<!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/2021/11/Pelicans-Zion-Williamson-Josh-Hart-Brandon-Ingram-Heat.jpg"></figure><h1>Zion Williamson could be more eager to return for Pelicans after Josh Hart’s harsh comment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-17T22:04:22-08:00">November 17th, 10:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-17T22:05:30-08:00">November 17th, 10:05pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo is a freelance writer, TV producer, and news editor based in Manila, Philippines.  He will debate anyone to death that Penny Hardaway is the real GOAT, and he will work for pizza.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If you think you’re having a bad day, just be grateful that you’re not with the New Orleans Pelicans. The slumping squad suffered another debilitating defeat on Wednesday night after getting blasted by the Miami Heat, 113-98.</p><p>The Pelicans have only won twice in 16 games and are on pace with the Houston Rockets to finish with the worst record in the NBA this season. The absence of Zion Williamson and the injury problems of Brandon Ingram have surely affected the team’s cause. But after their loss to the Heat, it appeared Josh Hart has had enough (via <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401360041">ESPN</a>).</p><blockquote>“We have to grow up, we’re 2-14. We have to play like we’re desperate to win and right now we’re not doing that.”</blockquote><p>It seems the Pelicans also don’t have a leader right now, with Ingram not exactly the most vocal of stars. Hart could fit the role, having done the same during his years at Villanova. Sometimes, players need to get slapped with a harsh reality check to wake up, and perhaps that’s exactly what Hart wants.</p><p>Williamson got his first All-Star nod last season but his progress got derailed because of his foot injury. He’s been recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-gets-critical-update-on-frustrating-foot-injury/">cleared for 1-on-1 drills</a> and his return would definitely give the Pelicans a much-needed push. But as Hart said, in the meantime, they need to get their act together minus their star big man.</p><p>Up next for the Pelicans are the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zion Williamson could be more eager to return for Pelicans after Josh Hart’s harsh comment

<!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/2021/08/download-7-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>The surprising, rarely-seen structure of Josh Hart’s $38 million extension with Pelicans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-19T15:51:11-07:00">August 19th, 3:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-19T15:51:11-07:00">August 19th, 3:51pm</time><address><a>Luke Shen</a>Luke is an undergraduate student at UCLA and writer for ClutchPoints. His first love was baseball, but he has since grown a love for all things SoCal sports (plus the Packers!). He was born and raised in Irvine. Go Bruins!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> guard Josh Hart officially signed an extension on Thursday, as he inked a deal for three years and $38 million, ending his restricted free agency. The deal is a huge payday for the Villanova product, but it also contains some interesting specifications that <a href="https://twitter.com/WillGuillory/status/1428392371142672384">show exactly why</a> Hart was able to get big money:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Structure of Josh Hart’s three-year, $38 million deal to return to New Orleans, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthleticNBA</a>:</p><p>Year 1: $12M guaranteed<br>Year 2: $12.96M non-guaranteed (June 25 date)<br>Year 3: $12.96M player option, non guaranteed (June 25 date)</p><p>— Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) <a href="https://twitter.com/WillGuillory/status/1428392371142672384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Did you catch it? Yeah, I didn’t either quite at first.</p><p>The first yer of Hart’s deal is perfectly normal – he’ll get paid $12 million for his services. However, in his second year, the Pelicans have the option to cut him without having to pay the full $12.96 million, thus giving them the flexibility to save money against their salary cap. In essence, New Orleans has a team option for the second year of Hart’s contract.</p><p>In Year 3, Hart has the option to opt out of his contract and either leave the Pelicans or try to pursue a bigger contract from them instead. The Pels will have the same option as Year 2, where they’ll be able to cut Hart if they don’t deem his services necessary.</p><p>So, though the contract doesn’t violate the commonality among all NBA contracts that is that they either include only a player option, only a team option, or neither of the two in writing, it essentially includes both a team and player option.</p><p>The deal is smart for both parties involved, as Josh Hart gets a great raise, but the Pelicans have the flexibility to get out of the deal almost whenever they want. Hart is betting on himself to perform and live up to the contract, and, additionally, is giving himself the flexibility to get out of the contract in Year 3 if he feels he deserves even more money.</p><p>Though a hard-nosed defender who can knock down the three-ball, Hart’s biggest value to any team comes with his unwavering ferocity and dedication to the game. He is a team player through-and-through, and the Pelicans made a great move in signing him to this kind of contract.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The surprising, rarely-seen structure of Josh Hart’s $38 million extension with Pelicans

<!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/2021/08/pelicans-news-josh-harts-epic-meme-reaction-to-3-year-38-million-deal-with-new-orleans.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Hart’s epic meme reaction to 3-year, $38 million deal with Pelicans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-16T17:03:02-07:00">August 16th, 5:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-16T17:03:02-07:00">August 16th, 5:03pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It appears Josh Hart’s reported deal with the New Orleans Pelicans is pushing through without any hiccups.</p><p>As <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1427375329396629507" rel="noopener">Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN</a> reported, Hart and the Pelicans are closing in on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-josh-hart-finalizing-3-year-38-million-deal-to-stay-with-zion-williamson-brandon-ingram/" rel="noopener">three-year deal</a> that will pay the veteran guard $38 million. While the contract is not finalized and Hart has yet to put pen to paper, it looks like it is all but a done deal based on the reaction of the 26-year-old.</p><p>On Twitter, Hart first sent out heart emojis showing the Pelicans’ colors. In a follow-up tweet, he posted a short clip of a man celebrating.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">❤️💙💛</p><p>— Josh Hart (@joshhart) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshhart/status/1427377625220198404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/tun1hcYF19" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/tun1hcYF19</a></p><p>— Josh Hart (@joshhart) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshhart/status/1427378213026766859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Can’t blame Josh Hart for his reaction, though. He played his cards well and stayed patient, resulting to a deal that will pay him a little over $12 million per year.</p><p>The Pelicans know they need Hart as well, considering that they are now lacking depth in the backcourt after the departure of Lonzo Ball, who signed a massive multi-million deal with the Chicago Bulls.</p><p>Hart has been a solid player for the Pelicans since joining New Orleans in the Anthony Davis blockbuster back in 2019. He averaged 9.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 112 games for the team in two seasons, but new head coach Willie Green will certainly be expecting more from him after he got paid handsomely.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Hart’s epic meme reaction to 3-year, $38 million deal with Pelicans

<!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/2021/08/pelicans-news-josh-hart-close-to-three-year-38-million-deal-to-stay-with-zion-williamson-brandon-ingram.jpg"></figure><h1>REPORT: Josh Hart finalizing 3-year, $38 million deal to stay with Zion Williamson, Pelicans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-16T14:16:52-07:00">August 16th, 2:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-16T14:31:59-07:00">August 16th, 2:31pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans already lost a guard in free agency when Lonzo Ball bolted to the Chicago Bulls. Now, it looks like they don’t want that to happen again and are ready to make a deal with Josh Hart.</p><p>Hart, a restricted free agent after the Pelicans gave him his $5.2 million qualifying offer for the 2021-22 season, is said to be closing in on a three-year, $38 million deal with New Orleans, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1427375329396629507?s=20" rel="noopener">Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Restricted free agent G Josh Hart is closing in on a three-year, $38 million deal to stay with the New Orleans Pelicans, his agents Aaron Mintz, Steven Heumann and Dave Spahn of <a href="https://twitter.com/CAA_Basketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@CAA_Basketball</a> tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1427375329396629507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Josh Hart is considered to be one of the best remaining available free agents in the market after a rather eventful start to the period a couple of weeks ago. He has been linked with several teams over the past few days, with the likes of the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers all said to be interested on a potential sign-and-trade for Hart.</p><p>However, there has not been much movement in those rumored discussions and it’s now looking likely that the former Villanova standout will be back alongside Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram in New Orleans.</p><p>In his two seasons with the Pelicans since being sent to New Orleans as part of the Anthony Davis blockbuster, Hart averaged 9.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists. A defense-first guard, his return to the team should at least help keep the team’s wings stable amid the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/depth-chart" rel="noopener">lack of depth</a> at the backcourt.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

REPORT: Josh Hart finalizing 3-year, $38 million deal to stay with Zion Williamson, Pelicans

<!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><source type="image/webp"></source><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Larry-Nance_s-hilariously-savage-take-on-ex-Lakers-reunion-with-Josh-Hart.jpg"></figure><h1>Larry Nance’s hilariously savage take on ex-Lakers reunion with Josh Hart on Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-04T19:48:48-07:00">August 4th, 7:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-04T19:48:48-07:00">August 4th, 7:48pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers have been rumored to be interested in getting restricted free agent guard Josh Hart, but it seems his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Larry Nance Jr. is not ready to welcome him.</p><p>On <a href="https://twitter.com/Larrydn22/status/1422766116112412678?s=20">Twitter</a>, Nance responded to a tweet proposing a reunion between him and Hart on the Cavs. In a massive troll job, the Cleveland big man wanted everyone to know that he doesn’t even like the defense-first guard.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I don’t even like him… <a href="https://t.co/BEA70mBTWF" target="_blank">https://t.co/BEA70mBTWF</a></p><p>— Larry Nance Jr (@Larrydn22) <a href="https://twitter.com/Larrydn22/status/1422766116112412678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Of course, Larry Nance Jr. is just poking fun at Josh Hart (probably?), and most people know they usually troll each other on social media–something they really love to do. Back in 2019 when Hart was still with the Lakers, he lost a bet with Nance and had to wear a Cleveland Browns onesie.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thanks to his bet with <a href="https://twitter.com/Larrydn22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Larrydn22</a>, you all get to see <a href="https://twitter.com/joshhart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@joshhart</a> rock a Browns onesie 😂 (via <a href="https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Rachel__Nichols</a>) <a href="https://t.co/dFBAwxAMxy" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/dFBAwxAMxy</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1084665140862173184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 14, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Given their relationship, it will really be interesting to see them as teammates again. Aside from the guaranteed fun and memes, there should be instant chemistry between the two since they have played alongside each other before.</p><p>The Cavs, however, will probably need to pull off a sign-and-trade deal to land Hart. Moreover, it’s unknown if the 26-year-old would want to play as a third-string point guard behind Darius Garland and the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-rumors-clevelands-new-plans-free-agency-ricky-rubio-trade/" rel="noopener">newly acquired</a> Ricky Rubio.</p><p>But hey, Nance doesn’t like him anyway.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Larry Nance’s hilariously savage take on ex-Lakers reunion with Josh Hart on Cavs

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