<!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/Nets-star-Kyrie-Irving_s-maturity-gets-brutally-honest-treatment-from-Charles-Barkley.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyrie Irving’s maturity gets brutally honest treatment from Charles Barkley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-15T19:24:16-08:00">January 15th, 7:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-15T19:24:16-08:00">January 15th, 7:24pm</time><address><a>Joseph Cervantes</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hall of Fame big man Charles Barkley had some tough words to say about Kyrie Irving and his controversial situation with the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>During a recent appearance on <a href="https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=30719158">Stephen A’s World</a>, Barkley went off at Irving, telling him to grow up and stop causing distractions.</p><blockquote>“It’s time for Kyrie Irving to grow up and be a great player. When you become a professional and making $30 million dollars a year, you’re held to different standards than most people. Enough with the distractions, it’s time for Irving to show for work.”</blockquote><p>The 28-year-old point guard has missed the past five games due to “personal reasons” <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/nets-kyrie-irving-out-for-personal-reasons/">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. But earlier this week, a video surfaced on social media showing Irving maskless at a family birthday party,  which is against the NBA’s COVID-19 safety protocols. The NBA fined Irving $50,000 for the violation, apart from forfeiting as much as $816,898 for not sitting out their past five games.</p><p>Nevertheless, despite all the drama Irving has caused, he is expected to return with the Nets on Saturday. But the six-time All-Star will miss his sixth straight game due to health and safety protocols. There’s a chance the Nets will be getting their first look at James Harden alongside Kevin Durant against the Orlando Magic.</p><p>Nets general manager Sean Marks has previously said that Durant and Irving are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-kyrie-irving-kevin-durant-were-all-in-on-james-harden-trade/">fully committed to making things work</a> with Harden.</p><p>The talented yet enigmatic Kyrie Irving is averaging 27.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists in seven games this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyrie Irving’s maturity gets brutally honest treatment from Charles Barkley

<!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;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="NBA, Bulls, Nets, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Warriors, Steph Curry" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="675" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NBA-Bulls-Nets-Michael-Jordan-Kevin-Durant-Kyrie-Irving-Warriors-Steph-Curry.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>James Harden is officially- and finally- a Brooklyn Net. The Harden saga in Houston ended on Wednesday, as the Nets and Rockets were finally able to come to an agreement in a huge blockbuster trade that left Brooklyn’s bench depleted. Regardless of that, the Nets have their eyes on set on an NBA title run.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-kyrie-irving-kevin-durant-were-all-in-on-james-harden-trade/" target="_blank">The new Big 3 in Brooklyn with James Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant</a> is insanely talented. However, questions remain about how Nets GM Sean Marks will fill out the rest of the roster and make this team into a legitimate championship contender for this season and beyond.</p><p>The Harden-Irving-Durant trio is a tough Big 3, but where do they rank all-time in NBA history?</p><h2>5. James Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets)</h2><p>Remember, fifth ALL-TIME. They are already ahead of some notable Boston Celtics Big 3’s and a handful of Lakers’ trios as well as the Miami Heat’s LeBron-Wade-Bosh group.</p><p>The tough part of ranking them higher is that so many questions swirl around this trio. For example, who plays defense?</p><p>Harden has not played quality defense for a long time. Irving and Durant aren’t the defenders they once were. While their offensive game is perhaps the best of any Big 3 in history, their ability to play defense- or lack thereof- is a huge concern going forward.</p><p>Harden, Irving, and Durant- and what Charles Barkley nicknamed the “Dribble Brothers”- is going to be a tough task going forward. The talent is there, but pressing questions remain about their defensive ability.</p><p>The Nets’ new Big 3 can certainly bring an NBA title to Brooklyn, and even one title for a franchise and fanbase so desperate for a Larry O’Brien trophy would make this gamble worth it.</p><h2>4. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors)</h2><p>While the Warriors were arguably the greatest team ever assembled, it might be a surprise to see them at number four on this list. However, the next three will make you realize that this ranking is much deserved.</p><p>If Kevin Durant <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/nets/2020/12/21/nets-kevin-durant-warriors-nba-season-opener/3996526001/" target="_blank">never got injured in the 2019 NBA playoff run</a>, this Warriors group could’ve very well been the first 3-peat since the Lakers in the early 2000’s.</p><p>While the Curry-Thompson “Splash Brothers” were dangerous enough, adding a top-5 talent in Durant made this offense unstoppable. What helped them more than that was also Klay and Steph’s ability to play quality defense, and Durant by no means was a pushover on that end of the floor.</p><p>Durant has now been a part of two of the best big three’s in the history of the NBA, and who can forget the Westbrook-Harden-Durant trio in Oklahoma City?</p><p>In retrospect, the 2016-2019 Warriors squad was really a Big Four, with Draymond Green a do-it-all player that any coach would die to have on their squad.</p><h2>3. Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher (Los Angeles Lakers)</h2><p>While the Kobe and Shaq era was the most exciting thing to happen in Lakerland, Derek Fisher was a huge part of their NBA title runs year in and year out.</p><p>This Los Angeles Big 3 has a lot of competition- with Worthy, Kareem, and Magic also an unstoppable force- but Kobe and Shaq alone were impossible to contain.</p><p>Kobe will go down in history as one of the best players to ever play the game, and Shaq is arguably cemented in the top 10 players of all-time debate.</p><p>This trio owned the NBA at the turn of the century and won three straight titles as the Lakers started their streak of five in ten years. Fisher has always been touted as one of the more clutch players in the league, and he seems to get overlooked when discussing Lakers legends.</p><p>After all, who could forget Derek Fisher’s literal walk-off buzzer-beater with 0.4 left against San Antonio?</p><h2>2. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs)</h2><p>This trio had the most longevity of any of the Big 3’s mentioned, and who can blame them?</p><p>The Spurs won four of their five Finals trips with this group, and while Parker and Ginobili aren’t the bonafide superstars like the other names on this list, their chemistry and connection with Duncan made this group unbeatable at times.</p><p>Of course, having Gregg Popovich as the head coach is definitely helpful, but this bunch played as well as any Big 3 ever.</p><p>All three played excellent defense, Ginobili torched opposing bench units as he repeatedly competed for the Sixth Man of the Year. Parker’s patience and ability to read the floor and the defense allowed for many easy Spurs buckets.</p><p>The Spurs made the NBA playoffs in each of the 13 years that these three were together, and that’s nearly impossible to do in any era. San Antonio shuffled new faces in and out, but the Duncan-Parker-Manu trio never faltered.</p><p>Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili recorded the most wins by any threesome in NBA history with 575 regular-season victories. They also posed 126 postseason wins together before they decided to hang up their jerseys and played together for 730 total games.</p><p>The continuity and success of this particular big 3 was second-t0-none, and something we probably will never see again in the history of the NBA.</p><h2>1. Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman (Chicago Bulls)</h2><p>Is this really a surprise?</p><p>This core went 3 for 3 in their NBA Finals Appearances, and Michael Jordan is still the greatest player ever in the NBA.</p><p>Chicago was already a contender and a championship team before adding Dennis Rodman, so he just made them that much better.</p><p>Pippen will go down as one of the best defenders ever to play the game, and Rodman’s toughness and tenacity were just what the Bulls wanted. Jordan won three Finals MVP’s and two of his five regular-season MVP’s with Rodman by his side.</p><p>Chicago won 72 games in 1996 and 69 in 1997, and only played a Game 7 one time with these three together.</p><p>While it’s hard to argue with the greatness of the Spurs, Lakers, and Warriors, the Bulls are by far the best big three in the history of the NBA.</p><h2>Back to the Nets</h2><p>While the Nets at 5th might be a bit of a question mark, they can certainly jump some teams. With that being said, they could disappoint and be far off the top 10 list.</p><p>Kyrie, Durant, and Harden might be the best offensive group of all-time, but the defense is severely lacking and could prevent them from winning any championship for Brooklyn.</p><p>While the group has yet to play a game, the excitement around the Barclays Center and the NBA, in general, is buzzing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h2></h2><p> </p><p> </p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/where-do-kevin-durant-james-harden-kyrie-irving-rank-among-greatest-nba-big-3s-of-all-time/" rel="nofollow">Where do Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving rank among greatest NBA Big 3s of all time?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Where do Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving rank among greatest NBA Big 3s of all time?

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However, Kyrie Irving’s absence from the team may pose challenges to the team’s and head coach Steve Nash’s journey to the top of the Eastern Conference.</p><p>The reality of Irving’s absence is a minor annoyance and inconvenience. Of much greater concern is Irving’s long-term ability to play at the highest level on a consistent basis and invest himself fully in the Nets’ pursuit of greatness.</p><p>Harden could potentially start against the Magic if he does not test positive for COVID-19 anytime between now and this start of the game. Without Kyrie Irving, the offense will be led by Harden and Kevin Durant, one of the most dynamic offensive duos in the league.</p><p>When Kyrie Irving does return, the responsibility of reintegrating him into the offense will fall on Nash in order to maximize everyone’s talents.</p><p>Irving has averaged 27.1 points, 6.1 assists, and 5.3 rebounds in the seven games that he has played this season. His incredible shooting from beyond the arc and efficient 50.4% from the field and 100% from the free-throw line will contribute to the Nets’ success this season. Team chemistry must be built between these superstars, and that starts one game at a time for Brooklyn.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyrie Irving’s status for James Harden’s possible Nets debut after protocol violation, $50,000 fine

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In addition to the fine, Kyrie must forfeit his salary for the two games missed while in a five-day quarantine:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyrie Irving will forfeit $816,898 for the 2 games missed this past week.</p><p>— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) <a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1350112807023505409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>So, it appears as if this Irving saga will come to an end for now. He left the team for “personal reasons” last week, and for a while it wasn’t clear when he would be back in the fold.</p><p>But now that James Harden is in the picture, Irving is back and ready to form this new Big Three. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-rumors-james-harden-targets-brooklyn-debut/" rel="noopener">The hope is Harden will also be available on Saturday</a>, so it seems as if the Nets will be locked and loaded.</p><p>With Harden coming to Brooklyn, Irving will most likely see changes in his role. Nets head coach Steve Nash has quite the puzzle to figure out. He will have to maximize Irving, Harden and Durant, who are all ball-dominant players. Given their talent level, it’s a good problem to have.</p><p>Irving has been terrific this season when he has played. In six games, he holds averages of 27.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals. These are impressive numbers in a vacuum, but these are made even more remarkable with Irving’s efficiency. He’s shooting 42.6% from long range, 50.4% on all his field goals, and he has yet to miss a free throw.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets star Kyrie Irving’s return date revealed after picking up $50,000 fine for maskless party

<!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/Kyrie-Irving-Iman-Shumpert-Cavs-Nets.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyrie Irving’s ex-Cavs teammate sends 2-word tweet for possible reunion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-14T20:04:28-08:00">January 14th, 8:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-14T20:04:28-08:00">January 14th, 8:04pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After news broke that James Harden will be headed to the Brooklyn Nets, a former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate of Kyrie Irving sent out a tweet hinting that he may be eyeing a possible reunion.</p><p>Via Twitter, Iman Shumpert, who’s currently a free agent, sent out a two-word tweet after the Harden blockbuster deal was announced. While it could mean everything or nothing at all, most fans are in agreement that Shumpert is <a href="https://twitter.com/imanshumpert/status/1349809302761074697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1349809302761074697%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D974233action%3Dedit">sending signals</a> to Irving and the Nets that he’s ready if ever they need him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m around.</p><p>— Iman. (@imanshumpert) <a href="https://twitter.com/imanshumpert/status/1349809302761074697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 14, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Shumpert was actually part of the Nets last season. They acquired him in November 2019 but waived him a month later. He played 13 games and averaged 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds across 18.5 minutes.</p><p>Like what most analysts and fans pointed out, the Nets’ defense has gotten a lot weaker with the trade. After all, they gave up Jarrett Allen who had been showing signs of a breakout year prior to the trade announcement.</p><p>And Shumpert, for most of his NBA career, has built a reputation as a solid defender. Apart from which, he has some significant playoff experience under his belt, something that the Nets will need to fortify their title hopes. And of course, no one can discount his connection with Irving whom he won a title with back in 2016.</p><p>Whether the Nets heed Shumpert’s hint is a matter of wait-and-see. They still have to solve the Irving fiasco first before they look forward. But adding a veteran who knows the ways of the regular season and the playoffs surely won’t hurt.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyrie Irving’s ex-Cavs teammate sends 2-word tweet for possible reunion

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