<!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/Lakers-news-LA-makes-next-move-at-center-after-waiving-Quinn-Cook-Thumbnail-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers make next move at center after waiving Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-26T10:54:26-08:00">February 26th, 10:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-26T10:56:52-08:00">February 26th, 10:56am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are beefing up the frontcourt after waiving Quinn Cook. The Lakers <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1365366656478846984" rel="noopener">announced Friday</a> the signing of center Damian Jones to a 10-day contract.</p><p>It always seemed likely the Lakers were going to pursue a big man after waiving Cook.</p><p>Anthony Davis is still likely out until after the All-Star break with his leg injury. Veteran enter Marc Gasol has started all 33 games, but is averaging just over 20 minutes per contest. Head coach Frank Vogel would likely prefer to use Kyle Kuzma in more of a swingman role, but has had to deploy Kuz more as a 4-man due to Davis’ injury. The Lakers also just generally lack frontcourt depth outside of Gasol, Montrezl Harrell and an undersized Markieff Morris.</p><p>Jones is hardly the flashiest signing. He is a bench piece, averaging 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds for his career. Jones played 14 games with the Phoenix Suns this past season, though he averaged under seven minutes per contest.</p><p>There had been speculation as to whether the Lakers might pursue a reunion with DeMarcus Cousins after the Houston Rockets waived the former All-Star. Cousins cleared waivers Thursday, but reports <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2021/2/23/22297541/lakers-rumors-not-interested-demarcus-cousins-rumors-quinn-cook-waive-roster-spot-options">suggested</a> the Lakers never had real interest in bringing Cousins into the fold.</p><p>Los Angeles is desperately struggling for momentum. The Lakers were destroyed by the Utah Jazz Wednesday night in Salt Lake City and have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/schedule" rel="noopener">now lost four in a row.</a> They will look to bounce back with a win Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, with Jones having the opportunity to show his value in the frontcourt.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers make next move at center after waiving Quinn Cook

<!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/Lakers-LeBron-James-Quinn-Cook.jpg"></figure><h1>The reason the Lakers waived Quinn Cook right now</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-23T06:16:16-08:00">February 23rd, 6:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-23T06:16:51-08:00">February 23rd, 6:16am</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers have parted ways with Quinn Cook again, making him available for teams to sign for the rest of the season. While some are questioning the move, The Athletic’s Shams Charania revealed <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1364102092118495234?s=20">why the Lakers chose to waive Cook</a> right now.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Lakers valued Cook, but because of their hard-cap status, this gives the franchise flexibility to play the buyout market. They will be a compelling destination for perspective buyout players. <a href="https://t.co/QkQ8Q16SgY" target="_blank">https://t.co/QkQ8Q16SgY</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1364102092118495234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This isn’t the first time that the Lakers have released Cook in the past year, as they released him back in November. However, ahead of the 2020-2021 season, after mulling over their other options, Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-quinn-cook-re-signs-los-angeles/">re-signed</a> Cook to fill their 15th and final roster spot.</p><p>Seeing that Cook is a more than capable three-point shooter, teams around the NBA will likely express interest in signing him. Even though the Lakers loved his contributions to the team, they are prepping themselves to have an opportunity to sign some of the players who could be bought out soon.</p><p>The release of Cook gives Los Angeles two open roster spots, giving them a chance to add some much-needed help moving forward. With the injury to Anthony Davis, the Lakers have struggled recently, losing four out of their past five games, including an overtime loss to the Washington Wizards on Monday.</p><p>In all likeliness, Los Angeles is looking for aid in the frontcourt ahead of the trade deadline and with buyouts. The Lakers have been rumored as a team that could pursue DeMarcus Cousins from the Houston Rockets.</p><p>Besides Cousins, guys like JaVale McGee and Blake Griffin could be bought out by their respective teams. Despite Los Angeles wanting to keep Cook around, the Lakers believe freeing up roster spots can help them stop the bleeding that has occurred sans Davis recently.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason the Lakers waived Quinn Cook right now

<!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/Quinn-Cook-re-signs-with-Los-Angeles.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Quinn Cook re-signs with Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-04T16:44:42-08:00">December 4th, 4:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-04T16:44:42-08:00">December 4th, 4:44pm</time><address><a>Christopher Denson</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After spending quite some time fielding the remaining options in the free agency market, the Los Angeles Lakers have decided to re-sign guard Quinn Cook, per <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1335012202605027328" rel="noopener noreferrer">ESPN’s Dave McMenamin</a>.</p><p>Quinn spent last season with the Lakers, providing a decent contribution off the bench in efforts of helping them secure the franchise’s 17th championship.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Lakers announce they have re-signed Quinn Cook with their 15th and final roster spot.</p><p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1335012202605027328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 5, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>With the re-signing of Quinn Cook, the Lakers are now at full capacity heading into training camp. Cook averaged 5.1 points per game last season while shooting 42.5 percent shooting from the field. He only saw an average of 11.5 minutes of playing time per game, which didn’t help his case in becoming a sought-after backup guard once free agency commenced.</p><p>Even so, Cook may be in a better position now than he was with the Lakers last season. The team will be looking to hand out more ball-handling duties after parting ways with Rajon Rondo, which could open up the door for Cook to see additional time in the reserve unit. The bulk of the guard duties will go to Dennis Schroder, whom the Purple and Gold were able to pry away from the Oklahoma City Thunder in November.</p><p>Schroder has went on record stating that he expects to be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-frank-vogel-honest-assessment-of-dennis-schroder-as-potential-starter-for-la/" rel="noopener noreferrer">starting point guard</a> once the season stars, which leaves little speculation as to whether or not Cook or Alex Caruso would be granted such a spot.</p><p>Overall, the Lakers have had a successful offseason. While all the dealing had appeared to be done after re-signing Anthony Davis, they were also able to secure LeBron James on a two-year, $85 million extension that’ll run through the 2022-23 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Quinn Cook re-signs with Lakers

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Lakers superstar LeBron James weighed in on this recent development, and according to the four-time MVP, he believes that Cook deserves another chance with the Lakers.</p><p>James complimented Cook’s outlook towards the game, and pretty much campaigned for the Lakers to consider bringing back the 27-year-old to the team (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1333996038005264384?s=20">Hoop Central on Twitter</a>):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron on the possibility of Quinn Cook rejoining the Lakers;</p><p>"Quinn, he's a pro, he's definitely going to get a look…Hopefully back with us…Hopefully we may bring him back."</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RoadTrippinPod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@RoadTrippinPod</a>, h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@mcten</a>). <a href="https://t.co/6hjlm57wtn" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6hjlm57wtn</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1333996038005264384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 2, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Cook signed with the Lakers as a free agent prior to the start of the 2019-20 season. In his single season with L.A., he averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookqu01.html#all_per_game">5.1 points</a>, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 11.5 minutes per contest. He was not exactly a star player on the squad, but there’s also no denying that he provided some quality minutes for the Lakers as part of the second unit.</p><p>Prior to joining the Purple &amp; Gold last summer, Cook spent two years with the Golden State Warriors, where he won a championship in 2018. Incidentally, it was against LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>Cook won a chip again with the Lakers last season, making the former Duke standout a two-time NBA champ.</p><p>As LeBron expressed above, Cook is a true professional. He knows his role on the squad, and he does his job well. Cook likely won’t have a shortage of suitors in the offseason, with his championship experience forming a key part in his résumé. For his part, James is hoping that the Lakers reconsider, and try and bring back Cook for the upcoming season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James chimes in on Lakers possibly bringing back Quinn Cook

<!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/Quinn-Cook-posts-hilarious-message-to-Draymond-Green-after-Duke-loses-to-Michigan-State.jpg"></figure><h1>Quinn Cook posts hilarious message to Draymond Green after Duke loses to Michigan State</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-01T21:05:57-08:00">December 1st, 9:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-01T21:36:13-08:00">December 1st, 9:36pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Michigan State Spartans came up with a huge win against the Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday, and there were more than a few folks who were tuned in to the high-octane matchup. Former Golden State Warriors teammates Quinn Cook and Draymond Green were just a couple of the thousands who were invested in the contest, and unsurprisingly, there was a bit of back-and-forth between them after the game.</p><p>Cook, who played four years with Duke before making the jump to the NBA, came out with a preemptive strike towards Green, who himself is a Michigan State alum. Cook took to his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/qcook323/2454989693302637817/">IG Stories</a> to post this hilarious message addressed to his former teammate:</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Cook.png"></figure><p>With the Spartans emerging with a 75-69 win, Cook knew that some smack talking was headed over in his direction. True enough, Green quickly caught wind of Cook’s comments and responded with a jab of his own, also via his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/money23green/2454734497427905124/">IG Stories</a>:</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dray.png"></figure><p>Cook’s precautionary first strike appears to have worked, with Green deciding to take it easy on him. The Dubs forward was probably in a really good mood and decided not to rub salt into the wounds of Cook. Nonetheless, Green is clearly celebrating Michigan State’s victory.</p><p>Perhaps the fact that Cook remains without a team at the moment factored in on Green’s light-handed approach. Cook was recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/quinn-cook-waived-by-lakers-will-become-free-agent/" rel="noopener noreferrer">released</a> by the Los Angeles Lakers, and is currently a free agent.</p><p>As part of L.A.’s championship side last season, Quinn Cook averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookqu01.html#all_per_game">5.1 points</a>, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 11.5 minutes per contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Quinn Cook posts hilarious message to Draymond Green after Duke loses to Michigan State

<!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/Lakers-news-LeBron-James-reacts-to-champion-teammates-Danny-Green-Quinn-Cook-leaving-LA.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James reacts to champion teammates Danny Green, Quinn Cook leaving Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-19T12:55:33-08:00">November 19th, 12:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-19T12:55:33-08:00">November 19th, 12:55pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1329520665737584643">took to Twitter</a> to say goodbye to Danny Green and Quinn Cook.</p><p>The Lakers traded Green to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who then shipped the three-time champion to the Philadelphia 76ers in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-sixers-trade-al-horford-to-thunder-for-danny-green-two-draft-picks/">Al Horford trade</a>.</p><p>Cook, meanwhile, was waived by the Lakers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Would NOT have won that 🏆 without them both! Thank you and love! By the way I’ll see y’all in person soon anyways. Lol. 🙏🏾✊🏾👑 <a href="https://t.co/MuBspVgHns" target="_blank">https://t.co/MuBspVgHns</a></p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1329520665737584643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers won the 2020 championship over the Miami Heat in six games at Walt Disney World. Although neither Danny Green nor Quinn Cook played a big part in Los Angeles’ title run—Green was a starter but really struggled with his shot and Quinn wasn’t in the rotation—LeBron James had a close relationship with both guys and is clearly sad to see them go.</p><p>The Thunder sent Dennis Schröder to the Lakers in the Green trade. James and Co. are protecting themselves just in case Rajon Rondo leaves the team in free agency. He’s been linked to the Los Angeles Clippers and Atlanta Hawks.</p><p>With the Thunder in 2019-20, Schröder averaged 18.9 points per game and shot 38.5 percent from the 3-point line. He’s going to fit in very nicely with the Lakers since he’s a scoring guard who can stretch the floor with his perimeter shooting.</p><p>During the 2019-20 regular season, Green averaged 8.0 points per game while shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from beyond the arc in 68 appearances. Cook, meanwhile, put up 5.1 points and 1.1 assists in 44 games. He’s now an unrestricted free agent after getting waived by the Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James reacts to champion teammates Danny Green, Quinn Cook leaving Lakers

<!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/Lakers-news-Quinn-Cook-waived-by-LA-will-become-free-agent-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Quinn Cook waived by Lakers, will become free agent</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-19T12:05:15-08:00">November 19th, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-19T12:05:15-08:00">November 19th, 12:05pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to create more cap space with free agency officially opening on Friday.</p><p>Los Angeles waived Quinn Cook on Thursday, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329506509437497346">Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. Cook had a non-guaranteed salary of $3 million for the 2020-21 season, receiving $1 million for getting waived, and the move frees up that space against the cap.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving guard Quinn Cook, 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>. Cook had a non-guaranteed season for 2020-21.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329506509437497346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Quinn Cook will receive $1M out of his $3M deal in 2020-21. <a href="https://t.co/pYZUxBCYdi" target="_blank">https://t.co/pYZUxBCYdi</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329507672576716803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Cook played in 44 games for the Lakers, averaging 5.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in just over 11 minutes per game. He appeared in just six games during the playoffs.</p><p>The 27-year-old will be looking to join his fifth team in the last five years. Cook went undrafted out of Duke in 2015, and he bounced around the G League and played sparingly in “cup of coffee” stints with both the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans.</p><p>However, Cook eventually stuck with the Warriors. He actually started 18 games during the 2017-18 season when Stephen Curry dealt with some injuries, and played in 17 playoff games for the Dubs en route to their second consecutive title.</p><p>Cook was a regular rotation player again the next season, and actually provided the occasional flurry of bench scoring during Golden State’s run to a fifth consecutive NBA Finals berth.</p><p>The Lakers signed Cook last year, and the Washington, D.C. native won his second ring in the process. But L.A. is parting with Cook to create that added cap.</p><p>Los Angeles needs to re-sign Anthony Davis in unrestricted free agency, and both Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Avery Bradley are entering the open market. The business of basketball can be cruel, but the Lakers need every penny especially if they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-jokes-i-dont-have-a-team-when-asked-about-la/">hope to re-sign</a> one or both of KCP and Bradley, making Cook more expendable on a non-guaranteed deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Quinn Cook waived by Lakers, will become free agent

<!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/2020/10/cook.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Quinn Cook hilariously chats JR Smith in IG Live to get team bus to come back and pick him up</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-11T22:28:06-07:00">October 11th, 10:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-11T22:28:57-07:00">October 11th, 10:28pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As it so hilariously turns out, not even winning a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers made Quinn Cook a valuable member of the squad. So much so, that the team literally left the 27-year-old in the arena, as the team bus departed the venue to head back to the hotel.</p><p>Here are a couple of screenshots courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1315511649034547201/photo/1">SportsCenter</a> with Cook commenting on teammate J.R. Smith’s Instagram pleading for the bus to go back for him:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Lakers forgot Quinn Cook at the arena and he was commenting on JR Smith's Instagram Live 😂 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/TZkGLlggBh">pic.twitter.com/TZkGLlggBh</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1315511649034547201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>You could not have written a more side-splitting script for this.</p><p>We are, of course, joking about Cook’s value for the Lakers. He may not have played a significant role for L.A. in the playoffs, but there’s no denying that he has been a crucial part of the team. Moreover, every single player on the Lakers roster deserves a ring for their contributions to this championship. The mere fact that they’ve all sacrificed so much to be with the team in the bubble speaks volumes of their commitment to the ultimate goal.</p><p>It’s just too bad that Cook was the one that got left by the bus.</p><p>There are no further reports on this story at the moment, so up until this point, we are unsure if the bus actually came back for Cook. Hopefully, someone in the squad took a second off of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-video-lebron-james-facetimes-mom-after-winning-nba-championship/" rel="noopener noreferrer">celebrations</a> to realize that they were literally missing one player on the bus. Sorry, Quinn, but this is just too funny.</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>

Lakers’ Quinn Cook hilariously chats JR Smith in IG Live to get team bus to come back and pick him up

<!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/2020/08/Lakers-LeBron-James.jpg"></figure><h1>Why LeBron James is a legend, per Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-28T10:18:40-07:00">August 28th, 10:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-28T10:19:20-07:00">August 28th, 10:19am</time><address><a>Kenny Honaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As part of a recent essay for basketballnews.com, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Quinn Cook laid out the reasons why he is labeling his teammate, LeBron James, a legend.</p><p>James is known for his strict workout routines and day-to-day regimens. Cook pointed to these traits, as well as many others, in his praise for James’ drive:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quinn Cook breaks down Lakers' chemistry, leadership (via <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QCook323</a>): <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/6DWJ0Dzopj">https://t.co/6DWJ0Dzopj</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/iZLrVpyJ9h">pic.twitter.com/iZLrVpyJ9h</a></p><p>— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/basketbllnews/status/1299374934435667978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cook also noted James’ gift of facilitating, noting his unselfish nature:</p><blockquote>“Not only are Bron and (Anthony Davis) two of the best players in the world, they are also so unselfish and they always put the team first,” <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-rumors-lakers-quinn-cook-la-los-angeles-lebron-james-anthony-davis-playoffs-chemistry-bubble-leadership" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cook wrote</a>. “They want to build everyone up and help their teammates. That’s rare.”</blockquote><p>It’s worth noting that Cook has been familiar with James’ work ethic for quite a while. In LeBron’s last two years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cook played for the team’s G League affiliate, the Canton Charge. At that time, Cook’s career was just beginning to bloom, but it was clear that he was a gifted young guard.</p><p>In the 2018 NBA Finals, however, Cook was Lebron’s opponent as a member of the Golden State Warriors. It was here that Quinn learned of James’ devotion to film:</p><blockquote>“I played against Bron during the 2018 NBA Finals and he was calling out many of our sets before they even happened,” Cook wrote. “He’s able to do that because he watches a ton of film and his attention to detail is incredible.”</blockquote><p>Now Cook and James are teammates with the Lakers, making their own push in the postseason. And though the team is currently isolated in the NBA’s bubble, the team seems to be getting along well:</p><blockquote>“For the most part, we are together all day, every day. We go to practice together,” Cook wrote. “Then, we all go eat lunch together as a team. After that, we hang out at the hotel. Then, we go to dinner together. We’ve been having Madden tournaments, watching other NBA games and checking out the Verzuz battles to pass the time. Sometimes, we’ll all just sit around and share stories.”</blockquote><p>The Lakers will be back<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-what-owners-promised-that-has-lebron-james-comfortable-to-return-to-court/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> in action at some point</a> this weekend for their Game 5 matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. Since Wednesday, playoff games have been postponed due to a boycott. Players around the league stepped down to raise awareness for Jacob Blake, who was shot by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the weekend.</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>

Why LeBron James is a legend, per Quinn Cook

<!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/LeBron-James-Anthony-Davis-tried-to-play-NBA-2K-with-Quinn-Cook-and-it-was-an-epic-fail.jpg"></figure><h1>Video: Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis tried to stream NBA 2K with Quinn Cook and it was an epic fail</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-13T08:34:32-07:00">July 13th, 8:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-13T08:34:32-07:00">July 13th, 8:34am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Los Angeles Lakers</a> trio of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Quinn Cook tried to get some 2K action going to pass the time in the bubble, <a href="https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1282685645635362817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1282685645635362817%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D828608action%3Dedit" rel="noopener noreferrer">and the results turned out to be catastrophic.</a></p><p>Things did not really go as planned, with the servers crashing even before they could get a game in. As it turns out, there were too many spectators on the feed, so the 2K servers were unable to cope.</p><p>Here’s a clip of the actual moment the servers automatically disconnected their feed:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quinn Cook tried to stream <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBA2K?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA2K</a> with LeBron and AD and they broke the park 😭</p><p>(📹: <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QCook323</a>) <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/8AibQCROFz">pic.twitter.com/8AibQCROFz</a></p><p>— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1282685645635362817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cook could not help but take to Twitter to share how hilarious he thought this all was:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yooooo <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KingJames</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AntDavis23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AntDavis23</a> just broke <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBA2K?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA2K</a>!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m crying!!!!</p><p>— Quinn Cook (@QCook323) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323/status/1282531910019776512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Even Ronnie 2K (real name Ronnie Singh), the Digital Marketing Director at 2K, commented on the Lakers guard’s post:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You guys…</p><p>— Ronnie 2K 2K20 (@Ronnie2K) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Ronnie2K/status/1282532762126147584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>NBA 2K’s official Twitter account posted a screenshot later in the night, so it seems they may have finally got things working again after the epic fail:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron, AD, and Quinn Cook got on 2K from the bubble tonight 👀</p><p>[via <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QCook323</a>] <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/V8oc3IYeyl">pic.twitter.com/V8oc3IYeyl</a></p><p>— NBA 2K21 (@NBA2K) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/1282560493224202242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Unsurprisingly, LeBron and Davis are superstars even in the world of 2K, to the extent that their star power literally overwhelmed the servers. 2K better make sure their servers are in good shape, because these players are going to be doing a lot of gaming over the next few months.</p><p>It’s actually quite funny to see how these guys are trying to entertain themselves while inside the bubble. In all seriousness, though, this is a tougher task than it seems. Being quarantined is one thing, but to be stuck inside an isolated venue without access to the outside world and without your family by your side is surely going to be a considerable test for anyone.</p><p>At the end of the day, the players are making a big sacrifice and are taking a big risk just for the NBA to be able to restart the season, so props definitely need to be sent their way.</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>

Video: Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis tried to stream NBA 2K with Quinn Cook and it was an epic fail

<!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/2020/05/Kevin-Durant_s-7-word-advice-to-Quinn-Cook-after-going-undrafted.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin Durant’s 7-word advice to Quinn Cook after going undrafted</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-05-17T16:22:31-07:00">May 17th, 4:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-05-17T16:22:31-07:00">May 17th, 4:22pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers guard Quinn Cook was one of the most successful players in the history of Duke’s basketball program. He was a three-year starter during his time with the Blue Devils and was named second-team All-ACC in 2015.</p><p>However, as is so often the case, the most successful collegiate players are not always the most appealing to NBA teams. Cook entered the NBA draft after his senior year but was not selected.</p><p>However, the Lakers backup guard found comfort in speaking with one of his childhood friends: Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant.</p><p>Durant said Cook called him in distress after going undrafted, but Durant — knowing Cook’s work ethic — implored him to get back in the gym.</p><blockquote>“[Cook] called me when he didn’t get drafted, and he was crying,” Durant said in the documentary “Basketball County: In the Water” (via <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2892106-kevin-durant-reveals-advice-he-gave-lakers-quinn-cook-after-going-undrafted">Tyler Conway of Bleacher Report</a>).“And I’m like ‘Bro, you’ve got talent. Just keep working.’ He never stopped.”</blockquote><p>Quinn Cook did keep working.</p><p>The Washington, DC native spent two years in the G League, constantly battling for a spot on an NBA roster. He got his chance in 2017 when the Dallas Mavericks took a shot at him.</p><p>Cook would have to keep fighting. He was sent back to the G League after a short stint with the Mavs and New Orleans Pelicans.</p><p>Conveniently enough, Durant’s former team (the Golden State Warriors) came calling. Cook became a key backcourt reserve for the Dubs, helping them win the 2018 NBA championship.</p><p>Cook parlayed his success in Golden State into a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-quinn-cook-agrees-with-la-on-a-2-year-6-million-deal/" rel="noopener noreferrer">two-year deal</a> with the Lakers this past summer. His work ethic and dedication have paid off, thanks in part to some encouragement from Durant.</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><iframe>    <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></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant’s 7-word advice to Quinn Cook after going undrafted

<!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/2020/05/cook.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>LeBron James the ‘class clown’ of the Lakers, claims Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-05-13T16:32:12-07:00">May 13th, 4:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-05-13T16:33:16-07:00">May 13th, 4:33pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Apparently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/">Los Angeles Lakers</a> star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f/">LeBron James</a> has a similar attitude to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/michael-jordan/3226/">Michael Jordan</a> in terms of having fun off the court.</p><p>Last Sunday’s episodes of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” placed a heavy emphasis on Jordan’s demanding nature as a teammate during his time with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/chicago-bulls/">Chicago Bulls</a>. However, former teammate Scott Burrell also noted MJ was fun to be with off the floor, someone you could relax and joke around with away from the game.</p><p>Now, according to Lakers reserve point guard Quinn Cook, LeBron is the “class clown” of the team. He said that James is constantly trying to lighten the mood and make sure things do not get too tense or dour.</p><blockquote>“He’s the class clown, joking all day all night, on the plane and the bus. Joking, keeps everyone entertained. He’s always locked in, but he keeps everybody light. He doesn’t ever want us to get too serious. Obviously when we take a loss or not playing well, he’s the first to get on us and build us back up, but he keeps everything light,” the Lakers guard said of LeBron James in <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2891554-quinn-cook-talks-lebron-james-kobe-bryant-more-in-br-ama" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bleacher Report’s AMA</a>.</blockquote><p>James has always had a bit of a more fun-loving side.</p><p>LeBron and the “Big 3” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/">Miami Heat</a> — especially Chris Bosh — helped popularize the “videobomb.” It is also worth noting that LeBron once <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqd3jUPq3Lw">tackled</a> a Heat fan who made a promotional half-court shot in 2013.</p><p>Of course, there is also the infamous “<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lebron-james-best-taco-tuesday-moments/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Taco Tuesday</a>” Instagram stories.</p><p>The Lakers superstar is unquestionably one of the most competitive and demanding individuals to ever step on the hardwood. Nonetheless, Cook seems to indicate LeBron also understands when to hit the “off” switch and make sure he is engaging with teammates on a more personal level.</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><iframe>    <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></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James the ‘class clown’ of the Lakers, claims Quinn Cook

<!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/2020/01/Quinn-Cook-mourns-Kobe-Bryant-outside-Staples-Center.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Quinn Cook mourns Kobe Bryant outside Staples Center</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-27T08:14:42-08:00">January 27th, 8:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-27T08:14:42-08:00">January 27th, 8:14am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>The entire sporting world is in mourning following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-kobe-bryant-killed-helicopter-crash/">tragic death</a> of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on Sunday.</p><p>As expected, hundreds of supporters have gathered around Staples Center in L.A. as Lakers fans join together to honor one of the best players this sport has ever seen.</p><p>One notable personality that has decided to be one with the rest of the Lakers faithful is L.A. guard Quinn Cook. The 26-year-old Lakers point guard was recently <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/eujqxn/quinn_cook_outside_of_staples_today/">photographed</a> outside of Staples Center, blending in with the rest of the mourners.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I didn’t even realize this was Quinn cook until after I took the picture. Quinn has been a die hard laker fan since he was a kid too. <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMamba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RIPMamba</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/HJOPHHU48R">pic.twitter.com/HJOPHHU48R</a></p><p>— Meneses (@Skehps) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Skehps/status/1221625297834917889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lakers guard Quinn Cook grew up a diehard Lakers fan, idolizing Kobe. </p><p>He stood amongst the fans outside Staples Center with Kobe’s jersey clenched in his hands. 💔<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPKobe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RIPKobe</a> (via <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Skehps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Skehps</a>) <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/h5CXLh9DHh">pic.twitter.com/h5CXLh9DHh</a></p><p>— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1221674106296446980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>As seen in the photo above, Cook is obviously devastated by the loss of his idol. The 26-year-old grew up with Bryant as his role model, and this moment is able to give us a glimpse of just how much Bryant’s death has been so heartbreaking for Cook himself.</p><p>Cook joined the Lakers prior to this season as a free agent, and there’s no denying that this was a dream come true for him. Cook may not have a significant role in the squad (he currently averages just <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookqu01.html#all_per_game">12.3 minutes</a> per contest), but the mere fact that he was able to sign for a team that he has been supporting since he was a young boy would have surely been an unforgettable milestone for him. Moreover, the opportunity to get to know and learn from Kobe is perhaps the highlight of Cook’s time in L.A.</p><p>The Lakers’ next take the floor on Tuesday, as they battle against the Los Angeles Clippers in Staples Center. Surely, Cook and the rest of the Lakers will be dedicating that matchup for the Black Mamba.</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><iframe>    <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></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Quinn Cook mourns Kobe Bryant outside Staples Center

<!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://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Quinn_Cook_reveals_LeBron_James_was_the_first_to_talk_to_him_after_he_was_cut_by_Cleveland.jpg"></figure><h1>Quinn Cook reveals LeBron James was the first to talk to him after he was cut by Cavs in 2015</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-09-28T06:05:16-07:00">September 28th, 6:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-09-28T06:05:16-07:00">September 28th, 6:05am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1016782131744946_1550922811664206&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>LeBron James and Quinn Cook will officially suit up teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers this upcoming season. However, the two actually go way back in 2015 when both were part of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs signed the undrafted guard in the summer of 2015, only to waive him right before the season started.</p><p>On Lakers Media Day, Cook revealed how LeBron took him under his wing during his short stint in Cleveland.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quinn Cook on his relationship with LeBron in Cleveland:</p><p>"I was his rook, he was my vet…when I didn't make the [Cavs] team he was the first to talk to me."<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LakersMediaDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LakersMediaDay</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1177699155801563136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>This is just one of the many testaments to LeBron’s reputation as an amazing teammate.</p><p>Cook signed a two-year $6-million deal with the Lakers this past summer to reunite with The King. He should provide LeBron and company with a dependable scorer and capable floor spacer off the bench.</p><p>Cook has had quite the journey into becoming a mainstay in the NBA.</p><p>The Duke standout went undrafted in 2015 and played with Cleveland’s summer league squad. The Cavs signed him to a deal, but eventually cut him right before the 2015-16 season started.</p><p>He spent most of his rookie and sophomore campaigns working his way through the G-League. In his third season, Cook eventually found an his ticket to the league with the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>The Warriors signed Cook to a two-way deal at the beginning of the 2017-18 season. The opportunity for minutes opened up for him when superstar guard Steph Curry went down with an injury at the start of the season.</p><p>Cook impressed the Warriors as he was able to hold down the fort at point guard with Curry out of commission. They rewarded him with a two-year deal near the end of the regular season, where he eventually won an NBA championship.</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-57567745-1', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Quinn Cook reveals LeBron James was the first to talk to him after he was cut by Cavs in 2015

<!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 data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Anthony_Davis_claims_Rajon_Rondo_Quinn_Cook_push_him_every_day.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Anthony Davis claims Rajon Rondo, Quinn Cook push him every day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-09-27T19:03:08-07:00">September 27th, 7:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-09-27T19:03:08-07:00">September 27th, 7:03pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers star big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Anthony-Davis/b77109e3">Anthony Davis</a> says guards Rajon Rondo and Quinn Cook push him every day.</p><p>Davis has played with Rondo and Cook on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> before, so he has a close relationship with both of them.</p><p>The Lakers re-signed Rondo this offseason and signed Cook in free agency.</p><blockquote>“Those guys push me every day,” Davis told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX3S6dh6Id4">Spectrum Sports Net</a>. “Quinn tells me all the time like you’re the best player in the league and this was when we were even in New Orleans. He’s like you gotta go and prove it every night. You have to prove it in practice. You have to prove it off the floor with your teammates.“Rondo, we had a meeting at 11:00 and I walked in at 10:59, but I was already ready, I was just waiting for everybody to get in there. Rondo said, ‘You late.’ So, he always held me accountable. That’s another guy I can respect as well.”</blockquote><p>Both Rajon Rondo and Quinn Cook have championship pedigree. The Lakers have good guard depth on the roster, with each player being a solid defender.</p><p>Last season for the Lakers, Rondo averaged 9.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 8.0 assists in 46 games. Cook, meanwhile, put up 6.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 74 games for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>.</p><p>Rondo and Quinn have a good rapport on and off the floor with Anthony Davis, who averaged 25.9 points and 12.0 rebounds with the Pelicans last season. 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Lakers’ Anthony Davis claims Rajon Rondo, Quinn Cook push him every day

<!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 data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Frank_Vogel_expects_bigger_roles_for_Quinn_Cook_Alex_Caruso.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Frank Vogel expects bigger roles for Quinn Cook, Alex Caruso</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-09-26T21:48:02-07:00">September 26th, 9:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-09-26T21:48:02-07:00">September 26th, 9:48pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel believes that there might be bigger roles in store for back up guards Quinn Cook and Alex Caruso.</p><p>The consensus is that Rajon Rondo — who’s entering his 14th year in the league — will be the Lakers’ starting guard. But Vogel — who’s entering his first season as the Purple and Gold’s head coach — revealed that Caruso and Cook have performed up to par in workouts and practices. As such, he might field the two for bigger roles in the 2019-20 season.</p><blockquote>“Our young guys – Caruso and Quinn Cook – have shown me a lot. I feel good about throwing those guys in at any point. They could be competing for some big roles for our team,” Vogel said per <a href="https://lakeshowlife.com/2019/09/26/los-angeles-lakers-frank-vogel-praises-quinn-cook-alex-caruso/">Kenneth Teape of Fansided</a>.</blockquote><p>It’s widely known that the most successful <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/LeBron-James/b1a9094f">LeBron James</a> teams are filled with players that can shoot from downtown. The likes of JR Smith, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Kyrie-Irving/a5ba0900">Kyrie Irving</a>, Chris Bosh, Kevin Love, Kyle Korver, just to name a few, are some of James’ teammates which have helped him win.</p><p>Perhaps this is Caruso and Cook’s advantage over Rondo. Caruso, on top of his experience playing alongside James, shoots at 39.8 percent from deep. Cook, meanwhile, is a 41.8 percent shooter from downtown. While Rondo’s veteran savviness might be favored in more critical games, Vogel is still in a great position as he has two young and potent guards at his disposal.</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><iframe>    <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></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Frank Vogel expects bigger roles for Quinn Cook, Alex Caruso

<!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 data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cook.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers’ Quinn Cook admits winning a title would be great for his late father</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-09-11T21:11:03-07:00">September 11th, 9:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-09-11T21:11:03-07:00">September 11th, 9:11pm</time><address><a>Christian Alamodin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Quinn Cook is currently preparing for a very competitive season with the Los Angeles Lakers. They are expected to make a deep playoff run, and the former Golden State Warrior hopes that he’ll be able to win a title with the Purple and Gold to honor his father.</p><p>Ted Cook was a Laker fan and would have been extremely happy if his son signed for the Lakers while he was alive. The Duke product also shared images of his father donning Lakers gear.</p><p>In a recent interview with Spectrum SportsNet, the one-time NBA champion talked about what wearing the Lakers jersey means for his entire family.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"I watched every game. Every playoff, every loss, every championship."<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QCook323</a> with <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/geeter3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@geeter3</a> about joining his favorite childhood franchise and learning every day from NBA veterans like LeBron, Rondo, and Jason Kidd. <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lakers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lakers</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/elwt4g2QUl">pic.twitter.com/elwt4g2QUl</a></p><p>— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SpectrumSN/status/1171883557892943872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><blockquote>“Obviously anybody who knows my family knows he was the biggest Lakers fan ever, so I know he hasn’t stopped smiling since I signed. It’s been a tremendous ride so far for myself and my family, but I don’t think it’s hit yet and I just can’t wait to put that jersey on for real and when it starts for real.”</blockquote><p>His statement remains consistent with his IG post, which he posted after confirming his move to Staples Center.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlqFaDgCXW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlqFaDgCXW/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; 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RiP DAD!</a></p><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/qcook323/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;"> Quinn Cook</a> (@qcook323) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2019-07-06T20:16:59+00:00">Jul 6, 2019 at 1:16pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Quinn Cook has been productive off the bench in his three years in the league. An undrafted free agent, he first saw action with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a>. It was with these teams where he showcased his superb ability as a backup point guard.</p><p>He shone even further when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> picked up his contract. He was initially given a two-way contract with the Dubs but was soon able to prove his worth to the team. In the 2018-19 season, he played 74 games, averaging 7 points and 1.6 assists in 14 minutes of game time.</p><p>Quinn is l<a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2019/9/8/20855863/lakers-news-quinn-cook-learning-lebron-james-jason-kidd-rajon-rondo-tweet">ooking forward to learn</a> from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/LeBron-James/b1a9094f">LeBron James</a>, Rajon Rondo, and Jason Kidd and contribute for the Lakers. 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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1

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