<!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/2021/01/Anthony-Davis-Lakers-Jared-Dudley.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Davis’ DPOY candidacy gets early boost from Jared Dudley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-12T21:36:59-08:00">January 12th, 9:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-12T21:36:59-08:00">January 12th, 9:36pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After their win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers veteran forward Jared Dudley boosted Anthony Davis’ Defensive Player of the Year campaign.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1349196157550010369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1349196157550010369%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D971900action%3Dedit">Via Twitter</a>, Dudley told the media to review the game film of their 117-100 victory over the Rockets on Tuesday. Dudley particularly noted that they should look out for Davis switching on James Harden — who’s much quicker and is one of the best offensive gunners in history.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">For all the Media Members that have a vote for the Defensive Player OF The Year Vote please watch the Film of the Lakers Vs Houston Rockets game tonight! See how <a href="https://twitter.com/AntDavis23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@AntDavis23</a> impacts the game of the floor like NO other player. Switching on Harden, blocking and altering shots!</p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1349196157550010369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Statistics and clips reveal that Dudley is right. Apart from scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, Davis also had five blocks. He was instrumental in limiting the Rockets to just 39.2 percent from the field and 30.0 percent from downtown. The Rockets never led in the game and were down by as much as 30 points.</p><p>Below is one of Davis’ five blocks. Peep his reaction after denying Sterling Brown’s dunk.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis' reaction after Sterling Brown tried to dunk on him. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rockets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Rockets</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LakeShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#LakeShow</a> <a href="https://t.co/C6NiMLRyUe" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/C6NiMLRyUe</a></p><p>— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta1) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulletClubIta1/status/1349186998251229191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Dudley built up his argument by noting that Davis is the “scheme” of the Lakers’ defense. He pointed out once again that people should review the film because statistics won’t tell the entire story.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The things we ask <a href="https://twitter.com/AntDavis23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@AntDavis23</a> do is unlike any other player in this league..Some teams have Schemes! He is the Scheme! Stats doesn’t always show it. Like a shutdown corner in the NFL not having a lot of INTs! Don’t look at just Blocks or Steals, please look at the Film 🙏🏽</p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1349196876134887424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>For much of his nine-year NBA career, Davis has been tagged as one of the best defenders in the league. Under his resume are multiple selections to the NBA All-Defensive Teams. He also led the league in blocked shots in 2014, 2015, and 2018. Perhaps what’s missing in his resume is a Defensive Player of the Year trophy.</p><p>Dudley seems to be very aware of this. Last season, Davis <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-frank-vogel-reiterates-anthony-davis-dpoy-snub-big-game-2-win/">finished second</a> behind Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in the voting for the best defender. This marks the second time Davis has finished among the top-three vote-getters for the Defensive Player of the Year award.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Davis’ DPOY candidacy gets early boost from Jared Dudley

<!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/2021/01/Lakers-news-Jared-Dudley-calls-out-NBA-for-fines-after-James-Johnson-Cody-Martin-fight-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Jared Dudley calls out NBA for fines after James Johnson-Cody Martin fight</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-01T10:55:37-08:00">January 1st, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-01T10:55:37-08:00">January 1st, 10:55am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley has some questions regarding NBA fines for physical altercations.</p><p>The league office handed down fines to Charlotte Hornets swingman Cody Martin and Dallas Mavericks forward James Johnson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-james-johnson-cody-martin-ejected-after-headbutting-incident/" rel="noopener">after the two scuffled</a> Wednesday night. Johnson was fined $40,000 for sparking the incident with a headbutt. Martin was fined $25,000, and his twin brother, Caleb, was fined $20,000.</p><p>Dudley thinks the dollar amount is excessive. The 35-year-old questioned whether the financial penalty should really be that steep when no punches were thrown. As Dudley points out, it was mostly pushing and shoving, though the situation might have escalated further:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I know NBA players make a lot of money but getting fined 40k and 25k with no punches being thrown is crazy.. You can get a tech, talk crazy to a ref, cussed him out and it’s only 2500.. But pushing a player body is 40 and 25k.. Naw bruh! It’s getting out of control <a href="https://t.co/PcrSVg8dAT" target="_blank">https://t.co/PcrSVg8dAT</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1345059088900743171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers forward also clarified the need for financial punishment for incidents like these, suggesting there should be a max penalty for pushing and shoving:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I agree! There needs to be a punishment just like a tech.. I’m just disagreeing with the money amount <a href="https://t.co/4v9JJ7j1Lc" target="_blank">https://t.co/4v9JJ7j1Lc</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1345070920277356546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Agreed! Malice started cuz of fans throwing things onto the court… you can’t stop these esculations but you can discourage them. If you throw a punch you should get suspended. Pushing should be 5/10k Max just like a tech is 2500 max.. <a href="https://t.co/h7CG7JDlPz" target="_blank">https://t.co/h7CG7JDlPz</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1345073086941573121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The league stated Johnson’s punishment was based on a certain intimidation factor. Meanwhile, Martin was fined for a retaliatory act and making contact with an official, per <a href="https://www.thescore.com/news/2082219">theScore</a>:</p><blockquote>The league slapped Johnson with a $40,000 fine for “deliberately pushing Cody Martin out of bounds, aggressively confronting him, and imitating the incident,” according to a statement. The 14-year veteran received a technical foul for his role in the confrontation and was ejected from the game.Cody Martin also received a technical and was ejected for “pushing Johnson in retaliation and making contact with a game official,” the league’s statement read. The NBA fined him $25,000.</blockquote><p>The explanation apparently doesn’t sway Dudley, who is unafraid to mix things up himself. The Lakers veteran seems to believe there is a certain line players would have to cross in order to receive such a heavy fine, though he understands there has to be some form of discipline.</p><p>We’ll see if Dudley winds up facing any punishment himself for speaking out against the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Jared Dudley calls out NBA for fines after James Johnson-Cody Martin fight

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With that, LeBron James gave Dudley a new nickname after the game.</p><p>On his Instagram Stories, James shared his new nickname for Dudley.</p><figure><img src="https://scontent.fmnl9-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/131149013_662808607748975_4141035715142655065_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&amp;ccb=2&amp;_nc_sid=ae9488&amp;_nc_ohc=EjGiaBWm2agAX8CJkJK&amp;_nc_oc=AQnt2YPLUTuziPXF3U-yQe5gupSUyKfajT1pDDXOeaMtFcbgC3vNGVu2wFOI-Yn89b47yVl5mNSkGtq2jhupFcZ2&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fmnl9-2.fna&amp;oh=2b70d7f883e9ea4c72b201ee0f0acdef&amp;oe=5FFF7673"></figure><p>Dudley’s <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSportsNotes/status/1339427511088779265" rel="noopener noreferrer">lone 3-pointer</a> in the game wasn’t just your normal swish. It actually gave the Lakers a safe seven-point lead with under a minute left in the game. In other words, Dudley hit the dagger 3-pointer that killed the Suns’ hope of a comeback.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jared Dudley’s leadership in the fourth quarter led the Lakers to a win.<a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@JaredDudley619</a> is clutch. <a href="https://t.co/aVGuIOwVjo" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/aVGuIOwVjo</a></p><p>— Sports Notes (@TheSportsNotes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSportsNotes/status/1339427511088779265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 17, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Lakers fans should savor the offseason because this might be the only playing time they’ll see Dudley on the floor for more than five minutes. After all, the 35-year-old has been embracing a backseat (yet very important) role for the Purple and Gold. He’s there to provide vocal leadership to a team that is also filled with young guns.</p><p>Some casual NBA fans fail to realize how important Dudley is to the team. Some of them even don’t know that at the peak of his career, Dudley was a designated shooter. During his stint with the Phoenix Suns, Dudley shot as high as 45.8 percent (on more than three attempts) from downtown. Despite standing at 6-foot-6, Dudley’s mass enabled him to move up to the four spot easily.</p><p>And of course, what has enabled Jared Dudley to stay in the league for 14 years is his basketball smarts, gregarious personality, and just being an all-around good guy. While guys like LeBron James and Anthony Davis are the most important pieces of the Lakers’ championship squad, fans should realize that vets like Dagger Dudz play an equally critical role.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers star LeBron James has new nickname for Jared Dudley

<!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/Lakers-news-Anthony-Davis_-goal-after-earning-NBA-title-and-190-million-contract-per-Jared-Dudley-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Davis’ goal after earning NBA title and $190 million contract with Lakers, per Jared Dudley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-03T12:53:02-08:00">December 3rd, 12:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-03T12:53:02-08:00">December 3rd, 12:53pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers star power forward Anthony Davis has checked quite a few things off his career wish list in recent months.</p><p>Davis captured his first NBA championship this fall with an outstanding series of performances during the league’s restart. “The Brow” then cashed in on his dominance, signing a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-agrees-5-year-190-million-extension-los-angeles/">five-year, $190 million max deal</a> with the Lakers on Thursday. Now, Lakers teammate Jared Dudley believes Davis is gunning for a new mantle: best player in the game.</p><p>Dudley said he thinks Davis will try to win MVP this season, per <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1334592249418543104">ESPN’s Dave McMenamin</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jared Dudley on Anthony Davis: “I’m expecting AD to go for the MVP”</p><p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1334592249418543104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Davis finished just outside the top five in MVP voting during the 2019-20 campaign, and he was runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year behind Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>The 27-year-old Lakers star averaged 26.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists while also racking up 2.3 blocks and 1.5 steals per game. Davis dominated on both ends of the floor, just as he has practically from the day he stepped foot in the league.</p><p>Yet, Davis has never really been a real challenger for the MVP award, though he almost certainly would have been had he remained healthy during the 2018-19 campaign.</p><p>Davis was thoroughly dominant for the New Orleans Pelicans that year prior to the All-Star break, averaging 28.1 points, 12.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists. He also led the NBA in player efficiency rating (PER) for the majority of the season. But between injuries and trade demands, Davis’ season tailed off in a hurry.</p><p>However, AD is in the perfect situation. He is exactly where he wants to be: competing for an iconic franchise in a big market alongside one of the greatest players in league history in LeBron James. Plus, he now has an NBA title to his resume.</p><p>Dudley might be proven right, as Lakers fans could see a monster season from Davis.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Davis’ goal after earning NBA title and $190 million contract with Lakers, per Jared Dudley

<!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/2020/11/lebron-james-jared-dudley-lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James reacts to Jared Dudley’s new deal with Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-30T18:53:41-08:00">November 30th, 6:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-30T18:54:32-08:00">November 30th, 6:54pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran forward Jared Dudley is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a one-year deal, hoping to lend his veteran presence once again. Dudley flocked to Twitter to announce the good news, prompting his buddy <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f/">LeBron James</a> to have a good laugh about it.</p><p>Dudley referenced Michael Jordan’s infamous fax message to the Chicago Bulls signifying his return. James, who has proudly admitted that Michael Jordan is his favorite basketball player, reacted to Dudley’s antics.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 YESSIR!!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/1uoMsUmBve" target="_blank">https://t.co/1uoMsUmBve</a></p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1333586230882099201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Last season, Dudley played 48 games (one start) for the purple and gold. He averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dudleja01.html">1.5 points</a> and 1.2 rebounds across 8.1 minutes per game. Once a designated 3-point shooter in his prime, Dudley has embraced a smaller yet critical role for the Lakers.</p><p>As one of the team’s vocal leaders, Dudley has been imperative in building the chemistry and camaraderie among his teammates. Reports reveal that Dudley was the one who organized several team dinners at home or on the road. He also took Kyle Kuzma under his wing and was critical in the development of the 25-year-old.</p><p>The offseason has definitely gone according to Dudley’s plan. To recall, just days after the Lakers won the title, Dudley shared his intention to come back, noting that they need him in their title defense. In October, he made an appearance on “<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-bill-simmons-podcast/episode/lakerslebronbubble-stories-with-jared-dudley-and-ryen-russillo-plus-a-2021-nba-free-agency-primer-78554627">The Bill Simmons Podcast</a>” where he boldly declared that he would beg outside Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka’s house to sign him.</p><p>As of this writing, the Lakers have 13 players under contract. Anthony Davis is expected to fill one of the final two spots after he signs an extension.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James reacts to Jared Dudley’s new deal with Lakers

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https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1349808592069660673/

2020 wasn’t what we thought it would be, but it feels great to be an NBA champion! Coming 2/2 my new essay INSIDE THE NBA BUBBLE from Amazon Original Stories. @AmazonPub goes inside the craziest #LakerNation season yet! 

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The things we ask @AntDavis23 do is unlike any other player in this league..Some teams have Schemes! He is the Scheme! Stats doesn’t always show it. Like a shutdown corner in the NFL not having a lot of INTs! Don’t look at just Blocks or Steals, please look at the Film 🙏🏽

https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1349196157550010369/

For all the Media Members that have a vote for the Defensive Player OF The Year Vote please watch the Film of the Lakers Vs Houston Rockets game tonight! See how @AntDavis23 impacts the game of the floor like NO other player. Switching on Harden, blocking and altering shots!

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Thinking about buying some tickets tonight for Some TRUE @lakers fans LIVING in HOUSTON for tonight’s game!!!!!! 👀👀👀👀

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Felt so good to See fans back in the building here in Houston! You could def see LakerNation giving us a little boast tonight 🙏🏽 Great team win!

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