<!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/lakers-news-markieff-morris-and-demarcus-cousins-get-into-shoving-match-before-getting-separated.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Markieff Morris, DeMarcus Cousins fined huge money after kerfuffle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-12T10:41:40-08:00">January 12th, 10:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-12T10:42:07-08:00">January 12th, 10:42am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris and Houston Rockets center DeMarcus Cousins have each been fined after engaging in a bit of a scuffle in Sunday’s game between the two teams.</p><p>Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Morris has been fined $35,000 for his role, while Cousins has been fined $10,000.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lakers‘ Markieff Morris ($35,000) and Rockets‘ DeMarcus Cousins ($10,000) have been fined for their on-court altercation on Sunday.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1349056535809425408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Morris and “Boogie” were slapped with double technicals late in the first quarter after getting into a shoving match following Morris’ flagrant 1 foul on rookie Rockets forward Jae’Sean Tate.</p><p>Cousins shoved Morris before going to help Tate up from the floor, and the Lakers talent was ejected after rushing Cousins in retaliation.</p><p>Rockets head coach Stephen Silas said after the game he felt Cousins was standing up for the rookie:</p><blockquote>“I thought [Cousins] was sticking up for his teammate on the first part, the first technical, and I’ll support him 100% when he’s sticking up for his teammate,” Silas said, via <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30688527/houston-rockets-demarcus-cousins-los-angeles-lakers-markieff-morris-ejected">ESPN’s Tim MacMahon</a>. “He was sticking up for Jae’Sean. He wasn’t going to allow anything to happen to his rookie, and I think that’s admirable.”</blockquote><p>But Cousins himself was not long for finishing the remainder of the game.</p><p>The four-time All-Star was ejected after committing a flagrant 2 foul on LeBron James early in the second quarter. Cousins clipped the Lakers superstar on the top of the head while going for a strip, but the referees said the wind-up and force of the contact necessitated an ejection.</p><p>Both Morris and Cousins have fairly established “tough guy” statuses. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-players-testing-positive-for-covid-19-a-second-time-does-this-change-things/" rel="noopener">But the two veterans</a> have to pay the price for Sunday’s on-court altercation.</p><p>Houston and Los Angeles square off once again on Tuesday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Markieff Morris, DeMarcus Cousins fined huge money after kerfuffle

<!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/lakers-news-markieff-morris-and-demarcus-cousins-get-into-shoving-match-before-getting-separated.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>VIDEO: Markieff Morris and DeMarcus Cousins get into shoving match in Lakers-Rockets game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-10T17:05:27-08:00">January 10th, 5:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-10T17:05:27-08:00">January 10th, 5:05pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tempers flared early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/5ef3c5ec-2fa0-431d-ae95-eec9638cbde0/los-angeles-lakers-houston-rockets-01-11-2021" rel="noopener">game</a> at the Toyota Center on Sunday. The team’s two respective temperamental players, Markieff Morris and DeMarcus Cousins, got into a heated shoving match that almost turned ugly.</p><p>With under three minutes left in the opening period, Morris sent Rockets winger Jae’Sean Tate flying with a clear shove. Boogie did not appreciate that unwarranted push on his teammate and quickly retaliated by sending Morris to the ground with an elbow of his own.</p><p>The Lakers forward saw red as soon as he got back up and bum-rushed Cousins before being held back by his teammates. Surprisingly, Cousins just walked away and did not further escalate the situation.</p><p>Here’s the <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1348432729487138824" rel="noopener">incident</a>, which luckily did not end up to a full-blown melee.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Markieff Morris and DeMarcus Cousins got into a scuffle in the first quarter of the Lakers vs. Rockets game.</p><p>• Markieff Morris: flagrant 1, technical and ejection<br>• DeMarcus Cousins: technical<a href="https://t.co/SKBZ1q8dlW" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/SKBZ1q8dlW</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1348432729487138824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After further assessment by the officials, Markieff Morris was booted out of the ball game after getting a flagrant foul and a technical foul. Boogie, on the other hand, just received a tech and stayed on the floor. However, DeMarcus Cousins was later on ejected as well after a <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1348432842011734017" rel="noopener">hard foul</a> on LeBron James.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Result of a pushing confrontation between Markieff Morris annd DeMarcus Cousins: flagrant foul 1 and a tech on Morris, and a tech on Cousins as well.</p><p>Morris got ejected, while Cousins will remain.</p><p>— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) <a href="https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/1348429191633534978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers certainly got the short end of the stick on that call, considering they lost one of their important reserves for the rest of the evening. The league will likely review the incident closely and could impose more sanctions for the Lakers forward. The Morris twins do have a notorious reputation around the league, so that may also factor in the NBA’s decision.</p><p>Morris returned to the Purple and Gold this offseason and was notching 4.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in 10 games. Cousins, on the other hand, is in his first year in H-Town and was averaging 5.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in five appearances.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Markieff Morris and DeMarcus Cousins get into shoving match in Lakers-Rockets 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/2020/12/LeBron-James-Luke-Kennard-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: LeBron nutmegs Luke Kennard on pass to Markieff Morris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-22T21:48:19-08:00">December 22nd, 9:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-22T21:48:19-08:00">December 22nd, 9:48pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>By now, everyone in the association should know that LeBron James is one of the most talented passers in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has filled his career highlight reel with clutch plays and monstrous jams that his ability to drop a dime usually gets unnoticed. On Tuesday’s opening night game against the Los Angeles Clippers, The King made sure to remind everyone that he’s indeed up there when it comes to all-time passing greats.</p><p>Early in fourth quarter, James drove to the basket and dropped an insane, no-look, nutmeg pass to a waiting Markieff Morris in the corner. Morris was probably still in shock when he got the ball as he missed the three-ball. Good thing a foul was called on the play or else James might really be on his case for not giving him the assist.</p><p>If you live under a rock and somehow still don’t consider James as one of the best passers in the league <a href="https://twitter.com/MoDakhil_NBA/status/1341612779979956224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1341612779979956224%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D951607action%3Dedit">after this</a> then I don’t know what would:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron with the nutmeg on Kennard on that last pass to Morris n the corner. <a href="https://t.co/nXcHCWipbu" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/nXcHCWipbu</a></p><p>— Mo Dakhil (@MoDakhil_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoDakhil_NBA/status/1341612779979956224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 23, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Last season, at 35, James tallied a career-high in assists per game after the regular season with an average of 10.2 assists per game. He ended up as the assists leader for the first time in his 17-season career in the NBA which is undeniably impressive.</p><p>James followed up an incredible regular season last year with an even more awesome stint in the playoffs where he, alongside Anthony Davis, led the Lakers to their 17th banner. On Tuesday, James was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-championship-dance-after-getting-4th-ring/">officially awarded his fourth NBA ring</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: LeBron nutmegs Luke Kennard on pass to Markieff Morris

<!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/morris.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers’ Markieff Morris fires back at twin Marcus’ $64 million brag for their joint bank account</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-25T22:02:33-08:00">November 25th, 10:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-25T22:02:33-08:00">November 25th, 10:02pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s a known fact that Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris shares an awful lot of things with his twin brother, Marcus Morrus. Apart from having <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/every-known-tattoo-on-marcus-and-markieff-morris-bodies/" rel="noopener noreferrer">identical tattoos on their respective bodies</a>, it was revealed that the Morris twins are still sharing one bank account even to this day.</p><p>Marcus recently confirmed these claims on <a href="https://twitter.com/MookMorris2/status/1330874176350130177" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>, throwing a witty jab at his older twin after he signed a four-year, $64 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. Kieff responded by reminding Mook that he is still the first brother to win an NBA title and he plans to take home another one next year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Best believe it’s a double up H wood! Ima get this Second chip then it’s on!</p><p>— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1330892515877277696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 23, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>In the wake of the Lakers stealing Montrezl Harrell in free agency, the Clippers panicked a bit and threw a large sum at free agent Marcus Morris to shore up their frontcourt.</p><p>Markieff Morris, on the other hand, also stayed with the Lakers in a bid for another championship run in 2020-21. But unlike Marcus who got the big bucks, Kieff settled for a one-year, minimum contract. Given his impressive play for the Purple and Gold last season, Markieff could have easily gotten way more from other teams. Earlier reports claimed that he was considering reuniting with his brother with the Clippers but eventually agreed to terms with the Lakers.</p><p>Morris was dropped by the Detroit Pistons last February and was claimed by the Lakers off waivers. He suited up for 14 regular season games and 21 playoff appearances. He started a couple of games for LA in the postseason and rewarded them with 5.9 points and 3.0 rebound on 42.0 percent shooting from behind the arc.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Markieff Morris fires back at twin Marcus’ $64 million brag for their joint bank account

<!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/ad-1.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Anthony Davis reportedly Markieff Morris’ backer for Lakers to re-sign him</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-24T21:24:48-08:00">November 24th, 9:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-24T21:24:48-08:00">November 24th, 9:24pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With an NBA title on his resume, Markieff Morris expected some pretty hefty deals from different teams. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as expected given a dampened free-agent market. However, more than financial concerns, a new report revealed that it was Anthony Davis who pulled Morris back to the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>According to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times, Davis wanted a gritty and a versatile player on both ends of the floor. Morris, who’s also a quality locker room guy, fits the bill.</p><blockquote>“I think the market was getting really, really dry for (Markieff Morris) and some players, so in this case Markieff knew the best place for him was with the Lakers, but how about this? There is a guy named Anthony Davis who wanted him back. He wanted him back because he’s tough, because he plays defense, he rebounds, he can shoot the three, open up the court and again he’s a versatile player. One thing the Lakers really loved having and have had success with is players who can play offense and play defense, and don’t mind being a good teammate and in the locker room,” Turner said, via <a href="https://twitter.com/spectrumsn/status/1331093621357985793?s=21">Spectrum SportsNet</a>.</blockquote><p>Morris <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rumor-lakers-clippers-battling-it-out-for-markieff-morris/" rel="noopener noreferrer">reportedly received offers</a> from the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors. However, the deal with the Raptors fell through since the team opted to sign Aaron Baynes.</p><p>It’s unclear how much the Clippers offered, but it is worth noting that Markieff <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-markieff-morris-re-signing-with-los-angeles-on-minimum-deal/" rel="noopener noreferrer">signed a one-year minimum deal</a> to re-join the Lakers. Be as it may, the X-factor seems to have been Davis who believes Morris was a critical part of their title run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Davis reportedly Markieff Morris’ backer for Lakers to re-sign him

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Brandon Clarke

Markieff Morris

Mason Plumlee

Aaron Holiday

Jacob Evans

Jevon Carter

Anthony Tolliver

2019-20 NBA Champ

2020 NBA Champ

Phoenix Suns

Washington Wizards

Oklahoma City Thunder

Detroit Pistons

Los Angeles Lakers

1 seasons

1 season

2 seasons

5 seasons

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Damn! We get them Rings tomorrow! #LakersNation

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O yea last thing @mcuban a real one! Always have been!

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Who in La got that new Xbox connect? Asking for a friend lol

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.9	3.7	1.0	0.2	0.2

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.9	3.7	1.0	0.2	0.2

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