<!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/2021/10/andre-drummond-sixers.jpeg"></figure><h1>Sixers center Andre Drummond gets real on hostile reception from Pistons crowd</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-16T16:10:25-07:00">October 16th, 4:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-16T16:10:25-07:00">October 16th, 4:10pm</time><address><a>Arlos Sara</a>Arlos Sara graduated with a degree in Psychology. He is an NBA writer and editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation. Back in the day, while other kids were consumed by their toys and comic books, young Arlos was already thumbing through the pages of sports magazines.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> center Andre Drummond knows a thing or two about Detroit Pistons fans. So when the Sixers rolled into town Friday night, the former All-Star wasn’t surprised by the jeers from a crowd that used to be on his side.</p><p>For Drummond, it’s all part of the game, per <a href="https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2021/10/15/sixers-big-man-andre-drummond-reacts-to-being-bood-by-pistons-fans/">Ky Carlin of the Sixers Wire</a>.</p><blockquote>“At the end of the day, it’s basketball. They’re sports fans here. They’re not gonna cheer for the opposing team. No love lost here. I still love Detroit. At the end of the day, I’m still gonna talk positively about the city. It doesn’t affect me in any way. It’s a basketball game.”</blockquote><p>Detroit was home to Andre Drummond for a little over eight years. He had the best stretches of his career—tallying 20-20 games numerous times–while wearing the Pistons’ white and blue. But as the game evolved, Drummond’s style of play became less relevant.</p><p>Since leaving the Pistons, he’s been to three different teams in two years. Now, the former lottery pick is playing backup minutes behind former arch-rival Joel Embiid.</p><p>It’s safe to say fans are no longer going to see the Andre Drummond of old who feasted inside the paint on a nightly basis. He’s out to settle in a new home with hopes of experiencing the level of team success he couldn’t achieve in Detroit.</p><p>He’ll have his shining moments this season, though. The stakes are high for the Sixers so they might give Embiid a breather in a few games. When that happens, Drummond’s presence will be felt even more.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers center Andre Drummond gets real on hostile reception from Pistons crowd

<!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/2021/10/Andre-Drummond-Sixers.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond Turns Heads in Sixers’ Preseason Debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-05T08:47:10-07:00">October 5th, 8:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-05T08:47:55-07:00">October 5th, 8:47am</time><address><a>Kevin McCormick</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers kicked off their preseason schedule Monday night with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. This game was the Raptors’ first time playing in their home arena in nearly two years, and they did not let their home fans down. In the end, Toronto <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/sixers-preseason-2021-andre-drummond-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey-nba">walked away with a 123-107 victory over the Sixers</a>.</p><p>While the game might now have gone Philly’s way, there were still some positives to take away from the preseason opener. Arguably the biggest takeaway was the stellar performance from one of the newest additions to the team.</p><p>Monday’s matchup was the first time we got to see free-agent signees Andre Drummond and Georges Niang suit up for<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers/roster"> the Sixers</a>. They both found themselves in the starting lineup due to Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris being sidelined.</p><p>Niang did a little bit of everything in his 20 minutes of action, but Drummond made a very good first impression. The former All-Star finished with a team-high 19 points to go with 14 rebounds, three assists, and four blocks. Outside of some turnovers issues, it was a strong debut from the 76ers’ new backup center.</p><p>Performances like this are why bringing in Drummond on a vet-minimum deal has the potential to be a steal of a signing. At 28-years-old, he still has a lot to give to a team, and he showed that on Monday.</p><p>The biggest thing that stood out from Drummond’s performance was he thrived in his Sixers role. He was extremely effective early on in the game when staying within the flow of the offense. Whether it was crashing the glass, being a rim protector, or just rolling hard to the hoop, Drummond did everything with great energy. He even showed off some nice passing skills, something that players brought up during training camp.</p><p>When Drummond first arrived in Philadelphia, he said that he and Joel Embiid were going to make life miserable for opposing centers. After seeing how he performed on Monday, he might be on to something. We already know the dominance Embiid brings, and having another big physical center behind him will not bode well for opposing frontcourts.</p><p>Another takeaway from this debut is that the Sixers have found their Embiid insurance. Getting the All-Star center through the regular season healthy is a primary goal for Philadelphia, and having a player like Drummond will make that task easier. He is still a starting center on most teams in the NBA and is a double-double threat on a nightly basis. Having a suitable backup who can produce on both ends for big minutes should take a ton of stress off Embiid in the regular season.</p><p>Only so much can be drawn from just one preseason outing, but Drummond did a great job starting his tenure with the Sixers on a high note. He spoke heavily during media day and training camp about his willingness to come to Philly and buy into his role, and his play on Monday backed that up. Hopefully, there is more to come from the big man.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond Turns Heads in Sixers’ Preseason Debut

<!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/2021/10/image_2021-10-02_093704.png"></figure><h1>Joel Embiid takes subtle dig at Ben Simmons with Andre Drummond praise</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-01T18:47:23-07:00">October 1st, 6:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-01T18:47:23-07:00">October 1st, 6:47pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have all but passed the point of no return. Both Philadelphia 76ers stars have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-joel-embiid-dead-wrong-in-impassioned-rant-against-ben-simmons/">spoken up against one another</a> and seem more than ready to move on.</p><p>Embiid’s recent comments on new Sixers teammate Andre Drummond might not please Ben Simmons too much, either. The superstar center spoke out on Drummond, making specific mention of his horrific free throw shooting and how he’s overcome it with hard work.</p><p><a href="https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2021/09/30/joel-embiid-sixers-remain-impressed-with-georges-niang-bench-unit/">Via</a> Ky Carlin of Sixers Wire:</p><blockquote>“As far as Andre, we know what he is,” the Sixers star said. “A great rebounder. He’s got great hands. He can pass the ball, and we’re challenging him to get to the free-throw line and make more, especially over the years he’s gotten better, but as we know a couple years ago, he was a bad one. Through hard work, he’s gotten better so that’s great.”</blockquote><p>Embiid has had to endure many in-game instances where his Sixers had to actively avoid getting Ben Simmons to the free-throw line. The shade may not have been direct, but there’s a good chance Jojo knew what he was doing.</p><p>What’s more is that Andre Drummond <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/drumman01.html">has actually plateaued</a> in his free-throw shooting over the last four years. He’s shot a sub-60% mark from the stripe in those seasons total and <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/simmobe01.html">actually shot worse</a> than Ben Simmons did for the Sixers in that same span. It’s a bit of a stretch to say that he’s been hard at work to get better when he’s virtually been the exact same as Simmons has.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joel Embiid takes subtle dig at Ben Simmons with Andre Drummond praise

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-trade-marc-gasol-back-to-grizzlies-after-deandre-jordan-signing/" rel="noopener">move</a> to the Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol is now back to where it all started from him. It looks like the 36-year-old veteran could not be more pleased with his homecoming, especially considering how his relationship reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/a-timeline-of-how-the-lakers-marc-gasol-relationship-broke-down/" rel="noopener">went sour</a> with the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>According to NBA insider <a href="https://twitter.com/billoram/status/1436407082102648832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1436407082102648832%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flakersdaily.com%2Freport-marc-gasol-never-got-over-lakers-demoting-him-for-andre-drummond%2F">Bill Oram</a> of The Athletic, Gasol’s unwillingness to remain in LA with LeBron James and Co. stems back to last season’s signing of Andre Drummond:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">… and this summer in Tokyo. So, not only did signing Drummond make the Lakers worse on the court last season, it also poisoned the relationship with a player who could have been useful for the team they've built this season.</p><p>— Bill Oram (@billoram) <a href="https://twitter.com/billoram/status/1436407082102648832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After serving as the team’s starter for the first half of the 2020-21 season, Gasol ended up playing a bit role for the Lakers following their decision to bring on Drummond. This clearly did not sit well with Gasol, and he jumped ship at the first opportunity he saw. This is despite rumors that the Lakers wanted to keep Gasol on board for the upcoming season.</p><p>As Oram described in his tweet above, the fact that the Andre Drummond experiment failed miserably only makes Gasol’s departure look even worse. It’s like the Lakers hit two birds with one stone here.</p><p>To be fair, LA did bring on Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan to the team this summer. One could argue that this duo is an upgrade from a Drummond-Gasol tandem (and Montrezl Harrell, too?) so it’s clear that the Lakers are quickly shifting to a new gameplan for the season ahead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: The huge role Andre Drummond played in Marc Gasol’s decision to leave LeBron James, Lakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Andre-Drummond-saves-son-from-drowning.jpeg"></figure><h1>Sixers center Andre Drummond saves son from drowning</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-12T12:49:56-07:00">August 12th, 12:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-12T17:20:17-07:00">August 12th, 5:20pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers made a surprising <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-andre-drummond-is-already-getting-the-love-in-philly-that-he-never-got-with-lakers/">move</a> during NBA free agency by inking veteran big man Andre Drummond to a one-year deal. Earlier this week, Drummond made headlines, and not for basketball. The former Los Angeles Lakers center posted a <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1425845452256301056">video on social media</a> in which he jumped in a pool and saved his son from drowning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NOT ALL HEROS WEAR CAPES 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️<br>A parents worst nightmare….. Feat my son &amp; I 😂😂</p><p>No one was harmed in this video <a href="https://t.co/POumiU9HGk" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/POumiU9HGk</a></p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1425845452256301056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Drummond reacted instantly when he saw his son go into the water. He didn’t hesitate to pull him out safely. Still, it is always a scary situation when something like this happens.</p><p>The newest Sixers big man spent the beginning of his career with the Detroit Pistons before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is now headed to the Sixers, yet another stop in his NBA journey. He spent last season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He and Dwight Howard essentially switched places this offseason, with Howard returning to L.A. from Philadelphia.</p><p>The Sixers’ signing of Drummond was an interesting one, especially because they have Joel Embiid and the duo has had a contentious history with Drummond.</p><p>Regardless, that’s not important right now. What is important is that Drummond’s son is safe and nobody was harmed in this incident, which could have been much worse. As Drummond said, not all heroes wear capes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers center Andre Drummond saves son from drowning

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Andre-Drummond-is-already-getting-the-love-in-Philly-that-he-never-got-from-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond is already getting the love from Sixers that he never got with Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-10T18:36:33-07:00">August 10th, 6:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-10T18:43:37-07:00">August 10th, 6:43pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It looks like Andre Drummond is going to enjoy life with his new team. The Philadelphia 76ers appear to put so much more value on Drummond as compared to his time with the Los Angeles Lakers. At least this is what Sixers head coach Doc Rivers seems to be implying right now.</p><p>Rivers had nothing but praise for their new recruit as he discussed how he believes Drummond can play a key role for a Joel Embiid-led Sixers side next season:</p><blockquote>“I think it’s a great place for him,” Rivers said, via <a href="https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/09/doc-rivers-reacts-to-the-new-additions-sixers-made-to-their-roster/">Ky Carlin of Sixers Wire</a>. “Obviously, I’m biased, but having him and Joel, just think of that. Joel goes off the floor, Drummond comes on the floor. We’re gonna be protective of Joel so in the games Joel misses, we’re gonna have Andre Drummond starting in those games. That’s gonna make us all feel good all the time.”</blockquote><p>Well, let’s just say that it doesn’t feel like Drummond had this amount of love during his time in Hollywood. The Lakers certainly had their reasons, and it ultimately led to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-andre-drummonds-brutally-honest-reason-for-leaving-lebron-james-la/">forgettable stint</a> for Drummond in LA.</p><p>This actually worked in the favor of the Sixers, who pounced on the opportunity to sign Drummond on a veteran’s minimum deal. The two-time All-Star big man still has a lot of basketball ahead of him, and both the Drummond and the Sixers are hoping that he is able to resurrect his career in Philadelphia.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond is already getting the love from Sixers that he never got with Lakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/lakers-news-andre-drummonds-brutally-honest-reason-for-leaving-lebron-james-la.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers’ Andre Drummond’s brutally honest reason for leaving LeBron James, Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-06T17:37:52-07:00">August 6th, 5:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-06T18:30:53-07:00">August 6th, 6:30pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Even before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> went on a flurry of moves over the past week, it was clear that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andre-drummond/a8910947">Andre Drummond</a>‘s future in LA had already come to an end. He didn’t exactly have an impressive campaign with the Purple &amp; Gold last season, and the general belief was that he was leaving the Lakers once he hit free agency.</p><p>Drummond did just that by recently agreeing to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-andre-drummond-agrees-to-one-year-deal-with-philadelphia/" rel="noopener">one-year deal</a> with the Philadelphia 76ers, thereby putting an end to what was a rather forgettable tenure in Hollywood. Drummond has since opened up about his decision to leave LeBron James and the Lakers, and the two-time All-Star was refreshingly honest with his explanation:</p><blockquote>“Times is changing, and they made different trades and different changes to their team to where it didn’t make sense for me to go back there,” Drummond said during his <a href="https://youtu.be/7Es1Tm0fNI0">introductory press conference</a> for the Sixers, via <a href="https://lakersdaily.com/andre-drummond-explains-why-it-didnt-make-sense-to-re-sign-with-lakers/">Sam Leweck of Lakers Daily</a>. “I just took the next best thing after that, and it was to come to Philly. I think it’s a great fit for me.”</blockquote><p>Simply put, Drummond knew that the overhaul the Lakers are currently going through has left him on the outside looking in. He knew there was no room for him in LA and it was in everybody’s best interest for him to move on.</p><p>Drummond experienced a major hurdle in his career last season, but he is still widely considered as one of the top centers in the league (right?). He’s going to be teaming up with another premier big man in Joel Embiid now that he’s joined the Sixers. So for Drummond’s sake, we hope truly hope that he’s able to resurrect his career in Philly.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers’ Andre Drummond’s brutally honest reason for leaving LeBron James, Lakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Sixers-news-Andre-Drummond-drops-truth-bomb-on-Joel-Embiid-beef-after-signing-with-Philly-thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond drops truth bomb on Joel Embiid beef after signing with Sixers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-05T09:50:10-07:00">August 5th, 9:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-05T09:51:23-07:00">August 5th, 9:51am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt has been an editor at ClutchPoints since 2018. He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers’ decision to sign Andre Drummond was a curious one given his history with Joel Embiid. Drummond and Embiid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-s-hilarious-troll-job-of-andre-drummond-resurfaces-after-philly-signing/" rel="noopener">had some notable squabbles in the past</a>, making it seem like there was some real bad blood there.</p><p>However, Drummond says that couldn’t be further from the truth:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Drummond on the past Embiid squabbles: “For me there was never any real beef…the way we play, sometimes we talk, i don’t think it goes any further than that…we’re on the same team now”</p><p>— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleNeubeck/status/1423313970165948422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">More Drummond: “I have no malice toward Joel and I’m excited to be on the same team as him and make this work.” <a href="https://t.co/RJMvCxa8qS" target="_blank">https://t.co/RJMvCxa8qS</a></p><p>— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleNeubeck/status/1423314758909022214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Drummond and Embiid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-andre-drummond-embrace-for-the-first-time-after-feuding-on-court/" rel="noopener">were seen embracing</a> earlier in the week at the Sixers’ training facility, so it looks like they’re ready to work together and try to help Philly win a title. Drummond is finally accepting a bench role and will be Embiid’s backup in 2020-21. <a href="https://thesixersense.com/2021/06/03/joel-embiid-injury-history-updates/" rel="noopener">Knowing Embiid will likely miss some games</a>, Drummond will surely get some opportunities to start.</p><p>Drummond has started all but one game in his career since he was primarily a bench player as a rookie on the Detroit Pistons. He went to the Los Angeles Lakers in part because he was promised a starting role on a title contender. The big man indeed started every game he played for the Lakers, but the fit with LeBron James and Anthony Davis was a bit awkward.</p><p>Once hoping to secure the bag as a free agent this offseason, Drummond had to swallow his pride and take a minimum deal as Embiid’s backup. He’ll be replacing Dwight Howard as the backup center in Philly. The Sixers have had issues in the past succeeding with Embiid on the bench, so the hope is Drummond can help mitigate some of those issues and give the MVP candidate more help.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond drops truth bomb on Joel Embiid beef after signing with Sixers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/joel-embiid-andre-drummond-76ers.jpeg"></figure><h1>Sixers’ Joel Embiid, Andre Drummond embrace for the first time after feuding on court</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-04T15:19:50-07:00">August 4th, 3:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-04T15:20:49-07:00">August 4th, 3:20pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a>Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter and writer for ClutchPoints. Aspiring Shane Falco. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Tennis Fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> welcomed newly-signed center Andre Drummond to their facility on Wednesday, where he greeted, among other folks, the man he’ll be backing up: Joel Embiid.</p><p>Despite their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-s-hilarious-troll-job-of-andre-drummond-resurfaces-after-philly-signing/">long-running beef</a> (mostly Embiid trolling tbh), it was good vibes in the City of Brotherly Love. Drummond and Embiid hugged it out upon the Big Penguin’s arrival in the Sixers’ weight room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/VGfSFlwg6W" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/VGfSFlwg6W</a></p><p>— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1423022465270288387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Drummond <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-andre-drummond-agrees-to-one-year-deal-with-philadelphia/">signed</a> with the 76ers on a one-year minimum deal. Last March, Drummond, a two-time All-Star, turned down money to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers and raise his free-agent value as a starting center on a contender. He averaged a double-double in L.A. but struggled to fit in. Drummond started all 21 games he played for the Lakers, then <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dennis-schroder-and-andre-drummond-can-help-the-lakers-win-and-get-paid/">received a DNP</a> in Game 6 vs. the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>Drummond will be replacing Dwight Howard in Philly, who will be, in turn, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-every-lakers-decision-on-day-1-of-nba-free-agency/">taking Drummond’s place</a> with the Lakers.</p><p>Embiid memorably ate Drummond alive during a Nov. 2018 game between the Sixers and Cleveland Cavaliers. The two skirmished early, then Embiid unloaded for 39 points and 17 rebounds.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Afterward, Embiid trolled Drummond on Twitter, as he’s known to do. (The Sixers’ above Embiid-Drummond tweet is a reference to this).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I own a lot of real estate in <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummondd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@andredrummondd</a> head and I’m on my way to build more 🏘🏘🏘 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Bum</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheProcess?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#TheProcess</a> <a href="https://t.co/Mrf2NcNL4r" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Mrf2NcNL4r</a></p><p>— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/1058830917836460033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The year before, the two centers <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb8JIEiJCSc">battled in another epic duel</a>, and the trash-talk was relentless. Frankly, Embiid has been disrespecting his now-teammate for some time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond together 😅 <a href="https://t.co/JAgeWiI2oH" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/JAgeWiI2oH</a></p><p>— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1422605016901238790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>These two may not play a single minute on the floor together during Drummond’s likely only season in Philly, but I’m sure Doc Rivers would prefer they genuinely get along. Seems like they’re cool.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers’ Joel Embiid, Andre Drummond embrace for the first time after feuding on court

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sixers-news-twitter-reacts-to-hilarious-joel-embiid-andre-drummond-pairing.jpeg"></figure><h1>Twitter reacts to hilarious Joel Embiid, Andre Drummond Sixers pairing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-03T11:33:07-07:00">August 3rd, 11:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-03T11:33:07-07:00">August 3rd, 11:33am</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers sent shockwaves across the league by signing Andre Drummond to a one-year deal, bringing him on board next to Joel Embiid. On paper, this is a dangerous duo, but digging a little deeper, we can see the beef these two have had with each other for years.</p><p>Drummond spent the beginning of his NBA career on the Detroit Pistons and he and Embiid had beef with one another, and Embiid’s old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-s-hilarious-troll-job-of-andre-drummond-resurfaces-after-philly-signing/">Tweet resurfaced</a> taking a jab at Drummond.</p><p>Well, the world of NBA Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ringernba/status/1422606672858542081?s=20">reacted</a> to the newest Sixers signing, and some of these are hilarious in every single way.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Sixers: “We made a move!”</p><p>Joel Embiid: “ Ah, you finally traded Ben. Nice!”</p><p>The Sixers: “No, we signed Andre Drummond.” </p><p>Joel Embiid: <a href="https://t.co/52wi1aTeis" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/52wi1aTeis</a></p><p>— #RingerNBA (@ringernba) <a href="https://twitter.com/ringernba/status/1422606672858542081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond and Joel embiid when they See each other in the same practice facility <a href="https://t.co/iIcfkyG2lo" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/iIcfkyG2lo</a></p><p>— 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓜𝓮𝓴𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓷✨⚡️ (@NMekonennn) <a href="https://twitter.com/NMekonennn/status/1422610236955889670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond in Philly <a href="https://t.co/zpLhwuO9MK" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/zpLhwuO9MK</a></p><p>— Buzzer (@buzzer) <a href="https://twitter.com/buzzer/status/1422612481575460865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Of course, there was a father-son joke at the expense of the Sixers’ new big man pairing, and yes, it involves LeBron James.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wow. Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond beat LeBron and Bronny to the distinction of being the first father and son to play together. <a href="https://t.co/KB1Cit5d5k" target="_blank">https://t.co/KB1Cit5d5k</a></p><p>— Marvin Graye (@johnwintertweet) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnwintertweet/status/1422606804106850308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>That wasn’t all for the reactions though, and certainly the Sixers thought about the pre-existing beef between the two before inking Drummond to the deal.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Sixers</a> practice together… <a href="https://t.co/fpA0nbrVFY" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/fpA0nbrVFY</a></p><p>— C. James Philly (@cjamesPhilly) <a href="https://twitter.com/cjamesPhilly/status/1422615592415158273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond walking into the locker room and seeing Joel Embiid <a href="https://t.co/3dNUX6Yfwl" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/3dNUX6Yfwl</a></p><p>— 🇵🇷Stop following me🦅 (@PhillySaiyajin) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillySaiyajin/status/1422612305037123591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The amount of spacing that Sixers guards will see with Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, and Andre Drummond on the court together: <a href="https://t.co/K5Cqs8oXYW" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/K5Cqs8oXYW</a></p><p>— Loc Jones 🗝/An Evan Mobley Enthusiast (@MillyBeamen) <a href="https://twitter.com/MillyBeamen/status/1422610508692209669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>That last one is a big question mark, especially with the Sixers dangling Ben Simmons, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-rumors-philly-is-still-making-ludicrous-trade-demands-for-ben-simmons/">albeit in a huge asking price</a> for the talented guard that finished as a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year.</p><p>At worst, the Sixers games should be entertaining, and let’s wait and see how the duo of Embiid and Drummond get along with each other.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twitter reacts to hilarious Joel Embiid, Andre Drummond Sixers pairing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Joel-Embiid_s-hilarious-troll-job-of-Andre-Drummond-resurfaces-after-Philly-signing.jpeg"></figure><h1>Joel Embiid’s hilarious troll job of Andre Drummond resurfaces after Sixers signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-03T10:44:27-07:00">August 3rd, 10:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-03T10:44:27-07:00">August 3rd, 10:44am</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers made a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-andre-drummond-agrees-to-one-year-deal-with-philadelphia/">surprise signing</a> by adding former Los Angeles Lakers center Andre Drummond on a one-year deal to pair with Joel Embiid. Well, after the signing was announced, NBA Twitter was quick to dig up a gold mine of a Tweet from Embiid, one from a few years back that took a <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/1058830917836460033?s=20">hilarious shot</a> at Drummond.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I own a lot of real estate in <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummondd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@andredrummondd</a> head and I’m on my way to build more 🏘🏘🏘 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Bum</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheProcess?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#TheProcess</a> <a href="https://t.co/Mrf2NcNL4r" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Mrf2NcNL4r</a></p><p>— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/1058830917836460033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Of course, Drummond started his career with the Detroit Pistons and the two used to go back and forth quite a bit during their battles with one another. Now, ironically enough, they are teammates and will have to put those differences behind them.</p><p>Some hilarious old posts and videos have surfaced just minutes after the signing.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid trolls Andre Drummond into another ejection <a href="https://t.co/Mqzq5F6MQ0" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Mqzq5F6MQ0</a></p><p>— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1054909409841831936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 24, 2018</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This was certainly a surprising signing, but it does make some sense after Dwight Howard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-agree-to-deals-with-trevor-ariza-dwight-howard-wayne-ellington/">ended up signing a one-year deal to return</a> to the Los Angeles Lakers after just one year with the Sixers.</p><p>Drummond, on the other hand, was hoping for a big payday, but unfortunately, the offers just weren’t there. Now he heads to the Sixers on somewhat of a prove-it deal, but the pairing of Embiid and Drummond will be interesting to watch due to their history with one another.</p><p>Perhaps Embiid comes out and makes some sort of statement? Still, this old Tweet by Embiid is hilarious and makes it a bit awkward going forward.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joel Embiid’s hilarious troll job of Andre Drummond resurfaces after Sixers signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Andre-Drummond-agrees-to-number-of-years-year-total-contract-dollar-amount-deal-with-City-Name.jpeg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond agrees to one-year deal with Sixers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-03T10:13:20-07:00">August 3rd, 10:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-03T10:20:15-07:00">August 3rd, 10:20am</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Four-time rebounding leader Andre Drummond has finally found a new home as he’s poised to take his talents to the Philadelphia 76ers on a <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422604187158949899?s=20">one-year deal</a> to back up Joel Embiid.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent C Andre Drummond has agreed to a one-year deal with the 76ers, source tells ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422604187158949899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Drummond with essentially be the backup to Joel Embiid and this makes more sense after Dwight Howard departed Philly and headed back to the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>The Sixers will be Drummond’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-free-agent-andre-drummond-reveals-true-motivation-for-social-media-trolling/">fourth team</a> in three seasons. After developing into one of the league’s most dominant rebounders as a member of the Detroit Pistons from 2012-2019, the 27-year-old was moved to the Cleveland Cavaliers before eventually being bought out by the franchise halfway through the 2020-2021 season. He then looked to help the Lakers’ championship defense but the big man couldn’t really settle down and find his role for the Purple &amp; Gold.</p><p>After a few controversial seasons, Drummond is looking to bounce back and propel the Sixers to another playoff run. It was clear last season that the Sixers lacked some manpower in the block and Drummond’s arrival could potentially solve all their frontcourt woes.</p><p>Say what you want about Andre Drummond but this workhorse is an elite big and this is an absolutely huge off-season move from the Sixers front office and it seems like a prove-it deal for Drummond himself. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond agrees to one-year deal with Sixers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Andre-Drummond-spotted-in-Miami-amid-start-of-NBA-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond sparks Heat free agency rumors with surprise move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-31T21:27:04-07:00">July 31st, 9:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-31T21:27:04-07:00">July 31st, 9:27pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> big man Andre Drummond is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and it looks like he’s exploring his options–which might include the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat">Miami Heat</a>.</p><p>Of course with free agency nearing, any action that players take will be put under the microscope and analyzed. Such is the case for Drummond, who was spotted in Miami just a day before the August 2 start of free agency.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">my friend’s son took a picture with Andre Drummond today… </p><p>He’s in my Miami</p><p>I’m gonna be sick 😪 <a href="https://t.co/BZXkx9uEc4" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/BZXkx9uEc4</a></p><p>— Deon (@deonjoelpolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/deonjoelpolo/status/1421631730105176067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Of course, it sparked speculations that he might join the Heat. However, it is not without basis. After all, <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article251822668.html" rel="noopener">Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald</a> recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-rumors-1-way-miami-will-consider-andre-drummond-free-agency/" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the South Beach franchise would consider signing the big man in free agency should Erik Spoelstra be willing to play him alongside Bam Adebayo.</p><blockquote>Drummond is an option if Spoelstra is willing to change his approach and play him with Adebayo. The Heat had some interest before he signed with the Lakers and another pursuit wouldn’t surprise me.</blockquote><p>Andre Drummond joined the Lakers after reaching a buyout with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> when they failed to trade him at the 2021 deadline. However, he proved to be a poor fit alongside Anthony Davis as he struggled to get into rhythm with the team before eventually falling out of favor from head coach Frank Vogel.</p><p>While the team repeatedly expressed during the 2020-21 season that they want to sign Drummond long-term, it appears more likely they are headed to Splitsville. Nonetheless, it remains to be seen if it means Drummond will join the Heat as he looks to revive his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond sparks Heat free agency rumors with surprise move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/heat-rumors-the-1-way-miami-will-consider-andre-drummond-in-free-agency_copy.jpg"></figure><h1>Rumor: The 1 way Heat would consider Andre Drummond in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-29T05:47:26-07:00">July 29th, 5:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-29T05:48:24-07:00">July 29th, 5:48am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt has been an editor at ClutchPoints since 2018. He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat got stomped out of the playoffs by the Milwaukee Bucks this year, and now they’re looking to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-pat-riley-curiously-hints-at-getting-more-help-for-jimmy-butler-bam-adebayo/" rel="noopener">upgrade the roster</a> around stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. Apparently, one option could be center Andre Drummond, who finished this past season on the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>However, there’s one caveat: Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra would have to change his approach and be willing to play Drummond with Adebayo. <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article251822668.html" rel="noopener">This comes from Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald:</a></p><blockquote>Drummond is an option if Spoelstra is willing to change his approach and play him with Adebayo. The Heat had some interest before he signed with the Lakers and another pursuit wouldn’t surprise me.</blockquote><p>Miami has a rather small roster and got crushed inside by Milwaukee, so it makes sense to be seeking out some size in free agency. However, the Drummond fit with Adebayo would be rather awkward. Both players operate better close to the basket, which would clog driving lanes for Butler, who has essentially eliminated the 3-point shot from his repertoire. Even if shooters like Duncan Robinson and Tyler Herro are back, the spacing would be pretty rough with Butler, Bam and Drummond as three of the top players.</p><p>Drummond will likely come rather cheap after his uneven play with the Lakers, but the fit just doesn’t seem right in Miami. Jackson brings up a bunch of other names as frontcourt targets, and the Heat will surely cast a wide net as they look to bring in more talent.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rumor: The 1 way Heat would consider Andre Drummond in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/andre-drummond-lakers-NFT.jpeg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond’s NFT drop did not go well</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-16T14:44:21-07:00">July 16th, 2:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-16T19:42:10-07:00">July 16th, 7:42pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a>Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter and writer for ClutchPoints. Aspiring Shane Falco. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Tennis Fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cards</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Andre Drummond spent the early part of July aggressively promoting his NFT set, which began dropping on Friday, July 9.</p><p>On July 6, the free-agent center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jared-dudley-wants-to-free-alex-caruso-and-other-lakers-free-agent-shenanigans/">made noise</a> by criticizing Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel on Instagram, spent that afternoon trolling on Twitter, then went on “The Jump” two days later to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-free-agent-andre-drummond-reveals-true-motivation-for-social-media-trolling/">chalk it all up</a> to strategic promotion for his four-piece non-fungible token set.</p><p>The next morning, Drummond hit <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ryen-russillo-andre-drummond-and-suns-in-4/id1089022756?i=1000528328412">Barstool’s “Pardon My Take” podcast</a> and admitted to…drumming…up the NFT hype with his social media activity, though also kind of fessed to retroactively spinning it after calling one of his representatives.</p><blockquote>“When I did that comment, I was like, ‘This is gonna stir up so much trouble,'” Drummond said about his viral IG shot at Vogel. “I called Mike, I was like, ‘Look what I just did.’ He’s like, ‘Alright, well this is good.’ I was like, ‘I know. I have people’s attention now. So now let’s capitalize on this.’ I kept going. So I went to Twitter and started a rant there. So then I was like, ‘While I got your attention, I’m dropping an NFT on Friday’…and the whole narrative changed.”</blockquote><p>I’m sure everybody in the Lakers organization — currently determining <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dennis-schroder-and-andre-drummond-can-help-the-lakers-win-and-get-paid/">whether to re-sign him</a> — found Drummond’s marketing strategy deeply hilarious. Of course, per his own words, <a href="https://streamable.com/ro9wfc">Shanghai always awaits</a>.</p><p>Anyway, one week later, let’s check in on how his promotional efforts fared.</p><h2><a href="https://rarible.com/token/0xd07dc4262bcdbf85190c01c996b4c06a461d2430:635431?tab=bids"><b>The Decision NFT</b></a></h2><p>The Decision NFT features a digital trading card of a shirtless and bronzed Andre Drummond running and splashing through gold, with his signature encrusted. For this NFT, the prize is entry into a “winner-takes-all knock-out style NBA 2K tournament” co-hosted by Drummond.</p><p>If you win the 2K tournament, you get “the chance to sit down and chat with Drummond to discuss his off-season plans, career trajectory, and goals for next season.”</p><p>Listed on July 9, this NFT is being offered at 0.7 ETH, or $1,332.30 U.S. dollars. One week later, there are 32 of 32 available. The highest bid is from Baba Dave, an Africa-based photographer and NFT collector. His bid is 0.1 RARI ($0.90) for 1 card. That bid came on July 11, at 5:33 AM.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-5.03.40-PM.png"></figure><h2><a href="https://rarible.com/token/0x60f80121c31a0d46b5279700f9df786054aa5ee5:1122319?tab=history"><b>The Showtime NFT</b></a></h2><p>This NFT is decidedly Lakers-themed, which might be awkward. The design features Drummond, in a “Farewell” (his clothing line)-branded gold jersey, in front of the Hollywood Hills, with his name instead of the famous sign. The word “SHOWTIME” flashes across the top, with a penguin silhouette in the O. An image of him dunking appears in the background, as does his signature.</p><p>In this NFT, the winner gets to co-design a pair of sneakers, which Drummond will wear in a game next season. The winner also gets flown to that game to meet with Drummond, who will autograph and hand-deliver the custom kicks. The winner also gets a high-resolution copy of the Showtime NFT.</p><p>Well, the winner <i>would have. </i>The NFT was posted on July 9, with minimum bids starting at 23 wETH, or $44,205.85. The auction ended at 5 PM ET on Friday, July 15, with no bidders.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-5.00.31-PM.png"></figure><h2><a href="https://rarible.com/token/0xd07dc4262bcdbf85190c01c996b4c06a461d2430:635434?tab=owners"><b>The 203 NFT</b></a></h2><p>This token, which features Andre Drummond in a “Farewell” jersey flying towards the rim as palm trees go by, was posted on July 9. It’s selling for 0.099 ETH ($203.00). The winner here gets to own the NFT. Nice and simple.</p><p>The price and the number of copies (203) represent each of the jersey numbers Drummond has worn throughout his NBA career. So far, it has sold 1 of the 203 editions, to collector @Heaterboombeater.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-5.06.09-PM.png"></figure><h2><a href="https://rarible.com/token/0x60f80121c31a0d46b5279700f9df786054aa5ee5:1122346?tab=history"><b>The Golden Ticket NFT</b></a></h2><p>According to the <a href="https://glaschowski.wixsite.com/mngcollections">token designer’s website</a>, the Golden Ticket was supposed to be auctioned in a free raffle on July 15. It did not go on sale.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-5.07.20-PM.png"></figure><p>We’ll see how the <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1412584444452474881">Kareem Abdul-Drummond merch</a> does.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond’s NFT drop did not go well

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/image_2021-07-10_232818.png"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Andre Drummond has hilarious 2-word answer on where he’ll play next season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-10T08:30:57-07:00">July 10th, 8:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-10T15:41:09-07:00">July 10th, 3:41pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> have a ton of question marks heading into the offseason. One of the biggest, quite literally, is their free agent mid-season acquisition <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andre-drummond/a8910947">Andre Drummond</a>.</p><p>On a recent appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast, the Lakers big man gave a hilarious hint towards where he was leaning to play next season. Two words:</p><blockquote>“Shanghai, China.”</blockquote><p>Check it out on 102:47 (or 23:20 remaining mark)</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Obviously, Drummond isn’t serious about leaving the Lakers to move continents. But at least he’s in on the “playing in China” gag that NBA Twitter has for underperforming stars. Plus points for you, Andre.</p><p>He’s actually <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-andre-drummond-gets-honest-on-lebron-james-la-future/">been vocal</a> about hoping to stay in Los Angeles, as he <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQuPEQyF8Im/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=362c06a8-6963-452a-9b59-7a49767d2393">revealed during an interview</a> via the @lakersalldayeveryday Instagram page.</p><blockquote>“This is an incredible time in my career to play with LeBron James instead of against him … Hopefully, things go the right way, and we’ll try to run it back again.”</blockquote><p>The Lakers big man was definitely a polarizing figure during his brief stint in La La Land. He was an All-Star addition to a roster that had just won the championship and was sorely in need of healthy bodies with both LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the sidelines. But the reality of it was that the league has trended away from Drummond’s style of play for a while now, and his fit with the rest of the roster was rather questionable.</p><p>But perhaps a full offseason and training camp would be exactly what he needs to mesh with his co-stars. We’ll find out if the Lakers ultimately do bring back Andre Drummond to keep him away from Shanghai, China.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Andre Drummond has hilarious 2-word answer on where he’ll play next season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/andre-drummond-lakers-lebron-james.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lakers free agent Andre Drummond reveals true motivation for social media trolling</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-08T15:06:59-07:00">July 8th, 3:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-08T15:06:59-07:00">July 8th, 3:06pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a>Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter and writer for ClutchPoints. Aspiring Shane Falco. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Tennis Fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Free-agent center Andre Drummond <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jared-dudley-wants-to-free-alex-caruso-and-other-lakers-free-agent-shenanigans/">created a stir</a> on social media this week with messages that raised skepticism on whether he might return to the Los Angeles Lakers next season.</p><p>First, he seemingly took a shot at Lakers head coach Frank Vogel over playing time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent Andre Drummond seems to be taking a shot at Lakers coach Frank Vogel here <a href="https://t.co/uKLY9p8E2w" target="_blank">https://t.co/uKLY9p8E2w</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1412538817706397699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>That comment (I think?) prompted Skip Bayless to sarcastically label him “<a href="https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/1412554989868785664">Kareem Abdul-Drummond</a>“, which Drummond immediately turned into merch.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Kareem Abdul-Drummond.”</p><p>MERCH COMING SOON!!! <a href="https://t.co/8C7Egk6xUG" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/8C7Egk6xUG</a></p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1412584444452474881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>He then responded to actor and Lakers fanatic O’Shea Jackson Jr.’s challenge to live up to the “comparison” to the legendary Lakers center, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I got you bro🙏🏽😂 <a href="https://t.co/H6nJ3ZpwZd" target="_blank">https://t.co/H6nJ3ZpwZd</a></p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1412559406294732802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">😂😂😂 I love the internet </p><p>Thank you for keeping me entertained this afternoon 🙏🏽😂</p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1412562887466373124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Drummond also used his trolling momentum to share his bold NBA Finals prediction:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">While the ball is still rolling………..</p><p>SUNS IN 4.</p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1412602741822681090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p> </p><p>On Thursday, Drummond confirmed what we suspected all along — or, at least since he sent <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1412553884778725377">this tweet</a> out on Tuesday: it was all for show.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">the NFT is this tweet <a href="https://t.co/UH9dZnu4IG" target="_blank">https://t.co/UH9dZnu4IG</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1412557707912126464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>According to Drummond, he was simply trying to gin up buzz ahead of his upcoming NFT (non-fungible token).</p><blockquote>“It wasn’t an issue to begin with,” Drummond said on ESPN’s The Jump. “I used that to … I’m actually launching an NFT on Friday, so that was just to get everyone’s attention…very strategic, I just did what I needed to. I got the attention and now I’m talking to you guys so I can talk about it more.”</blockquote><p>Touche, Drum.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Whether or not Drummond truly meant nothing or is retroactively framing his criticism of Vogel as a promotional gimmick, his actions probably won’t endear him to the organization (nor Lakers fans) ahead of free agency. The Lakers have multiple free agents to retain and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-10-things-you-should-wonder-about-the-offseason/">minimal cap space</a> to work with.</p><p>On the other hand, the Lakers brass may think higher of Drummond than #LakersTwitter, considering they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-promise-that-secured-andre-drummond-signing-with-lakers-revealed/">guaranteed him</a> a starting gig in the middle of a season with championship aspirations. Los Angeles general manager Rob Pelinka — who, along with Vogel, praised Drummond at <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heres-what-every-lakers-free-agent-said-about-the-future-after-exit-interviews/">exit interviews</a> — is the center’s former agent.</p><p>Drummond — in part due to rust, fit, and team-wide health issues — struggled to gel with Los Angeles. The two-time All-Star averaged 11.9 points and 10.2 rebounds in 24.8 minutes per game in 21 regular-season starts, but struggled on defense, clogged the lane, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dennis-schroder-and-andre-drummond-can-help-the-lakers-win-and-get-paid/">failed to raise his value</a> (or standing with the fanbase) in the playoffs. He received a DNP in the final game of the season, Game 6 vs. the Phoenix Suns. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-andre-drummond-posts-cryptic-tweet-before-game-6-vs-suns/">did not seem thrilled</a> about it.</p><p>On The Jump, Drummond spoke positively, if not exuberantly, of his time with the Lakers.</p><blockquote>“I enjoyed myself,” he said. “I think my time and experience in L.A. has been really good. I think I’ve learned a lot being with those guys, LeBron James and Anthony Davis … Just looking forward to what’s next.”</blockquote><p>Drummond was then asked who he considers the best big man in the league. He named Lakers star Anthony Davis third, after Denver Nuggets MVP Nikola Jokic (whom he put No. 1), and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid.</p><p>At his exit interview, Drummond expressed a desire to remain in Los Angeles but promptly back-tracked when asked if he knew was he returning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond said the Lakers have an “incredible group of guys," and he's "looking forward to building more with them."</p><p>Yet, he told .<a href="https://twitter.com/mcten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@mcten</a> that he wasn't saying he's coming back, and he'll focus on that in Aug. For now, he wants to "decompress" and spend time with his kids.</p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1400929211687129088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Ironically, Drummond’s NFT, called “The Showtime NFT” is unmistakably Lakers-themed. It features an interactive fan experience in which the buyer can design sneakers for Drummond to wear in a game and will be flown in for that game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond’s Showtime NFT might be a tad awkward if he doesn’t re-sign with the Lakers <a href="https://t.co/6i4onQLjx0" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6i4onQLjx0</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1412842506887237637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>However, if Drummond is unwilling to take a modest contract, the buyer of the “Showtime” experience may be flown somewhere other than Los Angeles. (I’m not sure how that affects the value of the NFT.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Drummond would need to take the vets min or a (possibly available) exception to stay in LA. </p><p>At exit interviews, he talked like he was coming back then backtracked. Pelinka praised him but was noncommittal. Vogel has expressed interest in re-signing Drum.<a href="https://t.co/Gjt0Z7PTO0" target="_blank">https://t.co/Gjt0Z7PTO0</a> <a href="https://t.co/uUSMXWd6I0" target="_blank">https://t.co/uUSMXWd6I0</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1404973445268443138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>For now, “LAKERS” remains in <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1412562066993565696">The Big Penguin’s bio</a>. We’ll monitor that situation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers free agent Andre Drummond reveals true motivation for social media trolling

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Andre-Drummond-Lakers-Suns-Bucks-Chris-Paul-Deandre-Ayton-Devin-Booker-NBA-Finals.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond makes trendy prediction on NBA Finals after Game 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-06T20:51:21-07:00">July 6th, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-06T20:52:58-07:00">July 6th, 8:52pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers big man Andre Drummond, like millions of people, are tuned in to the NBA Finals between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>And just like everyone, Drummond also gave his bold prediction for the outcome of the best-of-seven series. Because it wouldn’t be fun without making fearless forecasts, right? While Chris Paul, Devin Booker, and Deandre Ayton were all special for the Suns in Game 1, Drummond found a different inspiration for his brave prognosis.</p><p>It’s no other than the trending Suns in 4 Guy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">While the ball is still rolling………..</p><p>SUNS IN 4.</p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1412602741822681090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Were you thinking of someone else?</p><p>Drummond posted the remark <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond">on Twitter</a> as soon as the Suns erected a huge lead against the Bucks on Tuesday. He sure knows how it feels to get trampled by the Suns as the Lakers lost in their opening round matchup in the NBA Playoffs. Remember <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-andre-drummond-makes-epic-lebron-james-impersonation/">Drummond imitating LeBron James’</a> post-up move against Jae Crowder? Yeah, Drummond might be regretting that now.</p><p>But seriously though, it’s not too implausible for the Suns to sweep the Bucks, given how they controlled Game 1 right from the onset. Paul was once again virtuosic with 32 points and nine assists, while Ayton had another monster double-double of 22 points and 19 rebounds. Booker, meanwhile contributed 27 markers and six dimes.</p><p>Drummond could very well be simply trolling with his tweet, but jumping on the Suns bandwagon isn’t exactly bad at this point.</p><p>With the way the Suns have been playing, Andre Drummond’s bold prognosis could be proven true. Nothing like the profound expertise of the Suns in 4 Guy to predict the NBA Finals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond makes trendy prediction on NBA Finals after Game 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Andre-Drummond-embraces-Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar-mockery-with-perfect-tweet.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers center Andre Drummond embraces Kareem Abdul-Jabbar mockery with perfect tweet</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-06T17:32:40-07:00">July 6th, 5:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-06T17:32:40-07:00">July 6th, 5:32pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers big man Andre Drummond is not letting the hate get into his head. In fact, it looks like he is using it as motivation to prove his doubters wrong.</p><p>After Fox Sports analyst Skip Bayless <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/1412554989868785664" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> “Kareem Abdul-Drummond”–seemingly in response to the big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-andre-drummond-takes-veiled-shot-at-frank-vogel-for-failed-la-stint/" rel="noopener">claiming he didn’t have enough playing time</a> in his first stint with the Lakers–Drummond appeared to fire back by embracing the nickname.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Kareem Abdul-Drummond.”</p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1412557194948612100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>For those not in the know, the “Kareem Abdul-Drummond” name was popularized by Skip Bayless as a form of mockery to the Lakers big man. It started when Lakers owner Jeanie Buss welcomed Andre Drummond to the Purple and Gold midseason and compared it to when his father, Dr. Jerry Buss, welcomed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the franchise.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNB5-KQJuTa/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Jeanie Buss (@jeaniebuss)</a></p></div></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Skip Bayless hasn’t stopped since then, often trolling the Lakers fanbase for thinking Drummond would be their savior like KAJ.</p><p>Of course, Drummond didn’t live up to expectations and really struggled to develop chemistry with Anthony Davis on the frontcourt. The lack of time together certainly affected that, but the 27-year-old big man didn’t help his case with inconsistent performances. It is also the reason why he lost his starting job and didn’t play in Game 6 of their first-round postseason series against  the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>Drummond will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason and it remains to be seen if he’ll re-sign with the Lakers. One thing is sure, though: the rebounding machine will head to the 2021-22 season with plenty of fuel.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers center Andre Drummond embraces Kareem Abdul-Jabbar mockery with perfect tweet

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Andre-Drummond-takes-veiled-shot-at-Frank-Vogel-for-failed-LA-stint.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond takes veiled shot at Frank Vogel for failed Lakers stint</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-06T15:56:54-07:00">July 6th, 3:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-06T15:56:54-07:00">July 6th, 3:56pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Andre Drummond’s stint with the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t go as expected, but the big man doesn’t think he is to blame.</p><p>After his post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ_-b7rLkUn/" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> where he seemingly tells his doubters and haters not to judge and underestimate him, one user took a savage shot at him for failing to dominate the painted area unlike his peers Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns and Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks. In response, Drummond fired back and claimed he could have done it had he been given more playing time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond said if he would play more he would dominate like Lopez &amp; Ayton 😳 <a href="https://t.co/ET0vXBE9g9" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ET0vXBE9g9</a></p><p>— 🏀 (@dribblecity) <a href="https://twitter.com/dribblecity/status/1412519646402600967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Is that a veiled shot at Lakers coach Frank Vogel? Well, it seems like it is since he had his second-lowest minutes of his career with the Purple and Gold.</p><p>Andre Drummond averaged just 24.8 minutes per game for the Lakers in the 21 regular season games he has played in. Those numbers decreased even further in the playoffs when he played just 21.o minutes in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/schedule" rel="noopener">Games 1 to 5</a> before being totally benched in the crucial Game 6–one that ended the team’s postseason run.</p><p>The 27-year-old big man had a decent production with the Lakers despite his minutes, and there were times he showed how he can impact winning. Unfortunately, his fit alongside Anthony Davis just didn’t work and he never really stood out amid expectations he could be the third star LA needed.</p><p>Drummond has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-andre-drummond-gets-honest-on-lebron-james-la-future/" rel="noopener">recently expressed his desire</a> to run it back with LeBron James, Davis and the Lakers; however, it remains to be seen if the team can re-sign him as an unrestricted free agent. After all, he is expected to get a lot of demand in the market and it’s unknown if LA will even be willing to pay him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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