<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-rumors-philadelphia-trying-trade-andre-drummond');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers rumors: Philadelphia is ‘trying to trade’ Andre Drummond');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-news-Andre-Drummond-breaks-silence-over-controversial-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers rumors: Philadelphia is ‘trying to trade’ Andre Drummond</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T21:05:49-07:00">June 30th, 9:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T21:05:49-07:00">June 30th, 9:05pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After making their first big swing of free agency, signing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/76ers-news-philadelphia-signs-forward-tyrese-maxey-ties">Tyrese Maxey’s friend Trendon Watford to a new two-year, $5.3 million deal</a>, the Philadelphia 76ers are looking to do some classic addition by subtraction, scouring the league for a team to take on the contract of backup center Andre Drummond.</p><p>That’s right, mere days after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/76ers-news-andre-drummond-decision-2025-26-season">picked up his player option</a>, Drummond could be on the move, with Tony Jones of The Athletic reporting that Daryl Morey <a href="https://x.com/Tjonesonthenba" rel="noopener">could be looking to make a deal</a>.</p><p>So why would the 76ers be interested in making a deal to send Drummond packing? Well, his underwhelming 2024-25 season notwithstanding, getting his contract off the books could help to ease the team’s financial burden as they look for ways to bring back Guerschon Yabusele.</p><p>With Eric Gordon already gone and Kelly Oubre also coming up in rumors as a player the 76ers could look to move in order to free up even more cap space, the 76ers have a pathway to opening up the full midlevel exception in order to retain both Yabusele and Quentin Grimes, but that can’t happen if Drummond is still on the books.</p><p>After adding a pair of interesting frontcourt players like Watford and Johni Broome, the 76ers are clearly preparing for life without Yabusele, but regardless of how the next few hours and days turn out, Morey’s rumored interest in moving off of Drummond shows that Philadelphia isn’t simply trying to bring back the same roster while hoping for health but instead attempting to identify areas where they can improve and using their resources to make that happen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers rumors: Philadelphia is ‘trying to trade’ Andre Drummond

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-andre-drummond-decision-2025-26-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andre Drummond makes $5 million decision for 2025-26 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Andre-Drummond-reacts-to-a-play.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Andre Drummond makes $5 million decision for 2025-26 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T10:49:43-07:00">June 27th, 10:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T10:49:43-07:00">June 27th, 10:49am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/sixers-spurs-highlight-biggest-winners-2025-nba-draft">Philadelphia 76ers did reasonably well in the NBA Draft</a>, they scored big by securing the return of Andre Drummond.</p><p>On Friday, Drummond <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1938646943829500004" rel="noopener">officially agreed</a> to a player option worth $5 million for the upcoming year, per Shams Charania of ESPN.</p><p>The terms of the agreement allow for Drummond to remain with the 76ers for another year and forgo free agency.</p><p>The 76ers are coming off a season in which they finished 24-58. Two of their top players, Joel Embiid and Paul George, sustained injuries, thus hampering their offense.</p><p>As for Drummond, he had to go through the rigors of injury and underperformance. He missed 17 games due to a toe injury. As a result, Drummond played in 40 games this year.</p><p>In turn, his rebounding numbers declined, as he averaged 7.8 rebounds per game. His career average is 12.1 rebounds per game.</p><p>Altogether, Drummond averaged 7.3 points and 18.8 points per game.</p><p>In addition to Drummond, other veterans, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-rumors-3-veterans-expected-back-next-season">Eric Gordon and Kelly Oubre Jr, are expected to return this season</a>.</p><h2><b>The value of Andre Drummond to the 76ers</b></h2><p>Drummond has played 12 years in the NBA. He has developed a reputation as one of the best rebounders in the game.</p><p>Throughout his career, Drummond won four NBA rebounding titles (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020). Drummond has been with the 76ers since 2024.</p><p>He previously played for the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, and Chicago Bulls.</p><p>When it comes to the 76ers, Drummond provides much relief to Embiid in the paint. Given Embiid’s history with injuries, Drummond is a reliable asset at the five position.</p><p>In addition, Drummond is one of the oldest players on the team at 31 years of age. He is looked at as a mentor and leader for a fairly younger and still developing team.</p><p>He may not be the All-Star talent he once was, but he is still a much needed presence for a team in need.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond makes $5 million decision for 2025-26 season

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-andre-drummond-pays-homage-dirk-nowitzki-epic-shirt');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Andre Drummond pays homage to Dirk Nowitzki with epic shirt');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/76ers-news-Andre-Drummond-pays-homage-to-Dirk-Nowitzki-with-epic-shirt.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Andre Drummond pays homage to Dirk Nowitzki with epic shirt</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T11:55:43-07:00">March 16th, 11:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T11:55:43-07:00">March 16th, 11:55am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers are playing against the Dallas Mavericks, and both teams are having injury-riddled seasons that no one expected. For the 76ers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/76ers-news-paul-george-out-tyrese-maxey-unlikely-to-play-vs-jazz">they’ve been playing without their big three</a> of Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid, which means it’s next man up for. It doesn’t make it better when the backups are hurt, and Andre Drummond is one of those players listed out.</p><p>Drummond is still on the sidelines supporting his teammate, and he was <a href="https://x.com/PompeyOnSixers/status/1901328704359235604" rel="noopener">wearing an interesting shirt</a> that caught the attention of some people.</p><p>“Sixers center Andre Drummond is paying homage to former Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki by rocking a t-shirt of him scoring over Tim Duncan during today’s game vs the Mavs,” 76ers reporter Keith Pompey wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Pompey took a picture of the shirt as well, and it looks like Drummond wanted to show some love to the Mavericks big man. Nowitzki is by far the best player to put on a Mavericks jersey, and Tim Duncan was one of the best big men in the league. Nowitzki and Duncan had some good battles back in the day, but it looks like from the shirt, Drummond knows who he’s rocking with.</p><h2><b>Andre Drummond playing a bigger role with 76ers this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Draymond-Green_d8bd34.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Andre Drummond has probably been playing more than he expected to before the season, with Joel Embiid out for the rest of the season and barely playing any games. Earlier in the season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-andre-drummond-defends-joel-embiids-dnps-amid-disappointing-season">Drummond showed support for Embiid</a> and his injury issues and let everyone know he’s a hard worker.</p><p>“Joel’s been the same guy, he works hard, he works very hard. When he’s able and capable of playing, he’s one of the most hard-working people. He does the necessary things he needs to, to get his body right when it’s time to play,” Drummond said on an episode of the Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment.</p><p>“You know some of these things are out of his control,” Drummond continued. “So he tries to do the best that he can when he can, but the media, the media. They’re always going to have a story. There’s always going to be a story, no one really knows the work that he puts in to get right.”</p><p>When Drummond is on the floor, he’s been solid and still one of the better rebounders in the league. He may not be the scorer that Embiid is, but he’s still shown he’s capable of making an impact on the floor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Andre Drummond pays homage to Dirk Nowitzki with epic shirt

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-andre-drummond-hilarious-pov-on-reversed-ejection-vs-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andre Drummond’s hilarious POV on reversed ejection vs. Victor Wembanyama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Andre-Drummonds-hilarious-POV-on-reversed-ejection-vs.-Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond’s hilarious POV on reversed ejection vs. Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-21T09:41:05-08:00">January 21st, 9:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-21T09:41:05-08:00">January 21st, 9:41am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the Philadelphia 76ers’ wild win over the San Antonio Spurs from a month ago, Andre Drummond and Joel Embiid both had run-ins with referees that turned a conventional game on its head. The former was ejected and then reinstated and the latter was ejected for good in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-spurs-refs-joel-embiid-victor-wembanyama">a crazy win over Victor Wembanyama’s squad</a>.</p><p>In an appearance on Podcast P with Paul George, <a href="https://youtu.be/ylHrGKxMiaA?si=2_ZQ92b8s_XWAd0s" rel="noopener">Drummond discussed his side of the ordeal</a>. He explained that Wembanyama got a “superstar call” on the play that resulted in Drummond’s second technical foul and that he was about to get in the shower before someone told him the referee reversed the ejection.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond on what REALLY happened with his unejection vs. Wemby 😂 <a href="https://t.co/PA21J4dIvA">pic.twitter.com/PA21J4dIvA</a></p><p>— Podcast P with Paul George (@PodcastPShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PodcastPShow/status/1881414830118084832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Andre Drummond discusses reversed ejection, dust-up with Victor Wembanyama</b></h2><p>The second call on Drummond was not a good call and everyone knew it. To see the refs overturn that and then give Wembanyama a flopping technical that gave the Sixers an additional free throw was bizarre. Then for THAT to get overturned after the (successful) free-throw attempt and eventually have Embiid ejected made for a whole spectacle.</p><p>Adding to the ridiculousness of the evening was the fact that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-referee-admits-she-fd-up-andre-drummond-ejection-from-spurs">the referee, Jenna Schroeder, was caught admitting she was wrong</a> to call the second tech on Drummond. “I get back out there,” he recalled, “and the ref was like, ‘I f**ked up, I f**ked up.’ I’m like, ‘What do you want me to say to that?’”</p><p>Unfortunately for Drummond, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-honest-take-strange-officiating-ejections-spurs">sustained an injury that cut his return short</a>. The 76ers went on to beat the Spurs despite not having Embiid for much of the game. It was one of the rare instances this season that they defeated a team without significant help from the big fella.</p><p>The 76ers and Spurs will face each other again on Friday, March 21. No matter who plays, don’t expect to see something as wild as what happened when they first met this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond’s hilarious POV on reversed ejection vs. Victor Wembanyama

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-andre-drummond-defends-joel-embiids-dnps-amid-disappointing-season');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Andre Drummond defends Joel Embiid’s DNP’s amid disappointing season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/76ers-news-Andre-Drummond-defends-Joel-Embiids-DNPs-amid-disappointing-season.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Andre Drummond defends Joel Embiid’s DNP’s amid disappointing season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-20T13:59:30-08:00">January 20th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-20T13:59:30-08:00">January 20th, 1:59pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things haven’t boded well for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers throughout the 2024-25 NBA season. And with Embiid having several absences, Andre Drummond came to the star’s defense.</p><p>Drummond was a special guest on an episode of the <i>Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment,</i> uploaded to YouTube on Monday. The 76ers teammates discussed how the team is staying focused despite the season’s challenging start.</p><p>Another topic they went over was Embiid’s DNPs this season. The star center has only appeared in 13 games, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-out-at-least-3-more-games-injury-setback">missing out on 28 contests due to injury</a> and load management on back-to-backs. Drummond asserted the 76ers star is <a href="https://youtu.be/ylHrGKxMiaA?t=1502" rel="noopener">still working hard to help the team win games</a> despite his current situation.</p><p>“Joel’s been the same guy, he works hard, he works very hard. When he’s able and capable of playing, he’s one of the most hard-working people. He does the necessary things he needs to, to get his body right when it’s time to play,” Drummond said at the 25:02 mark.</p><p>“You know some of these things are out of his control. So he tries to do the best that he can when he can, but the media, the media. They’re always going to have a story. There’s always going to be a story, no one really knows the work that he puts in to get right.”</p><h2><b>Joel Embiid, 76ers must get past struggles for better 2nd half of season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When Joel Embiid is healthy, the Philadelphia 76ers present themselves as a threat against any team in the league.</p><p>However, his inability to stay on the court has held back the team’s potential with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-makes-brutally-honest-admission-on-blizzard-of-injuries">supposed star trio of Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey</a>. George has also missed time this year due to injuries, being absent from 14 games, while Maxey was out for seven contests.</p><p>In the 13 games he’s taken part in, Embiid averaged 24.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists. His shot efficiency has dipped with him being in and out of the lineup, currently at 45.2% from the field and 32.7% from beyond the arc.</p><p>Philadelphia is going through a six-game losing streak, falling to a 15-26 record as they begin the second half of the regular season. They are 11th in the Eastern Conference standings, trailing the Chicago Bulls by two games for what would be the last play-in spot.</p><p>To make a run for the playoffs, the 76ers must continue to manage Embiid’s health as best as they can while the season winds down. Anything else would otherwise put his long-term health and future with the franchise at risk.</p><p>The 76ers will prepare for their next three matchups against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, and the Bulls on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Andre Drummond defends Joel Embiid’s DNP’s amid disappointing season

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-blunt-take-andre-drummond-ejection-fiasco');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama drops blunt take on Andre Drummond ejection fiasco');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Victor-Wembanyama-drops-blunt-take-on-Andre-Drummond-ejection-fiasco.jpg"></figure><h1>Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama drops blunt take on Andre Drummond ejection fiasco</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T08:49:12-08:00">December 24th, 8:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T08:49:12-08:00">December 24th, 8:49am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>What happened when the San Antonio Spurs visited the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night was a complete disaster regarding how this game was officiated. The continued drop in ratings has been a massive discussion across the NBA, and the officials are directly contributing to this problem, especially when you look at everything that occurred with Victor Wembanyama, Andre Drummond, and Joel Embiid during this game.</p><p>Bizarre is the perfect word to describe how this game went, as before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-fans-lose-joel-embiids-ejection-foul-victor-wembanyama">Joel Embiid was ejected for his rampage towards the referees</a>, Drummond was ejected for throwing Wembanyama to the court before the ball had been inbounded by San Antonio. In a very unprecedented move, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-referee-admits-she-fd-up-andre-drummond-ejection-from-spurs">Drummond was ejected and then had this call reversed</a> in the span of a handful of minutes, allowing him to remain in the game and emerge from the locker room after subsequently having money taken out of his pocket by the officials for no reason whatsoever.</p><p>As both players battled for position under the basket, it seemed as if Drummond shoved Wembanyama, which prompted a second technical foul to be given to him. After the officials gathered to review the incident, this technical foul was rescinded on the floor, and Wembanyama was the one hit with a technical foul for flopping. Upon Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey making his free throw for the technical given to Wemby, this foul was then called back and the points were taken off the board as if nothing ever happened.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond was ejected after this play with Wembanyama.</p><p>The call was then reversed, and a flop was called on Victor.</p><p>Thoughts? 🤔<a href="https://t.co/3DRMqeFa51">pic.twitter.com/3DRMqeFa51</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871358302216655070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Nobody on the 76ers or Spurs knew what was going on, nor did they know this would eventually lead to the fiasco involving Embiid later on. When questioned about everything that went down on the court with Drummond and the officials in the Spurs’ 111-106 loss to the 76ers, Wembanyama shared his <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43133441/76ers-joel-embiid-ejected-chaotic-opening-half-vs-spurs" rel="noopener">honest view of the play</a> that saw two technicals given out and reversed.</p><p>“He just stepped on my foot, and I fell,” Wembanyama said, via Michael C. Wright of ESPN. “I didn’t expect the foul to be called. I just fell.”</p><p>The Spurs star did not address the officials directly, nor did he comment on if he thought the whole matter was handled correctly or not. Interim head coach Mitch Johnson also gave his opinion on the Wembanyama-Drummond situation, claiming that he doesn’t think either player was in the wrong and no fouls should’ve been given out.</p><p>“I don’t think it was a foul on them, and I don’t think it was a flop [on Wembanyama],” Johnson stated. “That’s kind of how I saw it up to that point.”</p><h2><b>NBA officials admit mistake in 76ers-Spurs game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Wembanyama-and-referee-shaking-hands-.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-honest-take-strange-officiating-ejections-spurs">The 76ers and Spurs were lost for words</a> during Monday night’s game. There really hasn’t ever been an instance of one official ejecting a player, allowing the ejection to be overturned, calling a different technical foul, and then having that foul overturned as well. Not to mention, there really hasn’t ever been an instance of the same official who made these mistakes going on to throw one of the best players in the NBA out of the game for arguing calls.</p><p>If anything, there was a major power trip going on in Philadelphia during this game, and it had nothing to do with the players or respective teams, which is a major disappointment for the league as a whole.</p><p>In the aftermath of the craziness that took place in Wells Fargo Center, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer conducted a pool report with Crew Chief Curtis Blair to <a href="https://official.nba.com/pool-report-on-technical-fouls-and-ejection-in-second-quarter-of-tonights-san-antonio-at-philadelphia-game/" rel="noopener">set the record straight</a> on everything that happened with Drummond and Wembanyama, as well as the eventual ejection of Embiid.</p><p>When questioned about the Drummond-Wembanyama incident, Blair stated that further review of the matter determined that Drummond stepped on Wembanyama’s foot, which was deemed “incidental contact.” Due to Wembanyama tripping over Drummond’s foot, the technical foul for “flopping” was reversed. This is also the reason why a point was taken off the board for the 76ers from Maxey’s free throw.</p><p>At this time, there has been no further comment from the league regarding what happened in Philadelphia between both teams and the officials. It is yet to be seen if Embiid will face further discipline after being thrown out of this contest for blowing up on the officials.</p><p>As for Wembanyama and Drummond, this incident is being swept under the rug as if nothing ever happened.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama drops blunt take on Andre Drummond ejection fiasco

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-referee-admits-she-fd-up-andre-drummond-ejection-from-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Referee admits she ‘F****d up’ Andre Drummond ejection from 76ers-Spurs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-news-Referee-Jenna-Schroeder-admits-she-F-up-Andre-Drummond-ejection-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Referee admits she ‘F****d up’ Andre Drummond ejection from 76ers-Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T19:06:10-08:00">December 23rd, 7:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T19:33:42-08:00">December 23rd, 7:33pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-spurs-refs-joel-embiid-victor-wembanyama">Philadelphia 76ers escaped with a 111-106 win</a> at home over the San Antonio Spurs Monday night <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-fans-lose-joel-embiids-ejection-foul-victor-wembanyama">but not before getting some controversial calls</a> from referee Jenna Schroeder, including the one that resulted in Sixers big man Andre Drummond’s ejection.</p><p>It happened in the second quarter when Spurs star Victor Wembanyama managed to draw a foul from Drummond on what appeared like a flop. Drummond was slapped with his first technical foul after that. He was hit with another technical later on, which got him ejected.</p><p>However, referee Jenna Schroeder later admitted that she was wrong to call a second technical foul on Drummond. After deliberation among the referees, the initial disqualifying technical foul on the veteran center was rescinded, thus allowing Drummond to return to the contest.</p><p>“I f****d up,” Schroeder <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871378605273682086" rel="noopener">can be heard telling</a> 76ers head coach Nick Nurse on the sidelines.</p><p>The techincal fouls did not stop there, though. Schroeder would later call more on 76ers franchise player Joel Embiid in the third quarter, which triggered a ton of reactions from NBA and 76er fans online. Embiid got his first technical after arguing a call with Schroeder, who gave the seven-time NBA All-Star another tech shortly thereafter. It was a controversial sequence that left many questioning the ref’s judgment.</p><p>In any case, the 76ers got away with a win despite Embiid’s ejection and the confusion involving Drummond. Embiid concluded his night with just nine points on 2-for-8 shooting from the field with three rebounds, two steals and an assist in 14 minutes of action. Drummond, on the other hand, had two points in just seven minutes of action.</p><p>Now sporting a 10-17 record, the 76ers will look to build on their newfound momentum and keep it going on Wednesday when they face off against the defending NBA champions Boston Celtics at TD Garden.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Referee admits she ‘F****d up’ Andre Drummond ejection from 76ers-Spurs

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-andre-drummond-gets-critical-injury-update-following-ankle-sprain');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Andre Drummond gets critical injury update following ankle sprain');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-news-Andre-Drummond-gets-critical-injury-update-following-ankle-sprain.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Andre Drummond gets critical injury update following ankle sprain</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T10:24:38-08:00">December 2nd, 10:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T11:22:18-08:00">December 2nd, 11:22am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Injuries have hit the Philadelphia 76ers hard to begin the 2024-25 season. As Joel Embiid continues to manage his left knee injury, numerous other role players are also fighting to stay healthy. Embiid’s backup, Andre Drummond, will now miss several games.</p><p>The 76ers announced that Drummond, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-biggest-76ers-takeaways-vs-pistons-paul-george-return" rel="noopener">sprained his right ankle</a> in Philly’s win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, will be out for the team’s next three games and re-evaluated this weekend. After facing the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday in their final NBA Cup game of the season, the Sixers will host the Orlando Magic for games on Wednesday and Friday.</p><p>Drummond’s absence and the uncertainty around when Embiid will return means that rookie center Adem Bona should get plenty of chances to play. The 41st overall pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-film-room-3-youngsters-x-factors-pistons" rel="noopener">has looked solid in his early opportunities</a>, though the big, physical Magic will be a challenge for him. Guerschon Yabusele, who has been one of the team’s best players to begin the season, will play more at the five than the four, too.</p><h2><b>76ers add Andre Drummond ankle sprain to list of injuries </b></h2><p>Drummond’s absence leaves the small 76ers even smaller, though there are a handful of players who could return to action soon.</p><p>According to Ky Carlin of Sixers Wire, Caleb Martin (upper back soreness), Kyle Lowry (right hip strain) and Reggie Jackson (right knee soreness) were all <a href="https://x.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1863643629467623758" rel="noopener">full participants in the team’s practice</a> in Charlotte on Monday. Each of them sat out this past Saturday, with Lowry now missing five straight games.</p><p>Drummond told Sixers Wire that he <a href="https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/sixers/2024/12/02/andre-drummond-discusses-scary-injury-sixers-play-of-adem-bona/76707517007/" rel="noopener">doesn’t plan to miss much time</a>. “I recover fast, man. I’m staying on top of it,” he said. “Just doing what the doctors tell me to do and when it’s time for me to come back, I’ll come back. My plan is to come back soon.”</p><p>Martin returning to the lineup will be huge for the 76ers, who need his athleticism to serve as an outlet for rebounding as well as his stout defense. Paul George has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-paul-george-had-great-game-in-return-despite-poor-shooting-per-nick-nurse">returned to the lineup</a> after missing more time with a left knee bone bruise but with ample time to rest following his return, he should remain good to go.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Andre Drummond gets critical injury update following ankle sprain

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-reveals-awesome-connection-with-andre-drummond');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tyrese Maxey reveals ‘awesome’ connection with Andre Drummond');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-Andre-Drummond.jpg"></figure><h1>Tyrese Maxey reveals ‘awesome’ connection with Andre Drummond</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-22T07:17:47-07:00">October 22nd, 7:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-22T07:17:47-07:00">October 22nd, 7:17am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — Among the most important players to have strong on-court chemistry for the Philadelphia 76ers this season are Tyrese Maxey and Andre Drummond.</p><p>Maxey, the lead guard, obviously has to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-how-tyrese-maxey-worked-on-developing-lead-guard-2024-offseason">establish a good rapport with everyone</a>. Drummond will often serve as the stand-in for Joel Embiid. In an offense where pick-and-rolls often serve as the foundation, it’ll be important for the point guard and center to be on the same page. Their familiarity with each other goes back years and is <a href="https://x.com/dan_olinger/status/1845985647992959116" rel="noopener">paying off already</a>.</p><p>After practice on Monday, Maxey recalled a time in his second NBA season when Drummond gave him a vote of confidence and helped him come along in games when Embiid was out.</p><p>“That goes all the way back to my second year in the league,” Maxey said. “I just remember it was times where Joel didn’t play and I would be starting and I was at the point guard and Andre Drummond would tell me, ‘Hey listen, you’re gonna get 30 tonight and we’re gonna win. I’m gonna set you a screen every single time. If they drop, you come off and shoot it. If they’re up, you go by ’em and shoot a layup. If you miss something, I’m gonna tip it in.”</p><p>During a nine-game stretch where Embiid was out in November of Maxey’s second season, averaged 23.7 points, 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting 48.8 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from deep and 91.1 percent from the foul line. Drummond started alongside him, bringing his words to life with screens that freed him up for shots in the paint…</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2021/11/08/0022100147/307/8d5c1ecf-4ad7-23e6-7cae-6d9b8677f6c2_1280x720.mp4?_=1" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>..and hand-offs that gave Maxey space to launch a triple. Back when the scouting report on him didn’t have as much to say about his three-point shooting, these looks were a cakewalk that helped the young guard reach 40 percent from behind the arc.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2021/11/09/0022100155/77/0eb1fba4-f78a-1bb4-74bf-fa16f6e92b3a_1280x720.mp4?_=2" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><h2><b>Tyrese Maxey reflects on relationship with Andre Drummond</b></h2><p>“And now,” Maxey continued, “it’s just crazy ’cause he was saying like, ‘Man, you can do so many different things now with these ball screens and I’m gonna get you open. So just find a shot for yourself, find a shot for your teammates or myself on the lob and we’re going from there.’ He’s been great, he’s been awesome stepping into his role and we appreciate him.”</p><p>The Sixers hoped to get Drummond back to shore up their center depth, adding a veteran who can fill in reliably when Embiid doesn’t play. His familiarity with the team made him good to have on a roster that saw so much movement this offseason.</p><p>Drummond said in July that Maxey has always <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-andre-drummond-honest-take-being-back-home-philly">impressed him with his hard work</a>. As the star guard continues rising in the ranks of the NBA world, the two of them should generate great results together.</p><p>“He’s done everything that I expected him to do,” Drummond said. “From the day I met Tyrese, I said this kid is gonna be special. He’s worked. He never takes any days off. He works on his game, he works on his body, he does everything to try to make himself and his team better. You can’t ask for more from a guy like him and everything that he’s got is well-deserved.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tyrese Maxey reveals ‘awesome’ connection with Andre Drummond

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-andre-drummond-breaks-silence-controversial-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andre Drummond breaks silence over controversial admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-news-Andre-Drummond-breaks-silence-over-controversial-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond breaks silence over controversial admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-19T19:56:44-07:00">October 19th, 7:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-19T19:56:44-07:00">October 19th, 7:56pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers backup center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-andre-drummond-confession-about-rebounding">Andre Drummond recently made a controversial comment</a> about why he is able to rebound so well in the NBA. He initially said that when he came into the NBA, he would watch other players miss shots and study where their shots would come off the rim in order to grab rebounds.</p><p>Andre Drummond was then asked if he ever intentionally missed his own shots to grab a rebound to which he responded that he definitely did. With the NBA social media world in an uproar after those comments, he seemingly walked back that admission by taking to social media to <a href="https://x.com/AndreDrummond/status/1847789929864319464" rel="noopener">say it was just a joke</a>.</p><p>Whether he was joking or not, that still doesn’t change the fact that he is one of the better offensive rebounders in the NBA. Even if he has intentionally missed shots at times to get rebounds, opposing teams haven’t been able to box him out.</p><p>And even if it was just a joke, fans will probably have those comments in the back of their minds whenever they see Drummond grab a board this upcoming season.</p><h2><b>Andre Drummond’s return to 76ers<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Andre-Drummond-reacts-to-a-play.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Needing a backup center to spell Joel Embiid, the 76ers signed Andre Drummond in free agency this offseason. This is Drummond’s second stint with the Sixers after having played for the franchise during the 2021-22 season. He was then part of the trade that sent Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>Drummond played half a season for the Nets before signing a two-year deal with the Chicago Bulls, who he’s played for the past two seasons. He’s now back in Philadelphia looking to help the team as they begin their quest for a championship.</p><p>This past season, Drummond appeared in 79 games for the Bulls, including ten starts, at a little over 17 minutes per game. He averaged 8.4 points and 9.0 rebounds with splits of 55.6 percent shooting from the field and 59.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Drummond has long been one of the better rebounders in the NBA. Across his 12 year career, he’s averaged double figures in rebounding in nine seasons of those seasons. He’s led the league in rebounding four times, two of which were his lone All-Star years.</p><p>Drummond was originally drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. He played seven and a half seasons with the Pistons before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond breaks silence over controversial admission

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-andre-drummond-confession-about-rebounding');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andre Drummond drops hilariously honest confession about his rebounding');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-news-Andre-Drummond-drops-hilariously-honest-confession-about-his-rebounding.jpg"></figure><h1>Andre Drummond drops hilariously honest confession about his rebounding</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-18T21:42:13-07:00">October 18th, 9:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-18T21:42:13-07:00">October 18th, 9:42pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond, widely considered one of the best rebounders of his era, recently revealed a surprising tactic behind his impressive numbers.</p><p>Appearing on the Run Your Race podcast, Drummond admitted to intentionally missing shots to pad his rebound stats.</p><p>Drummond is undeniably one of the top rebounders in the game, with a career average of 12.4 rebounds per contest. He has also led the league in rebounding four times.</p><p>The 76ers center shared insights into what makes him an elite rebounder, admitting that he didn’t fully realize the extent of his talent until he reached the professional level.</p><h2><b>Andre Drummond admitting that he sometimes misses shots for rebounds</b></h2><p>“I didn’t understand the talent I had for it until I got to the NBA,” said the 6-foot-11 center. “What I noticed, when I started watching guys shoot, I would know where their misses would come off. So that’s when I knew I have a different outlook of what rebounding is. Some of it is God given and some of it is a lot of work that I put in.”</p><p>During the podcast, Theo Pinson asked Drummond directly if he ever <a href="https://www.twitter.com/Sean_Barnard1/status/1846626826082455668" rel="noopener">missed shots on purpose</a> to secure the rebound, and Drummond simply admitted, “Yeah,” confirming he used that strategy at times.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond discusses his passion for rebounding and admits he has intentionally missed shoots to get his own boards 😂</p><p>(Via Run Your Race/ <a href="https://twitter.com/TidalLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TidalLeague</a>) <a href="https://t.co/2JArhyOUfd">pic.twitter.com/2JArhyOUfd</a></p><p>— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sean_Barnard1/status/1846626826082455668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It might not have been the wisest move for Drummond to admit that. With 3,656 offensive rebounds in his career, one can’t help but wonder how many of those came from him intentionally missing shots.</p><p>Drummond, at his best, was pulling in up to 16 rebounds per game. More than ten years into his career, his rebounding stats still hover in double digits. With the Bulls last season, he averaged nine rebounds per game despite playing only 17 minutes per contest.</p><p>The 31-year old’s strategies have enabled him to secure four rebounding titles during his career, winning in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020. In each of those seasons, he averaged over four offensive rebounds per game.</p><h2><b>Being Joel Embiid’s backup for the Philadelphia 76ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Andre-Drummond-with-the-76ers.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rebounding was a major focus for the Philadelphia 76ers heading into the offseason. Their first free agency move addressed this need, signing a center who excels in that area.</p><p>After a brief stint with the team in 2022, Philadelphia signed him to a multi-year deal, and he made headlines on media day by boldly declaring himself the best rebounder in NBA history.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-why-andre-drummond-never-thought-hed-play-with-joel-embiid">Drummond has begun his second run with the Sixers</a> on a high note, averaging 10.5 rebounds per game in the preseason. The former All-Star is expected to play an essential role in the regular season, helping to alleviate some of the physical strain on Joel Embiid.</p><p>Earlier this month, Joel Embiid announced that he intends to avoid playing in back-to-back games moving forward, which means his backup will likely see more playing time on the court.</p><p>The 76ers have 13 sets of back-to-back games scheduled for the 2024-25 season, indicating that Drummond is likely to make at least 13 starts. Given Embiid’s injury history, it’s reasonable to expect that the two-time All-Star will miss additional games, leading to even more starting opportunities for his backup.</p><p>Andre Drummond averaged 8.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game for the Chicago Bulls in a backup role during the 2023-24 season. At 31 years old, he is undoubtedly a valuable asset for the 76ers, whether off the bench or stepping into a starting role when needed.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-how-andre-drummond-helps-push-joel-embiid-to-be-best-center-in-the-league">Although Drummond won’t replicate Embiid</a>‘s production, he will play a vital role in preventing the 76ers from struggling during the minutes that the 2023 MVP is off the court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andre Drummond drops hilariously honest confession about his rebounding

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was a time in the not-too-distant past when a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-joel-embiid-trolls-andre-drummond-in-nsfw-fashion" rel="noopener">showdown between Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond</a> was appointment viewing for fans of the Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons.</p><p>Two of the top young two-way centers in the NBA at the time, both were focal points of their respective teams with two-way versatility, even if the “Big Penguin” never expanded his range outside of the painted area. And yet, as Embiid’s star continued to shine, Drummond’s stock took a free fall, bouncing around the league before landing in Philadelphia for the 2021-22 season on a one-year, $2.4 million vet minimum contract.</p><p>Discussing what it was like to team up with a player who once tormented him both on and off the court in an appearance on the <i>Run Your Race Podcast</i>, Drummond revealed how the duo were able to co-exist and how they have<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-how-andre-drummond-helps-push-joel-embiid-to-be-best-center-in-the-league"> since become good friends</a>.</p><p>“Going to Philly was a crazy thing for me. I never thought in a million years I’d be the same teammate as Joel Embiid. If you look at the track record of why I’m saying that, is that we’d have this personal vendetta with each other,” Drummond told  <i>Run Your Race Podcast</i>. “But it was never, you know, a real beef; it was just like I saw him being this guy, one of the best bigs in the league, and I was like, I want to get to that point that I was just as good. So I’ve got to play this guy to the best of my abilities. So, I would never back down from him, and he can attest to that. Some guys would let him do what he wants like I’m no b**tch, I’m not going for that.”</p><p>Though their initial pairing was shortlived, with Drummond only appearing in 49 games in Philadelphia before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets alongside Ben Simmons and Seth Curry, he immediately became a fan favorite in the city and has since returned to the team on a new two-year, $10 million deal. In the end, Drummond and Embiid are teammates once more, and the 76ers are going to need both of them to succeed in 2024-25, as the “Process” reportedly<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-reveals-probably-never-play-back-to-backs-again"> may never play a back-to-back game again</a>.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Andre-Drummond-in-his-76ers-uniform.jpg"><figcaption>Reese Strickland-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Andre Drummond should be a perfect 1B for the 76ers in 2024</b></h2><p>With Embiid’s big announcement delivered to Tim Bontemps earlier in the week and 15 back-to-back games on the 76ers schedule in 2024-25, the 76ers are going to need Drummond now more than ever to step up and play a massive role moving forward.</p><p>Fortunately, in 76ers games where Embiid wasn’t available but Drummond was starting, 12 to be exact, his production was very good, averaging nine points, <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/andre-drummond-76ers-stats-when-starting" rel="noopener">14.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and a steal in 29.3 minutes</a> of action per night. Factor in the addition of second-round pick Adem Bona, who was encouraging in the preseason, and Olympic star Guerschon Yabusele, who is a power forward but could moonlight as a small-ball center due to his thick frame, and the 76ers might actually be able to <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=76ers+record+without+embiid+2023-24" rel="noopener">win more than 16 games</a> without Embiid on the court in 2024-25.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Andre Drummond never thought he’d play with Joel Embiid, 76ers

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ranking-andre-drummonds-10-most-meme-able-moments');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ranking Andre Drummond’s 10 most meme-able moments');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ranking-Andre-Drummonds-10-meme-able-moments.jpg"></figure><h1>Ranking Andre Drummond’s 10 most meme-able moments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T13:02:13-07:00">September 24th, 1:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T13:02:13-07:00">September 24th, 1:02pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Throughout his NBA career, Andre Drummond has shown that he was an All-Star caliber center for a reason. In his NBA career, Drummond has garnered two All-Star Game appearances, an All-NBA Team selection, All-Rookie Team honors, and led the NBA in rebounds four times. The Bulls center continues to be one of the most impressive rebounders in the league.</p><p>But while Drummond has shown flashes of greatness, he has also been at the center of epic-fail plays and other moments that could only bring laughter. Here’s Andre Drummond’s 10 meme-able moments, ranked.</p><h2><b>10. Peace sign before dunk</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond went Tyreek Hill and hit 'em with the peace sign on this fast-break dunk ✌️😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBATV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBATV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/K5GAgYj56K">pic.twitter.com/K5GAgYj56K</a></p><p>— Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) <a href="https://twitter.com/Balldontlie/status/1507904274608533508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Andre Drummond loves dunking the basketball whenever he gets the chance. But before doing so, he took out a page off NFL star Tyreek Hill’s playbook to pull off a peace sign before the dunk in 2022 while playing for the Brooklyn Nets. Although the dunk was successful, it’s surely one of the most meme-able moments in the All-Star center’s career.</p><h2><b>9. Dance after the dunk</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond with the dunk plus the foul and a little dance after 😂😂<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DetroitBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DetroitBasketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/wEX3wufV6z">pic.twitter.com/wEX3wufV6z</a></p><p>— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/DefPenHoops/status/812477873210716160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2016</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Speaking of dunking the basketball, there’s no question that Drummond loves to celebrate after doing so. In this case, Drummond pulled out the shimmy after converting a two-handed jam plus a foul in 2016 while playing for the Detroit Pistons. The shimmy surely adds some extra sauce.</p><h2><b>8. Photobombing Kevin Hart</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond is just like me. He can't help but dance to <a href="https://twitter.com/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@taylorswift13</a>. Watch Drummond photobomb <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinHart4real?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KevinHart4real</a>. <a href="https://t.co/b0N9x8E8iy">pic.twitter.com/b0N9x8E8iy</a></p><p>— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) <a href="https://twitter.com/BradGalli/status/698310113954820096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2016</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kevin Hart is popular for his funny moments on screen. But during this interview segment with Cassidy Hubarth at the 2016 All-Star celebrity game, it was the Bulls center who stole the show. Not only did the All-Star center photobomb Hart’s interview, but Drummond even pulled out some dance moves, which forced Hart to push him away from the screen.</p><h2><b>7. Reacting to Marcus Morris</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">😂 Andre Drummond's reaction to Morris spiking the ball! <a href="https://t.co/qc7NA9X8d4">pic.twitter.com/qc7NA9X8d4</a></p><p>— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1192425913755086853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When the calls don’t go his way, Marcus Morris Sr. is one to express his frustration and dislike against the referees. In this case, the forward got called for a travel in a game in 2019.</p><p>Drummond would ask for the ball, but shortly after, Morris slammed the basketball hard to the ground, leading to a technical foul against the Knicks forward.  Amazed by the sequence of events, Drummond’s reaction was priceless.</p><h2><b>6. Celebrating the dish</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This was my favorite assist by Andre Drummond last night. Look at that celebration. 🙂 <a href="https://t.co/KauCQx0Elx">pic.twitter.com/KauCQx0Elx</a></p><p>— Positive Residual (@presidual) <a href="https://twitter.com/presidual/status/937091342466822145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Drummond isn’t known to be a passing center. However, in this scenario, Drummond was part of a give-and-go play that saw him properly locate teammate Reggie Jackson for the easy two points in 2017. Happy to get the assist, the former NBA rebounding leader celebrated with a special dance of generosity. He’s a gift that keeps on giving.</p><h2><b>5. Stepback three goes wrong</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond Stepback 3 &amp; Dwane Casey Reaction <a href="https://t.co/ty6DXLJCzD">pic.twitter.com/ty6DXLJCzD</a></p><p>— Gustavo (@iamvega1982) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamvega1982/status/1104199319584993280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In a Bulls uniform, Drummond has shown that he has expanded his game by showing flashes of making his threes. But back when he played for the Pistons, Drummond actually attempted a stepback corner three with the shot clock expiring in 2019.</p><p>Unfortunately, Drummond only hit the backboard, triggering an irate response from former NBA Coach of the Year Award winner Dwayne Casey.</p><h2><b>4. Showering teammate Nikola Vucevic</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Showering teammates and coaches with energy drinks are often reserved for winning the NBA championship. However, after the Bulls finally won after a five-game losing streak to improve to 6-14 thanks to Nikola Vucevic’s season-high 29 points to go along with 10 rebounds, Drummond didn’t hold back in giving Nikola Vucevic a shower.</p><h2><b>3. Blowing the dunk</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Looks like we have a new Andre Drummond meme 😂</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/eVgvqxXNWd">pic.twitter.com/eVgvqxXNWd</a></p><p>— NBA World (@NBAW0RLD24) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAW0RLD24/status/1714467219458125987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Although Drummond loves to dunk when he gets a chance to, it’s sad to say that he finds a way to miss them as well despite being wide open. Despite completing a nice steal against the Raptors, the rim decided to block Drummond’s dunk in 2023.</p><h2><b>2. Copying LeBron James</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond x LeBron 😂</p><p>(Via <a href="https://twitter.com/awesemo_com?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Awesemo_Com</a>) <a href="https://t.co/yGQyWUX5fu">pic.twitter.com/yGQyWUX5fu</a></p><p>— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1398137234138750976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After a dominant stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Lakers secured the services of Andre Drummond after picking him up from the buy-out market. Not only did it give the Lakers an All-Star caliber center in lieu of Anthony Davis’ injury, but it also helped Drummond <a href="https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/andre-drummonds-dream-is-to-play-with-lebron-james-one-of-my-goals-in-life-is-to-meet-and-play-with-or-against-lebron-james" rel="noopener">accomplish his lifelong dream</a> to play alongside LeBron James.</p><p>As an LBJ fan, it wasn’t surprising a lot of young basketball players were inspired by his game. In fact, Drummond took it to a whole new level as a major fan by copying his moves from the bench.</p><h2><b>1. Ruining his own teammate’s alley-oop</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chicago Bulls' uncontested fast break goes hilariously wrong as Torrey Craig throws himself an alley-oop off the backboard only to be thwarted by TEAMMATE Andre Drummond: 'They both missed!' <a href="https://t.co/N0cj8xiieC">https://t.co/N0cj8xiieC</a></p><p>— Mail Sport (@MailSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/MailSport/status/1778036533888458908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the latter parts of the 2023-24 season, while the Bulls are wrapping up their season for the play-in tournament, Drummond and the squad made the headlines for the wrong reasons. Bulls forward Torrey Craig had a breakaway fastbreak play that saw him attempt a self alley-oop, which would’ve made the highlight reel.</p><p>Unfortunately for him his teammate Drummond decided to dunk the ball himself over Craig, leading to a missed dunk. Instead of making the highlight reel, both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-torrey-craig-response-andre-drummond-dunk-fail">Drummond and Craig became the faces</a> of a meme that won’t be forgotten anytime soon. To add insult to injury, the Bulls also lost the game against the New York Knicks, 128-117.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ranking Andre Drummond’s 10 most meme-able moments

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-how-andre-drummond-helps-push-joel-embiid-to-be-best-center-in-the-league');   ga('set', 'title', 'How 76ers’ Andre Drummond helps ‘push’ Joel Embiid to be ‘best center in the league’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/76ers-Joel-Embiid-Andre-Drummond.jpg"></figure><h1>How 76ers’ Andre Drummond helps ‘push’ Joel Embiid to be ‘best center in the league’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-10T13:27:31-07:00">September 10th, 1:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-10T13:27:31-07:00">September 10th, 1:27pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — Andre Drummond felt comfortable with the Philadelphia 76ers within his first week on the team, the very beginning of his first stint that began in the 2021 offseason. The embrace he got from the city made the transition to a new team and a role as a backup immensely easier. After being included in the midseason Ben Simmons-James Harden trade and spending two seasons with the Chicago Bulls, he’s excited to be back with the Sixers.</p><p>Drummond made an appearance at the Thomas H. Dudley Family School in Camden, New Jersey, joining the Sixers and Five Below in their Back-to-School Tipoff event. Just as thrilled as he is to reacclimate himself to a familiar, friendly community, he’s “really, really happy” for the season to start.</p><p>“When I wake up in the morning,” Drummond told ClutchPoints, “I just have this energy, like, ‘We have something really special here and we can’t let it go to waste.’”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond handing out Sixers water bottles with stickers and a gift card in them to students as they head back to their classrooms <a href="https://t.co/nlF9HLeCn6">pic.twitter.com/nlF9HLeCn6</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1833568266402582875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Joel Embiid reached out to Drummond in free agency to see if the veteran big man would return to the 76ers. That meant a lot to Drummond, who already <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-andre-drummond-honest-take-being-back-home-philly">thought of Philly as home</a>. Making the reunion with Philly even sweeter was the signing of Reggie Jackson, who played almost a decade with Drummond on the Detroit Pistons.</p><p>Drummond returning to the 76ers gives them more stability at the backup center spot. His sensational rebounding, size and occasional playmaking make him a relatively stable option off the bench. But he also gives the team someone who will compete hard against Embiid in practice.</p><p>“I’m playing against the best center in the league every single day, so not only is he getting the best work out of me, vice versa — I’m getting the best work out of him because he’s challenging me, as well,” Drummond said. “And for me, he knows I’m not gonna ever back down from him.</p><p>“And it’s been like that [since] I’ve been in Detroit,” he continued. “I think that’s really why he respects me, because no matter how good he is, he might have the upper hand on me but I’m gonna keep coming. I’m gonna push him to be great. I’m gonna push him to be the best player he can be, really to show the world why he is the best center to play this game.”</p><p>Drummond knows how much Embiid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-france-star-guerschon-yabusele-drops-truth-on-decision-to-join-philly">works on improving himself</a>, a compliment that new Sixer Guerschon Yabusele also offered. Even if his role isn’t as prominent as it could have been on another team, the environment and players on Philly’s roster is perfect for the 31-year-old big man.</p><p>Just like he was with a second-year Paul Reed, Drummond is slated ahead of another young center in Adem Bona on the depth chart. He doesn’t want to overwhelm the rookie out of UCLA, who gets plenty of input and instruction from coaches already, so he resorts to giving him “little hints” on how to do certain things better.</p><p>“Like, if he does something that I notice he could change, I’m like, ‘Hey, on screens, maybe turn your body a little bit different.’ Or, ‘[on a] pick-and-roll, maybe don’t go up so high.’ Just little things like that,” Drummond said. While being a mentor is part of why the 76ers wanted to get him back, they also want someone more solid behind Embiid.</p><p>“He’s just a dominant player, he’s really just a super hardworking guy that really wants to be great,” Drummond said of Embiid. “You can’t help but support a guy that is trying to do so much for a city or for a team. I’m glad I’m here to be able to alleviate some pressure for him and really win a lot of games.”</p><h2><b>Andre Drummond joins Sixers for back-to-school event in Camden</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Andre-Drummond-reacts-to-defensive-stop.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Andre Drummond participated in the first of two Back-to-School Tipoff events, the second of which takes place on Thursday at a school in Philadelphia and features a different, yet-to-be-announced Sixer. Drummond makes it a personal goal to “shed some light” on the schools in his adopted home cities.</p><p>“I love doing stuff like this, man,” Drummond told ClutchPoints. “Anything with school kids and giving back to the community, I’m always front in line for those kinds of things. I live by that, man. I love to get back to the community, especially in the cities that I play in. It just means a lot to me ’cause they’re the next generation.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond presents two teachers from Thomas H. Dudley Family School in Camden with $500 gift cards to Five Below to use for school supplies <a href="https://t.co/0sTdGMWbtQ">pic.twitter.com/0sTdGMWbtQ</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1833567324257067261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Drummond greeted students, answered questions about his NBA career and school — his favorite subject was English and his favorite cafeteria food was a chicken patty — and surprised two teachers with gift cards to Five Below totaling $500 each courtesy of the team and the store.</p><p>“Enjoy being a kid. Learn something,” Drummond <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1833565661114597511" rel="noopener">told the students in the crowd</a>. “Enjoy the experience.”</p><p>Before Drummond was introduced to the crowd, the 76ers’ mascot, Franklin, hosted a layup-free-throw-three-pointer tournament with four student participants and pumped up the crowd as Drummond arrived. The gym was decorated with illustrations of the Sixers logo and pictures of players’ jerseys. Participating in opportunities like these endear Drummond to the community even more — and vice versa.</p><p>“It’s an amazing feeling to be wanted and appreciated for what I do, so it’s an honor to be back here,” Andre Drummond said. “It’s an honor to put a Sixers jersey back on and do something bigger than me.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-andre-drummond-rips-sportscenter-incorrect-angel-reese-ben-wallace-tweet');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Andre Drummond rips SportsCenter for incorrect Angel Reese-Ben Wallace tweet');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Andre-Drummond-rips-SportsCenter-for-incorrect-Angel-Reese-Ben-Wallace-tweet.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Andre Drummond rips SportsCenter for incorrect Angel Reese-Ben Wallace tweet</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-27T20:18:58-07:00">August 27th, 8:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-27T20:19:42-07:00">August 27th, 8:19pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sports media can get things wrong sometimes, and even ESPN’s SportsCenter isn’t immune to mistakes, as Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond pointed out on Tuesday. The offense came from a post made by the official SportsCenter account on X, formerly Twitter, that compared Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese to Hall of Famer Ben Wallace for her impressive feats on the glass.</p><p>Here’s the <a href="https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/1828190436617277752" rel="noopener">misleading post</a> in question, which Drummond took exception to. In the post, SportsCenter conveniently left out the veteran big man in its mention of “players in the WNBA &amp; NBA in the last 50 years to grab 20+ REB three games in a row.”</p><p>So, Drummond quoted SportsCenter’s post <a href="https://x.com/AndreDrummond/status/1828581606682173920" rel="noopener">in his response</a> that said, ” 👀 👀you forgetting someone *cough.”</p><h2><b>The 76ers’ big man was a problem</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Andre-Drummond-takes-a-shot-during-a-game.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Who knows how the SportsCenter account got it wrong when Drummond had started his career by stuffing the stat sheet? Thankfully for him, many other commenters looked up his stats during his time with the Detroit Pistons to defend his claim.</p><p>In a reply to his first quote-response, someone pulled up a four-game stretch in 2019 where the center averaged 22.5 points and 21.5 rebounds in four games.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">literally did it in 4 games in a row idk why they lying on your name <a href="https://t.co/RF8SgzuhlG">pic.twitter.com/RF8SgzuhlG</a></p><p>— Rahim🇨🇦 (@Rahimbtw) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rahimbtw/status/1828584128796602671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Andre Drummond also quoted another poster who pulled up a stretch of games where he grabbed 20 or more rebounds, taking offense to SportsCenter snubbing one of the great rebounders in the modern NBA.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tell em again <a href="https://t.co/Cl9o7yNm45">https://t.co/Cl9o7yNm45</a></p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1828581714878145005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Another person also blamed SportsCenter for not doing their due diligence and researching the stats before making such an outrageous post. Likewise, Drummond quoted this tweet and said, “Whoever posted it must be new to basketball.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Whoever posted it must be new to basketball 🤷🏾‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/3S1r4o2E2n">https://t.co/3S1r4o2E2n</a></p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1828584892914909237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Moreover, Stathead also corrected SportsCenter’s Drummond snub, revealing that the account also ignored Atlanta Hawks’ big man and fellow <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-deandre-hunter-clint-capela-trade-scenarios">rebound machine Clint Capela</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Andre Drummond was not happy with the SportsCenter account omitting his streak of 20+ rebound games.</p><p>According to stathead, both Drummond and Clint Capela each recorded 4+ straight games of 20+ rebounds. <a href="https://t.co/YrI5o2w23N">pic.twitter.com/YrI5o2w23N</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1828603748941475927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While Drummond may be right to complain, it doesn’t take away from Angel Reese’s achievement. After all, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sky-news-angel-reese-wild-wnba-history">Reese has made WNBA history</a> a few times already in just her rookie season. For one thing, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sky-news-sky-angel-reese-fastest-wnba-20-double-doubles">Sky rookie is the fastest WNBA player</a> to grab 20 double-doubles in one season.</p><p>Likewise, being compared to Ben Wallace is another accomplishment in itself.</p><h2><b>NBA history</b></h2><p>However, it’s also disrespectful to ignore the achievements of others just to praise the next big thing. Drummond might have passed his prime a few seasons ago, but his size and rebounding ability still give him some value around the league. For instance, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/a8910947/andre-drummond">76ers reunited Drummond with Joel Embiid</a> because they need a backup big when Embiid takes a break.</p><p>Fans might also argue that the modern NBA has left behind post-centric big men like Drummond, but his records still stay in the books, and no one should take that away from him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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