<!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/2021/04/image_2021-04-21_125539.png"></figure><h1>Nets’ Kyrie Irving dishes honest take on James Harden’s indefinite status ahead of playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-20T22:04:32-07:00">April 20th, 10:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-20T22:04:32-07:00">April 20th, 10:04pm</time><address><a>Nicole Ganglani</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving wants one and only only thing for James Harden—to get as healthy as possible. The Nets have not been healthy all season as Kevin Durant, Harden and Irving have only played seven games together this season. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyrie Irving talks about James Harden's injury and his supposed return to play in time for the playoffs:</p><p>"We want him to be as healthy as possible" <a href="https://t.co/0uz531ehfd" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/0uz531ehfd</a></p><p>— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYNets/status/1384707965672886273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1384630670740361218">ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a>, Harden had a setback with his hamstring injury and will be out indefinitely. This was a huge blow for the Nets especially after Durant also left Sunday’s game against the Miami Heat with a thigh injury. If there’s one challenge the Nets have faced this season it’s the fact that they haven’t spent a ton of time together on the court, which can significantly hurt them come playoff time. </p><p>On the flip side, the Nets are still rolling even without one or two of their superstars on the court. They’ve won six out of their last 10 games and are second place in the Eastern Conference standings. They even challenged the Philadelphia 76ers last Wednesday after a late fourth quarter push despite missing their superstars. </p><p>Irving was spectacular versus the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. He finished with 32 points, 8 assists and 2 rebounds along and converted crucial shots down the stretch. Irving, who has missed a couple of games this season due to personal reasons, has been the healthiest superstar among him, Durant and Harden. He’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets/stats">averaging</a> 27.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game this season. </p><p>It’s going to be interesting to see if the Nets will eventually get all their superstars back before the playoffs. They’re arguably the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference or even win the championship but the lack of on-court playing time between the three superstars might be a problem moving forward. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Kyrie Irving dishes honest take on James Harden’s indefinite status ahead of playoffs

<!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/2021/04/Kevin-Durant-gives-Brooklyn-fans-hope-after-troubling-James-Harden-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Durant gives Nets fans hope after troubling James Harden update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-20T16:51:34-07:00">April 20th, 4:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-20T16:51:34-07:00">April 20th, 4:51pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets were dealt a significant blow on Tuesday following news that James Harden remains <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-james-harden-health-status-updated-steve-nash-reacts-as-brooklyn-nears-playoffs/" rel="noopener">out indefinitely</a> due to his hamstring injury. The good news here, however, is that, unlike Harden, Kevin Durant appears to be nearing a return to action.</p><p>Nets head coach Steve Nash provided an <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/1384632040482430978">update</a> on Durant’s status moving forward, and it looks like KD should be coming back soon:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nets coach Steve Nash described Kevin Durant's absence as "a day-to-day thing" and said he's "hopeful he can be back soon."</p><p>— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/1384632040482430978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steve Nash on Kevin Durant's prognosis: "Kevin's more positive. He's had a scan and it's more of a day-to-day thing… The scan is not alarming."</p><p>— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) <a href="https://twitter.com/Krisplashed/status/1384632021557911553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This is a great development for both the Nets and Durant, who himself was forced to exit Sunday’s game against the Miami Heat due to a thigh injury. KD appears to have avoided another significant injury here, and he is expected to return to action soon.</p><p>The Nets are in action on Tuesday against the New Orleans Pelicans and Durant was ruled out of the contest a couple of days prior. It is the first night of a back-to-back set, so it would not be surprising if KD takes the floor on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>Then again, this is the Nets we’re talking about here. It’s not as if they urgently need Durant back at this point in the season, so it’s also a possibility that the team holds him out for a couple more games.</p><p>As for Harden, the former league MVP reportedly suffered a setback in his road to recovery. An MRI was done on his hamstring and the results were not what the Nets were expecting. The 31-year-old will need more time to nurse the injury and there have been whispers that Harden could be shut down for the remainder of the regular season.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant gives Nets fans hope after troubling James Harden update

<!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/2021/04/Nets-news-James-Harden-health-status-updated-Steve-Nash-reacts-as-Brooklyn-nears-playoffs.jpg"></figure><h1>James Harden health status updated; Steve Nash reacts as Nets nears playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-20T15:51:58-07:00">April 20th, 3:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-20T16:18:31-07:00">April 20th, 4:18pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets superstar James Harden has had a significant setback in his road to recovery from a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-james-harden-injury-status-gets-critical-update-from-gm-sean-marks/" rel="noopener">hamstring injury</a>. The team has confirmed that Harden has not progressed as they had hoped and that recent test results indicate that the former MVP will need to spend more time on the sidelines.</p><p>This report comes via NBA insider <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1384630855486824448">Adrian Wojnarowski</a> of ESPN:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Harden underwent an MRI, and will be out indefinitely, team says. <a href="https://t.co/HIBOKFDwUz" target="_blank">https://t.co/HIBOKFDwUz</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1384630855486824448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>While Harden remains without a timetable for his return, Woj noted that the Nets star could come back prior to the start of the playoffs:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Nets will continue to be cautious with Harden, and there's a possibility that Harden's return could come closer to the start of the playoffs in a month, sources tell ESPN. For now, he will continue to be out. <a href="https://t.co/HIBOKFDwUz" target="_blank">https://t.co/HIBOKFDwUz</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1384631283767255042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This is anything but a certainty at this point, though. The Nets have been known to be very conservative when it comes to player injuries and it would not be surprising if we don’t get to see Harden again in the regular season.</p><p>As Woj notes, it is a distinct possibility that the next time we see Brooklyn’s three-headed monster will be in the postseason:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Nets have played seven games with Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the court together this season. It's becoming clear that they won't get to play more than a few more — if any — before the playoffs start.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1384631916490547203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Nets head coach Steve Nash also came out with his own statement, wherein the first-year shot caller pretty much indicated that he has no idea as to when Harden will be able to return:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steve Nash says: "We're back to square one… he will be back when he's back. It might be the playoffs. It might be sooner." <a href="https://t.co/F7G62wr9Rh" target="_blank">https://t.co/F7G62wr9Rh</a></p><p>— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) <a href="https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/status/1384632069297422336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This is a significant blow for Harden and the Nets, with the possibility of a shutdown now looming for the nine-time All-Star. He is definitely going to return at some point in this season, but as it is, it looks like Brooklyn will be holding him out until right before the playoffs. They’re likely going to ease him back a few games prior to the start of the postseason so as to allow Harden to get his conditioning back before the playoffs begin.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Harden health status updated; Steve Nash reacts as Nets nears playoffs

<!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/2021/04/Joel-Embiid-James-Harden-Sixers.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers’ Joel Embiid’s praise for new-look James Harden with Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-19T14:46:15-07:00">April 19th, 2:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-19T14:46:15-07:00">April 19th, 2:46pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> center Joel Embiid may be jockeying against Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden in the MVP discussion, but, he doesn’t mind campaigning on behalf of the All-Star wing. At the moment, Embiid’s Sixers (39-17) lead the Nets (38-19) by 1.5 games atop the Eastern Conference standings.</p><blockquote>“He’s had a big impact,” <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/76ers/news/joel-embiid-credits-james-harden-adjusting-game-nets?utm_source=reddit.com">Embiid told ESPN Zach Lowe’s on The Lowe Post</a>, when asked about Harden. “The way things ended in Houston obviously, it was unfortunate, but I see that he has been dominant, carrying that Brooklyn team, being a point guard, and doing what’s needed to do, especially considering he has had to change his game in a lot of ways. Going from taking all of 25-30 shots a game to just being a playmaker and actually being OK with it and actually doing a great job at it, I think he is doing a good job.”</blockquote><p>Harden has shifted to more of a point guard role since linking up with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. In 34 games for Brooklyn, ‘The Beard’ has averaged 25 points and 11 assists per game while shooting 46% from the field and 36% from three-point range. He played his way into the MVP discussion, though a recent hamstring injury has forced him to miss the past six games.</p><p>Embiid is putting up 30 points and 11.1 rebounds per game this season, though a knee injury forced him to miss 10 games, hindering his MVP chances. In seven games since returning to action, the Sixers All-Star center has picked up right where left off, averaging 30.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sixers’ Joel Embiid’s praise for new-look James Harden 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/2021/04/image_2021-04-18_094303.png"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Bulls’ Patrick Williams mimics James Harden with nasty Euro step</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-17T18:48:33-07:00">April 17th, 6:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-17T18:48:33-07:00">April 17th, 6:48pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bulls rookie Patrick Williams’ game has been getting a lot of Kawhi Leonard comparisons, but he definitely looked like James Harden in this sequence. The Bulls hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers at United Center on Saturday, as the 19-year-old forward decided to go deep into his bag of tricks early.</p><p>With less than five minutes remaining in the second period, Williams found himself facing two Cavs defenders in transition. In one sweeping motion, The Paw managed to evade both Darius Garland and Kevin Love with a nifty Euro step for the easy lay-up. Here’s Williams’ <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1383584663982116875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1383584663982116875%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1103919action%3Dedit">highlight bucket</a> that extended the Bulls’ lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Paw hit them with the euro step!<a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSChicago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NBCSChicago</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/patricklw4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@patricklw4</a> <a href="https://t.co/rd8fPgWWa8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/rd8fPgWWa8</a></p><p>— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1383584663982116875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 18, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Prior to the 2020 NBA Draft, some pundits questioned the Bulls’ decision to pick Williams with their fourth overall selection. While his upside was clearly high, most thought there were better talents available for Chicago at the time.</p><p>The Florida State alum is definitely proving all those critics wrong with his fine play for the Bulls this season. Despite being one of the youngest players in the league right now, Williams has proven to be an impact layer on both ends of the floor for head coach Billy Donovan. He was initially deemed as a defensive specialist, but moves like this one clearly show he is much more than that.</p><p>Before facing the Cavs, Williams has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/chicago-bulls/stats">averaging</a> 9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists on 47.6 percent shooting from the field and 38.2 percent from long range in 54 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Bulls’ Patrick Williams mimics James Harden with nasty Euro step

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
24.8	5.1	10.4	0.8	0.9

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
24.8	5.1	10.4	0.8	0.9