<!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/2020/12/Darius-Bazley-Thunder-NBA-Cards.jpg"></figure><h1>3 reasons why Darius Bazley needs to be your next NBA rookie card investment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-12T09:05:33-08:00">December 12th, 9:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-12T10:35:09-08:00">December 12th, 10:35am</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">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The basketball card industry has seen a massive explosion in interest within the past year. With higher demand comes higher card values as well. From Luka Doncic to Tacko Fall, virtually every rookie card has seen a significant jump in value. But of course, some cards may rise more than others. If you’re looking for the next under-the-radar name to target, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Darius Bazley has to be on your shortlist.</p><p>The OKC sophomore has all the tools and the right environment to pop off in the next couple of seasons. His Panini Prizm Silver card with a PSA 10 grade has been already been going for around $500 dollars. But if Bazley can take the leap this coming season, there’s no reason to think the price won’t be going anywhere but up.</p><p><b>Here are three (3) reasons why Darius Bazley should be your next player to collect:</b></p><h2><b>Bazley’s Sky-High Potential</b></h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rookie-Darius-Bazley-out-for-at-least-4-6-weeks-due-to-bone-bruise.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><p>Bazley might actually be better known around basketball circles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-darius-bazley-reveals-new-balance-internship-impacted-him/">for something he did off the court</a>. As a highly-rated high school prospect, Bazley opted to forego his initial commitment to play for basketball powerhouse Syracuse, instead taking a $1 million internship with New Balance.</p><p>Make no mistake about it though, Baze can definitely ball. He wasn’t able to showcase this right away during the start of the season, when he averaged just 4.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 17.2 minutes of game action prior to the All-Star break. With OKC suddenly in the thick of the playoff race, there wasn’t as much incentive to let Bazley operate on a learning curve quite yet.</p><p>But clearly the then-rookie worked hard on his game following suspension of play in March. In 8 bubble games, Darius Bazley’s <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629647/traditional/?Season=2019-20&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season">numbers sky-rocketed</a> as he looked far more comfortable playing at an NBA level. He came out and averaged 13.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 27.5 minutes for OKC. He even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-darius-bazley-history-russell-westbrook-james-harden/">matched an OKC record</a> held by franchise favorite Russell Westbrook, becoming the only Thunder rookie besides Russ to eclipse the 20-point plateau in three consecutive games. But even beyond the numbers, you could just tell his game had matured by leaps and bounds.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>A lot of card collectors hinge their card investment on one key principle: <i><b>potential</b></i>. It’s the reason why Michael Porter Jr. rookie cards nearly eclipsed Nikola Jokic’s in value when the youngster was blowing up during the NBA bubble. A prospect yet to reach his ceiling is often much sexier than one who might already be a known quantity.</p><p>Lucky for OKC fans and Bazley collectors alike, Darius Bazley absolutely oozes potential. He’s a 6’9 forward who can handle the ball and make plays off the dribble. His length and size makes him a defensive dream, especially in today’s positionless style of basketball. His offensive game still has a long way to go, but one encouraging sign was the fact that his three point jumper is starting to come around.</p><p>During <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629647/traditional/?Season=2019-20&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season">his 8 bubble games</a>, Bazley went 19 of 41 from downtown which comes out to 2.4 made threes on 5.1 attempts on an insane 46.3% clip. He’s shown a penchant for making a step-back three as well, which could really open up his game once he becomes more confident driving to the basket.</p><p>Most importantly, Darius Bazley enters the 2020-2021 season as a 20-year old. He’s shown a lot of improvement within the season while still being younger than a handful of rookies from the 2020 Draft. The young man’s best days are clearly ahead of him.</p><h2>OKC’s Youth Movement</h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/baze.jpg"></figure><p>Aside from potential, another aspect card investors could look for would be <i><b>opportunity</b></i>. Other incoming second-year players like the Atlanta Hawks’ Cam Reddish and New Orleans Pelicans’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker both drip with potential just as Bazley does. But looking at their roster composition and team aspirations for the year, they both might struggle to find minutes on teams looking to make a playoff splash. The Hawks clearly have their sights set on a postseason appearance, signing wings such as Bogdan Bogdanovic, Danilo Gallinari, and Kris Dunn to an already crowded rotation. The Pelicans not only still have veterans Eric Bledsoe and Lonzo Ball ahead of NAW, but they also drafted a rookie in Kira Lewis Jr. who may eat up some of his minutes as well.</p><p>Darius Bazley meanwhile is set to have all the playing time he can handle, and maybe even some that he can’t. Bazley averaged a shade over 18 minutes per game last season, good for 9th on the team. But with OKC’s recent firesale, the team is <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OKC/2020.html">losing their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th minutes leaders</a> in Chris Paul, Dennis Schroder, Danilo Gallinari, and Steven Adams.</p><p>The players they received in return don’t seem to figure into the future plans as much as Bazley does. Al Horford will come in to man the middle, while George Hill can figure in as the veteran guard playing alongside franchise cornerstone Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. But the forward slots are wide-open for Bazley to rack up minutes totals well into the 30s every night. The fact that the team traded away a still-young Kelly Oubre Jr. after acquiring him for CP3 give you a hint at how much the team believes in the young man.</p><p>On top of that, the Thunder’s three rookies from the 2020 draft won’t clash with him either. OKC brought in Serbian center prospect Aleksej Pokusevski with the 17th pick and French point guard Theo Maledon with the 34th pick. Their forward prospect in 37th pick Vit Krejci appears to be staying overseas for the time being.</p><p>The minutes will be there for DBaze, he just has to take advantage of them. OKC seems all-in on seeing what Darius Bazley can do, and so should you.</p><h2>Setting Up For Success</h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/THUMBNAIL_066-4-1.jpg"></figure><p>Regular season success is always important, but players make their mark in the league during the NBA playoffs. We just witnessed Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo go from low-key talents to highly-coveted prospects, especially when it comes to their rookie cards. Postseason success could often be just as important in cementing a player’s stature in the NBA which will go hand-in-hand with how sought-after their cards are.</p><p>We’ve already established OKC’s clear intentions to try and see if Bazley can live up to his massive potential, alongside a more established young star in SGA. But potential and regular season numbers can only get you so far. Putting up good stats won’t exactly be enticing for card collectors on a team that won’t even sniff the postseason anytime soon.</p><p>But OKC is perfectly placed to establish themselves as a playoff powerhouse in the coming seasons. This year admittedly might be a bit bumpy. They obviously lost their All-Star and leader in Chris Paul. Losing Schroder, Gallo, and Adams will cost them a handful of wins as well. The Thunder project to be a lottery team this year, barring another unexpected rise like last season. But even if they flounder this year, the moves made by Sam Presti set them up to get better the moment their young players are ready to make the jump.</p><p>The number of first round picks OKC <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2020/11/19/okc-thunder-17-first-round-picks-through-2026-breakdown">seems to be growing by the minute</a>. The team possesses basically all of the Houston Rockets’ and Los Angeles Clippers’ draft capital all the way until 2026. Not to mention the picks they’ve acquired from shipping out the veterans that have come and gone from their roster. This opens the door for potential win-now moves the moment they look ready to make them.</p><p>Darius Bazley finds himself on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that knows his potential and is willing to give him the opportunity to reach it. A Thunder squad with an already-rising star in SGA, a tremendous team culture, and all the assets to build a playoff contender for years to come.</p><p>If you’re not looking to buy some Darius Bazley stock right now, someone else will in no time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 reasons why Darius Bazley needs to be your next NBA rookie card investment

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So much so, that the 6-foot-8 power forward has forced his way into the team’s history books. He joins no less than Russell Westbrook and James Harden with his recent scoring feat.</p><p>Following Monday night’s scoring outburst against the Phoenix Suns, Bazley now matches this particular scoring record previously held by just Westbrook and Harden:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Per the Thunder, Darius Bazley has joined James Harden and Russell Westbrook as Thunder rookies to score 20 or more points in back-to-back games.</p><p>— Erik Horne (@ErikkHorne) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ErikkHorne/status/1292933742781177868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bazley finished Monday’s 128-101 loss against the Suns with a team-high 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting, along with 10 rebounds, three assists, a steal, a block, and just one turnover in 35 minutes of play. It’s a shame that it came in a blowout defeat. This outstanding showing follows Bazley’s 23-point, seven-rebound performance on Sunday in a victory against the Washington Wizards.</p><p>The Thunder selected Bazley 23rd overall in last year’s draft. He’s averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bazleda01.html#all_per_game">5.0 points</a> and 3.8 rebounds so far this season, so his back-to-back solid outings on Sunday and Monday were a bit unexpected. Nevertheless, it comes at a great time for OKC, who continue to fight for positioning in the West.</p><p>Monday’s defeat means that the Thunder are now a game and a half behind the fourth-seeded Houston Rockets. They will also want to fend off the sixth-placed Utah Jazz, who are currently just half a game behind Oklahoma at fifth-place.</p><p>The Thunder have two more seeding games remaining, starting with a matchup against the Miami Heat on Wednesday. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chris-paul-admits-insulting-preseason-playoff-odds-is-what-fuels-okc/">close out their regular season</a> on Friday in a contest against the Los Angeles Clippers.</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>

Darius Bazley makes OKC history, matches Russell Westbrook and James Harden

<!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/2020/03/Chris-Paul-makes-cameo-in-Shail-Gilgeous-Alexander-Darius-Bazley%E2%80%99s-TikTok-dance.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>VIDEO: Chris Paul makes cameo in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Darius Bazley’s TikTok dance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-03-14T20:44:26-07:00">March 14th, 8:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-03-14T20:46:27-07:00">March 14th, 8:46pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder youngsters Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Darius Bazley are fighting boredom brought about by the NBA season suspension by doing some TikTok. Funny enough, 34-year old All-Star guard Chris Paul decided to join in on the fun with a cameo appearance.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="cy" dir="ltr">Darius Bazley, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander e… Chris Paul!</p><p>QUE TRIO, MEUS AMIGOS!!!!! ⚡️💙<a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/IrKbuJNpCf">pic.twitter.com/IrKbuJNpCf</a></p><p>— Thunder Brasil (40-24) (@OKCThunder_BR) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/OKCThunder_BR/status/1238560873783922688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Players can’t seem to cope up with all the free time on their hands with the sudden stop of NBA action.</p><p>The NBA abruptly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-nba-season-suspended-after-rudy-gobert-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/" rel="noopener noreferrer">suspended the season</a> as a result of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for the coronavirus. Aside from Gobert, his teammate Donovan Mitchell and Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood were also reportedly infected with the disease.</p><p>The Thunder were scheduled to face Gobert and Mitchell’s Jazz right before the NBA announced the suspension. With the news of Gobert’s diagnosis, the NBA quickly took action by canceling the game right before it even started, and consequently, suspending the season. Fans were immediately asked to leave the Chesapeake Energy Arena.</p><p>The Oklahoma State Health Department asked that Thunder players be tested for the virus. As of now, no OKC player has been diagnosed with the infectious disease.</p><p>–</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on <a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, and like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>. 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VIDEO: Chris Paul makes cameo in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Darius Bazley’s TikTok dance

<!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/2020/02/LeBron-James-shares-story-about-Darius-Garland-Darius-Bazley-calling-his-wife-_Auntie-Savannah_.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>LeBron James shares story about Darius Garland, Darius Bazley calling his wife ‘Auntie Savannah’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-02-29T21:22:30-08:00">February 29th, 9:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-02-29T21:22:30-08:00">February 29th, 9:22pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Making the mood light after their loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James shared a funny story involving Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Darius Bazley.</p><p>According to LeBron, the two Klutch Sports kids came over to his house during the summer and hung out with his children. As the two rookies left, one of them (which James did not specify) called his wife Savannah James “Auntie Savannah.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron just told a hilarious story about having Darius Garland and Darius Bazley over in the summer, and how they ended up hanging out with his kids. </p><p>When they were leaving one (LeBron wouldn't specify who) called his wife "Auntie Savannah," which she apparently didn't like 😂</p><p>— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1233962489072635904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Apparently, Savannah did not appreciate being called “Auntie,” as it indicates how she is already getting up there in age.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"She didn't particularly like that, because my wife, she's been 21 for the last 20 years."</p><p>He added that they had a laugh about it because they clearly meant it out of respect, but it made him realize how much younger than him the league is getting.</p><p>— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1233963311567233024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Being part of the Klutch Sports group certainly has its perks. One of which is being able to hang out with The King himself.</p><p>It’s amazing how time flies by so fast. Doesn’t it seem like yesterday when James just entered the league as the most highly anticipated high school prospect of all time? Now, the Lakers forward is already one of the elder statesmen in the NBA, already boasting a career that far exceeds the expectations he entered with as an 18-year old kid from Akron, Ohio.</p><p>What’s more amazing is, despite being 35-years old and in his 17th NBA season, James is still among the best players in the league. His longevity and ability to play at an elite level for this 17-year stretch is a testament to his greatness and work ethic.</p><p>It also helps that LeBron James is highly-motivated to improve his legacy even further. The King is on a mission to win his fourth NBA title and banner no. 17 for the Lakers this June.</p><p>While leading the Lakers to the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/standings/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> best record in the West</a>, James is putting up nightly averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html">25.5 points</a>, 7.7 rebounds and a career-best 10.6 assists while shooting 49.4 [percent from the field.</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><iframe>    <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></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James shares story about Darius Garland, Darius Bazley calling his wife ‘Auntie Savannah’

<!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 data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Darius-Bazley-Kawhi-Leonard-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Kawhi Leonard after Darius Bazley impression of him: ‘People love me, I guess’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-29T08:06:17-07:00">October 29th, 8:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-29T08:46:46-07:00">October 29th, 8:46am</time><address><a>Bruno Manrique</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>It didn’t take long for another one of Kawhi Leonard’s antics to go viral. Following some of his greatest hits like “I’m a fun guy” and “board man gets paid,” the Los Angeles Clippers forward addressed the crowd with a Fat Albert-like “hey, hey, hey” – one that immediately drew the attention from fans, now locked as a staple of his Kawhi-isms. Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Darius Bazley imitated Leonard during the Thunder’s home-opener against the Washington Wizards last week, but the Clippers star didn’t take much offense to that:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kawhi Leonard on <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Thunder?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Thunder</a>’s Darius Bazley impersonating his, “Hey hey hey!” to <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Clippers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Clippers</a> fans on opening night – “I just take it as love. People love me, I guess.” <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/ebTRBQ0LSN">pic.twitter.com/ebTRBQ0LSN</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1189066011586129920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Leonard has become a cult icon in the past year after stepping out of the San Antonio Spurs’ fortress, one that often doesn’t lend to players’ quirks. The 6-foot-7 wing spent seven seasons there being known as the quiet star, but soon revealed other sides to his persona upon being traded to the Toronto Raptors and now signing with the Clippers.</p><p>The Klaw recently filed for copyrights on his famous post-championship phrase “What it do, baby” — a sign that he’s welcoming the hearsay from players and fans and taking it in stride.</p><p>Leonard even clowned his own awkward laugh during the Raptors introductory press conference, one that had been replayed, remixed, and memefied through the course of the season. The 28-year-old address the Toronto faithful with that same laugh, perhaps getting the last one after a year of speculation.</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><iframe>    <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></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kawhi Leonard after Darius Bazley impression of him: ‘People love me, I guess’

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May your troubles keep you near the cross, and may your struggles show that you need God and may your battles end the way they should, and may your bad days prove that God is good, and may your whole life prove that God is good🙏🏽

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Had a dream that @Logan__Day was in it and was pushing down....That’s when I knew for sure it was a dream🤣

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“For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light”. 

There is no need for you to be going through what you’re going through. Give your problems unto God, and submit your ways to him as well

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Will Floyd still be considered a great if he carries out with this fight?

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Craving some wings from MidWest Best😩 they have THE BEST wings in the world

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