<!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/Joel-Embiid-Shake-Milton-Sixers.jpg"></figure><h1>Joel Embiid reveals hilarious exchange with Shake Milton after screaming argument</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-03T21:31:35-07:00">August 3rd, 9:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-03T21:31:35-07:00">August 3rd, 9:31pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers players Joel Embiid and Shake Milton got into a screaming argument in their eventual loss to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. In the following game, a win over the San Antonio Spurs, Milton bounced back by putting up a stellar performance. Embiid shared that Milton had some choice words for him before the game.</p><p>In their 127-121 loss to the Pacers on Saturday, TJ Warren dropped 53 points. Milton, who defended him most of the night, got some heat from Embiid as he allowed Warren to drop <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1289709248843141120?s=20">19 points in the first quarter alone.</a></p><p>According to Embiid, Milton took their screaming match personally. And this was the main reason for his great game in the 76ers 132-130 win over the Spurs on Monday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shake came up to me before the game and said “IT BECAME PERSONAL FOR ME” just like MJ lmao!! Nice shot young fella <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheProcess?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheProcess</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/8XMQVdo2Wd">pic.twitter.com/8XMQVdo2Wd</a></p><p>— Joel “Do a 180” Embiid??? (@JoelEmbiid) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/1290491316715937799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Two of Milton’s 16 markers included the game-winning shot from deep. He also had five rebounds and three assists.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shake Milton wins it for Sixers 🔥🔥<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shake</a> <br> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/Cb9vJllOGT">pic.twitter.com/Cb9vJllOGT</a></p><p>— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JClarkNBCS/status/1290481209634508804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Hopefully, this performance by Milton smooths up the rough patches among the 76ers players. After all, chemistry issues have hounded them all season long. That screaming argument alone reveals how tarnished their camaraderie can be at times.</p><p>Perhaps this is the main reason why many experts claim that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-philly-still-trying-to-get-josh-richardson-involved-in-games/">the team is under-performing</a>. They have a great trio in Tobias Harris, Ben Simmons, and Joel Embiid which is backed up by a decent crop of role players. Yet the 76ers remain a mid tier team in the eyes of these analysts.</p><p>Over the last two seasons, the 76ers have made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. If they want to make a deeper run, then their chemistry has to be in elite form.</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>

Joel Embiid reveals hilarious exchange with Shake Milton after screaming argument

<!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/Joel.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Joel Embiid speaks out on screaming exchange with Shake Milton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-01T20:56:51-07:00">August 1st, 8:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-01T20:56:51-07:00">August 1st, 8:56pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Shake Milton <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-video-shake-milton-screams-at-joel-embiid-sideline/" rel="noopener noreferrer">had a heated exchange</a> at the end of the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Following their disappointing 127-121 loss to the Pacers, the Sixers All-Star center downplayed the shouting match they had.</p><blockquote>“It’s basketball. Everybody makes mistakes. It happens. We got to come in and get better. But it’s nothing, it happens everywhere. We discussed what’s going on and you move on, you find a solution. But it’s nothing. It happens. It happens on every team you just figure it out and you move on,” Embiid said, per <a href="https://twitter.com/rich_hofmann/status/1289746335109746688" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rich Hofmann of The Athletic</a>.</blockquote><p>Embiid probably didn’t like the way Milton passed him the ball on the final possession of the first quarter, which almost caused a turnover for the Sixers. The Cameroonian made sure to let the 6-foot-5 guard know about it when they headed to the bench.</p><p>It seems like Milton didn’t like the way Embiid relayed the criticism. He certainly looked like he wanted to get all the smoke with the 7-foot-1 big man.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joel Embiid lets Shake Milton have it after TJ Warren drops 19 first quarter points 👀 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/eAXCKk3772">pic.twitter.com/eAXCKk3772</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1289709248843141120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For fans, seeing two teammates go at it like Joel Embiid and Shake Milton did isn’t a normal occurrence. However, this is probably just another day in the office for professionals.</p><p>Certainly, there’s a lot more incidents like these that go on behind the scenes during practices and film room sessions. Disagreements can happen among teammates and in-game spats can’t be avoided in the heat of the moment.</p><p>The Sixers, however, have bigger problems than this seemingly normal disagreement between Embiid and Milton. Philadelphia dropped to sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings following the loss to the Pacers.</p><p>Embiid had an outstanding night with 41 points, 21 rebounds, and three blocks on the evening. Milton, meanwhile, went scoreless in his 19 minutes on the floor. JoJo’s monster game obviously went to waste with Philadelphia seeking to move up in the East standings.</p><p>With seven games left in the bubble games, opportunities are running out for the Sixers.</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>

Joel Embiid speaks out on screaming exchange with Shake Milton

<!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/2020/02/Joel-Embiid-speaks-out-on-what_s-wrong-with-Philly_s-offense.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>VIDEO: Shake Milton screams at Joel Embiid on sideline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-01T17:28:47-07:00">August 1st, 5:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-01T17:28:47-07:00">August 1st, 5:28pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers guard Shake Milton and star center Joel Embiid had a heated exchange on the sideline at the end of the first quarter of the Sixers’ first seeding game against the Indiana Pacers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joel Embiid lets Shake Milton have it after TJ Warren drops 19 first quarter points 👀 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/eAXCKk3772">pic.twitter.com/eAXCKk3772</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1289709248843141120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Sixers’ chemistry issues are well-documented. In fact, small forward Tobias Harris previously said that they “didn’t have the best chemistry through the year with everything going on.”</p><p>With that said, it will be interesting to see what Joel Embiid and Shake Milton have to say about this exchange after the game.</p><p>There’s a lot of pressure on the Sixers to perform well in the 2020 playoffs. Many NBA pundits believe 76ers general manager Elton Brand will trade Embiid or Ben Simmons and fire head coach Brett Brown in the offseason if the team doesn’t go on a deep postseason run down in Orlando, Florida.</p><p>—</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on <a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, and like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>. We can also be found on Flipboard where you can subscribe and follow us. 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VIDEO: Shake Milton screams at Joel Embiid on sideline

<!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/Brett-Brown-reveals-bold-strategy-change-involving-Ben-Simmons-Shake-Milton.jpg"></figure><h1>Sixers coach Brett Brown reveals bold strategy change involving Ben Simmons, Shake Milton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-13T11:48:29-07:00">July 13th, 11:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-13T11:48:29-07:00">July 13th, 11:48am</time><address><a>Bruno Manrique</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ben Simmons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-brett-brown-makes-announcement-on-ben-simmons-health/" rel="noopener noreferrer">will return at 100% capacity</a> when he resumes the 2019-20 season with the rest of his Philadelphia 76ers teammates. But the Sixers star might be doing so playing a different position.</p><p>Simmons has been playing off the ball a lot during practice and experimenting at the power forward spot, according to head coach Brett Brown. Shake Milton has since taken over <a href="https://twitter.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1282728954349137920" rel="noopener noreferrer">as the starting point guard</a> at recent practices.</p><p>Brown acknowledged it was his decision to run with Simmons as a point guard, considering the Sixers didn’t have a “Chris Paul” or a “Damian Lillard” running the point when he first took the floor in 2017:</p><blockquote>“It was my decision. ‘You take the ball. We’re gonna make you the point guard,'” Brown said in response to a question from Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s not like he came in and there was an established point guard that he had to bump out.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ben Simmons is an All-Star point guard. But I consider him an All-Universe point forward. He’s been practicing at PF down at Disney. I asked Brett Brown did he have to sell the <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sixers</a> standout on the move. Here’s his response: <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/TU7CyOuscH">pic.twitter.com/TU7CyOuscH</a></p><p>— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1282732405711933451?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>Brown noted he has “zero regrets” in making Simmons the point guard and noted the adjustment is to make the most of Simmons’ ability.</p><p>This in a way an admission of guilt, as the Ben Simmons at point guard experiment for the Sixers has run into roadblocks, even with his All-Star production.</p><p>Simmons has been asked to shoot from outside more, but he has always done it minimally. Despite robust all-around numbers, having a point guard who can’t shoot has been a problem at times, especially on the road when the Sixers need a shotmaker down the stretch.</p><p>Moving Milton — a more capable albeit streaky shooter — to the point guard position would allow for better spacing, while Simmons is still able to make plays without crowding a vital backcourt.</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>

Sixers coach Brett Brown reveals bold strategy change involving Ben Simmons, Shake Milton

<!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/2020/03/Brett-Brown-reacts-to-Shake-Milton%E2%80%99s-39-point-game-after-telling-him-he%E2%80%99s-not-in-the-rotation.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Brett Brown reacts to Shake Milton’s 39-point game after telling him he’s not in the Sixers rotation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-03-01T16:25:50-08:00">March 1st, 4:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-03-01T16:25:50-08:00">March 1st, 4:25pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</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 Philadelphia 76ers were without a plethora of key players on Sunday afternoon against the Los Angeles Clippers, but a former G Leaguer in Shake Milton nearly helped Brett Brown and the Sixers steal the game.</p><p>Milton exploded with 26 first-half points on his way to 39 markers in the game, giving the Sixers a much-needed lift on a day in which they did not have Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons and also lost Josh Richardson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-josh-richardson-out-vs-clippers-due-to-nose-contusion/" rel="noopener noreferrer">due to injury</a>.</p><p>Interestingly enough, Brown had told Milton he would not be a consistent member of the rotation after the All-Star break. However, due in part to the extent of injuries to Philly’s roster, the Sixers coach’s hand was forced.</p><p>Brown praised Milton after the game on Sunday. He said Milton was “clearly” ready for the opportunity while calling the 23-year-old guard’s performance a “hell of a story.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sixers coach Brett Brown said he discussed roles w/ every player after All-Star break &amp; told Shake Milton “you’re not playing, you’re not in the rotation.” After Milton’s 39 points vs. Clippers, Brown said: “It’s a hell of a story.” <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/X6hGjNccee">pic.twitter.com/X6hGjNccee</a></p><p>— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1234260080041717760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Milton could not be stopped in the early parts of the contest. He repeatedly rose up for perimeter jumpers and showed no hesitancy in taking on a scoring role. Milton finished the first half 10-of-11 from the field, joining Ben Simmons as one of two Sixers in the last 20 years to <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1234236178024542209" rel="noopener noreferrer">score at least 25 points with 90 percent shooting in a single half</a>.</p><p>Perhaps more consequently for Milton, Richardson’s injury could all but assure his spot in the rotation.</p><p>Richardson suffered a concussion on Sunday, and he will enter the league’s concussion protocol for further evaluation. Given Simmons will also be out for multiple weeks, Shake Milton figures to see extended run for Brett Brown and the Sixers at the point guard spot.</p><p>The story continues.</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>

Brett Brown reacts to Shake Milton’s 39-point game after telling him he’s not in the Sixers rotation

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You are not your thoughts or your feelings. You’re only experiencing these things in the presence of your consciousness. Love yourself.

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I think everyone should check out the documentary “13th” on Netflix. RIP Kalief Browder, that story broke my heart.

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I encourage all the homies to do yoga or some sort of meditation regularly.

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Took 102 days for them to fire one of the three officers responsible for murdering #BreonnaTalyor in her own apartment..

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I’ve been sitting here trying to digest everything that’s going on, and this shit is truly making me sick to my core.   Tired of reading about names that all too soon become just a distant memory or a retweet. My people are tired. Enough is enough.

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I just finished the midnight gospel on Netflix and wow

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Sixers coach Brett Brown reveals bold strategy change involving Ben Simmons, Shake Milton

Brett Brown reacts to Shake Milton’s 39-point game after telling him he’s not in the Sixers rotation