<!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/Stephen-Curry-Kent-Bazemore-Warriors.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Stephen Curry praises three-point gods for huge Kent Bazemore triple</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-08T21:48:11-08:00">January 8th, 9:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-08T21:48:11-08:00">January 8th, 9:48pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers battled it out on Friday in a matchup that was anything but short of intensity. Dubs veteran Kent Bazemore hit a key three-pointer at a critical juncture in the fourth period, which prompted Warriors superstar Stephen Curry to celebrate quite audaciously on the sidelines.</p><p>Here’s a look at Bazemore’s triple followed by the former back-to-back MVP <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1347774272500994051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1347774272500994051%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D967692action%3Dedit">praising the three-point gods</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steph’s reaction to Bazemore hitting a three 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@warriors</a>) <a href="https://t.co/a7WYexjL54" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/a7WYexjL54</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1347774272500994051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Bazemore hasn’t exactly been one of Golden State’s key guys this season, but he’s been ready when called upon. A testament to this fact is this big shot in the fourth and final period to give the Warriors a more comfortable cushion against a favored Clippers side.</p><p>In the end, Golden State emerged with a huge 115-105 victory over Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers. For his part, Curry had another scoring outburst for the Dubs, logging 38 points on 13-of-24 shooting and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe, to go along with two rebounds, 11 assists, three steals, and two turnovers in 36 minutes of play. Amazingly, the six-time All-Star drained no less than nine triples in this one. Safe to say, he’ll also be thanking the three-point gods after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-currys-son-starting-early-in-basketball-shows-handles/">another stellar shooting night for himself from distance.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Stephen Curry praises three-point gods for huge Kent Bazemore triple

<!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/Kent-Bazemore-Warriors.jpg"></figure><h1>Kent Bazemore agrees to a 1-year deal with the Warriors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-22T10:23:27-08:00">November 22nd, 10:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-22T10:23:27-08:00">November 22nd, 10:23am</time><address><a>Immanuel Canicosa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the fourth time in his NBA career, Kent Bazemore is on the move. The only difference this time is that this time, the move will be a reunion of sorts for the 31-year old, as he is set to don Golden State Warriors threads again.</p><p>Bazemore has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, according to Shams Charania, giving him a chance to play for the team that first gave him a chance in the NBA and reuniting him with some of his former teammates.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent Kent Bazemore has agreed to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, agent Austin Walton tells <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1330567453554974723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Kent Bazemore, who went undrafted in the 2012 Draft before finding his way for the Warriors and their then D-League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, played for Golden State for two seasons before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2014, just a year before the team started their dynasty and won three titles and made five consecutive trips to the NBA Finals.</p><p>Since then, the former Old Dominion product has played for the Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and the Sacramento Kings. In the 2019-2020 season, during which he played for both the Trail Blazers and Kings, Bazemore averaged 8.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals, while shooting 37.5 % from the field and 34.4% from downtown.</p><p>Despite being six years removed from his last game as a Warrior, Bazemore has remained close with some of his old teammates, <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/why-kent-bazemore-signing-warriors-free-agency-makes-sense">including two-time MVP Steph Curry</a>. But the versatile wing joins a different Warriors team from the one he left, as the Dubs enter the season with championship aspirations a year after finishing with the league’s worst record.</p><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-golden-state-seeking-9-3m-disabled-player-exception-klay-thompson-goes-down/">losing </a>Klay Thompson to an Achilles injury even before the start of the season, Golden State will still have Curry, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, and second overall pick James Wiseman next season, along with a talented bench that now includes Bazemore.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kent Bazemore agrees to a 1-year deal with the Warriors

<!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/2020/10/Kent-Bazemore-Free-Agency.jpg"></figure><h1>3 ideal landing spots for Kent Bazemore in NBA free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-29T04:53:26-07:00">October 29th, 4:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-29T04:53:50-07:00">October 29th, 4:53am</time><address><a>Immanuel Canicosa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Now entering his ninth season in the NBA, Kent Bazemore has come far from the swingman out of Old Dominion that went undrafted in the 2012 Draft. The 31-year old has now played for five different teams and established himself as a key rotation player.</p><p>Bazemore is also coming off a big payday, as he finished a four year deal with the Atlanta Hawks that paid him<a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2641996-kent-bazemore-hawks-reportedly-agree-to-new-contract-latest-details-reaction"> $70 million, including the $19.2 million salary</a> he earned last season while he was with the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings after the Hawks traded him for Evan Turner. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-h2b9F5vRHk?feature=oembed" class="no-margin" width="1000" height="563"></iframe></figure><p>From a young reserve on the Golden State Warriors who was more known for his celebrations on the bench than his on-court contributions, Bazemore’s perimeter shooting, defense, and experience will be needed by teams on the free agent market, especially those with playoff and championship aspirations. He averaged 8.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals, shooting 37.5% from the field and 34.4% from beyond the arc in 68 games last season with the Trail Blazers and Kings, but put up better numbers in Sacramento after another trade earlier this year. </p><p>In 23 games for coach Luke Walton and the Kings, Kent Bazemore averaged 10.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.2 steals while shooting much better at 41.8% from the field and 38.4% from downtown. This is certainly the version of Bazemore that teams looking to acquire his services hope to get. A wing player who can provide shooting and solid defense is sure to find suitors on the free agent market, but here are the best places for a player like Bazemore to thrive and possibly even win a title: </p><h2><b>3. Toronto Raptors</b></h2><p>The Raptors have several important decisions to make this offseason, with guard Fred VanVleet and big men Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol all hitting free agency. These players were crucial during their run to the franchise’s first title last season, and President of Basketball Operations Masai Ujiri and the Raptors front office will look to re-sign most if not all of them. The team will obviously need a big man next to All Star Pascal Siakam should both Ibaka and Gasol leave, but they also need a wing that they can place alongside OG Anunoby and Norman Powell. Signing Bazemore gives the Raptors a veteran player who can shoot and defend and help spread the floor to give Kyle Lowry, Siakam, and VanVleet (assuming he returns) the space to operate. </p><p>He already has a good relationship with one of Toronto’s key players, as he took to social media to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-pascal-siakam-receives-support-from-kent-bazemore-after-fans-bash-star/">defend Siakam after his struggles against the Boston Celtics</a> in the Eastern Conference Semifinals last month. In one of his tweets, Bazemore said that the Raptors wouldn’t even make the playoffs without Siakam and encouraged the young big man to keep working.</p><p>Should Toronto sign him to a deal, the 31-year old will have a chance to play and achieve playoff success with Siakam as he looks to bounce back next season. There are other 3-and-D wings that Toronto could target in the free agent market, but Kent Bazemore gives them one with experience and someone who has already shown a willingness to play with one of their players. </p><h2><b>2. Boston Celtics</b></h2><p>With Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Marcus Smart all under contract for next season, the Celtics are set to improve on last season’s run that saw them fall short in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. It remains to be seen whether Gordon Hayward opts in the final year of his contract or opt out to re-sign on a discount, but it will also cost the Celtics, and will likely put them into the luxury tax next season. Boston will likely prioritize having a big man more than having another wing player, especially given how dominant Miami’s Bam Adebayo was in the Eastern Conference Finals. </p><p>But the Celtics’ wing rotation has shown that it can be injury prone, with Hayward and Brown both missing time last season. Bazemore gives the Celtics another wing rotation player aside from Romeo Langford who can shoot, defend, and be placed alongside Hayward, Brown, and Tatum. After coming off a big contract from Atlanta, he could be willing to accept a cheaper deal in order to play for a contender.</p><p>Aside from that, the 31-year old will also give this young Celtics team some needed veteran presence, as the nine-year veteran has also played 44 playoff games. Boston can target other wings on the market, but Kent Bazemore gives them a more affordable option while also being an experienced and well-liked teammate. </p><h2><b>1. Golden State Warriors</b></h2><p>After not hearing his name called in the 2012 NBA Draft, Kent Bazemore found himself trying out for other teams before the Warriors signed him for the season and brought him back for another year. Even though he played sparingly for the Warriors, he seemed to enjoy himself and celebrating his teammates’ success, even <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/why-kent-bazemore-signing-warriors-free-agency-makes-sense">forming a bond with guard Steph Curry</a>, who eventually became the league’s two-time MVP and three-time champion. But if he played sparingly during his first stint with the team, Bazemore will have a bigger role this time around alongside Curry, fellow All Stars Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, and young players like Andrew Wiggins and whoever the team selects with the second overall pick in the 2020 Draft next month. Coach Steve Ker and the Dubs have always valued versatility, and Bazemore is someone who can switch and guard multiple positions. </p><p>With the Warriors expected to be one of the title contenders entering the new season, a reunion with his former team would also present the best chance for Bazemore to win a title. The problem, however, is that with limited financial flexibility, he may have to take a pay cut and  sign with the Warriors on a minimum deal as they continue to fill out the rest of their roster for what is expected to be a deep playoff run next season.</p><p>But after a huge payday with the Hawks, and with almost a decade of experience in the league, if Kent Bazemore wants a return to the playoffs and a chance to win a ring, few teams would give him a better chance than the team which gave him his start in the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 ideal landing spots for Kent Bazemore in NBA free agency

<!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/2020/09/Pascal-Siakam-receives-support-from-Kent-Bazemore-after-fans-bash-Raptors-star.jpg"></figure><h1>Pascal Siakam receives support from Kent Bazemore after fans bash Raptors star</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-09-12T14:36:15-07:00">September 12th, 2:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-09-12T14:36:15-07:00">September 12th, 2:36pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Raptors All-Star power forward Pascal Siakam really struggled in the second round of the 2020 playoffs against the Boston Celtics and was the subject of some jokes on social media, something Sacramento Kings veteran Kent Bazemore isn’t happy about.</p><p>In the seven-game series versus the Celtics, Siakam averaged just 14.9 points and shot 38.2 percent from the field and a woeful 12.5 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>After Toronto was eliminated by Boston, <a href="https://twitter.com/Faiza_AminTV/status/1304784687945089026">social media</a> wasn’t very kind to Siakam:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They love you when you’re winning… but when you’re not, you’re the target of racists and racism.</p><p>This is a reminder that Pascal Siakam is a human being. </p><p>Racism kills and hurts. This is ugly. garbage. <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/GZd8V0dCir">pic.twitter.com/GZd8V0dCir</a></p><p>— Faiza Amin (@Faiza_AminTV) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Faiza_AminTV/status/1304784687945089026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PASCAL SIAKAM SCAMMED THE RAPS OUT OF $130 MILLION LLLLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO</p><p>— Ahmed🇸🇴/I need HOES (@big_business_) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/big_business_/status/1304628676634521606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An arrest warrant has been issued for 26 year old Pascal Siakam for impersonating a Raptors player. Offering Reward of $130 million <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/XXH4G3am67">pic.twitter.com/XXH4G3am67</a></p><p>— FBI Toronto (@DecapApple) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DecapApple/status/1304632617824858113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pascal Siakam is just Thon Maker with tickets to OVO Fest.</p><p>— Colb (@___Colb___) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/___Colb___/status/1304633494178607106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Once Kent Bazemore saw all of the Pascal Siakam <a href="https://twitter.com/24Bazemore/status/1304844029482409984">hate on Twitter</a>, he went to bat for the Raptors wing by stating that Toronto wouldn’t have even made the playoffs in the first place had Siakam not played really well during the regular season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bro y’all going to back off Siakam! He’s one of the main reasons they were there in the first place! Keep working bro! Block that noise!!!</p><p>— Baze (@24Bazemore) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/24Bazemore/status/1304844029482409984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1) it’s hard as hell to win in this league. <br>2) it’s an investment <br>3) teams are always looking to put the best guys possible around a “star” <br>4) too much talent in this league to count anyone out <br>5) don’t let your insecurities place a ceiling on others <br>6) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlockThatNoise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlockThatNoise</a></p><p>— Baze (@24Bazemore) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/24Bazemore/status/1304878829782077442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s always great to see NBA players supporting each other. While Siakam no doubt struggled in the Celtics series, some of the things people have been saying about him are not okay.</p><p>Knowing the type of competitor and worker Siakam is, the Raptors can certainly expect him to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-kyle-lowry-offers-perfect-advice-to-pascal-siakam-after-playoff-struggles/">improve over the offseason</a> and come back next season as a more polished player. The swingman has improved his stats every single season he’s been in the NBA, so odds are that will continue moving forward.</p><p>The Raptors, though, have some tough decisions to make this offseason, as three key players become free agents: Fred VanVleet, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka. It will be interesting to see what Raptors president Masai Ujiri decides to do.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pascal Siakam receives support from Kent Bazemore after fans bash Raptors star

<!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/2020/08/kent.jpg"></figure><h1>Veteran Kent Bazemore sounds off on Sacramento’s inexperience leading to struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-03T21:46:05-07:00">August 3rd, 9:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-03T21:46:05-07:00">August 3rd, 9:46pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kings suffered another loss on Sunday, falling to the Orlando Magic 132-116, marking their second straight defeat inside the Disney World bubble. For his part, Kings veteran swingman Kent Bazemore has taken on a bit of a silver-lining approach to the team’s struggles, explaining how Sacramento can use the current situation as invaluable learning experience.</p><p>Bazemore admitted that their young team lacks the experience needed to make a significant run in the postseason, but also expressed his optimism for the future.</p><blockquote>“I just think overall it’s a very good learning experience for a very young team that hasn’t been in a playoff-type atmosphere,” Bazemore said, via <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/kings/kings-nba-playoff-inexperience-shows-bad-losses-orlando-bubble">James Ham of NBC Sports</a>. “I think the intensity down here is reminiscent of the playoffs, without the 20,000 people. So it’s an eye-opening experience for a lot of guys.“We’ve got to understand that it’s a sprint. We’ve got to come out with a better sense of urgency. It’s just something that you can’t really explain to a guy, they have to go through it.”</blockquote><p>Bazemore arrived in Sacramento in January following a trade deal from the Portland Trail Blazers. He is currently an expiring deal, and it remains to be seen if he will remain a King for beyond this season.</p><p>For Sacramento, two straight defeats have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-sacramento-releases-update-deaaron-fox-after-ankle-injury/">dealt a significant blow</a> to their playoff chances. Nonetheless, they are just three games behind the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies, so at this point, all hope is not lost.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Veteran Kent Bazemore sounds off on Sacramento’s inexperience leading to struggles

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