<!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-chimezie-metu-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'What to expect from Chimezie Metu in Suns’ 2023-24 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/2023/08/metu.jpg"></figure><h1>What to expect from Chimezie Metu in Suns’ 2023-24 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-16T09:22:33-07:00">August 16th, 9:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-16T09:22:33-07:00">August 16th, 9:22am</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">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns added to their frontcourt depth this offseason <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-free-agency-signings-grade-nba-offseason" rel="noopener">by signing</a> forward Chimezie Metu, who played the last three seasons for the Sacramento Kings.</p><p>Metu, who is 26 years old, is entering his sixth NBA season. He started 20 games for the Kings in 2021-22 and averaged 21.3 minutes per game. However, his role significantly diminished in 2022-23, when he averaged just 10.4 minutes per game and was not in the playoff rotation. Former Suns center Alex Len occupied the backup center role.</p><p>Metu played college basketball at USC and was a first-team All-Pac-12 pick in 2018. He won the conference’s Most Improved Player award in 2017.</p><p>Here is Metu’s player analysis, from ClutchPoints.</p><h2>Suns signing</h2><p>The Suns lacked consistent center play behind Deandre Ayton in 2022-23. They lost center JaVale McGee in free agency and replaced him with Jock Landale. Bismack Biyombo, who re-signed with the Suns in the 2022 offseason, also played a big role.</p><p>Phoenix is likely to have some combination of Ayton and either Metu or forward/center Drew Eubanks in its rotation. Metu was a reserve option for the Kings this past season and was out of the rotation by the playoffs.</p><h2>Statistics</h2><p>PPG: 4.9</p><p>RPG: 3.0</p><p>FG%: 58.9 (career-best)</p><p>FT%: 74.0</p><h2>Strengths</h2><p>Metu has a listed 6-foot-9 frame with a 7-feet wingspan. He was known as a capable defender at USC and has skills that could benefit coach Frank Vogel’s scheme.</p><p>Metu only averaged 0.3 blocks per game this past season, but he can contest shots at the rim. He has good balance and coordination as a help-side defender that can bode well for the Suns.</p><p>The Suns’ second-string rotation is likely to include guards Jordan Goodwin and Eric Gordon, one of Josh Okogie or Keita Bates-Diop, Yuta Watanabe and Eubanks or Metu. Metu has a little more twitch than Eubanks and can face up and turn to the rim to score. He is a good athlete and can dunk the ball with one or two hands off drives. Metu also has a pull-up jumper he can use in the high post, can finish with either hand and has a good post game from the low to high post.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Eubanks is a better pick-and-roll player, however, and is fearless at the rim. The Suns have to find an identity to their team, so it remains to be seen if they will opt for Eubanks’ strong pick-and-roll finishing or Metu, who may be a bit more diverse in what he can do offensively.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>Metu was benched in favor of Len, who was better at offensive rebounding. He is on a team with a different style — Suns coach Frank Vogel led teams to the top defense rating three times in his coaching career — which may suit him better.</p><p>Metu is an athletic player who can provide some positional versatility in the frontcourt. It is possible the Suns could play Eubanks and Metu at the same time if they want to go bigger and put pressure on the rim offensively.</p><p>Metu won the Pac-12’s Most Improved Player award in college and has grown in the NBA. He has a bigger frame than he did with USC — he was listed at 225 pounds but looks more well put-together in the NBA, especially in his lower body — and is an athletic finisher teams have to be wary of.</p><p>Metu has more to his game than Eubanks, but he is slightly taller at 6-foot-10 and shoots a very high percentage from the field.</p><h2>Expectations</h2><p>Metu has a chance to play into a Suns rotation that will have to be consistent for the team to win an NBA championship. Metu has upside as an athletic player who the Suns can use offensively thanks to his post game and ability to drive to the basket.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What to expect from Chimezie Metu in Suns’ 2023-24 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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Chimezie Metu reacts to epic 3-point buzzer-beater vs. Mavs');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kings-news-chimezie-metu-reacts-to-epic-3-point-buzzer-beater-to-stun-mavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Chimezie Metu reacts to epic 3-point buzzer-beater vs. Mavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-30T05:57:09-08:00">December 30th, 5:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-30T06:01:44-08:00">December 30th, 6:01am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt has been an editor at ClutchPoints since 2018. He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings were on the verge of a brutal loss to a shorthanded Dallas Mavericks team on Wednesday night after Harrison Barnes botched a layup that would have tied the game in the final minute. The Mavs had a chance to put the game away with a bucket, but the Kings got the stop they needed to give themselves one more chance.</p><p>An unlikely hero then won the game.</p><p>Kings star De’Aaron Fox took the inbounds pass and made a dash for the basket. With Dallas collapsing on him to stop a game-tying layup attempt, Fox made a pass to the corner to find … Chimezie Metu for a game-winning 3-point look.</p><p>Splash:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chimezie Metu for the win. </p><p>Kings 95, Mavericks 94 <a href="https://t.co/HS5h6ltMAK" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/HS5h6ltMAK</a></p><p>— Jason Anderson (@JandersonSacBee) <a href="https://twitter.com/JandersonSacBee/status/1476431751463403523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener noreferrer">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>The Kings mobbed Metu on the court after his game-winner. The Kings big man isn’t exactly what you’d call a sniper from downtown, sitting at just 26.1% on the season. But he made the big shot when it mattered most, giving Sacramento the much-needed win.</p><p>After the game, Metu admitted this was probably the best moment he has had since entering the NBA:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“It was great moment. Probably since I’ve been in the league, one of the best moments I’ve had. I love my teammates and I know they feel the same way about me.” — Chimezie Metu</p><p>— Jason Anderson (@JandersonSacBee) <a href="https://twitter.com/JandersonSacBee/status/1476435384267464706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Metu came into the NBA in 2018 as a second-round pick of the San Antonio Spurs. He played two seasons with the Spurs before moving on to Sacramento for the 2020-21 season.</p><p>This season, Metu is playing his biggest role yet in the league, despite his shooting struggles. He’s averaging 9.2 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 40.9% overall in 23.7 minutes per game. He has even started 16 games.</p><p>The Kings would love to see Metu get more efficient offensively, but for now they’ll revel in this epic game-winning shot to get them to 15-21 on the season, which is 11th in the Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Chimezie Metu reacts to epic 3-point buzzer-beater vs. Mavs

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings are on the unfortunate end of a rare Summer League suspension. Kings reserve Chimezie Metu<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-mavs-kings-suffer-double-ejection-at-summer-league-after-chimezie-metu-elbow/"> threw a punch</a> at Eugene Omoruyi of the Dallas Mavericks after Metu took a hard fall during Sunday’s game.</p><p>Both players were ejected, and now Metu has received a one-game suspension, <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1427375026572087296">according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. </a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sacramento Kings forward Chimezie Metu has been suspended for one NBA Summer League game for punching Dallas Mavericks forward Eugene Omoruyi in the head, the league announced.</p><p>— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1427375026572087296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Metu is hit with the discipline from the league, and this isn’t entirely a surprise. The Kings reserve was having a nice showing in Las Vegas and is doing whatever it takes to earn more minutes for the young Sacramento group after he performed well for the Nigerian National Team in the Tokyo Olympics.</p><p>This isn’t a good look for Metu, but the Kings are backing him and understand this is a rare incident for Metu to be involved with.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bobby Jackson said the team will continue to support Chimezie Metu like any good organization would, but said this was a learning experience. "We don't ever want that to happen," Jackson said of Metu's reaction. Jackson said it was "probably" a dirty play.</p><p>— Jason  Jones (@mr_jasonjones) <a href="https://twitter.com/mr_jasonjones/status/1427014105131409408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Metu will serve his suspension during the Kings game against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday and he will look to put this behind him and continue his impressive play as of late, both in Las Vegas and in Tokyo for Nigeria.</p><p>A rare Summer League suspension and Metu got unfortunate flashbacks of the incident this past season involving the Memphis Grizzlies and Jonas Valuncianas.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Chimezie Metu suspended one game for punching Eugene Omoruyi

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavs-Kings suffer double ejection at Summer League after Chimezie Metu elbow');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mavs-Kings-suffer-double-ejection-at-Summer-League-after-Chimezie-Metu-elbow.jpeg"></figure><h1>Mavs-Kings suffer double ejection at Summer League after Chimezie Metu elbow</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-15T14:30:58-07:00">August 15th, 2:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-15T14:30:58-07:00">August 15th, 2:30pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA Summer League in Las Vegas has been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-jalen-green-sounds-off-after-hamstring-injury-that-might-force-him-out-of-summer-league/">thrill to watch</a> for a lot of reasons. But, on Sunday, the game against the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks made headlines for a not-so-good reason. Kings’ Chimezie Metu threw an elbow after taking a hard fall from Eugene Omuryi and both players <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1427016286928719876?s=20">went on to be ejected. </a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Eugene Omoruyi commits a hard foul on Chimezie Metu, who retaliated. Both were both ejected from the Kings-Mavs game.</p><p>If you get fouled in mid-air like this, how would you react? 🤔<br> <a href="https://t.co/5KxborheYG" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/5KxborheYG</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1427016286928719876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Metu took a hard fall and wasn’t happy at all with it and reacted instantly. For what it’s worth, this isn’t the first time this has happened to Metu, either.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chimezie Metu went for a ride after this dunk 🤠 <a href="https://t.co/xSjy9AFcYp" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/xSjy9AFcYp</a></p><p>— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSKings/status/1361182649516240896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Surely this play was in Metu’s from this past NBA season but still, not a good look for a young player who is fighting for rotational minutes on the Kings. He was ejected, and there could be a Summer League suspension coming– or even an NBA suspension when the season starts.</p><p>On a more positive note, Metu did make a highlight play earlier in the game with an<a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1426991813299146752?s=20"> impressive dunk.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Off the backboard to himself 😤</p><p>Chimezie Metu follows up for the slam on ESPN2! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBASummer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NBASummer</a> <a href="https://t.co/GIDgEo3fuI" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/GIDgEo3fuI</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1426991813299146752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Unfortunately, Metu’s tensions got the most of him and we will wait to see if the NBA hands down any discipline from this incident. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but that might not be the case for Metu if a suspension is put into place by the NBA.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs-Kings suffer double ejection at Summer League after Chimezie Metu elbow

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As a result of the play, Metu <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-jonas-valenciunas-dangerous-play-injures-chimezie-metu/" rel="noopener">broke his wrist</a> and will now be out for a few weeks.</p><p>After the report of Metu’s injury surfaced, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic called out Valanciunas for the cowardly play. Commenting on a video of the dangerous play on Instagram, the Bosnian Beast said the Grizzlies center can do better than that.</p><blockquote>“Come on Jonas, bro, we can do better than this. Metu, he’s a baller #fastrecovery,” the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLXx_H_gfvf/" rel="noopener">Blazers big man wrote</a> of the foul on the Kings player.</blockquote><p>Indeed, Jusuf Nurkic is right to call out his fellow big man. What Jonas Valanciunas did is frankly inexcusable, as Chimezie Metu was completely exposed dangling from the rim. Valanciunas walked underneath him, grabbed the Kings center by the legs and threw him down.</p><p>While that might sound ejection-worthy or even suspension-worthy, you’d be surprised to find out that while the 28-year-old was given a technical foul, he was not assessed a flagrant nor was he ejected from the game against the Kings.</p><p>Let’s not forget, Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs was once ejected from a game for laughing too boisterously, and only two years ago, Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks was ejected from a game for staring at Kris Dunn too hard.</p><p>It seems NBA refs have decided that laughing and using one’s eyes are ejection-worthy, but not breaking an opponent’s hand. Quite curious, wouldn’t you say?</p><p>Either way, let’s hope the Kings youngster has a speedy recovery and returns to once again dunk on Valanciunas–and he decides not to retaliate this time. After all, basketball is just a game and is not a reason to hurt others.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jusuf Nurkic calls out Jonas Valanciunas on ‘dangerous play’ that injured Kings forward Chimezie Metu

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I got two tickets for the first KINGS fan to take a picture with a Nate Diaz shirt on under this. Gotta tag both of us 

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🎵🎵Two-thirty baby won't you meet me by the beam 🎵🎵

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My country really might be finished. This is sad. To all my people back home please stay safe.

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