if that may be the case, you can only ignore Anthony and what he brings to the table for so long. Those who would want to get in on this action, especially card collectors, should pay attention to this young player from Orlando before his spotlight shines brighter.</p><p>The rookie got his name on the NBA radar in one fell swoop. The Wolves were up by two with 4.6 seconds left on the clock after Jared Vanderbilt missed two free throws from the charity stripe.</p><p>With the second miss, the ball went to Anthony, who raced towards their side of the court. And right in front of the Magic’s bench, the rookie let it fly as Malik Beasley was defending him. The three-point shot was good and Orlando escaped with a win over the Timberwolves.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 COLE ANTHONY FOR THE WIN 🚨<a href="https://t.co/LanFz6E01v" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/LanFz6E01v</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1352095920364548096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Thanks to this clutch play, Anthony has turned heads towards his direction and gained everyone’s attention. This also applies to the countless fans who are part of a growing card collecting community. That’s why it’s important to know more about this player and what his upside means for everyone’s rookie card investment plans.</p><h2><b>Who is Cole Anthony?</b></h2><p>With the 15th pick in the 2020 NBA draft, the Orlando Magic selected Cole Anthony from the University of North Carolina. The 6”3’ point guard is the son of NBA player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-greg-anthony-watches-along-reacts-to-son-cole-anthony-hitting-game-winner-vs-timberwolves/">Greg Anthony</a>, and was once considered as one of the top high school prospects in the United States.</p><p>During his lone season as Tar Heel, Anthony averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and four assists per game. At the end of the NCAA regular season, Anthony was awarded third-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference (AAC) honors and made a part of the All-Freshman team.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Potential-lottery-pick-Cole-Anthony-delaying-draft-decision-due-to-COVID-19.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><p>Thanks to his college credentials, a lot of scouts took notice. At one point, Anthony was even considered as a potential top-five pick before the 2020 Draft occurred. Unfortunately, Anthony dropped down to the 15th spot, where the Orlando Magic nabbed him with their pick.</p><p> </p><h2><b>What is Cole Anthony’s ceiling?</b></h2><p>A lot of people consider the Magic rookie to be the steal of this year’s draft. His reputation as a scoring guard comes in handy for Orlando, which is starved for offense from their backcourt during the past few seasons.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cole.jpg"></figure><p>Anthony possesses a good feel for the game, which is very evident in his shot-making abilities. He is also gifted with athleticism and confidence to take the game into his hands, especially during crucial moments. On the other hand, he still has some room to improve when it comes to his decision-making and playmaking skills.</p><p> </p><p>Most scouting reports liken Anthony to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/collin-sexton/adfc0941">Collin Sexton</a>, a score-first point guard who is currently thriving in his role as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/collin-sexton-now-established-as-cavs-cornerstone-piece/">Cleveland’s main star</a>. If Orlando’s rookie develops into a player that resembles the Young Bull, the Magic will certainly get an important piece. In the process, Anthony will give his team another offensive weapon that can be effectively paired with Nikola Vucevic.</p><p> </p><h2><b>Why investing in Cole Anthony rookie cards is a good idea</b></h2><p>While most fans would pursue cards of higher-ranked prospects, like Ball and Wiseman, there’s an excellent case to be made for Cole Anthony. For starters, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-suffers-season-ending-acl-tear/">Markelle Fultz’s unfortunate ACL injury</a> is his ticket to prominence. After the fourth-year guard went down, Anthony was thrust into the starting lineup as the Magic’s point guard.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cole-Anthony-Markelle-Fultz-Magic.jpg"></figure><p>In the seven games Anthony started for Orlando, the rookie scored in double-digits five times. With the return of Evan Fournier into the lineup, Anthony will get more good looks in the backcourt. If he continues to provide offense this way, his minutes will certainly go up and lead to a more prominent role within the Magic’s roster. Keep in mind, though, that he needs to be more efficient on offense while keeping his turnovers to a minimum.</p><p>Cole Anthony was actually one of the most highly-touted NBA prospects for the previous draft. However, his NCAA season started off with some inefficient play and got muddled with injuries. The star potential as a potent scorer is clearly there if he can figure it out. He’ll have a change to do it on an Orland Magic squad that isn’t loaded with All-Stars at the moment.</p><p>If Anthony manages to solidify his hold on the starting point guard job, his card prices will definitely trend up. Also, if the Orlando Magic could manage to nab a playoff spot, Cole Anthony could have a chance to propel his value further with some postseason buzz. Be on the lookout for Cole Anthony cards in the coming months and plan out your purchases so you won’t be left out in the cold.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cole Anthony will come up big for his NBA rookie card investors

<!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/2021/01/Cole-Anthony-Magic-locker-room.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Cole Anthony gets drenched in locker room after game-winner</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-20T20:57:10-08:00">January 20th, 8:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-20T20:57:10-08:00">January 20th, 8:57pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After hitting the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-cole-anthony-drains-buzzer-beating-shot-after-terrible-timberwolves-missed-free-throws/">game-winning 3-pointer</a> on Wednesday, rookie guard Cole Anthony was drenched cold by his Orlando Magic teammates in the locker room.</p><p>Peep the clip below to see the Magic players waiting for Anthony to enter the locker room. Upon Anthony’s arrival, the water bottle showers quickly began.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Magic's locker room went off after Cole Anthony's buzzer-beater 💦</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@OrlandoMagic</a>)<a href="https://t.co/ezJQVqVUEF" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ezJQVqVUEF</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1352103227215536131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Cole Anthony deserves all the love after hitting the big time game-winning three against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With no timeouts left and down by two points, Anthony did not hesitate to pull up from downtown. Yes, he is a rookie. But he doesn’t back down from big moments like this.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ht">𝘾 🥶 𝙇 𝟑 </p><p>𝙒 🌎 𝙍 𝙇 𝘿<a href="https://twitter.com/The_ColeAnthony?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@The_ColeAnthony</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#MagicTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/gZlMVJzJkP" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/gZlMVJzJkP</a></p><p>— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1352095726696857601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Anthony, the 15th overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, scored 13 points and was 3-of-3 from downtown. The rookie was inserted into a bigger role after Markelle Fultz suffered a season-ending ACL injury. Magic swingman Terrence Ross expressed his confidence in the 20-year-old Anthony. Per <a href="https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2021/01/06/magic-cole-anthony-markelle-fultz-torn-acl/">Cody Taylor of USA Today</a>, Ross said:</p><blockquote>“He is built for this,” Ross said early in January after it was announced that Anthony will take on Fultz’ spot. “He is not shy of any moment. He’s a tough kid. He is improving really fast. He is picking everything up. It’s going to take some time but you gotta go through it. That’s how everybody goes through it when they first get into the league.”</blockquote><p>Magic veteran Terrence Ross definitely hit the mark with his praise. Cole Anthony, in his first few games as a pro, is already raising eyebrows.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Cole Anthony gets drenched in locker room after game-winner

<!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/2021/01/cole.jpg"></figure><h1>Cole Anthony drains buzzer-beating shot in Magic win after terrible Timberwolves missed free throws</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-20T19:35:46-08:00">January 20th, 7:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-20T19:50:17-08:00">January 20th, 7:50pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/minnesota-timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> failed to ice the game at the free throw line, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic">Orlando Magic</a> guard Cole Anthony made sure to make them pay big time. The Magic finally put an end to their ugly six-game skid on Wednesday, thanks to Anthony’s buzzer-beating heroics inside Target Center.</p><p>The Wolves were up by two with 4.6 ticks left in regulation and were in a good position to end their own losing streak. All Jarred Vanderbilt needed was to hit both his trips to the charity stripe or at least make one to avoid a possible last-second meltdown. But the inexperienced forward somehow botched both shots, setting up the table for this beautiful <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1352095920364548096">game-breaking trey</a> from Cole Anthony at the buzzer.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 COLE ANTHONY FOR THE WIN 🚨<a href="https://t.co/LanFz6E01v" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/LanFz6E01v</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1352095920364548096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/aaron-gordon/ab1309fc">Aaron Gordon</a> corralled the miss, Anthony called his own number as he fearlessly launched a 3-pointer in transition. That amazing shot gave the Magic a thrilling 97-96 win. The impressive Magic rookie finished with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from distance. He also collected three rebounds and two steals in 28 minutes.</p><p>The 15th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Anthony outshined fellow draftmate Anthony Edwards, who finished just 3-of-14 from the field for the Timberwolves, pouring in eight points in the loss.</p><p>Cole Anthony’s timely shot-making, meanwhile, is definitely a good sign for Orlando, since they struggled mightily after losing starting point guard Markelle Fultz to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/markelle-fultz-never-got-his-shot-exclusive-with-orthopedic-surgeon/">season-ending ACL injury</a>. Anthony has been tasked to fill in his shoes in the meantime and looks like he is delivering as promised.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cole Anthony drains buzzer-beating shot in Magic win after terrible Timberwolves missed free throws

<!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/2021/01/Markelle-Fultz-Magic-.jpg"></figure><h1>Exclusive deep dive on the Markelle Fultz ACL injury and recovery, explained</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-15T12:16:19-08:00">January 15th, 12:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-15T12:19:24-08:00">January 15th, 12:19pm</time><address><a>Calvin Fong</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Markelle Fultz never got his shot.</p><p>With the dazzling ball-handling and playmaking he displayed in college, Fultz was supposed to be the catalyst for the Philadelphia 76ers – propelling Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid to the next level in 2017.</p><p>Instead, a series of shoulder injuries and off-court drama hampered Fultz. He was forced to alter his shot, was shut down for long periods of time, and looked nothing close to the superstar he was billed as.</p><p>Some called it the “yips,” while others pointed to unhealthy relationships within his inner circle. More concretely, he was diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in December 2018.</p><p>After Philadelphia gave up on him, a fresh start in Orlando felt like a godsend.</p><p>Following a trade to the Magic, Markelle Fultz blossomed in the 2019-20 season. Playing 72 games, he finally had the right blend of health, confidence, and opportunity. Even more encouraging, he had regained some of his shooting and explosiveness, scoring 12 points a game – a career-high.</p><p>His strong play continued into the 2020-21 season, where he contributed to the Magic’s strong 6-2 start. </p><p>But on January 6, 2021, Fultz was driving to the basket when he <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/magics-markelle-fultz-exits-with-left-knee-injury-will-not-return">collapsed to the ground in a heap</a>. It was an ACL tear, and it would end his season.</p><p>After already lumbering down a long road to recover his self-confidence, he has another in front of him.</p><p>To get a glimpse into Fultz’s journey ahead, ClutchPoints spoke with Philip Bennion, MD – an orthopedic surgeon for <a href="https://phoenixspineandjoint.com/">Phoenix Spine and Joint</a>.</p><h2><b>The Markelle Fultz Injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/fultz3-1024x574.jpg"></figure><p>Bennion explained that the ACL is crucial because it’s necessary for athletes “to run, jump, plant their foot and change direction, and pivot on that extremity. It stabilizes the joint through these types of activities.”</p><p>A tear, then, is catastrophic. With the return time generally around a year, recovery varies from person to person.</p><p>Derrick Rose, for example, famously tore his ACL in 2012 at the end of an MVP season. He’s lacked some of his lightning quickness and explosiveness in the years since he’s returned. By contrast, Zach LaVine had the same injury in 2017. But after his recovery, LaVine was still flying high on dunks and showing the same impressive hops he had pre-injury.</p><p>With Fultz, it’s an unknown.</p><p>Bennion expounded that each case is different and involves a lot more factors than just the tear. There could be “other concomitant injuries that the athlete doesn’t know about in that athlete’s knee,” Bennion asserted. Other variants could include “psychological factors, where they are in their careers, and what their pressures are from their position.”</p><p>Rose, for example, dealt with a series of injuries that all piled up on one another. Never regaining his MVP form wasn’t the result of just one catastrophe, but of many.</p><h2><b>Journey of Recovery</b></h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Magic-news-Markelle-Fultz-heads-to-the-locker-room-with-finger-injury-1024x574.jpg"></figure><p>It’s crucial for athletes to take their time in recovery. When players are ready to start rehabbing, they have one leg that’s now weaker than the opposite leg. It’s atrophied, Dr. Bennion explained. The player is also completely out of shape, and you have to re-introduce activities like jumping, running, and pivoting in a systematic way to not mess up the surgery.</p><p>Bennion noted that re-injury is always a large concern: “One of the most important facets of that injury is to prevent the injury happening all over again. It’s certainly possible to have a re-rupture. If an ACL ruptures the first time, there’s a significant chance a graft ruptures the second time….We rebuild the athlete from the ground up.”</p><p>Rebuilding an athlete involves their mental state as well. Psychologically, players are often not the same returning from a devastating injury. In 2007, after tearing three knee ligaments and fracturing his patella, Shaun Livingston faced an arduous uphill battle. Livingston has since said that the toughest part of coming back was the mental hurdles – the psychological aspect of getting behind the metaphorical wheel again after a horrific crash.</p><p>For Livingston, that meant getting back on the court and playing the game that almost cost him his entire leg. As a result, Livingston, and all athletes who suffer devastating injuries, shifted his perspective. From that point on, every action from driving to the basket to simply jumping for a rebound carried a neon warning of re-injury.</p><p>Dr. Bennion laid out the basics of the psychological battle. The athlete must have clear goals, he said. “The first thing is to look it sure in the face and understand what it is and what our goals are. Then we can create a plan.”</p><p>Bennion proposed a question that would define each player’s mindset: is this going to be a career-ending injury or a career-postponing injury?</p><p>The importance of having a team the player trusts through all of this can’t be overstated, Bennion believed. Made up of everyone from the orthopedic surgeon to the nutritionist to the physical therapist, it’s the group of people dedicated to restoring the player back to his pre-injury level of play.</p><p>For Markelle Fultz, that team is crucial. The road ahead is riddled with physical and psychological struggles – especially after what he’s already been through early in his career. But if he exhibits the mental fortitude he demonstrated the past couple of years, this will merely be a career-postponing injury. </p><p>With rejuvenated confidence and a return to form, Fultz was about ready to break out in the 2020-21 season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-how-not-to-defend-stephen-curry-otherworldly-deep-shots-michael-malone/" rel="noopener">The shot at stardom that had eluded</a> him early on had finally presented itself again.</p><p>But the timeline has shifted, with the recovery process looming overhead. And Fultz, undoubtedly, will be working hard behind the scenes to return as a pivotal piece for the Magic.</p><p>And in time, he’ll get his shot back once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Exclusive deep dive on the Markelle Fultz ACL injury and recovery, explained

<!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/2021/01/Magic-Aaron-Gordon.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic star Aaron Gordon down with bubble in non-NBA cities</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-13T09:13:44-08:00">January 13th, 9:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-13T09:14:14-08:00">January 13th, 9:14am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has already shredded many NBA rosters and forced players to sit out games due to positive cases. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-star-aaron-gordon-destroys-giannis-antetokounmpo-with-poster-slam/">Orlando Magic</a> forward Aaron Gordon shared his opinion on the matter and jokingly claimed that he would be down to have a bubble in non-NBA cities like the Bahamas or Hawaii, given that they get to bring their families with them, via a post on <a href="https://twitter.com/Double0AG/status/1349391680508715009">Twitter</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s starting to get janky…I’d be cool with a bubble if it was in the Bahamas or Hawaii and we got to bring our family/wife or girlfriend</p><p>— Aaron Gordon (@Double0AG) <a href="https://twitter.com/Double0AG/status/1349391680508715009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Gordon and the Magic have also been lacking a handful of key players on their roster due to several injuries. Veteran swingman Evan Fournier continues to miss time due to a back injury while Michael Carter-Williams is still out due to a sprained left foot.</p><p>Al-Farouq Aminu is also on the sidelines due to a right knee injury while sophomore Chuma Okeke is still recovering from a bone bruise in his left knee. Both Markelle Fultz and Jonathan Isaac are already ruled out of the season due to similar torn ACL injuries.</p><p>With all the absences, the Magic are now down to 11 active players on their roster including a couple of two-way players in Jordan Bone and Karim Mane. Orlando is currently on a three-game losing skid to account for a 6-5 record and fifth in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic also caused the Magic’s game against the Boston Celtics to be postponed due to their opponents not being able to field a minimum of seven players on the floor.</p><p>Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Magic will visit the Celtics in the second game of a supposed back-to-back encounter on Jan. 15.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic star Aaron Gordon down with bubble in non-NBA cities

<!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/2021/01/ag.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>VIDEO: Magic star Aaron Gordon destroys Giannis Antetokounmpo with poster slam</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-11T18:59:14-08:00">January 11th, 6:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-11T19:00:22-08:00">January 11th, 7:00pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the fourth quarter of the duel between the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic/">Orlando Magic</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, Aaron Gordon just blessed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975/">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> with a massive poster.</p><p>Peep the <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1348811856966606848" rel="noopener">clip</a> below to witness Antetokounmpo getting slammed on by Gordon. It wasn’t a clean dunk, but it does qualify for a poster finish. Props should be given to Antetokounmpo for trying to take the charge, but the referees just allowed the play to go on without blowing the whistle.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AARON GORDON POSTER ON GIANNIS <a href="https://t.co/WBCESMj7Ns" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/WBCESMj7Ns</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1348811856966606848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Although Giannis Antetokounmpo was embarrassed in one play, it was him and the Bucks who had the last laugh after they convincingly won the game against the Magic, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/0956b05b-3346-4c56-9bde-27c7332bc4ed/milwaukee-bucks-orlando-magic-01-12-2021" rel="noopener">121-99</a>.</p><p>The Greek Freak had 22 points, six rebounds and four assists. Khris Middleton had 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Bobby Portis also scored 20 and Bryn Forbes chipped in 14. The Bucks have won two straight games now after losing to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/utah-jazz/">Utah Jazz</a> last Friday.</p><p>As for Aaron Gordon, he also had a good night for the Magic with 21 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Nikola Vucevic led all scorers with 28 points and 13 rebounds, while rookie Cole Anthony chipped in 12.</p><p>After a strong 6-2 start, the Magic have now fallen to 6-5. Their loss to the Bucks marked their third defeat in a row. However, it is worth noting that guard Markelle Fultz will be out for the season after suffering an ACL injury against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> last week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Magic star Aaron Gordon destroys Giannis Antetokounmpo with poster slam

<!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/2021/01/magic-news-orlando-applies-for-61-million-exception-after-markelle-fultzs-season-ending-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Magic apply for $6.1 million exception after Markelle Fultz’s season-ending injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-11T07:32:53-08:00">January 11th, 7:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-11T07:32:53-08:00">January 11th, 7:32am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic have applied for a $6.1 million disabled player exception in the wake of Markelle Fultz’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-suffers-season-ending-acl-tear/" rel="noopener">season-ending ACL injury</a>, per <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1348639133086920705?s=20">The Athletic’s Josh Robbins.</a></p><p>Fultz recently went down in the first quarter of their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, suffering a torn ACL injury in his left knee. Despite his absence, the Magic still notched the 105-94 victory over the Cavs to snag their sixth win of the season. Orlando has since been blown out twice in a row.</p><p>The 2017 top overall pick finished his season with averages of 12.9 points on 39.4% shooting from the field along with 3.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. He previously signed a three-year, $50 million extension to remain with the Magic moving forward.</p><p>Orlando is dealing with a number of injuries to start this season. Aside from Fultz, veteran swingman Evan Fournier has been missing games due to a nagging back injury. Al-Farouq Aminu, Michael Carter-Williams, and Chuma Okeke are all dealing with their respective injuries as well.</p><p>Meanwhile, Jonathan Isaac was already ruled out for the entirety of the 2020-2021 season after suffering his own torn ACL in the Orlando bubble back in August.</p><p>The Magic will have to get rid of a player if they feel the need to use this exception because of their full roster. Orlando could look to also apply for an injury hardship exception due to all of the injuries plaguing the roster.</p><p>However, the luxury tax could impact any decisions made to add depth to this roster. The Magic are just a few million below the tax line, and ownership may not want to pay the tax for a team that’s obviously not a title contender.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Magic apply for $6.1 million exception after Markelle Fultz’s season-ending injury

<!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/2021/01/Aaron-Gordon-gets-_load-management_-excuse-for-latest-absence.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic’s Aaron Gordon gets ‘load management’ excuse for latest absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-08T11:34:32-08:00">January 8th, 11:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-08T11:34:32-08:00">January 8th, 11:34am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon will not play in Friday’s game against the Houston Rockets.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1347620417868075009">Marc Stein of the </a><i><a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1347620417868075009">New York Times</a> </i>reported Gordon has been ruled out due to “injury management” on Gordon’s left hamstring.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Magic have ruled out Aaron Gordon for tonight's game in Houston due to "injury management" on Gordon's left hamstring</p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1347620417868075009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>However, considering Gordon had played in the team’s first eight games, this could just be an excuse for load management.</p><p>Gordon left the NBA’s bubble in Orlando due to a strained left hamstring, and it appears that the same hamstring is still giving him issues.</p><p>Indeed, the Magic have been slightly more judicious with Gordon’s minutes. The former Arizona star is averaging 25.1 minutes per game this year, down from 32.5 minutes last season.</p><p>Interestingly, the minutes decrease has actually resulted in more efficiency. Gordon is averaging 13.9 points and 7.1 rebounds. He is shooting close to 49 percent from the field, including a more respectable 35.5 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>Gordon is also seeing a higher usage than he had in the prior two seasons. Increased usage and efficiency reflect well on his advanced numbers, as the 25-year-old is averaging a career-high 18.5 Player Efficiency Rating and .146 Win Shares per 48 minutes, per <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gordoaa01.html#all_advanced">Basketball-Reference</a>.</p><p>Gordon’s strong play is one of the reasons Orlando is off to a 6-2 start. The Magic rank fourth in the NBA in defensive rating, though they have also had the benefit of a fairly easy schedule to begin the season.</p><p>Still, Steve Clifford and Co. will undoubtedly take every win they can at this stage. The Magic need Gordon to continue on his present course, especially with Markelle Fultz now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-suffers-season-ending-acl-tear/">out for the year</a> and Jonathan Isaac already sidelined.</p><p>As such, Orlando will give Gordon’s hamstring a quick rest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic’s Aaron Gordon gets ‘load management’ excuse for latest absence

<!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/2021/01/Markelle-Fultz-Magic-1.jpg"></figure><h1>3 best Magic trades to find Markelle Fultz replacement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-07T06:23:12-08:00">January 7th, 6:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-03T19:11:10-08:00">February 3rd, 7:11pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz will face another tough test in his young NBA career after he tore his ACL on Wednesday. The injury-riddled 22-year-old guard will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season.</p><p>It truly is a shame that Fultz will once again have to work his way back to health after overcoming serious injuries since joining the league.</p><p>What makes this latest ordeal, even harder to swallow for Fultz and his fans was the fact that the former no.1 overall pick was finally breaking out of his shell and coming out on his own for the Magic this season.</p><p>The 6-foot-4 playmaker was a big reason for Orlando’s best start in franchise history (4-0). The Magic were also able to become the last NBA team to suffer a defeat, thanks in large part to Markelle Fultz’s emergence.</p><p>After barely making an impact in his early years with the Philadelphia 76ers, the University of Washington product finally realized that high ceiling when he moved to Florida in 2019. In eight games for Orlando this season, Fultz notched career-bests of 12.9 points and 5.4 dimes as the starting point guard for coach Steve Clifford.</p><p>While the Magic still have capable guys in Michael Carter-Williams and promising rookie Cole Anthony to fill the void, for now, they must find another capable floor general to keep their momentum going.</p><p>Fultz’s injury doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world for the Magic, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-players-the-warriors-can-trade-for-with-9-3-million-trade-exception/" rel="noopener">can take a page off the Golden State Warriors’ book</a> with their handling of Klay Thompson’s injury.</p><p>The Magic can apply for a Disabled Player Exception (DPE) worth $6.1M for Fultz, which they can use to get an injury replacement player via signing or trade.</p><p>The team already has some significant<a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1347010047457566722" rel="noopener"> DPE of $3.7M they used on Jonathan Isaac</a> when he got injured inside the bubble.</p><p>Sure, there will be cheaper and more attainable options in free agency like unsigned veterans Isaiah Thomas or Jamal Crawford.</p><p>But considering they will have almost $10 million in DPE clause to be used anytime before April, it looks like the Magic will have the means to trade for an established veteran guard who can make a difference right away.</p><p>Here are the three best trade options for the Magic in the wake of Markelle Fultz’s season-ending injury.</p><h2><b>Derrick Rose</b></h2><p>Every team looking to add a tested point guard will have to inquire for Pistons’ sparkplug Derrick Rose. The youngest MVP in NBA history is one of the most in-demand trade targets this season. The remaining $7.6 million on his expiring contract offers financial flexibility for teams.</p><p>The Magic won’t regret using their DPE clause on him as he gives them a starter-caliber point guard who can make plays for Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon.</p><p>Rose’s rejuvenated play over the last few seasons is indeed proof that he can still be a difference-maker in the league, despite no longer being the star he used to be.</p><p>In hindsight, Rose already possesses all the skills that Fultz was bringing in for Orlando in his breakout year. Injuries aside, D-Rose is still one heck of a slasher and one of the fastest players who can steer the Magic’s new high-octane offense.</p><h2><b>Lou Williams</b></h2><p>Like Rose, Sweet Lou is also reportedly on the trading block and could be moved before the deadline. The Clippers are entertaining the best offers they can get for the three-time Sixth Man of the Year winner, and the Magic do have an enticing offer with that DPE clause. Williams is owed $8 million in 2020-21 and should be attainable for Orlando.</p><p>Orlando also has some nice young pieces on that roster that the Magic could make available in the event that the Clips want to get more for the reserve guard.</p><p>Williams, a 16-year vet, could be plugged into any NBA roster and provide instant offense right off the bat. Markelle Fultz’s injury opens up minutes for rookie Cole Anthony to take over that starting spot. He’ll certainly learn a lot under the guidance of Williams, who has already accomplished a lot in his career.</p><p>Plus, a guy like Williams ensures the Magic another scoring threat to take the pressure off Vucevic, Gordon, and Evan Fournier.</p><h2><b>Dennis Smith Jr. </b></h2><p>In the event that the two aforementioned veterans have already been scooped up by other teams, the Magic could opt to take a younger but unproven talent in DSJ. The high-leaping guard has only played one game for the New York Knicks this season and has fallen out of rotation behind Elfrid Payton, Immanuel Quickley, and Frank Ntilikina.</p><p>Smith, however, is still owed $13 million over the next two seasons, making him out of the Magic’s price range. However, they can probably still get a deal done with an enticing package to match salaries or get a third team in the mix.</p><p>DSJ has underwhelmed in his NBA career since leaving the Dallas Mavericks, but like Markelle Fultz, maybe he can resurrect his career in Orlando if given the opportunity.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 best Magic trades to find Markelle Fultz replacement

<!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/2021/01/fultz3.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic guard Markelle Fultz speaks out after suffering devastating ACL injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-06T20:23:41-08:00">January 6th, 8:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-06T20:23:41-08:00">January 6th, 8:23pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After suffering a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-suffers-season-ending-acl-tear/" rel="noopener">season-ending ACL injury</a>, Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz thanked his fans and shared a positive mindset as he enters the long rehabilitation process.</p><p>Via Twitter, Fultz gave a shoutout to his fans and his Magic teammates, whom he referred to as “brothers.” He also asked their supporters to “keep riding” with them.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F2G?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#F2G</a> 🙏🏽 <a href="https://t.co/AJCuREAIM9" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/AJCuREAIM9</a></p><p>— Markelle Fultz (@MarkelleF) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkelleF/status/1347026478236622850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Below is the play where Fultz tore his ACL. On his way to the hoop, Fultz went for a Euro step to avoid the defender. But even before completing the move, the 22-year-old Magic guard went down and immediately clutched his knee while grimacing in pain.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prayers up for Markelle Fultz. 🙏🙏<a href="https://t.co/zoI5lm4i4x" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/zoI5lm4i4x</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1346975333380026368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 2020-21 NBA season had been looking like Markelle Fultz’s breakout year. He had started all eight games for the Magic and entered Tuesday’s game averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fultzma01.html">14.3 points</a>, 3.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists. Last season, Fultz played 72 games (60 starts), the most in his young career and a positive sign that he’s finally healthy after two seasons nursing a shoulder injury.</p><p>But like Fultz, his Magic teammate Terrence Ross knows that the young guard will rise up to the occasion and come back stronger.</p><blockquote>“If anybody can handle it, it’s ‘Kelle,” Ross said, per <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30664706/orlando-magic-markelle-fultz-injures-left-knee-return-vs-cleveland-cavaliers">ESPN</a>. “He got the heart of a lion. He’s super talented. He’s always positive. I know he will be able to handle this, and we all got his back and will be here for him.“You hate to see this, especially for a guy who had already fought through so much and came back and was balling. Now this. It is one of those things that will make him stronger and he will come back from this. I have no doubt.”</blockquote><p>The Magic, who currently have an 6-2 record, will have their first game of the season without Fultz on Friday against the Houston Rockets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic guard Markelle Fultz speaks out after suffering devastating ACL injury

<!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/2021/01/Markelle-Fultz-Magic.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffers season-ending ACL tear</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-06T19:23:15-08:00">January 6th, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-06T19:23:15-08:00">January 6th, 7:23pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic starting point guard Markelle Fultz is now officially out for the NBA season. Fultz suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers as he was driving against Isaac Okoro early in the first quarter.</p><p>The 22-year-old Fultz won’t be able to complete another regular season in his young NBA career, making it the third time in four years for the first overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania">Shams Charania of The Atheltic</a> broke the news on Twitter a few hours after the unfortunate injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz has suffered a season-ending torn ACL in left knee.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1347008762255613953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Fultz only played four minutes before being wheeled out, scoring three points.</p><p>The former University of Washington standout had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-reaches-3-year-50-million-extension-orlando/">promising start to his second year with the Magic</a>. He has started all of their first seven games and has been quite impressive as Steve Clifford’s top point guard option.</p><p>Prior to the game against the Cavaliers, Fultz was averaging career-high numbers with 14.3 points and 6.1 assists per contest. His steady play was one of the main reasons why the Magic have an impressive 6-2 record.</p><p>Last season, Fultz was able to stay healthy and suit up for an entire campaign for the first time in his NBA career. He played 72 regular season games for the Magic and started 60 of them.</p><p>Prior to joining the Magic, Markelle Fultz spent his first two years with the Philadelphia 76ers, where a shoulder injury kept him out for the majority of his stay.</p><p>His road in the NBA has been tough and it now seems that it’s about to get tougher.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffers season-ending ACL tear

<!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/2020/01/Markelle_Fultz_reacts_to__MVP__chants_he_recently_received_in_Orlando.jpg"></figure><h1>BREAKING: Magic PG Markelle Fultz suffers season-ending ACL tear</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-06T18:41:27-08:00">January 6th, 6:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-06T19:33:40-08:00">January 6th, 7:33pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic starting point guard Markelle Fultz is now officially out for the NBA season. Fultz suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers as he was driving against Isaac Okoro early in the first quarter.</p><p>The 22-year-old Fultz won’t be able to complete another regular season in his young NBA career, making it the third time in four years for the first overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania">Shams Charania of The Atheltic</a> broke the news on Twitter a few hours after the unfortunate injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz has suffered a season-ending torn ACL in left knee.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1347008762255613953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Fultz only played four minutes before being wheeled out, scoring three points.</p><p>The former University of Washington standout had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-reaches-3-year-50-million-extension-orlando/">promising start to his second year with the Magic</a>. He has started all of their first seven games and has been quite impressive as Steve Clifford’s top point guard option.</p><p>Prior to the game against the Cavaliers, Fultz was averaging career-high numbers with 14.3 points and 6.1 assists per contest. His steady play was one of the main reasons why the Magic have an impressive 6-2 record.</p><p>Last season, Fultz was able to stay healthy and suit up for an entire campaign for the first time in his NBA career. He played 72 regular season games for the Magic and started 60 of them.</p><p>Prior to joining the Magic, Markelle Fultz spent his first two years with the Philadelphia 76ers, where a shoulder injury kept him out for the majority of his stay.</p><p>His road in the NBA has been tough and it now seems that it’s about to get tougher.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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