<!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/Michael-Beasley-Lance-Stephenson-making-surprise-G-League-comeback.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Michael Beasley, Lance Stephenson make surprise G League comeback</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-07T14:49:20-08:00">January 7th, 2:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-07T14:49:47-08:00">January 7th, 2:49pm</time><address><a>Christopher Denson</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2020-21 season is apparently full of redemption and comebacks for certain players. That’s been the case so far and continues to be the impression on Thursday. <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1347301609550786560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1347301609550786560%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">Per The Athletic’s</a> Shams Charania, both Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson are eyeing a comeback in pro basketball <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/indiana-pacers/news">as they prepare</a> for the G League Draft on Monday:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Veteran NBA players Lance Stephenson and Michael Beasley have signed contracts to play in the NBA G League, sources tell <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>. Stephenson and Beasley will be in the Draft on Monday.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1347301609550786560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Though both Lance Stephenson and Michael Beasley don’t necessarily give off the star-like aura that maybe they possessed years ago, they can contribute to a contending team with championship aspirations. With a shortened season in play and most stars resting or recovering in back-to-back scenarios, the option for veterans to earn their stripes again.</p><p>Lance Stephenson has proven himself time and time again to be a capable ball-handler and a player on offense that can get his own shot. He last played in the league for the Los Angeles Lakers as he came off the bench during the 2018-19 season. He averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists through 16.5 MPG.</p><p>Lance Stephenson rose to fame during his time with the Indiana Pacers after being tasked with guarding LeBron James in some critical moments during the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals.</p><p>As for Beasley, the former No. 2 pick spent his last season in the league playing for the Lakers as well with Lance Stephenson. He averaged seven points on 10.7 minutes of playing time. Following being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Beasley never frankly found his footing in the league. He became a journeyman soon after his time with Minnesota.</p><p>Both Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson are in their 30s, which could make for a challenge in cracking the rotation on a team even in the G League. Two men who have bounced around the NBA are not done chasing their dream and extending their careers, reminding everyone that it’s never too late to pursue success in any endeavor, even if the odds might seem daunting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Beasley, Lance Stephenson make surprise G League comeback

<!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/2020/07/beasley-1.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Fans react to Michael Beasley’s worrisome Instagram story about suicide</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-31T22:11:59-07:00">July 31st, 10:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-31T22:11:59-07:00">July 31st, 10:11pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The issue of suicide is no laughing matter and should be taken seriously at all times. Worried fans have begun expressing their concern for Michael Beasley following a troubling story on the former NBA player’s <a href="https://twitter.com/TopBallCoverage/status/1289391250521522176">Instagram</a> account.</p><p>Beasley, 31, shared lyrics of American rapper YNW Melly’s song “Suicidal.” Even more troubling was the fact that the phrase “Lately I’ve been feeling suicidal” was highlighted.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michael Beasley posted this on his Instagram story</p><p>We need someone to check up on him 🙏🏽 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/Jbp1uyyicR">pic.twitter.com/Jbp1uyyicR</a></p><p>— Top Ball Coverage (@TopBallCoverage) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TopBallCoverage/status/1289391250521522176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>Given the former no.2 overall pick’s history with behavioral issues in the past, Twitter users were quick to check up on Beasley and pray for his well-being.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hope Michael Beasley is alright.</p><p>— brick hands bersin (@ProctorAsh) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ProctorAsh/status/1289396158884802561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 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">Prayers up for Michael Beasley…get better King❤️</p><p>— Dre🐍 (@WaveyForever) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/WaveyForever/status/1289389649522196480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Michael Beasley, on the other hand, appeared to downplay any meaning behind his now controversial choice of music. The 31-year-old Kansas State alum claimed that he simply likes the song and was just a case of a badly-timed screenshot.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michael Beasley says it was just a poorly timed screenshot <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/Nn7y7qZNt7">pic.twitter.com/Nn7y7qZNt7</a></p><p>— Top Ball Coverage (@TopBallCoverage) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TopBallCoverage/status/1289403687756951558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Interestingly enough, Beasley did not take down the controversial post, as of writing.</p><p>Beasley joined the NBA in 2008 as a can’t miss prospect following a monstrous one-and-done college stint with the Wildcats. He was selected just one pick behind eventual MVP Derrick Rose.</p><p>While his physical talents were evident from the get-go, the 6-foot-9 lefty was plagued with inconsistency and never turned to the superstar he was first projected to be. He was suspended by the NBA on multiple occasions following drug-related violations.</p><p>Beasley bounced around eight NBA teams from 2008 to 2019, while also serving multiple tours in the Chinese Basketball Association.</p><p>He has career averages of 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 609 games.</p><p>Beasley was supposed to make his NBA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-michael-beasley-leaves-disney-bubble-days-after-signing-due-positive-covid-19-test/">return</a> inside the bubble for the Brooklyn Nets this year but was deemed ineligible after testing positive for COVID-19.</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>

Fans react to Michael Beasley’s worrisome Instagram story about suicide

<!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/2019/08/THUMBNAIL_032-2-2.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Michael Beasley leaves Disney bubble days after signing due to positive COVID-19 test</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-14T14:23:39-07:00">July 14th, 2:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-14T14:26:18-07:00">July 14th, 2:26pm</time><address><a>Matthew Schmidt</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-michael-beasley-progressing-towards-deal-brooklyn/" rel="noopener noreferrer">signed</a> Michael Beasley last week with the hope that he would provide a lift to a roster that has been devastated by injuries and COVID-19. Five days later, the Beasley experiment seems to be over even before it started.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29461336/sources-new-net-michael-beasley-leaves-orlando-bubble">Malika Andrews and Tim Bontemps of ESPN</a>, Beasley has left the Disney World bubble in Orlando. Shams Charania of The Athletic then revealed that the reason for Beasley’s exit was a positive coronavirus test.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nets forward Michael Beasley tested positive for coronavirus, returned home and his roster status is up in the air, sources tell <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1283143202577489927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After Beasley signed with Brooklyn on July 9, general manager Sean Marks said that the forward had arrived at the team’s hotel, passed a physical examination and would need to test negative for the coronavirus six straight days before he would be cleared to practice. Obviously, the latter did not occur.</p><p>As the Nets prepare to participate in the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA campaign later this month, they will be without Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince.</p><p>While Durant and Irving are recovering from injuries, all three of Dinwiddie, Jordan and Prince tested positive for COVID-19 and declined to take part in the restart.</p><p>To combat the deterioration of the roster, Brooklyn signed veteran guards Jamal Crawford and Tyler Johnson before agreeing to terms with Michael Beasley. The Nets also signed rookie big man Donta Hall, who was released by the Detroit Pistons earlier this season.</p><p>Beasley last appeared in the NBA during the 2018-19 campaign, when he played 26 games with the Los Angeles Lakers. During that time, he averaged 7.0 points and 2.3 rebounds over 10.7 minutes per game.</p><p>A former No. 2 overall pick of the Miami Heat back in 2008, Beasley owns career averages of 12.4 points and 4.7 boards a night.</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>

Michael Beasley leaves Disney bubble days after signing due to positive COVID-19 test

<!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/2020/07/nets-news-kevin-durants-role-in-brooklyns-signing-of-michael-beasley-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Durant’s role in Nets’ signing of Michael Beasley, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-09T14:54:14-07:00">July 9th, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-09T14:54:14-07:00">July 9th, 2:54pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant and Michael Beasley are very close friends off the court.</p><p>So when the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-michael-beasley-progressing-towards-deal-brooklyn/">signed</a> Beasley, many fans speculated that Durant advised Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks to sign the former No. 2 overall pick.</p><p>However, Marks told Nets reporters on Thursday that wasn’t the case.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sean Marks on if KD spurred move for his friend Beasley: “I don’t think it’s fair to call Kevin on every single thing we do…It’s well-documented these two are close but we’re looking at best available and talent. Michael certainly is that.” <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nets</a></p><p>— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NYPost_Lewis/status/1281327404087205890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Nets needed bodies for the resumption of the 2019-20 season down in Orlando since Durant, Kyrie Irving, DeAndre Jordan, Wilson Chandler, Spencer Dinwiddie and Taurean Prince won’t be playing.</p><p>Durant (Achilles) and Irving (shoulder) are recovering from injuries, Chandler cited family reasons as to why he dropped out and Jordan, Prince and Dinwiddie each contracted COVID-19.</p><p>The Nets are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings. They have to compile a better seeding-games-record than the Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards if they want to keep that seventh slot.</p><p>Beasley will have to serve a five-game suspension because of a previously failed drug test before he can make his Brooklyn debut. The lefty appeared in 26 games for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018-19. He<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beaslmi01.html"> averaged</a> 7.0 points and 2.3 rebounds.</p><p>Along with Beasley, the Nets also added three-time Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford to the roster.</p><p>The Nets will be title contenders in 2020-21 once Durant and Irving play. For the “bubble” games, though, the team will likely have a hard time making a deep run (if they even make the playoffs) since KD, Irving and Dinwiddie — the Nets’ three best scorers — aren’t playing.</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>

Kevin Durant’s role in Nets’ signing of Michael Beasley, revealed

<!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/2020/07/beasley.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>REPORT: Michael Beasley progressing towards deal with Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-08T20:21:49-07:00">July 8th, 8:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-08T20:21:49-07:00">July 8th, 8:21pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>​The Brooklyn Nets recently announced the signing of veteran guard Jamal Crawford as the newest member of their makeshift lineup heading to Orlando. As it turns out, they are not yet done bringing in some new reinforcements, with reports emerging that Michael Beasley is now close to securing a deal with Brooklyn.</p><p>This report comes via none other than NBA insider <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1281057881744388098?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crawford reached agreement with the Nets, and Beasley is progressing toward a contract to provide Brooklyn with two accomplished veterans in NBA restart. Beasley also has a strong relationship with Kevin Durant. <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/Dau3PVhSJw">https://t.co/Dau3PVhSJw</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1281057881744388098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>To be clear, nothing is set in stone yet. However, considering with how things have been going for the Nets as of late, it would not be surprising if this deal becomes official within the next few hours/days.</p><p>​​The Nets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-spencer-dinwiddie-to-sit-out-restart-under-advice-from-doctors/" rel="noopener noreferrer">lost</a> both DeAndre Jordan and Spencer Dinwiddie in the buildup to the season restart, with both players testing positive for COVID-19. Brooklyn are also still missing the services of their two superstars, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who are both fully expected to miss the remainder of the season in the Orlando bubble as they recover from respective injuries.</p><p>Needless to say, the Nets have a few holes to fill in their roster, and this is where guys like Jamal Crawford and Michael Beasley will come in.</p><p>The last fans saw Beasley in the NBA was in the 2018-19 campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beaslmi01.html#all_per_game">7.0 points</a>, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in just 10.7 minutes of action per night during the season. 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REPORT: Michael Beasley progressing towards deal with Nets

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