<!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/2020/06/The-player-the-Nets-should-sign-to-replace-Wilson-Chandler-in-Orlando.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>The player the Nets should sign to replace Wilson Chandler in Orlando</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-28T21:18:40-07:00">June 28th, 9:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-28T21:18:40-07:00">June 28th, 9:18pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets swingman Wilson Chandler <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-wilson-chandler-opting-out-nba-restart-orlando/">announced on Sunday</a> his intentions to also sit out the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA regular season at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.</p><p>With superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving also confirming that <a href="https://netswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/05/report-kyrie-irving-suggested-hell-travel-to-orlando-but-will-be-inactive/">they will not return</a> from their respective injuries, the Nets are now scrambling to find another body to fill out Chandler’s spot.</p><p>Brooklyn (30-34) is currently in 7th place in the Eastern Conference and have won their last three games prior to the suspension of the season.</p><p>Ideally, the Nets would prefer to sign another veteran winger who could play multiple positions like Chandler. The 33-year-old forward sat out the first 25 games of the year following a lengthy suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.</p><p>He averaged 5.9 points on 40.4 percent shooting from the field and 30.6 percent from downtown, to go along with 4.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 35 games.</p><p>While his numbers weren’t that all impressive, Chandler brought in a veteran presence and was a commanding voice in the locker room. The Nets’ chances of clinching a playoff ticket are still quite high, considering their young studs like Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert, and Jarett Allen have had fantastic showings so far.</p><p>However, they do need another battle-tested veteran off the bench, especially since they will likely match-up with one of the top two teams in the East in the first round.</p><p>While it would be tricky to find another 6-foot-8 forward who could stretch the floor, the Nets reportedly already have a substitute in mind in Justin Anderson.</p><p>The team is already quite familiar with the University of Virginia-alum, as he signed a 10-day contract earlier this season and appeared in three games. Anderson tallied 1.0 points per game in 5.7 minutes of play.</p><p>While Anderson is still relatively young at 26 years old, bringing him back doesn’t look like the best choice for the Nets at the moment. The lefty swingman has proven to be a decent role player throughout his five-year career, but there’s still plenty of more enticing options for Brooklyn at the moment.</p><p>Nets former players like Joe Johnson, Allen Crabbe, Ryan Anderson, and Iman Shumpert are all available in the market, but it’s highly unlikely that Brooklyn’s brass will roll the dice on them again.</p><p>The team cannot go wrong with a walking bucket like Jamal Crawford, especially come playoff time. However, they also need a guy who can be reliable on both sides of the ball.</p><p>This is where Lance Stephenson comes in. “Born Ready” is considered a wild card pick, but there’s no doubt he can still play at a high level. At 6-foot-6, Stephenson can play both guard positions and even switch to small forward from time to time.</p><p>While he’s been out of the league for quite some time, Stephenson had a sensational season with the Liaoning Flying Leopards in the Chinese Basketball League.  He also won MVP in the 2019 East Asia Super League Terrific 12 tourney last year.</p><p>He last played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018-19 season, where he thrived as a good spark plug off the bench. In 508 games, Stephenson has career averages of 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists.</p><p>Even without Irving manning the point, the Nets have found success with Dinwiddie leading the charge. They have guys like Tyler Johnson and Chris Chiozza as back-ups, but adding another capable ball-handler could only strengthen their chances.</p><p>Sure, Stephenson is not the most reliable shooter out there and he does have a tendency for unnecessary theatrics. Still, the guy can do a lot of great on the court and the Nets should take the gamble with him.</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>

The player the Nets should sign to replace Wilson Chandler in Orlando

<!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/Nets-news-Justin-Anderson-plans-to-bring-%E2%80%98junkyard-dog%E2%80%99-edge-after-signing-10-day-contract.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>REPORT: Nets sign Justin Anderson after Wilson Chandler opts out of NBA bubble</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-28T14:39:05-07:00">June 28th, 2:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-28T14:39:05-07:00">June 28th, 2:39pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets have signed swingman Justin Anderson ahead of the NBA restart, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1277346587010912257" rel="noopener noreferrer">ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Free agent Justin Anderson is signing with the Nets, agent Mark Bartelstein of <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/PrioritySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrioritySports</a> tells ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1277346587010912257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The signing comes after Nets forward Wilson Chandler <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-wilson-chandler-opting-out-nba-restart-orlando/" rel="noopener noreferrer">elected not to participate</a> in the restart, citing the “health and well-being” of his family.</p><p>Chandler had also been outspoken regarding issues of racial injustice in America, and he came to Kyrie Irving’s defense when the All-Star guard faced backlash for raising questions about the restart.</p><p>The Nets were allowed to sign a replacement player to fill Chandler’s spot on the roster, and Anderson will take his place.</p><p>Brooklyn actually signed Justin Anderson to a 10-day contract back in January. He made just three appearances and saw just under 16 minutes of total action during that stretch</p><p>Anderson has spent the majority of the 2019-20 season with the Nets’ G League affiliate in Long Island. The former Virginia star averaged 20.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 31 games with the team.</p><p>The Nets find themselves in an interesting spot ahead of the restart. Brooklyn currently holds the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, just a half-game up on the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic.</p><p>Although the Nets are in a strong position to earn at least a spot in a potential play-in tournament, they would undoubtedly prefer to hang on to the seventh seed and avoid a first-round matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>Anderson figures to give the Nets some depth at the forward spot. Though he hardly saw any run in his first stint with the team, Anderson can supply defense and toughness for Brooklyn as they hope to make a dark horse run in Orlando.</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>

REPORT: Nets sign Justin Anderson after Wilson Chandler opts out of NBA bubble

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Wilson-Chandler-contemplated-retirement-during-PED-suspension.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets’ Wilson Chandler opting out of NBA restart in Orlando</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-28T13:18:16-07:00">June 28th, 1:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-29T16:19:33-07:00">June 29th, 4:19pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets forward Wilson Chandler is opting out of the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, <a href="https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/status/1277331460379336704" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews.</a></p><p>Chandler gave Andrews <a href="https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/status/1277331657528348673" rel="noopener noreferrer">a statement</a> about his decision:</p><blockquote>“As difficult as it will be to not be with my teammates, the health and well-being of my family has to come first,” Wilson said. “Thank you to the Nets organization for understanding and supporting me in this decision, and I will be watching and rooting for our team in Orlando.”</blockquote><p>Chandler has also been very outspoken about the social injustices plaguing the United States, and the veteran <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-wilson-chandler-defends-teammate-kyrie-irving-amid-backlash/" rel="noopener noreferrer">came to Kyrie Irving’s defense</a> when the point guard came under fire for expressing his concerns about the NBA returning in this climate.</p><p>Chandler only appeared in 35 games this season before the NBA’s hiatus. He was suspended 25 games to start the season after testing positive for Ipamorelin, a growth hormone stimulant. In his 35 appearances, the 33-year-old averaged 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in 21.0 minutes per game while shooting 40.4% from the field and 30.6% from 3-point range.</p><p>The Nets will be able to sign somebody to take Chandler’s spot for the resumption of play. While he hasn’t been all that effective on the court, Brooklyn will still need to replace a rotation player and veteran presence. Irving and Kevin Durant are already confirmed out as they rehab their respective injuries, though KD <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-kevin-durant-would-have-skipped-orlando-bubble-even-if-healthy/" rel="noopener noreferrer">claims he wouldn’t play even if he was healthy.</a> The Nets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-tyler-johnson-agrees-to-deal-with-brooklyn-nets/" rel="noopener noreferrer">did recently sign</a> Tyler Johnson to bolster the roster.</p><p>Chandler joins a list of other NBA players opting to not take part in the NBA’s return. Davis Bertans, Avery Bradley, Trevor Ariza and Willie Cauley-Stein also won’t be playing. DeMarcus Cousins isn’t on a roster <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-demarcus-cousins-plans-to-sit-out-remainder-of-2019-20-season-despite-interest-from-teams/" rel="noopener noreferrer">and is reportedly leaning toward not signing with anybody</a> in order to focus on his rehab.</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>

Nets’ Wilson Chandler opting out of NBA restart in Orlando

<!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/2020/06/Wilson-Chandler-defends-Nets_-teammate-Kyrie-Irving-amid-backlash.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Wilson Chandler defends Nets’ teammate Kyrie Irving amid backlash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-23T20:19:38-07:00">June 23rd, 8:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-23T20:19:38-07:00">June 23rd, 8:19pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving found himself an ally in teammate Wilson Chandler. Kyrie has come under fire recently over his controversial comments on the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season.</p><p>While fans and pundits were quick to criticize Uncle Drew for trying to urge others to sit out the season, Chandler <a href="https://twitter.com/wilsonchandler/status/1275617054985539665" rel="noopener noreferrer">claimed</a> that there was nothing wrong with Irving expressing his opinion.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crazy to me how fans, ex players and players criticized Kyrie for voicing his opinion. A opinion that wasn’t wrong at all. Who cares if you didn’t like his delivery or the way he went about it.  With everything that’s going on from police brutality to covid he had the backbone</p><p>— Wilson Chandler (@wilsonchandler) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/wilsonchandler/status/1275617054985539665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Days after the league confirmed the mechanics behind their proposed “bubble” games in Orlando, reports surfaced that Kyrie Irving gathered around 80-plus players for a Zoom call to air their concerns. The Nets star, who already confirmed he won’t play due to his shoulder injury, opposed the idea of the league returning amid the current social climate.</p><p>In an expletive rant, the one-time NBA champ bared that basketball should take a back seat given the country’s current state.</p><p>Irving got himself in deeper waters when news broke out that he requested his Nets teammates via their group chat to create their own league. Brooklyn guard Theo Pinson has vehemently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-kyrie-irving-teammate-theo-pinson-fires-back-at-reports-that-he-told-nets-to-start-own-league/" rel="noopener noreferrer">denied that Irving made such demands, however.</a></p><p>Wilson Chandler, meanwhile, is one of the few veterans on the Nets roster this season. It’s quite understandable that he would display loyalty to his All-Star guard.</p><p>Irving played sparingly in his first year with the Nets, averaging 27.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 20 appearances.</p><p>His bold statements, however, put the Nets franchise in a tough bind, considering they are one of the 22 teams invited back to finish the season. Brooklyn is currently holding the seventh spot in the East with a 30-34 slate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script async="async" src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-66147751-16"></script><script>  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)};  gtag('js', new Date());  gtag('set', 'page_title', 'FBIA: '+ia_document.title);  gtag('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  gtag('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Social Instant Article');  gtag('config', 'UA-66147751-16');</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>

Wilson Chandler defends Nets’ teammate Kyrie Irving amid backlash

<!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/2020/06/Perkins-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Kendrick Perkins, Wilson Chandler spoke on phone to squash beef</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-18T19:40:40-07:00">June 18th, 7:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-18T19:40:40-07:00">June 18th, 7:40pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets small forward Wilson Chandler <a href="https://twitter.com/wilsonchandler/status/1273333763422879746">called out</a> former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins on Twitter for his harsh criticism of Kyrie Irving.</p><p>Perkins made a rather controversial “<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-video-kendrick-perkins-dumps-on-kyrie-irving-with-bizarre-metaphor/">bird</a>” comment about Irving and Chandler wasn’t happy about it.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ex players turning into suckers right before your eyes on television.</p><p>— Wilson Chandler (@wilsonchandler) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/wilsonchandler/status/1273333763422879746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Divide and conquer tactics at a all time high.</p><p>— Wilson Chandler (@wilsonchandler) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/wilsonchandler/status/1273334013340512256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>During an interview with <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/2020/06/brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving-kevin-durant-kendrick-perkins/">Brandon “Scoop” Robinson of Heavy</a>, Kendrick Perkins revealed that he and Wilson Chandler spoke on the phone to squash their beef.</p><blockquote>“Listen. I haven’t changed my number in 15 years brother,” the NBA champion said.“I’ve been having the same number. Like last night, I’ll give you a prime example: Wilson Chandler said something towards my way on Twitter. I didn’t get into a Twitter beef with him. What it did was I DM’d him, and I gave him my telephone number. And I told him, ‘Ay man, we talk this out like real men.’“He called me, we did. And guess what? I understood where he was coming from, he understood where I was coming from and we hung up the conversation in good grace. Straight up, just like that.”</blockquote><p>Perkins doesn’t agree with Irving’s stance on not resuming the 2019-20 NBA season at Walt Disney World. However, it’s clear the former NBA center made a bad move when he used that “bird” comment.</p><p>Perkins is of the mindset that NBA players can use their platform to speak out on racial injustices more by playing basketball instead of shutting the season down. The 2019-20 NBA campaign is scheduled to resume on July 30 in sunny Orlando, Florida.</p><p>Chandler and the Nets will be among the 22 teams partaking in the “bubble” NBA games. However, Irving won’t be playing since he’s recovering from right shoulder surgery.</p></article>    </body></html>

Kendrick Perkins, Wilson Chandler spoke on phone to squash beef

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He’s for sure probably holding Bitcoin on the low.

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Hov has to be shooting 95 percent from the field. Dog don’t miss.

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Nobody in this world but God can console me. Devil lurking in the shadows so pick your battles...

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Have to be progressive in order to survive in this time

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When you get your mind right everything falls into place.

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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