<!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/2021/02/Rookie-Obi-Toppin-will-play-a-part-in-NBA_s-Slam-Dunk-Contest-during-All-Star-Game.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks rookie Obi Toppin will play a part in NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-26T10:01:59-08:00">February 26th, 10:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-26T10:01:59-08:00">February 26th, 10:01am</time><address><a>Isaac Doctor</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Knicks rookie forward Obi Toppin will participate in the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest at the All-Star Game next month in Atlanta, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1365351169762148353">Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>.</p><p>It seems the rookie has already been <a href="https://twitter.com/TheKnicksWall/status/1365351946920595462">putting in work</a> for the competition. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OBI IN THE DUNK CONTEST 🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/obitoppin1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@obitoppin1</a> <a href="https://t.co/3PiKYLqJDS" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/3PiKYLqJDS</a></p><p>— The Knicks Wall (@TheKnicksWall) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheKnicksWall/status/1365351946920595462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Toppin made a good first impression with Knicks fans in his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-fans-are-loving-obi-toppin-after-dunking-heroics-cap-off-18-point-comeback-cavs/" rel="noopener">preseason debut</a>, as he showed off his elite athleticism and bounce as he dunked with authority against the Cleveland Cavaliers. </p><p>The moment New York took Toppin with the eighth overall pick the Amar’e Stoudemire comparisons picked up steam. Like Toppin, Stoudemire was an explosive athlete who played power forward for the Knicks. If Toppin has anywhere near the production of Stoudemire, then that was a draft pick well-spent. </p><p>Coming out of Dayton, which isn’t exactly an NBA player factory, Toppin was one of the more polished prospects. He had great size for a modern four and could comfortably score from anywhere on the court. The downsides were his lack of defense and his age. Toppin has the tools to be a decent defender, but his lateral movement is quite slow. He is already 22 years old, which means his ceiling could be limited. The upside of being an older rookie is that one’s career might last longer since the body has less wear and tear from the grueling NBA season. </p><p>Toppin has not seen much time on the court this season, although the way Julius Randle has been playing, you can’t really blame head coach Tom Thibodeau. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks rookie Obi Toppin will play a part in NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star 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/2021/02/obi.jpg"></figure><h1>The real reason Knicks rookie Obi Toppin plays better with Derrick Rose</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-15T16:20:21-08:00">February 15th, 4:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-15T16:21:10-08:00">February 15th, 4:21pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the main benefactors of Derrick Rose’s move to the New York Knicks has been rookie Obi Toppin. The first-year power forward has looked better playing alongside Rose — something that Toppin himself recently opened up about.</p><p>According to Toppin, Rose’s ability to bring up the tempo of the game is one thing the rookie relishes:</p><blockquote>“The pace that Derrick plays at, I love that pace,” Toppin said, via <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/02/15/obi-toppins-knicks-potential-getting-unlocked-with-one-exception/">Marc Berman of the New York Post</a>. “We played at that pace all year when I was at Dayton, just running up and down. I feel like when we get the ball out in transition, it’s hard to stop us. Every time we get a rebound, we look for Derrick, we look for Quick (Immanuel Quickley) and we’re running the floor as fast as we can. We’ve got the young legs.”</blockquote><p>To be clear, Toppin wasn’t referring to Rose when he said “young legs.” The former MVP winner is no spring chicken. Nevertheless, Rose can still keep up with the best of them, which has been quite evident in his first few games in New York.</p><p>For his part, Toppin hasn’t exactly seen a dramatic increase in his production since Rose arrived, but he appears to have gained more confidence when playing with the veteran on the court.</p><p>This is one of the primary reasons why the Knicks decided to bring Rose back to the Big Apple. The three-time All-Star is well aware of the mentorship role he is expected to play, and he’s been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-what-derrick-rose-told-immanuel-quickley-obi-toppin/" rel="noopener">more than willing</a> to do the same.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The real reason Knicks rookie Obi Toppin plays better with Derrick Rose

<!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/2021/02/knicks-news-obi-toppin-throws-down-massive-alley-oop-to-finish-off-rockets.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Knicks rookie Obi Toppin gets major air on alley-oop to finish off Rockets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-13T20:07:32-08:00">February 13th, 8:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-13T20:07:32-08:00">February 13th, 8:07pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Obi Toppin delivered the finishing blow in the New York Knicks’ convincing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/houston-rockets-new-york-knicks-2-14-2021/1382149e-4d1f-4fdd-a62d-f0f834ee9ca5" rel="noopener">121-99 win</a> over the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. With the outcome of the game already decided late in the fourth, the high-flying rookie finished a thunderous one-handed alley-oop off a beautiful dish from teammate Kexin Knox.</p><p>Check out this <a href="https://twitter.com/KnicksMSGN/status/1360790635628929027" rel="noopener">high-wire play</a>, which was reminiscent of Toppin’s rim-rocking days back with the Dayton Flyers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Obi Toppin DESTROYS the rim to end the game <a href="https://t.co/kPzfD5EBYq" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/kPzfD5EBYq</a></p><p>— KNICKS ON MSG (@KnicksMSGN) <a href="https://twitter.com/KnicksMSGN/status/1360790635628929027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 14, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Obi Toppin’s nuclear hops have always been his main strength heading into the 2020 NBA Draft last year. After seeing him still available on the board, the Knicks quickly snagged up the 22-year-old forward with the eighth overall selection. While it took some time before he earned a spot in head coach Tom Tom Thibodeau’s rotation, Toppin is slowly finding his footing in the pros.</p><p>The 6-foot-9 freak athlete has noticeably played better since the Knicks’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-the-derrick-rose-trade-from-pistons-to-knicks/" rel="noopener">acquisition</a> of Derrick Rose. Against the Rockets on Saturday, Toppin played just 15 minutes but came up with efficient numbers of 11 points, three boards and one block on 5-for-9 shooting from the field.</p><p>While several other rookies have overshadowed him this season, it’s evident that Toppin is a nice piece for New York moving forward. Prior to Saturday’s contest, he was tallying 4.8 points on 47.1 percent shooting from the field for the Knicks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Knicks rookie Obi Toppin gets major air on alley-oop to finish off Rockets

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Deni Avdija speaks out on being snubbed by Knicks for Obi Toppin

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Rose is a high-profile name joining a team in desperate need of some star power, but upon his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-derrick-rose-speaks-out-upon-arrival-in-new-york/" rel="noopener">arrival</a>, the former MVP made sure to reach out to Knicks rookies Immanuel Quickley and Obi Toppin to set the record straight.</p><p>Rose knows exactly why the Knicks brought him back to New York, and he made sure that one of the first things he did with the team was to let the young guns realize what was in store:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">D-Rose met with rookies Immanuel Quickley and Obi Toppin last night and told them he's here to mentor them 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/6znWpgZ5PJ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6znWpgZ5PJ</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1359312969679601664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Rose is no longer the MVP-caliber player he once was during his younger years. As such, he is not expected to serve as the Knicks’ primary option on offense. Instead, he will play the role of a mentor to New York’s core of young and promising up-and-comers.</p><p>According to Quickley, Rose went out of his way to tell himself and Toppin that one of his missions coming in is to aid in their development:</p><blockquote>“He just stressed to me — first of all he gave me his number — said anything I need just hit him,” Quickley said on Zoom after Tuesday’s morning shootaround, via <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/02/09/derrick-rose-already-mentoring-knicks-rookie-immanuel-quickley/">Marc Berman of the New York Post</a>. “But he sat down with me a little bit, me and Obi actually, just told us he’s here to help us, he’s here to help us grow and things like that. It’s good to get a chance to talk to him a little bit last night.”</blockquote><p>It’s great to hear the type of unselfish mindset Rose currently has with his new team. He may no longer be the cornerstone superstar he once was, but there’s no denying that he will play a key role in New York’s success this term — both on and off the court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Derrick Rose immediately told Immanuel Quickley, Obi Toppin after joining New York

<!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/kings-news-tyrese-haliburton-trolls-knicks-for-passing-on-him-in-draft-for-obi-toppin.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton trolls Knicks for passing on him in draft for Obi Toppin</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-23T19:51:29-08:00">January 23rd, 7:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-23T19:51:29-08:00">January 23rd, 7:51pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton had a huge all-around game against the New York Knicks on Friday night, showing the ‘Bockers why they are going to regret passing up on him in the 2020 NBA draft.</p><p>The 20-year-old point guard admitted he played with a little extra motivation against New York, per <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-tyrese-haliburton-kermit-meme-20210123-4gzqkxxjabhp7gso4jwnqos2vm-story.html">Stefan Bondy of New York Daily News</a>:</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton trolls Knicks for passing on him in draft for Obi Toppin

<!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/obi.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Obi Toppin posterizes Eric Paschall with nasty flush</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-21T22:11:07-08:00">January 21st, 10:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-21T22:11:37-08:00">January 21st, 10:11pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Obi Toppin just put Eric Paschall on a sick poster. The New York Knicks rookie almost tore the rim in a monster baseline slam to keep the Golden State Warriors at bay on Thursday night. Toppin went way up and ended up flushing a one-handed jam with Paschal being nowhere near him. Paschal is probably regretting he even challenged this one as he ended up being on the wrong side of an Obi Toppin poster.</p><p>Check out Toppin’s highlight here (via <a href="https://twitter.com/KnicksMSGN/status/1352484115065532422?s=20">Knicks on MSG</a>):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OBI TOPPIN GOODNESS GRACIOUS<a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@nyknicks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Knicks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Knicks</a> <a href="https://t.co/y0KcD2fiHH" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/y0KcD2fiHH</a></p><p>— KNICKS ON MSG (@KnicksMSGN) <a href="https://twitter.com/KnicksMSGN/status/1352484115065532422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 22-year old hasn’t <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-curry-insane-juke-moves-for-3-pointer-vs-the-knicks/">been able to showcase</a> his full potential so far in his debut season with the Knicks. He’s hoping that plays like this get him going as he earns his minutes as a backup forward for head coach Tom Thibodeau.</p><p>After being picked by the Knicks as their eighth overall pick in the 2020 Draft, Toppin’s NBA career has gotten off to a rough start.</p><p>The high-flyer strained his calf in the season opener against the Indiana Pacers and had to sit out the Knicks’ next 10 games. Thursday’s game against the Warriors was just his fifth game back as he continues to find his spot in the team’s rotation.</p><p>Coming into the game, Toppin was just averaging five points per game on 36% shooting in 12 minutes per outing for the Knicks.</p><p>He can now add this emphatic poster to his early-season returns. The young athletic forward is looking to get his reps in as he continues his young journey with the Knicks this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.8	2.4	0.5	0.4	0.3

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.8	2.4	0.5	0.4	0.3

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