<!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/2021/07/Cavs-Kevin-Love-Jerry-Colangelo.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jerry Colangelo hurls Kevin Love under the Team USA bus</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-30T05:56:20-07:00">July 30th, 5:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-30T05:56:20-07:00">July 30th, 5:56am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://cavsnation.com/evan-mobley-3-bold-predictions-for-his-rookie-season-with-cavs/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>‘ power forward Kevin Love has received some criticism from the current managing director of USA Basketball, Jerry Colangelo. The longtime NBA executive shared his opinions on Kevin Love, <a href="https://theathletic.com/2740987/2021/07/30/call-it-a-mistake-team-usas-jerry-colangelo-defends-gregg-popovich-blasts-kevin-love-predicts-tokyo-gold/">per the Athletic</a>. Ultimately, Love did not fly out to Tokyo to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He eventually backed out of the competition.</p><p>When Love was first reported to be on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-not-ready-to-be-part-of-team-usa/">Team USA</a>, it came as a bit of a surprise. He had been dealing with injuries that kept him sidelined throughout the season and was unavailable for the Cavs. Apparently, Colangelo was just as surprised.</p><blockquote>“I didn’t think Kevin Love was gonna play. I wasn’t even sure he had much left to play. He reached out to us and said he was in shape and said he felt he owed us.”</blockquote><p>Love has plenty of experience playing for Team USA, but that was back when he was one of the better power forwards in the league. Colangelo goes on to claim that Love, “wasn’t in shape. And he was way behind as it turned out. So you move on.” The one-time dominant rebounder likely believed he’d be able to use Team USA as a way to get his career back on track. Instead, Love left the team and is preparing for the next NBA season for the Cavs.</p><p>Jerry Colangelo didn’t mince words by any means while discussing Love’s situation, stating, “Call it giving someone an opportunity. Someone who had equity with us. Guys who play for us get a little plus.” With Kevin Love’s experience on the team, Colangelo was willing to give Love a shot at making the roster. Things didn’t work out though, but Colangelo is still hopeful Team USA takes gold in the Summer Olympics</p><p>We’ll see what happens with Kevin Love, as <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-cleveland-acquire-ricky-rubio-second-round-pick-from-timberwolves-in-exchange-for-taurean-prince/">the Cavaliers</a> are rebuilding and going in a direction that likely removes him from the roster. Keep a close tab on Love, as he could be on his way out of the door this offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jerry Colangelo hurls Kevin Love under the Team USA bus

<!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/2021/07/NBA-Cards-Chris-Paul-Kevin-Love-Goldin-Auctions.jpeg"></figure><h1>Chris Paul, Kevin Love headline investors in card app that could change the game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-29T08:48:31-07:00">July 29th, 8:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-29T08:49:03-07:00">July 29th, 8:49am</time><address><a>Julio Luis Munar</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cards</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s a growing trend in the NBA cards industry where NBA stars are becoming more active in it. A good example was when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kevin-durant-mark-cuban-headline-investors-making-big-splash-in-sports-cards-auction-firm/">Kevin Durant, Mark Cuban, and other personalities invested in Goldin Auctions</a>, a company known for auctioning high-end sports cards. Now, there are two more prominent stars who just joined this trend – Chris Paul and Kevin Love, who invested in Dibbs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Exciting day here at Dibbs! Our series A funding is complete thanks to an amazing new team of investors <a href="https://twitter.com/tuskventures?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@tuskventures</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/foundrygroup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@foundrygroup</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CP3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@cp3</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinlove?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@kevinlove</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyDigg4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@SkyDigg4</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KrisBryant_23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KrisBryant_23</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/channingfrye?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@channingfrye</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/DeAndreHopkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@DeAndreHopkins</a>.</p><p>Check out <a href="https://twitter.com/KimBhasin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KimBhasin</a>'s story! 👇<a href="https://t.co/CcPr1a749L" target="_blank">https://t.co/CcPr1a749L</a></p><p>— DIBBS | There’s action in the cards (@dibbs_io) <a href="https://twitter.com/dibbs_io/status/1420014554139013123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><h2><b>What NBA Cards fanatics need to know about Dibbs</b></h2><p>Just recently, a venture firm called Foundry Group was joined by Tusk Ventures, Courtside Ventures, and Founder Collective to raise $13 million for Dibbs. The latter is a real-time trading platform that gives people a chance to invest in physical sports cards via nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.</p><p>Users of Dibbs’ app can also invest in high-end cards by trading a fraction of their true value. This process makes these cards more accessible to people with limited funds and gives them a way to grow their money. Moreover, interested parties can consign their cards with Dibbs to make a profit as well. The trading platform, meanwhile, generates revenue from the trading fees.</p><p><a href="https://www.crainscleveland.com/sports-business/kevin-love-chris-paul-invest-sports-card-marketplace-dibbs">Love and Paul are part of this investment group </a>that aims to improve Dibbs’ engineering, product development, and marketing efforts and go beyond the beta-testing level. As of now, the app has accumulated around 17,000 users.</p><p>While known on the court as one of basketball’s most talented point guards, Paul is wearing another hat by investing in Dibbs. In a statement, the All-Star said that this platform levels the playing field for fans and makes the collectibles market more accessible to them. He added that this opportunity creates new meaningful ways to connect with fans.</p><p>With more and more NBA stars investing in this kind of venture, the spotlight will shine much brighter on card collecting itself. In the end, the hobby will grow faster, thanks to these positive developments.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Paul, Kevin Love headline investors in card app that could change the game

<!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/2021/07/cavs-news-kevin-love.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Love’s righteous rant in support of Simone Biles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-28T11:33:55-07:00">July 28th, 11:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-28T12:52:01-07:00">July 28th, 12:52pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt has been an editor at ClutchPoints since 2018. He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love has been one of the most outspoken NBA players when it comes to mental health and the importance of maintaining it so that it’s in a positive place. So, it’s no surprise that Love is offering up a full-throated defense of USA Gymnastics star Simone Biles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/simone-biles-out-at-tokyo-olympics-for-alleged-mental-issue/" rel="noopener">after she decided to withdraw</a> from the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics.</p><p>Love took to Instagram with a righteous rant in support of Biles and her decision:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4JHEeNPpg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Kevin Love (@kevinlove)</a></p></div></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Simone Biles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-simone-biles-reveals-withdrawal-wasnt-due-physical-injury/" rel="noopener">has acknowledged</a> that she decided to pull out (and remains out for now) because she’s trying to work on her mental health to get it back to a place it needs to be. Kevin Love is all-too-familiar with these kinds of issues, which is why he decided to become one of the main faces of the NBA’s push to highlight their importance.</p><p><i><b>*Watch The Tokyo 2020 Olympics LIVE with <a href="http://www.fubo.tv/lp/sports/?irad=368998&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Naturally, plenty of hot-take artists and keyboard warriors have bashed Biles for her decision. There’s still a stigma that making a decision like Biles’ should be criticized because it’s “mentally weak,” or something.</p><p>On the flip side, there’s Kevin Love, who’s explaining why Simone Biles should be lauded for what she did and how it should not only help her in the long run but others as well. Trying to force your way through these issues in order to look tough can sometimes result in things just getting a whole lot worse.</p><p>Love is an expert on these matters, so we should listen to what he has to say.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Love’s righteous rant in support of Simone Biles

<!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/2021/07/Kevin-Love-4-Cleveland-players-could-be-traded-soon.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Kevin Love, 4 Cavs players could be traded soon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-27T17:26:57-07:00">July 27th, 5:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-27T17:30:36-07:00">July 27th, 5:30pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of a fire sale right now. According to reports, the Cavs are looking to clean up its books with its future in mind. As such, this could ultimately lead to the departure of the likes of Kevin Love, Collin Sexton, and Larry Nance Jr.</p><p>According to <a href="https://theathletic.com/2729463/2021/07/27/2021-nba-draft-questions-is-cade-cunningham-a-lock-at-no-1-will-bradley-beal-or-damian-lillard-be-traded/">The Athletic’s Zach Harper</a>, the Cavs have found themselves in a bit of a bind in terms of their cap flexibility. The team is hoping to clear a significant amount of cap room for the immediate future and it looks like they’ve already devised a plan on how to execute the same:</p><blockquote>The Cavs aren’t just hoping to move Kevin Love’s deal this summer, as pie-in-the-sky as that might be. The Cavs could be willing to take on money now for this coming season if it means clearing deals like Larry Nance Jr. or even Cedi Osman for next season’s books. That might mean attaching Taurean Prince as cap relief with him only having one year left on his deal. The Cavs want to clean up some of this cap mess for the near future since Jarrett Allen is going to cost them.</blockquote><p>Kevin Love’s future with the Cavs has always been in doubt. Just recently, Collin Sexton has also been <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-rumors-collin-sexton-very-available-trade-talks/">rumored</a> to be a key trading piece for the Cavs this offseason. As it turns out, even Larry Nance Jr., Cedi Osman, and Taruean Prince could be placed on the trading block as well — if they haven’t been already.</p><p>One crucial takeaway here is that the Cavs appear to have high hopes for Jarrett Allen. It seems as though Cleveland considers the 23-year-old big man to be a key piece of the team’s core. Allen is going to be a free agent in the offseason, though, and by the looks of things, the Cavs are preparing to make him a considerable offer to extend his deal in Cleveland.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Kevin Love, 4 Cavs players could be traded soon

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Cavs’ Kevin Love drops truth bomb on NBA future after Team USA exit

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2016 NBA Champ

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Incredible game 1 of the WCF...Devin Booker so special. And now we get spoiled with a game 7. Love it.

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KD had zero legs left. Left it all on the floor tonight. Respect.

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Greatness from @KDTrey5!!! Incredible performance

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12.2	7.4	2.5	0.1	0.6

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.2	7.4	2.5	0.1	0.6

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