<!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/The-reason-Klay-Thompson-is-_built-different_-per-Zaza-Pachulia.jpg"></figure><h1>The reason Klay Thompson is ‘built different’, per Zaza Pachulia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-04T19:26:24-08:00">February 4th, 7:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-04T19:27:22-08:00">February 4th, 7:27pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>By this time, it’s almost undeniable that Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson is one of the best shooters in NBA history. But it’s not just his shooting that has put Thompson to where he is right now. Toughness has been part of his resume ever since he entered the NBA in 2011, and now that he’s sitting out his second straight season due to injury, his character once again has been put to the test.</p><p>In a story by <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/zaza-pachulia-details-why-warriors-klay-thompson-built-different">NBC Sports</a>, Zaza Pachulia, a key member of the Warriors’ 2017 and 2018 championship squads, revealed how tough Thompson really is.</p><blockquote>“Some people are just built that way. They’re just strong, tough. That’s what Klay is. God gave him a naturally good body.”</blockquote><p>Pachulia, who now works for the Warriors’ front office, continues to observe the five-time All-Star up close and the grit of the 30-year-old Thompson is simply uncanny.</p><blockquote>“Some players would lay there for a minute and shake it off, make it a little bit dramatic. Klay never did that. He’d fall, it looked nasty but, guess what? He’d get up right away and continue to play basketball. He’s got that type of mentality.”</blockquote><p>Thompson last suited up for the Warriors in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors where he suffered a torn left ACL. After recovering from surgery, he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-klay-thompson-takes-next-step-injury-recovery/">poised for a return this season</a> before rupturing his right Achilles tendon during a workout.</p><p>But if Pachulia is right, everything’s just a minor setback for Klay Thompson’s major comeback.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason Klay Thompson is ‘built different’, per Zaza Pachulia

<!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/Warriors-news-Stephen-Curry-Zaza-Pachulia-reveal-their-hilarious-locker-room-exchange-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Stephen Curry reveals hilarious exchange with Zaza Pachulia during Celtics game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-03T05:52:49-08:00">February 3rd, 5:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-03T05:53:40-08:00">February 3rd, 5:53am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry shared a light moment with his former teammate in Zaza Pachulia at halftime of their game against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.</p><p>With the Warriors in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-curry-dubs-lose-both-centers-for-upcoming-road-trip/" rel="noopener">dire straights at the center position</a> due to injury, Curry joked to Pachulia about needing him to suit up. Zaza responded with a joke of his own:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steph Curry relayed a conversation with Zaza Pachulia at halftime: "I saw him in the tunnel and told him his jersey was back there and we need two minutes from him." </p><p>Zaza: "Those two minutes would equal two pulled hamstrings."</p><p>— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) <a href="https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1356859279198744579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The former NBA big man retired back in 2019 but rejoined the Warriors organization to serve as a front office consultant. Pachulia played two seasons with Golden State, winning titles in 2017 and 2018.</p><p>Pachulia is infamously <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2709825-kawhi-leonards-injury-is-a-shame-but-was-zaza-pachulias-play-really-dirty">known</a> to have tripped Kawhi Leonard back in Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Due to the incident, Leonard was sidelined for the rest of the series, which ultimately ended the Spurs’ campaign during that particular season.</p><p>In the 2017-18 season, Pachulia had an encounter with Russell Westbrook in a regular-season game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Pachulia <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2761505-kevin-durant-defends-zaza-pachulia-after-fall-on-russell-westbrook-hes-clumsy">fell</a> onto Westbrook’s knee, irking the 2017 NBA MVP. Pachulia denied that it was intentional and bared that he only got caught up with the legs of his teammate in Nick Young, which caused him to land on Westbrook.</p><p>On Tuesday night against the Celtics, Curry and the Warriors sure could have used a big presence like Pachulia. Already without rookie James Wiseman and Marquese Chriss, Kevin Looney suffered an ankle injury and will also miss time, leaving the Dubs dangerously thin at center.</p><p>Curry came out with a stellar performance of 38 points on 7-of-14 shots from beyond the arc along with 11 rebounds and eight assists. However, his high-scoring production from the field still wasn’t enough to give his team the much-needed victory. The small Warriors got slammed on the boards in a 111-107 loss.</p><p>Golden State dropped to an 11-10 record for the ninth spot in the Western Conference. Stephen Curry and his squad will look to grab a win as they head to a Texas road trip starting with a tilt against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Stephen Curry reveals hilarious exchange with Zaza Pachulia during Celtics game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Zaza-Pachulia-Warriors-Stephen-Curry.jpg"></figure><h1>Stephen Curry will struggle without help from teammates, claims former Warriors center Zaza Pachulia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-24T07:16:59-08:00">December 24th, 7:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-24T07:18:06-08:00">December 24th, 7:18am</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zaza Pachulia is among a handful of players that have played with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stephen Curry. Amid reflecting on his time with the Golden State Warriors, Pachulia claims that Curry — like most players — could have a tough time producing with a lack of help from his teammates.</p><p>After saying that Giannis struggled when he doesn’t have shooters to space the floor around him, he said the same could go for Curry, via <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/24/steph-curry-giannis-antetokounmpo-zaza-pachulia-warriors-bucks/">Wes Goldberg of the Bay Area News Group</a>.</p><blockquote>“Same thing goes with Steph. It started with Andrew Bogut and Draymond Green setting screens to get him open, Klay helps because teams cannot really load on Steph because if you leave Klay open, Klay’s going to make 14 3s against the Chicago Bulls. With Kevin Durant, one of the best players in the league, Steph has more freedom and he can be who he is. But if you have this amazing defender on him and a big man down there waiting for him, then Steph is going to struggle, too.”</blockquote><p>In Golden State’s season-opening game against the Brooklyn Nets last Tuesday, the Warriors looked out of sorts. The Nets would steamroll the Warriors en route to an impressive 125-99 win, showing that Golden State is going to need time to improve.</p><p>Following Tuesday night’s blowout loss, Curry <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-currys-message-to-andrew-wiggins-kelly-oubre-jr-amid-awful-opener/">informed</a> Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. to not be deterred by their disappointing start to the season. Wiggins and Oubre are going to have to be key contributors for the Warriors amid the season-long absence of Klay Thompson.</p><p>With no other elite offensive asset on the floor with Curry, Brooklyn was able to focus on double-teaming him and forcing the guys around him to beat them. If the Warriors hope to return to being a playoff team, they’ll need the guys around Curry to step up in a large way, as Pachulia pointed out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen Curry will struggle without help from teammates, claims former Warriors center Zaza Pachulia

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The Spurs were up by 25 points in the third quarter against the Golden State Warriors. Kawhi went up for a 3-pointer and Pachulia closed in to challenge the shot.</p><p>Kawhi, however, landed on Pachulia’s foot, causing him to sprain his ankle.</p><p>Leonard left the game and did not return for the rest of the series, which the Spurs eventually lost, 4-0.  The Warriors won the title that season.</p><p>Zaza openly talked about the incident on the <a href="https://art19.com/shows/warriors-insider-podcast/episodes/d0a2f814-7daa-4b0f-a5da-d6c756106307?fbclid=IwAR0uty75eACaViZvxZbitaaKMiFGJ2NmWBVxfrCOa_Q_vEfkvxba82MA6SQ">Runnin’ Plays podcast</a>. He said he and his family got death threats from angry Spurs fans because of it, but he also maintained that it was just an unfortunate accident.</p><blockquote>“Let’s come up with how many times that situation has happened. Prior to that, after that. A lot! It’s part of the game. Especially now that so many threes are taken statistically if you look at it. Way more threes than 10 years ago, 20 years ago.  That means, of course, one of the schemes defensively is you don’t want to give easy three-point shots,” Pachulia said.</blockquote><p>Pachulia, who played 16 seasons in the NBA and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-zaza-pachulia-returns-golden-state-organization-consultant/">became a consultant for the Warriors</a> after his playing days, added he understood why so many people talked about it because it affected a lot of things. However, he also threw a subtle jab at the media for blowing up the entire incident, which made his situation worse.</p><blockquote>“If you look at the Eastern and Western Conference, the media had nothing to talk about. Cleveland was sweeping everybody in the first three rounds, we were sweeping everybody as well. We ended that NBA Playoffs, 16-1,” Zaza Pachulia added. “So I guess that was something the media found and said ‘OK, let’s talk about this, let’s make it more interesting, let’s sell the news.’ We all know what kind of world we’re living in. It’s about selling information.”</blockquote><p>The 36-year-old revealed that he reached out to Kawhi Leonard after the incident by sending a text message. The then-Spurs star, however, did not respond.</p><blockquote>“(I texted) Listen, it definitely was not on purpose and hopefully you can get back sooner on the court. I wanted him to know from me because there were so many words out there. I really felt bad. I’m an athlete too. My kids are playing (sports). I don’t want anybody to go through it.”</blockquote><p>Zaza Pachulia also mentioned that it’s crazy that nobody talks about how Kawhi already rolled his ankle two minutes before their incident. He admitted that he was saddened to hear his fellow NBA players say he injured the Spurs star on purpose.</p><blockquote>“Fans can say whatever they want. I can’t argue with them, I can’t fight with them whether it was an accident or was it done on purpose. But for the professionals, for the people who play this game, talking about how I did it on purpose, it’s kind of sad that. It’s just basketball. We’re just trying to entertain people. We’re all human beings, we’re all trying to be role models to many kids. We have different backgrounds and we represent different countries.”</blockquote><p>Pachulia, however, emphasized he has already moved on and implored fans to stay classy and just enjoy basketball.</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>

Kawhi Leonard’s infamous 2017 WCF Game 1 injury, as told by Zaza Pachulia

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I’m fine. I’m healthy.’ And he was like ‘No, how do you feel on the court?” <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/zaza-pachulia-tells-story-explains-why-steve-kerr-good-coach" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pachulia reminisced to NBC Sports’ Ali Thanawalla.</a></blockquote><p>The 6-foot-11 big recalled how out of place he felt the first time he joined the Dubs’ high-octane system in 2016. Guided by Kerr’s assurance and belief in him, Pachulia came out of his shell and figured his role with the team.</p><p>The one-time NBA Coach of The Year winner took the time to explain to Pachulia how important he was to his Warriors teammates. That pep talk was all Zaza needed to shake off his blues.</p><blockquote>“And that was the game-changer, where I said ‘That’s so true.’ It’s about what your coaches and teammates think about you. And they love seeing you on the team and appreciate what you bring for them and how you help them. So that was the game-changer. I literally locked everything off and it was a learning experience for me. It was a lesson where, don’t listen to outsiders, and who cares?” he said.</blockquote><p>While Pachulia was simply a glorified role player for the Warriors, his intimidating post presence came in handy for them in winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018. He notched 5.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 139 games in The Bay.</p><p>Steve Kerr, meanwhile, still has his doubters even after leading Golden State to three titles. Some still view him as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-steve-kerr-aware-how-lucky-ive-been-to-basically-inherit-a-team-that-had-multiple-hall-of-famers/">an extremely lucky coach who landed in a good spot</a>, but looks like he truly is a remarkable leader and even better human being.</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 reason Steve Kerr is the perfect coach for the Warriors, reveals Zaza Pachulia

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Georgians must have voted for @StephenCurry30 to be a starter at ASG. Congrats my brother 😉

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It’s not how you start, it’s about how you finish it @StephenCurry30 👌🏼

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Congrats to my guy @AaronRodgers12 for amazing year. Well deserved MVP award my friend 🙏🏼

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This one hearts. Made my heart even heavier. I’ll miss you my friend. RIP Kouz 🙏🏼 

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Congrats to my friend @pololikashvili for being re-elected as Secretary General World Tourism Organization for second term. I’m confident that during this challenging times he will do great things for world tourism. #UNWTO #ProudGeorgian

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In commemoration of the Independence Day of #Georgia🇬🇪, on May 26th, the San Francisco Mayor's office has honored the country and it's people by raising the Georgian flag at the San Francisco City Hall. 
#MAY26  #GEOUS🇬🇪🤝 #PROUD #THANKFUL 

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Congrats on your jersey retirement Day Day. Well deserved. It’s an honor to share this moment with you ✊🏼
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2018-19 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.9	3.9	1.3	0.3	0.5

2018-19 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.9	3.9	1.3	0.3	0.5

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