<!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/Lakers-Kyle-Kuzma-Jared-Dudley.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma hilariously breaks the news on Jared Dudley’s potential return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-13T12:23:35-07:00">May 13th, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-13T12:24:46-07:00">May 13th, 12:24pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Freelance Sports Journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma <a href="https://twitter.com/kylekuzma/status/1392916979518902274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1392916979518902274%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">hilariously took to Twitter</a> to break the news that Jared Dudley could return to the LA lineup this weekend.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley (<a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@JaredDudley619</a>) may make his return to play this weekend as the team travels to Indy/Nola for their final push of the season league sources tell me.</p><p>— kuz (@kylekuzma) <a href="https://twitter.com/kylekuzma/status/1392916979518902274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Is Kuz trying to be the next Shams or something? I think he will probably make a lot more money with his day job, though. As for Dudley, he’s played just 11 games for the Lakers this season before being diagnosed with an MCL tear.</p><p>The veteran opted to not get surgery. He did voice recently that he expects to be back in time for the playoffs. If Kuzma’s “league sources” are any type of indication though, Dudley could be back in a Lakers jersey for their two-game road trip to round out the season in Indiana and New Orleans.</p><p>LeBron James is also expected to make a return on Saturday against the Pacers as he continues to make sure there’s no discomfort in his ankle. The Lakers are bracing for the Play-In Tournament at this point as they sit in seventh place in the Western Conference. The Golden State Warriors will likely be their first opponent as well, which is surely going to be must-see TV.</p><p>Although Dudley doesn’t play a ton, his presence and experience in the locker room will certainly be felt.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/schedule"> LA has now won three straight games</a>, beating the Suns, Knicks, and Rockets in the past week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma hilariously breaks the news on Jared Dudley’s potential return

<!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/Lakers-news-Jared-Dudley-teases-return-with-two-simple-words.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Jared Dudley teases return with two simple words</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-06T16:38:36-07:00">May 6th, 4:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-06T16:39:09-07:00">May 6th, 4:39pm</time><address><a>Nicole Ganglani</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers fans, here’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/news">the most important injury update</a> you want to hear on Thursday: Forward Jared Dudley is set to return next weekend, according to Dudley himself. </p><p>Jokes aside, of course LeBron James’ injury update is more important but Dudley himself has become pretty significant for the Lakers especially inside the locker room. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Next weekend! <a href="https://t.co/dZrzcfntLJ" target="_blank">https://t.co/dZrzcfntLJ</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1390435151432220673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Dudley is a 16-year <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1390435151432220673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1390435151432220673%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1153168action%3Dedit">veteran who continues</a> to be the glue guy in the Lakers locker room. He’s often described as the best friend of the media as he’s one of the most fun players to interview. Sadly, Laker fans didn’t get to see much of Dudley this season because he suffered an MCL tear in February. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis e Jared Dudley 🤣🤣 <a href="https://t.co/9sXpbz7PFq" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/9sXpbz7PFq</a></p><p>— The Brow Brasil 〰️ (@TheBrowBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBrowBR/status/1388604148409589760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers, who have been dominated by injuries this season, will benefit from Dudley’s return no less. He’s not necessarily a 10 or 15 points per night kind of guy but he still brings grit and effort whenever his number is called. When a veteran like Dudley does that, it transitions to the whole team. The Lakers badly need to grit out and win their next few games in order to avoid the play-in tournament. </p><p>The defending champions are still considered one of the favorites to win this year’s title even with their current record. A lot are confident that the Lakers can still make a deep playoff push once James returns, which reportedly will be next week. The Lakers have a tough schedule ahead as they go up against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday followed by an important date against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Jared Dudley teases return with two simple words

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THT was slapped with a one-game suspension for leaving the bench while Harrell, who was in the thick of things, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/news">was fined $20,000.</a></p><blockquote>“20k for a light push to get people off his (Lakers) teammate? Come on man,” Dudley <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1380199098498834439">tweeted</a>. “I know NBA doesn’t want a real fight and I totally understand that but these pushing fines for their version of escalating is crazy.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">20k for a light push to get people off his teammate? Come on man.. Players get more hurt from Flagrant 1 fouls in a NBA game. That fine is 2500… I know NBA doesn’t want a real fight and I totally understand that but these pushing fines for there version of escalating is crazy <a href="https://t.co/pRuJcHyqz5" target="_blank">https://t.co/pRuJcHyqz5</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1380199098498834439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>From the Raptors’ end, OG Anunoby was also fined $30,000 for the incident against the Lakers while Fred VanVleet and DeAndre’ Bembry will also be suspended for a game for likewise leaving the bench during the scuffle.</p><p>The incident happened in the first quarter of the game between the Lakers and the Raptors last Tuesday.</p><p>It all started with a fast-break play involving Dennis Schroeder who held down Anunoby in transition as the Raptors star was going up for a lay-up against the Lakers. Schroeder held on to Anunoby to seemingly soften his landing which OG didn’t appreciate. Anunoby went on to slam Schroeder to the floor and all hell broke lose.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OG Anunoby and Montrezl Harrell were both ejected after this WILD play 😳 <a href="https://t.co/yjndrs3ZkA" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/yjndrs3ZkA</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1379587157531107328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>To echo Dudley’s point, there’s certainly value in trying to avoid altercations to escalate which was, for many people, perfectly handled when Anunoby and Harrell were both ejected from the game after their respective contributions to the altercation in the Lakers-Raptors game. Fining them both $20-30,000 each does seem to be quite steep.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jared Dudley rips NBA for ‘crazy’ fines after Lakers-Raptors altercation

<!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/Lakers-Jared-Dudley-LeBron-James-Anthony-Davis.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis’ return dates, per Jared Dudley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-08T13:54:05-07:00">April 8th, 1:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-08T13:54:37-07:00">April 8th, 1:54pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Since revising their timetable for Anthony Davis’ return from a right calf strain on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/should-the-lakers-be-worried-about-anthony-davis/">multiple occasions</a>, the Los Angeles Lakers haven’t gone into much detail on when AD and LeBron James (high ankle sprain) will return to the floor.</p><p>Frank Vogel and the team have stuck to ruling out James “indefinitely” and providing sparse details on his recovery. They’ve held off on pinpointing a target return date for Davis.</p><p>So, leave it to their outspoken and wonderfully media-friendly teammate, Jared Dudley, to provide the most detailed update yet on Davis’ progress, via Spectrum’s LakeShow Podcast.</p><blockquote>“AD is coming along, he’s on the court and doing definitely his little workouts, his calves. I’m in the weight room with him. He’s gonna be getting on the floor more this week, he’s gonna do about 30 minutes non-stop. He’s gonna get to playing here shortly and so give him a couple more weeks.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dudley confidently says Lakers will be at full strength in 3-4 weeks <a href="https://t.co/PhQHUaFPfH" target="_blank">https://t.co/PhQHUaFPfH</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1380201064146726917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>James and Davis are both accompanying the Lakers on their current five-game East Coast road swing and were prominent side-line cheerleaders during Tuesday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-reveal-3-keys-repeat-win-vs-raptors/">impressive win</a> over the Toronto Raptors (in Tampa).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Remains (by far) the premier 3-point celebration <a href="https://t.co/86BzQULQ0e" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/86BzQULQ0e</a></p><p>— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_michaelcorvo_/status/1379591822125625344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Noticeably, James was not wearing any kind of walking boot.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">No boot on LeBron. 👀👀👀 Hope you’re healing up well, <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KingJames</a>! <a href="https://t.co/4zd4oq39Lf" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/4zd4oq39Lf</a></p><p>— Cole Lucenti (@King_Cole87) <a href="https://twitter.com/King_Cole87/status/1379579356121600006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>On Thursday afternoon, James teased his return via a semi-cryptic <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNau5JOhTwb/">Instagram post</a>.</p><p>Obviously, the Lakers could use reinforcements ASAP. L.A. has been without recently-signed starting center Andre Drummond, who lost a toenail in his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-things-we-learned-from-andre-drummonds-bizarre-lakers-debut/">Lakers debut</a> last Wednesday and hasn’t played since. (He’s set to return on Thursday vs. the Miami Heat, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-one-big-reason-why-the-lakers-signed-ben-mclemore/">latest buyout addition</a>, wing Ben McLemore, will be available, too.)</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/records">The Lakers have gone 4-5 without their superstars</a> while beating only lottery teams — just good enough to keep apace in the Western Conference standings. The short-handed Lakers have remained an elite defensive squad, though their offense has plummeted to 29th in efficiency since James was hurt.</p><blockquote>“‘Bron just got out of the boot, he’s moving forward,” Dudley added. “And Drummond is back, so listen, within the next 3-4 weeks we’re gonna have everybody back and then we’re rolling.”</blockquote><p>On Tuesday, the New York Times’ Marc Stein <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1379546224781627397?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">offered</a> his own reporting into Davis’ timeline:</p><blockquote>“Davis has missed the past 22 games because of persistent Achilles’ tendon discomfort and an adjacent calf strain. There is some hope within the organization that he will return to the lineup after the Lakers’ five-game Eastern Conference swing underway, but any injury that involves the Achilles’ tendon, no matter how purportedly mild, is going to spook people until Davis gets back on the floor. Achilles’ tendon injuries remain the most feared in the sport.”</blockquote><p>The defending champions are amid a tough stretch of their schedule. Following Thursday’s date in Miami, they’ll visit the Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Charlotte Hornets before five total games against the Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, and Dallas Mavericks. Naturally, there’s been some speculation that Davis might return for the Celtics matchup on April 15, which will be the first night fans will be allowed back in Staples Center — and could be a banner-raising occasion.</p><blockquote>“The only certainty that I can give you is that we’ll have fans there,” Vogel said, when asked about Davis returning vs. Boston. “I can’t give you anything past that. I know it’s still uncertain when he’ll return.”</blockquote><p>AD has not played since Valentine’s Day after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-did-la-mismanage-anthony-davis-injury/">re-aggravating</a> his calf and Achilles. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/anthony-davis/b77109e3">He’s averaging 22.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in 23 games</a>.</p><p>“He’s making great progress,” Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said Monday when asked if he had insight on Davis’ status. “We were just joking a little bit that he could give us like five minutes tomorrow. But we don’t know anything about his timetable, or when he’s coming back. He didn’t participate in the practice today, but he did shoot a little bit, and he says he’s feeling good. So we’re just waiting on him and whenever he’s ready.”</p><p>James was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-believes-he-should-have-more-than-4-mvps-hes-on-his-way-to-a-5th/">arguably leading the MVP race</a> before Atlanta Hawks big Solomon Hill landed on his right leg. In his 18th season, the 36-year old is putting up 25.4 points, 7.4 boards, and 7.9 assists per game on 51.3% shooting.</p><p>As for Dudley, he’s recovering from a <a href="https://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/jared-dudley-injury-update-210314">right MCL tear</a> and is hoping to put off surgery until the offseason and be available to play in the postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis’ return dates, 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/2021/04/Lakers-Jared-Dudley-Brandon-Marshall.jpg"><figcaption>Jared Dudley goes after Brandon Marshall.</figcaption></figure><h1>Jared Dudley thinks Brandon Marshall is clueless after unhinged rant on NBA contracts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-06T09:37:36-07:00">April 6th, 9:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-06T09:40:39-07:00">April 6th, 9:40am</time><address><a>Mitchell Widmeier</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Lakers</a> reserve forward Jared Dudley <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1379425238748909568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1379425238748909568%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1071378action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">took to Twitter</a> to call out former NFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall. This came on the heels of Marshall unleashing a diatribe where he was clearly upset talking about NBA contracts. The only problem was Marshall seemed to not be right about what he was trying to preach.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ This man can’t be serious??? 95% of players have guaraenteed contracts… Sometimes 1 person per roster will sign a partial with a later date to either being cut or signed for the remainder of the season.. Only top Elite QBs have similar NBA deals <a href="https://t.co/9K9j1Mwlzg" target="_blank">https://t.co/9K9j1Mwlzg</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1379425238748909568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers veteran clearly thought it was weird to see Marshall make this stance with those points considering that the usual frustration from any side comes from the NFL players who want more guaranteed money in their contracts. They want the assurance that most NBA players get when they sign deals. Instead, there are more performance bonuses and other incentives sprinkled out through tons of NFL contracts.</p><p>Marshall tries to make the opposite point by stating most contracts in the NBA aren’t guaranteed, which is just factually incorrect. It’s possible maybe he meant it the other way around but it did come off pretty clearly that he was referring to NBA contracts.</p><p>The confidence to double down after he was told twice he was incorrect was certainly something. But the Lakers veteran’s point still stands that the vast majority of NBA players have their contracts guaranteed.</p><p>Twitter reacted as expected, with many questioning Marshall’s knowledge of the topic while mocking what he was saying. Dudley’s tweet may have just been the icing on the cake to get even more eyeballs drawn to what Marshall said.</p><p>Next up is the wait and see game to see how Marshall follows this up or if he responds to the Lakers forward. Stay tuned.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jared Dudley thinks Brandon Marshall is clueless after unhinged rant on NBA contracts

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Huge growth game for @Thortontucker tonight! Bad turnover late but, it didn’t discourage him! Came right back and nailed the game winner! He’s goin to be special!

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Shout out to @russwest44 !! Triple double 👑

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Sometimes life just doesn’t make sense! RIP! 🙏🏽 

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Happy birthday to one of the realest cats I know @JCrossover !!!!!! Man can still hoop and get buckets! He doesn’t age! You saw a glimpse of that in the bubble... enjoy your day Fam!

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So Impressed watching @MELOD1P tonight.. Charlotte got a franchise changer in this kid!

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Can’t believe last night was my 900th Career NBA game! Where did the time go?!!! Honored and humbled to still be playing the game I love and dreamed about as a little kid! #lakers #900 

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
0.5	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.1

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
0.5	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.1