<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/image_2021-02-24_135650.png"></figure><h1>Nets’ intentions revealed after waiving Iman Shumpert, Andre Roberson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-23T22:34:09-08:00">February 23rd, 10:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-23T22:34:09-08:00">February 23rd, 10:34pm</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 Brooklyn Nets have been rolling as of late, but that hasn’t stopped their GM Sean Marks from making some moves. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Nets are waiving three players: Iman Shumpert, Noah Vonleh and Andre Roberson.</p><p>On the surface, it may seem a bit puzzling given that all three players were signed not even a month prior to being waived.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Nets keep roster flexibility to take on players in trades or the buyout/free agent market. <a href="https://t.co/rs6GYsxrVb" target="_blank">https://t.co/rs6GYsxrVb</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1364422836996177922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Shumpert was the earliest, joining the Nets in January. However, the well-traveled veteran <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-nets-shumpert-20210209-rdosxzuxvfgetpv6klotkimwn4-story.html">suffered a hamstring injury</a> which has prevented him from even setting foot on the playing court. Noah Vonleh and Andre Roberson both seemingly ticked a few boxes that the Nets needed in frontcourt help and perimeter defense. But after signing both veterans just weeks prior, they’re already letting go.</p><p>However, Shams Charania of The Athletic is reporting that this isn’t the last the team will see of Roberson and Shumpert. The two wings are expected to sign back with the Nets, albeit on 10-day deals.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Guard Iman Shumpert and forward Andre Roberson plan to sign 10-day contracts with the Nets when they clear waivers on Friday, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>. Nets maintaining flexibility ahead of guarantee deadline this week.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1364422913194090501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The moves made clearly signal that the Nets will be active players in the buyout market, with several names being floated out as candidates to move on. Capable veterans such as Houston Rockets’ frontcourt duo of DeMarcus Cousins and PJ Tucker are both potentially on the move. Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond are currently being sat out by their respective clubs as they try to find a bidder before pressing the eject button on their former All-Stars. Better believe that the Nets are sniffing around for potential signings, as they keep their roster options open.</p><p>Sean Marks is once again proving he isn’t resting on his laurels, which he’s seemingly done since day one of his tenure. Despite the recent success of the Brooklyn Nets even without Kevin Durant, the GM is trying to stack the deck in their favor as KD’s formidable trio with Kyrie Irving and James Harden hope to make their imprint on the NBA’s history books come playoff time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ intentions revealed after waiving Iman Shumpert, Andre Roberson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/kd-1.jpg"><figcaption>The Nets look to improve their defense with a brand new signing.</figcaption></figure><h1>REPORT: Kevin Durant’s former teammate, Andre Roberson, agrees to deal with Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-15T22:37:19-08:00">February 15th, 10:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-15T22:37:19-08:00">February 15th, 10:37pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amid the team’s injury woes and clear lack of bench depth, the Brooklyn Nets have reached a deal to sign free agent swingman Andre Roberson.</p><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1361559759929937921" rel="noopener">Shams Charania of the Athletic</a>, Roberson is joining the Nets after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder" rel="noopener">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> opted not to re-sign him in the past offseason. Terms of the deal, however, are not disclosed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent forward Andre Roberson has agreed to a deal with the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1361559759929937921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>For what it’s worth, Andre Roberson played with Nets superstar Kevin Durant for three years during his time with the Thunder. However, the past few years have not been kind to the 29-year-old after suffering from a left patellar tendon injury in 2018.</p><p>Andre Roberson, who was actually a starter for the Thunder, missed the rest of the 2017-18 season. He also had to sit out the whole 2018-19 campaign due to a setback in his injury recovery.</p><p>Before his exit with the Thunder and eventually finding himself signing with the Nets, Roberson played seven games in 2019-20 with the Thunder. However, he was never really given a chance to get things going after more than two seasons sidelined.</p><p>Roberson was released in the 2020 offseason as the Thunder become sellers and entered a rebuild. Given his age and injury history, OKC knew he just doesn’t fit their timeline with youngsters like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Darius Bazley and Lu Dort.</p><p>Nonetheless, the Nets’ signing of Roberson makes sense given their need for bench depth and defense. While he is never really known as a scorer, the former Colorado standout is a solid defender, as proven by  his NBA All-Defensive Second Team plum in 2017.</p><p>Roberson has career averages of 4.6 points and 4.0 rebounds 302 games (269 starts) with Oklahoma City.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

REPORT: Kevin Durant’s former teammate, Andre Roberson, agrees to deal with Nets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/123354.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Chris Paul reacts to Andre Roberson’s clutch shots in win vs. Sixers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-26T16:18:55-07:00">July 26th, 4:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-26T16:18:55-07:00">July 26th, 4:18pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul gushed about Andre Roberson on Sunday after the swingman hit a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-video-andre-roberson-shows-hes-finally-healthy-again-with-pair-clutch-3-pointers/">pair of late threes</a> to cement a comeback win in a scrimmage against the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><p>Paul said Roberson’s treys were “big time” while also commenting on Roberson notching a +29 plus-minus in the contest.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CP3 on Roberson’s game winning 3 point shots: “Those were big time. Big time.”</p><p>— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BrandonRahbar/status/1287457726952611842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chris Paul: “Dre was plus 29 tonight? That’s tuff! Real tuff.”</p><p>— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BrandonRahbar/status/1287459089337987072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>The Thunder playmaker also reiterated that Roberson has been the consummate professional, calling him “<a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonRahbar/status/1287459297878736898" rel="noopener noreferrer">one of the best teammates</a>” he has ever had in his career.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chris Paul: “One of the best teammates I’ve ever had is Andre Roberson.”</p><p>— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BrandonRahbar/status/1287459297878736898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Andre Roberson has not played since 2018, but he has looked strong in each of OKC’s exhibition contests.</p><p>It remains to be seen just how much Roberson will play when the seeding games begin. But, if nothing else, he gives the Thunder added length especially on the defensive end of the floor.</p><p>Meanwhile, it is Chris Paul whose presence has really altered the course of OKC’s season.</p><p>It was suggested Paul might seek a trade when the Thunder acquired him from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Russell Westbrook last summer. Instead, CP3 remained in OKC and helped the franchise achieve the fifth-best record in the Western Conference entering the restart.</p><p>Paul has certainly been productive. Prior to the NBA suspension last March, he was averaging 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists. He has also been one of the best clutch performers in the league.</p><p>Moreover, Paul has set the tone with his leadership. He has been a mentor for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and some of the Thunder’s other youngsters, helping them develop ahead of schedule and compete on a nightly basis.</p><p>Both Paul and Roberson — with their combination of veteran leadership and youthful energy — are expected to be key factors to help the Thunder compete in Orlando.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Paul reacts to Andre Roberson’s clutch shots in win vs. 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/2020/07/Andre-Roberson-shows-he_s-finally-healthy-again-with-pair-of-clutch-3-pointers.jpg"></figure><h1>Video: Thunder’s Andre Roberson shows he’s finally healthy again with pair of clutch 3-pointers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-26T11:59:10-07:00">July 26th, 11:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-26T11:59:10-07:00">July 26th, 11:59am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> swingman Andre Roberson had not played an NBA game in over two years prior to his return to action at the NBA bubble in Orlando.</p><p>You could say Roberson <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1287456177501208577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1287456177501208577%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D837117action%3Dedit" rel="noopener noreferrer">is already making a splash.</a></p><p>The veteran came up big during OKC’s scrimmage against the Philadelphia 76ers, making a pair of late 3-pointers to ice the win for the Thunder:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Back to back threes from Andre Roberson to win the game.</p><p>Great to see him back on the floor 💪 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/PEPXCuB8g3">pic.twitter.com/PEPXCuB8g3</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1287456177501208577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Roberson’s shooting woes have been of note for years now. The former first-round pick is a 25.7 percent career shooter from beyond the arc, and he always seemed like a questionable backcourt partner for Russell Westbrook when Brodie was still in OKC.</p><p>Bot Roberson has been praised for his commitment and professionalism. Thunder point guard Chris Paul spoke extremely highly of Roberson as a teammate earlier this month:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chris Paul on Andre Roberson being back in practice: “It’s the best thing ever. When I talk about a guy being consummate teammate, for a guy to go through all the things he’s been through, I’m so happy for him. He’s had some of the toughest times people wouldn’t even know.”</p><p>— Erik Horne (@ErikkHorne) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ErikkHorne/status/1281738900034256896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Moreover, the Thunder can rely more on Roberson’s skills as a rangy perimeter defender.</p><p>Oklahoma City has more lethal shooters in Danilo Gallinari and Dennis Schroder, with both Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander filling it up from deep every now and then as well. They can hurt opposing teams in a variety of ways.</p><p>But Roberson makes the Thunder that much tougher defensively. Guys like Darius Bazley, Luguentz Dort and Nerlens Noel have all been interesting defensive playmakers. Now, Roberson figures to get some minutes as the Thunder add to their bench.</p><p>Of course, Roberson can open up the floor if he continues to shoot the 3-ball efficiently. Paul and Gilgeous-Alexander are at their best when they can get into the paint, so adding another floor-spacing option would provide even more opportunities for them while allowing Steven Adams to wreak havoc on the offensive glass.</p><p>If Roberson can actually prove he’s a threat from outside, that would make the Thunder that much more dangerous. OKC is 40-24 on the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Video: Thunder’s Andre Roberson shows he’s finally healthy again with pair of clutch 3-pointers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Andre-Roberson-speaks-on-first-NBA-game-in-909-days-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder’s Andre Roberson speaks on first NBA game in 909 days</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-24T18:40:42-07:00">July 24th, 6:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-24T18:42:11-07:00">July 24th, 6:42pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Andre Roberson played on Friday for the first time in 909 days.</p><p>As expected, he was very<a href="https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/1286820681020329984?s=20"> emotional postgame</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"A lot of emotions" – <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/FlyDre21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FlyDre21</a> </p><p>Hear from Andre Roberson after the game. <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/kj7sKaUKIC">pic.twitter.com/kj7sKaUKIC</a></p><p>— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/1286820681020329984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>At one point, it <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-andre-roberson-will-not-return-this-season/">looked like</a> Roberson’s NBA career was over. He had terrible luck in his recovery from a ruptured left patellar tendon he suffered during the 2017-18 campaign, as the Thunder swingman sustained two setbacks in his left knee last season.</p><p>However, Roberson never gave up and continued to work hard despite all the negative noise the media was spewing.</p><p>In 295 games with the Thunder, Roberson has career averages of 4.6 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 48.2 percent from the field, 25.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 46.7 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>Before he got hurt in 2017-18, Roberson was one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA. He made the 2017 All-Defensive team and was rewarded by the Thunder with a three-year, $30 million deal prior to the start of the 2017-18 campaign.</p><p>Once the 2020 playoffs start after the conclusion of the eight seeding games, the Thunder will ultimately go as far as Chris Paul, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Gallinari can lead the team offensively. Roberson, though, can help OKC on the defensive side of the ball with his length and high IQ of the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Andre Roberson speaks on first NBA game in 909 days

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2016-17 All-Defensive

Oklahoma City Thunder

Brooklyn Nets

4 seasons

1 season

Career

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Seeing how people move is all I need to know nowadays

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Chris Bosh was dropping all the gems yesterday man! Powerful! ❤️🙏🏽

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Is it me or are you folks getting tired of these guys falling and flailing for a light tap on the wrist 🤷🏽‍♂️

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Loki is like that!! Wow!! Only six episodes ..but completely worth it🔥

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I guess teams don’t care for defensive coverages and tendencies anymore! 🤦🏽‍♂️

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S/O @Yg_Trece and @Reggie_Jackson to man! Heck of a run and season!! 
🔥❤️🤟🏽

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Happy for that man @campayne 

Not over yet!! 🤟🏽🤟🏽

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