<!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', '/thunder-news-bismack-biyombo-health-gets-critical-update-after-scary-on-court-collapse');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder: Bismack Biyombo’s health gets critical update after scary on-court collapse');   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/2024/03/Thunder-Bismack-Biyombos-health-gets-critical-update-after-scary-on-court-collapse.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder: Bismack Biyombo’s health gets critical update after scary on-court collapse</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-06T21:43:22-08:00">March 6th, 9:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-06T21:43:22-08:00">March 6th, 9:43pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Wednesday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-bismack-biyombo-okc-bench-alarmed-after-fainting-during-timeout-grizzlies" rel="noopener">a scary incident occurred</a> on the Oklahoma City Thunder bench when Bismack Biyombo suddenly collapsed while greeting his teammates and giving them high-fives during a pause in the action during their clash against the Portland Trail Blazers. The good thing is that Biyombo was able to get back to his feet and walk to the tunnel under his own power, although the cause for Biyombo’s sudden collapse remains a cause for concern for the Thunder brass.</p><p>Thankfully, good news surrounding Biyombo continue to come out. According to Brett Siegel, NBA reporter for ClutchPoints, the Thunder <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1765605414622597283" rel="noopener">have cleared</a> Biyombo of any serious health issue, although given the worrying nature of a sudden collapse, the team will continue to monitor his condition through the night and through tomorrow.</p><p>Bismack Biyombo’s collapse alarmed the entire Thunder bench, with OKC players looking over in the immediate aftermath to ensure that the veteran big man was alright. But immediately after fainting, Biyombo <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1765606457263747416" rel="noopener">was reportedly “alert”</a>, as per Siegel, which should have calmed down what were very justified worries over the 31-year old center’s condition.</p><p>The scariest part about Biyombo’s fainting was the fall; the Thunder players didn’t seem to realize what was happening in real time, so Biyombo fell straight onto the ground instead of being caught by any of his teammates. Mike Muscala looked like a very confused man when Biyombo was falling, but was immediately concerned when he realized what just happened.</p><p>Now, it looks like Bismack Biyombo did not hit his head hard on the hardwood or hit his head hard on the knee of Gordon Hayward, who appears to have borne the brunt of the collision.</p><p>It’s not quite clear yet why Biyombo fell down the way he did. Biyombo will have to undergo further testing to fully ascertain the reason for his sudden collapse. But this report from the Thunder means that there’s not much reason to be worried about the veteran center moving forward.</p><p>Bismack Biyombo was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-sign-bismack-biyombo-minimum-deal-after-grizzlies-release" rel="noopener">signed by the Thunder</a> on February 10, 2024 to provide more frontcourt depth. Biyombo is a resolute paint defender and an industrious rebounder, but most of all, he has become a beloved figure in the OKC locker room.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder: Bismack Biyombo’s health gets critical update after scary on-court collapse

<!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', '/thunder-news-bismack-biyombo-okc-bench-alarmed-after-fainting-during-timeout-grizzlies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder’s Bismack Biyombo has OKC bench alarmed after fainting during timeout vs Trail Blazers');   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/2024/03/Thunder-new-Bismack-Biyombo-has-OKC-bench-alarmed-after-fainting-during-timeout-vs-Trail-Blazers.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder’s Bismack Biyombo has OKC bench alarmed after fainting during timeout vs Trail Blazers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-06T20:37:10-08:00">March 6th, 8:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-07T08:52:21-08:00">March 7th, 8:52am</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Chris Smith is an All Sports Editor for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner. Smith has previously written for FanSided and Last Word on Sports, and his primary interests lie in the NBA, Brooklyn Nets, and distance running.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Oklahoma City Thunder are engaged in an intense matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/portland-trail-blazers-bold-predictions-after-2024-nba-all-star-break" rel="noopener">against the Portland Trail Blazers</a>. OKC has an early advantage over Portland; however, players and fans were alarmed by Bismack Biyombo’s sudden fainting near the bench.</p><h2><b>Bismack Biyombo scares Thunder after appearing to pass out </b></h2><p>Biyombo stood by Oklahoma City’s bench and high-fived players during an intermission. Then, the veteran center suddenly <a href="https://twitter.com/CAlmanza1007/status/1765582055058898952" rel="noopener">fell backward onto the floor</a>, per Clemente Almanza.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bismack Biyombo fell after the previous timeout. Thankfully, he got up on his own and walked off to the tunnel <a href="https://t.co/PUWXsPXVTj">pic.twitter.com/PUWXsPXVTj</a></p><p>— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) <a href="https://twitter.com/CAlmanza1007/status/1765582055058898952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Thankfully, Biyombo recovered and was able to walk to the tunnel on his own accord.</p><p>Biyombo averages 4.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game. His veteran presence has been highly valuable during OKC’s impressive season.</p><p>The Thunder jumped to a solid 65-57 lead on the Trail Blazers by halftime. Of course, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 16 first-half points. In addition, rookie center Chet Holmgren finished the half with 16 points and nine rebounds.</p><p>Nevertheless, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-skip-bayless-issues-serious-lebron-james-la-warning-to-west-after-thunder-demolition" rel="noopener">Oklahoma City needs to keep</a> its foot on the gas if it wants to win against Portland.</p><p>The Blazers entered the matchup at 17-43 after a tough 119-114 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.  Thus, the team is hungry for an upset against OKC.</p><p>Jerami Grant notched 11 points by the end of the half. Moreover, Portland will want to see more production from Anfernee Simmons, who totaled just six points.</p><p>The Thunder expect more contributions from their stars as well. OKC had four of its five starters score in the double digits. The lone single-digit scorer was Luguentz Dort.</p><p>All in all, it was great to see Bismack Biyombo alert after his fainting scare. Hopefully, he stays well and does not have any more issues.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Bismack Biyombo has OKC bench alarmed after fainting during timeout vs Trail Blazers

<!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', '/thunder-news-sign-bismack-biyombo-minimum-deal-after-grizzlies-release');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder sign Bismack Biyombo to minimum deal after Grizzlies release');   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/2024/02/Thunder_news_Oklahoma_City_signs_Bismack_Biyombo_to_minimum_deal_after_Grizzlies_release.webp"></figure><h1>Thunder sign Bismack Biyombo to minimum deal after Grizzlies release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-10T11:44:30-08:00">February 10th, 11:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-10T11:45:08-08:00">February 10th, 11:45am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sportswriter who is comfortable covering many different sports. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Barring catastrophe, this year has already been a great success for the Oklahoma City Thunder (35-16). They are well ahead of their expected timetable and are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-17-bojan-bogdanovic-gordon-hayward-trade-deadline-knicks-thunder" rel="noopener">contending for the No. 1 seed</a> in the Western Conference. An early postseason elimination would obviously sting, but this young group is going to gain vital experience one way or another.</p><p>The Thunder are not in the mood to settle for a step in the right direction, however. They have a dangerous trio made up of MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, rising star Jalen Williams and superb rookie Chet Holmgren, along with the fearless mentality to run the gauntlet. But with former champions and the best players in the game today standing in their way, they could use some veteran toughness.</p><p>Enter general manager Sam Presti. Oklahoma City <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1756381217988206703" rel="noopener">is signing</a> center Bismack Biyombo to a minimum contract, according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. Fans were a bit puzzled after the front office failed to address its glaring need of big-man depth at the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/gordon-hayward-trade-grades-thunder-hornets-deal" rel="noopener">NBA trade deadline</a> this past Thursday, but they should be intrigued by this free agent addition.</p><h2><b>Thunder find their backup center for playoffs</b></h2><p>Biyombo averaged 5.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in almost 24 minutes per game for the Memphis Grizzlies before being waived in early-January. Although production significantly dropped after being given a bigger workload on the depleted squad (averaged more blocks in just 14.3 minutes per game with the Phoenix Suns in 2023), the 31-year-old should be more impactful with the Thunder.</p><p>A supporting role on a good team fits Bismack Biyombo well at this stage of his career. While he may not have an answer against Nikola Jokic, Anthony Davis or other top bigs in the West, this move shows that OKC is aware of its potential roadblocks. That is a highly encouraging sign for this year and the many to follow.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder sign Bismack Biyombo to minimum deal after Grizzlies release

<!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', '/clippers-news-russell-westbrook-takes-bismack-biyombo-out-earns-flagrant-1-vs-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers guard Russell Westbrook takes Bismack Biyombo out, earns Flagrant 1 vs. Suns');   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/2023/04/Russell-Westbrook-Bismack-Biyombo-Clippers-Suns.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers guard Russell Westbrook takes Bismack Biyombo out, earns Flagrant 1 vs. Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-25T21:44:52-07:00">April 25th, 9:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-25T21:44:52-07:00">April 25th, 9:44pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers’ season is getting away from them, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-paul-george-delivers-strong-message-to-russell-westbrook-on-free-agency" rel="noopener">Russell Westbrook knows it</a>. Repeatedly on the back foot in the middle of a third quarter offensive flurry from the Phoenix Suns, Westbrook had to, one way or another, take out his frustration. After all, the Clippers point guard was also in the middle of a dreadful shooting night. And it all came to a head when Westbrook took a violent swing from behind to prevent Bismack Biyombo from cashing in on an easy bucket in the paint.</p><p>The Suns center crashed hard to the ground, clutching his shoulder after Westbrook appeared to yank his arm with what must be said is an admirable defensive effort to prevent two easy points. Alas, as admirable as that effort may have been, the referees <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1651072654454198278" rel="noopener">still called a flagrant foul penalty one</a> on the Clippers point guard, as they deemed the contact to be of an excessive nature.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russ got a flagrant 1 after this foul on Biyombo. <a href="https://t.co/avssxzkJUv">pic.twitter.com/avssxzkJUv</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1651072654454198278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The decision to foul Biyombo, despite the excessive contact, seemed to work at first, as the Suns big man split a pair at the charity stripe. However, everything that could go wrong for the Clippers in the third quarter did go wrong, as they proceeded to allow 50 points in total in the quarter.</p><p>As dispiriting as that third quarter was, the Clippers can hold their heads up high as they made the Suns sweat to end the contest. But that’s all a moot point for a team that will have plenty of offseason decisions to make as they navigate yet another heartbreaking playoff defeat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers guard Russell Westbrook takes Bismack Biyombo out, earns Flagrant 1 vs. Suns

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Biyombo, an 11-year NBA veteran, spent his first season in Phoenix with the Suns last year. He averaged just under 6 points and 5 rebounds per contest in 36 games. He could be in line for a bigger role next season given the Deandre Ayton <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-deandre-ayton-closing-in-on-phoenix-exit-amid-latest-free-agency-woj-bomb/">uncertainty</a>.</p><p>Biyombo has never been much of a scorer. He holds a career mark of 5.2 points per game. But he’s a strong rebounder and defender. He features impressive strength given his size of 6’8 and 255 pounds. Opponents have an extremely difficult time backing him down in the post.</p><p>Biyombo began his career in Charlotte before heading to Toronto for a season. After one year with the Raptors, Biyombo headed to Orlando and spent two years with the Magic before returning to Charlotte for 3 seasons. He is now prepared to enter his second campaign with the Suns.</p><p>Phoenix’s offseason has been dominated by Deandre Ayton rumors. Ayton is expected to sign elsewhere, but there is a chance the Suns bring him back into the fold. Ayton is one of the best young centers in the NBA and there is interest from other teams.</p><p>The Suns also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-earns-214-million-supermax-contract-nba2k23-cover/">signed Devin Booker to a max extension</a>. So Phoenix is planning to build around Booker for the long-term. For now, Phoenix is hoping to make another NBA Finals run with Booker, Chris Paul, and possibly Ayton leading the way next year. And Bismack Biyombo will provide necessary depth as well for the Suns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
1.8	1.8	0.2	0.3	0.1

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