<!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/2021/06/Suns-Deandre-Ayton-Nuggets-Nikola-Jokic.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns big man Deandre Ayton reacts to insane Nikola Jokic stat line from Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-12T06:23:59-07:00">June 12th, 6:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-12T06:27:52-07:00">June 12th, 6:27am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Freelance Sports Journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/phoenix-suns/schedule"> were able to take a 3-0 stranglehold</a> against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night after another big win. However, Nikola Jokic still went to work for Denver. Post-game, Deandre Ayton couldn’t believe the MVP’s insane stat line and was frankly surprised his team was able to come out victorious, <a href="https://twitter.com/KellanOlson/status/1403591103597613058">per AZ Sports Kellan Olson</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ginamizell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@ginamizell</a> made sure to follow up when Deandre Ayton made a look at the box score. His answer on Nikola Jokic's 32-20-10 line did not disappoint. <a href="https://t.co/GlaA2gECKc" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/GlaA2gECKc</a></p><p>— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) <a href="https://twitter.com/KellanOlson/status/1403591103597613058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After a rather dismal performance in Game 2, the Joker put forward a much better showing on Friday. 32 points, 20 boards, and 10 assists are definitely what we’re used to seeing from the Serb. However, he didn’t receive much help against the Suns.</p><p>Ayton meanwhile, did do a relatively good job making it tough on Jokic. Despite erupting for 32, the Suns big man limited the Nuggets star to just 13 for 29 shooting from the field. He also went 1 for 6 from downtown.</p><p>It was another all-around performance for Phoenix, with the entire starting five finishing in double-digits. Devin Booker and Chris Paul dropped 28 and 27, respectively.</p><p>At this point, Denver has basically no answer for the Suns’ dominance on both ends other than Jokic showing out. It’s going to be very tough for them to climb out of a 3-0 hole, but they’ll get another chance to at least win a game on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns big man Deandre Ayton reacts to insane Nikola Jokic stat line from Game 3

<!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/2021/06/Suns-Nikola-Jokic-Nuggets.jpg"></figure><h1>Deandre Ayton’s shocked reaction after Nikola Jokic’s postgame remark</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-07T23:43:18-07:00">June 7th, 11:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-07T23:43:18-07:00">June 7th, 11:43pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Deandre Ayton and Nikola Jokic had quite a battle in the paint in Game 1 of their second round series in the NBA Playoffs. Both finished with solid numbers but it was Ayton who came out with the win.</p><p>But aside from feeling good about the Phoenix Suns’ victory, Ayton must be feeling extra nice as well after Jokic paid him a huge compliment after the game. Sounding like a wide-eyed child, the 22-year-old Ayton was absolutely shocked when he was told about Jokic’s remark.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Deandre Ayton on hearing Nikola Jokic said that Ayton gave him problems: "Wow he said that? That's lit."</p><p>Said he loves playing against Jokic and that's the MVP of the league.</p><p>— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) <a href="https://twitter.com/KellanOlson/status/1402131940308754432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 26-year-old Jokic was generous in his praise of Ayton, pointing out his winning mentality and work ethic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nikola Jokic on Deandre Ayton: "He knows what he needs to do and he's doing it at a really high level. He's a real two-way player, doing it on both ends. I don't think you can ask for a better mentality from a young player."</p><p>— Nick Kosmider (@NickKosmider) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickKosmider/status/1402133900055310336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>As mentioned, Ayton quickly repaid Jokic with a compliment of his own, saying he enjoys battling with the Denver Nuggets star, who he thinks should be this year’s NBA MVP. Clearly, there’s a lot of love between the two, who played the exact same number of minutes on Monday.</p><p>Ayton <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/denver-nuggets-phoenix-suns-2021060721/?section=stats">finished with a double-double</a> of 20 points and 10 rebounds, plus 9-of-13 shooting from the field. He has shown tremendous composure in his maiden stint in the NBA Playoffs, providing ample support on both ends for Chris Paul and Devin Booker. Jokic, meanwhile, had 22 points, nine rebounds, two steals, and three blocks, but struggled from the floor, missing 13 of his 23 shots.</p><p>Ayton will only get better battling Jokic, as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/deandre-ayton/c1ce09fb/stats">continues to develop</a> into a more well-rounded player in the years to come.</p><p>If Game 1 was any indication, Deandre Ayton and Nikola Jokic will have more intense skirmishes underneath. And they will absolutely go at each other’s throats—but with kindness.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Deandre Ayton’s shocked reaction after Nikola Jokic’s postgame remark

<!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/2021/06/suns-news-deandre-aytons-playoff-feat-that-not-even-luka-doncic-has-done-before.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns center Deandre Ayton’s playoff feat that not even Luka Doncic has achieved</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-04T17:45:07-07:00">June 4th, 5:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-04T17:48:04-07:00">June 4th, 5:48pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the way Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has developed in his first three years in the league, there were questions whether the Phoenix Suns should have taken him first  overall in the 2018 NBA Draft instead of Deandre Ayton.</p><p>Well, the short answer is no.</p><p>Even though it would have been epic to see Doncic play with Devin Booker and see how they would mess, the Suns needed a center. For his part, Ayton has proven that he is exactly the big man Phoenix needs.</p><p>In fact, in their first round series with the Los Angeles Lakers, Ayton showed the Suns they didn’t make a mistake signing him by dominating the painted area and contributing offensively behind Booker and Chris Paul. According to <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1400928718806257665" rel="noopener">ESPN Stats &amp; Info</a>, the 22-year-old center even recorded the highest field goal percentage in a playoff series inn the shot-clock era.</p><p>In their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/standings" rel="noopener">4-2 series victory</a> against the Lakers, Ayton shot 43-of-54 from the field, which accounts for a 79.6 percent shooting rate.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Deandre Ayton shot 79.6% (43-54) in the 1st round against the Lakers.</p><p>That is the highest FG pct in a playoff series in the shot-clock era (min. 50 FGA). <a href="https://t.co/V2rq7HoV2T" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/V2rq7HoV2T</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1400928718806257665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Now that is what we call efficiency!</p><p>Deandre Ayton have been largely overlooked from the 2018 Draft Class because he isn’t considered the top player on his Suns team, unlike Luka Doncic for the Mavs and Trae Young for the Atlanta Hawks. However, he doesn’t really need to be since he has Booker and Paul as teammates.</p><p>A Doncic-Booker pairing would have been lethal, but there is no doubt Ayton’s partnership with Book is just as dangerous.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns center Deandre Ayton’s playoff feat that not even Luka Doncic has achieved

<!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/2021/05/The-real-reason-why-Deandre-Ayton_s-dominance-vs-Lakers-is-so-astonishing.jpg"></figure><h1>The real reason why Suns star Deandre Ayton’s dominance vs Lakers is so astonishing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-31T17:54:19-07:00">May 31st, 5:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-31T17:57:09-07:00">May 31st, 5:57pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s no denying that Deandre Ayton has been one of the key reasons why the Phoenix Suns have been successful against the Los Angeles Lakers. The defending champs have pretty much had no answer to Ayton all series long, and for his part, Suns head coach Monty Williams has tried to put into words why Ayton’s rapid development has been nothing short of surprising.</p><p>According to Williams, it all boils down to Ayton’s attitude and work ethic:</p><blockquote>“I think his focus during the playoffs has been something that doesn’t surprise me — I just didn’t expect him, as young as he is, to be locked in,” Williams said, via <a href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/5/31/22462288/deandre-ayton-phoenix-suns-monty-williams-nba-playoffs-los-angeles-lakers-chris-paul">Trevor Booth of Bright Side of the Sun</a>. “And he’s been listening to Chris [Paul], all of our older guys when it comes to the experience, the playoff mentality and everything he’s doing in the weight room. I’ll look over in the weight room and he’s doing something in the weight room that I have never seen him do before, and it’s usually something that Chris has in his program.”</blockquote><p>It certainly does not look like Ayton is playing in the first playoff series in his career. He’s looking like a tested vet, and the fact that he’s doing all this against a side like the Lakers makes it even more impressive.</p><p>In case you were wondering how <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-for-deandre-ayton-suns-breakout-against-lebron-james-lakers/">dominant</a> Ayton has been in the first four games of the series, take a look at this tidbit:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">📈 In the last 35 years, only players with 75+ points and 50+ rebounds through first 4 career playoff games:</p><p>▪️Deandre Ayton<br>▪️Shaquille O’Neal <br>▪️David Robinson<br>▪️Patrick Ewing<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RallyTheValley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#RallyTheValley</a> 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 <a href="https://t.co/kxbjoWBI1m" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/kxbjoWBI1m</a></p><p>— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) <a href="https://twitter.com/Suns/status/1399475972366241792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 31, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Williams continued to heap praise on the Suns’ prized big man, sharing how much hard work Ayton has put in to get to this point:</p><blockquote>“DA has really bought into embracing the whole experience, from exercise, drills to just focusing on the game plan,” Williams added. “He’s watching a ton of film on his own, so I just think he’s embracing the experience. To be as young as he is and his first time going through it, I did not expect him to be where he is right now as far as his focus and attention to detail and the level of force that he’s playing with.”</blockquote><p>The series is far from over though, and the Suns will need more of the same from Ayton the rest of the way as they look to sensationally dethrone the defending champs in the opening round.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The real reason why Suns star Deandre Ayton’s dominance vs Lakers is so astonishing

<!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/2021/05/image_2021-05-28_102801.png"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Lakers’ Anthony Davis in severe pain after massive elbow from Deandre Ayton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-27T19:30:10-07:00">May 27th, 7:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-27T20:42:02-07:00">May 27th, 8:42pm</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 Los Angeles Lakers versus Phoenix Suns series has had its fair share of physicality. Star big man Anthony Davis was the latest to draw the short end of some contact.</p><p>AD was in severe pain after a huge elbow from Suns’ Deandre Ayton:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AD down after taking an elbow from Ayton <a href="https://t.co/tYkBcQ1hUI" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/tYkBcQ1hUI</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1398103250843279363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Ayton had to take a second jump after mistiming a rebound attempt. But the Lakers star was right there behind him, and unfortunately had to eat a whole lot of elbow on Ayton’s way down. Anthony Davis remained on the ground for good while, forcing a timeout to have to be called. The contact reportedly drew some blood from AD as well.</p><p>But thankfully, AD seems to be alright. This comes <a href="https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1398102879735406592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1398102879735406592%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1213493action%3Dedit">via a report</a> from The Athletic’s Lakers reporter Jova Buha.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis is back up. He’s hunched over. Appears to be bleeding.</p><p>— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) <a href="https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1398102879735406592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Lakers fans are definitely happy to see that AD was able to get back on the court without skipping a beat. The series between the two Western Conference powerhouses has been one of the most riveting first-round series thus far. The last thing this series needs is another injury. With Chris Paul not being at 100% for the Suns, neither side would hope for another star having to play through an injury.</p><p>The Lakers and Suns are in a heated battle to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/schedule">take a pivotal Game 3. </a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Lakers’ Anthony Davis in severe pain after massive elbow from Deandre Ayton

George Hill

Eric Gordon

Coby White

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Deandre Ayton

Hamidou Diallo

Marcus Morris

Zion Williamson

Jordan Bell

Jeff Green

2018-19 All-Rookie

Phoenix Suns

Career

https://twitter.com/DeandreAyton/status/1400969557628526594/

Made it out, it gotta mean something 🦍🔥 

https://twitter.com/DeandreAyton/status/1396862603314434049/

https://twitter.com/DeandreAyton/status/1395946076478140424/

Had to slide on my gals 🤞🏿#4TheValley 

https://twitter.com/DeandreAyton/status/1391445282445959168/

https://twitter.com/DeandreAyton/status/1388611607945572352/

https://twitter.com/DeandreAyton/status/1387655102496870401/

https://twitter.com/DeandreAyton/status/1383092886682566665/

https://twitter.com/DeandreAyton/status/1382006037704704000/

Lotta pressure on my shoulders.. 
Steady movin, but it’s heavy. 📈🦍 

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.4	10.5	1.4	1.2	0.6

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.4	10.5	1.4	1.2	0.6