<!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', '/suns-news-bol-bol-game-changing-review-nba-icon-ralph-sampson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bol Bol draws game-changing review from NBA icon Ralph Sampson');   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/IMG_0718.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bol Bol draws game-changing review from NBA icon Ralph Sampson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-14T19:16:02-07:00">September 14th, 7:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-14T19:16:02-07:00">September 14th, 7:16pm</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>Since Victor Wembanyama arrived in the NBA, there’s been an increase in awareness towards long, lanky 7-foot players with versatile skill-sets. Phoenix Suns center Bol Bol <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-shaq-hilariously-claims-bol-bol-better-victor-wembanyama">possesses a similar frame to</a> Wembanyama, and former NBA star Ralph Sampson <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2024/09/13/phoenix-suns-ralph-sampson-says-todays-players-wouldnt-survive-in-his-nba-era/75212177007/" rel="noopener">recently dropped high praise</a> for him as per Dana Scott of the Arizona Republic.</p><p>“Bol Bol is an elite talent. I played with Bol Bol’s father Manute, and he didn’t have the same talent that his son has. He can change the game if he wants to, but he’s gotta want to get it done and you’ve gotta have that grit,” Sampson said. “He can’t just settle for the 3, and Wembanyama can’t just settle for the 3 when the game’s on the line. You gotta find your niche and you gotta make it to the basket, you gotta score. And that’s what the learning development of the game should be. It’s gonna take some years to do that, but if they can do it and put the work in, they’ll be really good.”</p><p>Today’s generation of NBA fans may not know it since they were not old enough to witness it, but Ralph Sampson was also in a similar mold. He was a long, athletic 7-foot player who could do almost anything on the court.</p><h2><b>Bol Bol’s development with the Suns<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_0719.jpeg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Imagesd</figcaption></figure><p>Bol Bol is entering his second season with the Suns. He was signed as a free agent in the 2023 offseason to a one-year contract. He re-signed with the Suns on another one-year deal this offseason.</p><p>He didn’t figure all that prominently in the Suns rotation last season, but he showed glimpses of the player he could be if received regular playing time.</p><p>In 43 games, all off the bench, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds with splits of 61.6 percent shooting from the field, 42.3 percent shooting from the three-point line and 78.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line. His field goal percentage was a career-high.</p><p>He had been coming off the best season of his career when the Suns signed in 2023. He had just appeared in a career best 70 games with the Orlando Magic including 33 starts. He had put up a career-high 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.2 blocked shots in a little over 21 minutes per game.</p><p>Coming into the 2024-25 season, the Suns signed Mason Plumlee as their backup center. But Bol can play a little forward as well. It remains to be seen whether or not his role will expand at all under new head coach Mike Budenholzer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bol Bol draws game-changing review from NBA icon Ralph Sampson

<!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', '/suns-news-bol-bols-nsfw-callout-refs-caught-hot-mic-foul-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bol Bol’s NSFW callout of refs caught on hot mic after foul 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/2024/03/Suns-news-Bol-Bol_s-NSFW-callout-of-refs-caught-on-hot-mic-after-foul-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Bol Bol’s NSFW callout of refs caught on hot mic after foul vs. Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-24T08:04:34-07:00">March 24th, 8:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-24T08:04:34-07:00">March 24th, 8:04am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns cruised to an easy victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night, picking up a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-vs-spurs-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-3-23-2024">131-106 win</a> to earn their fourth victory over the past five games. While Devin Booker led the way with 32 points, Bol Bol caught a lot of attention for his strong play against rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama, and for an NSFW comment he made towards the refs after he disagreed with a foul called for Wemby.</p><p>Bol has emerged as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durant-mentor-bol-bol-frank-vogel-david-fizdale">key piece</a> off the bench for the Suns, and he chipped in with 13 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes of action for Phoenix against San Antonio. His most notable play of the game, though, might have been his quick comment that was picked up on a hot mic in which he <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1771701176821494165" rel="noopener">hilariously called the refs</a> out for favoring Wembanyama with their calls for him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“D*ckriding bro, I get it.”</p><p>Bol Bol after fouling Victor Wembanyama 😂</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/S3glxBtSXO">pic.twitter.com/S3glxBtSXO</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1771701176821494165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Bol Bol held his own when defending Victor Wembanyama for the Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bol-Bol-of-the-Suns.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Wembanyama certainly does use his lanky frame to get a friendly whistle from refs, and Bol wasn’t having it early on in the second quarter of this game. However, when Bol was on the floor, he did a good job of keeping Wembanyama quiet, and that was a big reason why the Suns were able to effortlessly coast to a victory in this one.</p><p>Bol didn’t allow Wembanyama to score during his time defending him, and overall, it was a quiet night for the talented Frenchman (13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 5/7 FGM) after he put together some big performances over the past few days. If Bol can be this effective off the bench against opposing big men every night for Phoenix, they can become an even scarier team with the playoffs drawing near.</p><p>While he’s not playing as much on a nightly basis as he was for the Orlando Magic last season, Bol has carved out a nice role with Phoenix, and he’s only getting better as the season goes on. Bol’s per game numbers won’t jump off the page (5.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 0.4 APG, 62 FG%, 39.5 3P%), but he’s continuing to get more comfortable in the flow of the team’s offense as a perimeter shooter, and anything he can add on defense is a big plus for Phoenix.</p><p>Shutting down a lackluster Spurs team isn’t the biggest accomplishment in the world, though, even when considering Wembanyama’s sensational talent. There will be bigger matchups in the future where the stakes are higher, and it will be up to Bol to deliver for the Suns in the way he has been over the past month. He may not want to hurl NSFW comments towards the refs like he did in this game, but as long as he does everything else he did in this game, Phoenix will be in a good spot moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bol Bol’s NSFW callout of refs caught on hot mic after foul 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', '/suns-news-kevin-durant-mentor-bol-bol-frank-vogel-david-fizdale');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Bol Bol with massive resurgence in first year with Phoenix, Kevin Durant');   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/bol.webp"></figure><h1>Suns’ Bol Bol with massive resurgence in first year with Phoenix, Kevin Durant</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-26T08:03:42-08:00">February 26th, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-26T08:03:42-08:00">February 26th, 8:03am</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Do you Bolieve? Phoenix Suns do.</p><p>Bol, whose father, Manute Bol, is one of the tallest players in history, has a rare if not unique skill. Bol Bol, who the Suns signed this offseason following a cut from the Orlando Magic, is a tweener because he is listed at 7-foot-3 but can dribble, handle and shoot like a point.</p><p>“He’s not a five,” Suns center Jusuf Nurkic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-injury-update-bradley-beal-lakers-lebron-james-anthony-davis-jusuf-nurkic" rel="noopener">joked</a>.</p><p>Bol himself said at media day he is unsure if he is a guard or a big.</p><p>“I’d say both,” he said, shrugging his shoulders.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I see this is a meme now. <a href="https://t.co/UHmKItbJoB">pic.twitter.com/UHmKItbJoB</a></p><p>— Trevor Booth (@TrevorMBooth) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrevorMBooth/status/1709578158130032981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>To this point, Bol has proven he can perform, regardless of where he is slotted by position. A former five-star prospect, Bol is looking like a capable role player for the Suns with just under two months remaining until the playoffs start.</p><p>Here’s a look from ClutchPoints at his progress.</p><h2>Bol analysis</h2><p>Bol is one of the more exciting players on the Suns because of his ball-handling. According to 247Sports, Bol <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/bol-bol-82110/high-school-209301/" rel="noopener">was projected</a> to be a top-3 pick before his lone collegiate year at Oregon, which has generated NBA talents Payton Pritchard and Dillon Brooks, among others.</p><p>That has not panned out. Bol suffered a foot injury with the Ducks and fell to the second round in 2019.</p><p>ClutchPoints’ Trevor Booth <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bol-bol-signing-nba-free-agency-kevin-durant-devin-booker" rel="noopener">wrote</a> the following about Bol.</p><p>“Do not be fooled: Bol has above-average ability on his frame that is close to rare for a player at his size. But the Suns have not found a diamond in the rough that could resemble the ability of Victor Wembanyama, unless Bol fully unlocks everything he is capable of doing while staying healthy.</p><p>He can shoot from the outside but he has not been good at it. Bol shot 25 percent and 26.5 percent from 3-point range in the last two seasons. Granted, some of this could be since the (Orlando) Magic did not use him well as a power forward. But this is supposed to be a part of his game that separates him and makes him a more unique talent, and that has not been something he can rely on.</p><p>Bol is also a tweener. He has the size and capability of fulfilling a role as a shot-blocker, but he played as a forward, wing and ball-handler in high school and early parts of college that may confuse him in terms of who he thinks he is. Coaches have to dial in that Bol has to fill a certain role, and Vogel seems like the type of coach who will do that.”</p><p>Bol’s development is something we previewed. Vogel has developed Indiana Pacers big Roy Hibbert and also grew Anthony Davis into a perennial rim protector and 1-5 defender.</p><p>“Bol has a chance to compete with the Suns, who have a great staff and culture in place. Phoenix president of basketball operations and general manager James Jones must see something in Bol the Suns could perhaps work with. He does have talent and can be fine-tuned into something valuable if he shows work ethic.”</p><h2>Growth</h2><p>Earlier this season, we <a href="https://twitter.com/TrevorMBooth/status/1713288568221958612" rel="noopener">posted</a> a video of Suns assistant David Fizdale next to Bol. There is tremendous reason to believe Fizdale, who was a two-time NBA champion with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat, has been a huge part of Bol’s development.</p><p>“We all love [Bol[, but Fiz has an affinity for him,” Vogel says.</p><p>On the floor, Bol has played best in lineups next to Kevin Durant, an idol of his. Sunday’s game against the Lakers and James included Bol next to Suns starting center Jusuf Nurkic, giving the Suns some rare offensive talent and versatility with long arms on defense.</p><p>“He’s been more than I expected,” Durant said following the Suns’ win over the Lakers. “His intangibles, his work ethic, his IQ, all the stuff that I didn’t really think about when it comes to Bol.</p><p>“That’s the foundation of his game.”</p><p>Bol has been able to find opportunities to shoot from three while being a threat to attack from the perimeter. He had a dunk over the Lakers’ Rui Hachimura that excited the Footprint Center crowd.</p><p>Bol had his best game with Nurkic out Friday against the Houston Rockets, scoring 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting including 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 14 rebounds. He also recorded one block and one steal.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bol Bol vs the Rockets!</p><p>25 Points (season high) <br>14 Rebounds (season high) <br>65% Shooting <br>2 Threes <br>In just 26 Minutes<a href="https://t.co/PvvKO7ogp6">pic.twitter.com/PvvKO7ogp6</a></p><p>— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1761424757155643762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He was great, there’s no other way to put it,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said after the 114-110 loss to the Rockets.</p><p>Bol was reportedly “gassed,” so the Suns will have to find out when and where to play him on the court.</p><h2>Expectation</h2><p>Bol’s development is important for the Suns, who will have less continuity than most teams they will face in the NBA playoffs.</p><p>Phoenix will likely rely on its starting five, which includes guard Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, Eric Gordon and Bol in the playoffs. Recent buyout market piece and longtime coveted player Thad Young could also be in the mix as well as Drew Eubanks, who is the closest the Suns have to a true backup center to Nurkic.</p><p>If Bol can continue to develop within the Suns’ rotations, especially next to Durant and guard Devin Booker, he could be an integral part of their pursuit of a title.</p><h2>Reflection, growth</h2><p>Bol cannot be any more impressive than he’s been. He’s even made a mark on his role model, Durant, who to most is a top-10 player of all time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="in">Kevin Durant mentoring young Bol Bol. <a href="https://t.co/uk5ihZ8Y4h">pic.twitter.com/uk5ihZ8Y4h</a></p><p>— Joyful Jester (@JoyfulJester1) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoyfulJester1/status/1761865208044085594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I just love everything about Bol and you can tell that everybody loves Bol,” Durant said previously.</p><p>Bol is yet to play in the postseason, so it’s likely the moment will be something he has to warm himself up to.</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', '/suns-news-shaq-hilariously-claims-bol-bol-better-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shaq hilariously claims that Suns’ Bol Bol is better than 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/2024/02/Suns_news_Shaq_hilariously_claims_that_Bol_Bol_is_better_than_Victor_Wembanyama_copy.webp"></figure><h1>Shaq hilariously claims that Suns’ Bol Bol is better than Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-09T15:50:43-08:00">February 9th, 3:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-09T15:53:26-08:00">February 9th, 3:53pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is a sports aficionado with a passion for basketball, football and Formula One. His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In an age where big men acquiring guard skills becomes more common, the NBA has seen its fair share of unicorns in recent years — seven-foot giants who can comfortably bring the ball down and create their own shots with moves akin to that of a ball-handler. Just take a look at Victor Wembanyama for example. Standing at 7’4 with a wingspan of approximately eight feet, Wembanyama’s skill with the basketball is unusual for someone of his stature. While the San Antonio Spurs big man continues to rack up the numbers, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal made it clear that he would still choose another similar player over the rookie: Bol Bol of the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>In a recent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3XIB7KevPs" rel="noopener">segment of Inside the NBA</a>, Charles Barkley asked O’Neal if he would take Bol over Wembanyama, which prompted the Diesel to give a simple response.</p><p>“Yup, I do.”</p><p>This led to disbelief and lighthearted laughter from O’Neal’s co-hosts. Still, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-shaquille-oneal-claims-bol-bol-is-a-little-better-but-lazy-compared-to-victor-wembanyama" rel="noopener">Shaq would stand by</a> his stance, adding that the Suns have a better record than the Spurs.</p><p>“Bol Bol’s better because the team’s got a better record,” O’Neal said. (via Bleacher Report and TNT)</p><h2>Bol Bol’s career so far</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/bolbol.webp"></figure><p>Looking at Bol’s game, his skillset seems comparable to Wembanyama’s. Still, one big concern surrounding the former Oregon Duck lies in his ability to stay healthy. Bol is now in his fifth season but has only seen action in a total of 138 career games. Plagued by multiple foot injuries throughout his career, the 7-foot-3 big man’s health remains a big question mark.</p><p>Additionally, he’s still seen by coaches as a developing prospect, which explains the lack of playing time. In his first three seasons with the Denver Nuggets, Bol hardly saw the floor. When suited up for the Orlando Magic last year, however, Bol was given a break. Appearing in 70 games, Bol averaged 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Magic.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bol-bol-gets-encouraging-hint-from-frank-vogel-about-playing-time" rel="noopener">This season, Bol</a> has only seen action in 15 outings, which can be attributed to both injuries and a lack of playing time due to Phoenix’s competitive roster. Still, the big man was granted minutes in three of the Suns’ most recent outings, which could be a positive sign moving forward. Overall, Bol Bol is just 24 years old, meaning the big man still has room to grow and bring out his full potential in the near future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shaq hilariously claims that Suns’ Bol Bol is better than 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', '/spurs-news-shaquille-oneal-claims-bol-bol-is-a-little-better-but-lazy-compared-to-victor-wembanyama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs: Shaquille O’Neal claims Bol Bol is a ‘little better’ but ‘lazy as f**k’ compared to 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/2024/01/Spurs-Shaquille-ONeal-claims-Bol-Bol-is-a-little-better-but-lazy-as-fk-compared-to-Victor-Wembanyama.webp"></figure><h1>Spurs: Shaquille O’Neal claims Bol Bol is a ‘little better’ but ‘lazy as f**k’ compared to Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-24T20:32:07-08:00">January 24th, 8:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-24T20:32:07-08:00">January 24th, 8:32pm</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>Two months ago, Shaquille O’Neal made waves on social media when he compared San Antonio Spurs rookie and generational prospect Victor Wembanyama to Bol Bol. Both players were blessed with freakish physical dimensions, but fans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-bol-bol-love-with-wild-victor-wembanyama-take" rel="noopener">could not comprehend</a> how Shaq would want to make this comparison especially when Bol has bounced around in the league — with the Phoenix Suns even picking him up on a minimum contract after the Orlando Magic waived him in the offseason.</p><p>But O’Neal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shaquille-oneal-doubles-down-on-controversial-victor-wembanyama-bol-bol-spurs-comments" rel="noopener">isn’t someone who backs down</a> from his earlier takes even though he’s the face of the “I wasn’t familiar with your game” meme. In fact, the Big Aristotle continued to defend his earlier Bol/Wembanyama take, <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1750281236637987009" rel="noopener">basically echoing</a> Otto Octavius’ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXfjAZkDXI" rel="noopener">unflattering review</a> of Peter Parker in the critically-acclaimed Spider-Man 2.</p><p>“Bol Bol is lazy as f**k. Bol Bol can do everything Wemby can do and even a little better: dribble behind the back, shoot the three, nice handle, the floater game. He’s just lazy,” O’Neal said on The Big Podcast presented by Playmaker.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Bol Bol can do everything Wemby can do and even a little better: dribble behind the back, shoot the three, nice handle, the floater game. He's just lazy."</p><p>Shaq comparing Bol Bol to Victor Wembanyama 🧐</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/bigpodwithshaq?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bigpodwithshaq</a>)<a href="https://t.co/EUOf512ITa">pic.twitter.com/EUOf512ITa</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1750281236637987009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Shaquille O’Neal added that he is not saying that the Suns big man is better than the Spurs rookie. The Hall of Famer merely contended that Victor Wembanyama is not the first player in league history to have a guard’s skillset in a 7’3+ frame and that he wants his contemporaries to pipe down on the overly exaggerated Wembanyama hype.</p><p>However, calling Bol Bol “lazy” may be a reductionist way of seeing things. Perhaps the Suns big man does have work ethic issues, which led to his slide during the 2019 NBA Draft, but it’s more than likely that he just doesn’t have the “it” factor. It seems like the game goes way too fast for Bol, as he tends to lag behind in terms of defensive rotations and defensive movements. This makes him the quintessential highlight reel player whose flashy moments lead some to believe that he has a much bigger impact on the game than he actually does.</p><p>Even though Victor Wembanyama is just 20 years old, he is already a better two-way player than Bol has ever been. Perhaps Shaquille O’Neal’s latest (harsh) clarification of his previous statements would finally put to bed the incongruent comparisons between the Spurs franchise cornerstone and the Suns bench warmer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.3	1.6	0.1	-	-

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