<!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', 'Courtney Lee shuts down retirement rumors, attempting NBA comeback');   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/2021/06/Courtney-Lee-shuts-down-retirement-rumors-attempting-NBA-comeback.jpg"></figure><h1>Courtney Lee shuts down retirement rumors, attempting NBA comeback</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-21T15:34:45-07:00">June 21st, 3:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-21T15:35:38-07:00">June 21st, 3:35pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A major calf injury was one of the reasons behind Courtney Lee being forced to to sit out the entirety of the 2020-21 season. This led to rumors that the 35-year-old veteran has decided to call it a career after 12 years in the NBA. This could not be any less true.</p><p>In a recent statement, Lee himself made it abundantly clear that he is anything but done at this point in his career (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1407078584775233538?s=20">Tim MacMahon</a> of ESPN):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NBA veteran wing Courtney Lee wants to clear up a report that indicated he is retired. “I’m 100% recovered [from 2020 calf surgery] and hoping I can get on with a team for training camp,” he said. “I am definitely not retired.”</p><p>— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1407078584775233538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The last time we saw Lee in action was during the 2019-20 season with the Dallas Mavericks. He suffered the calf injury during the season hiatus and was unable to re-join the Mavs in the Disney World bubble. Dallas decided to sign him for their training camp prior to the start of this season (he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-jj-bareas-departure-makes-room-for-courtney-lee-reunion-in-dallas/">took the spot</a> of another Mavs fan favorite in JJ Barea), but Lee was eventually cut by the team before the season tipped off.</p><p>Prior to his stint in Dallas, Lee spent three years with the New York Knicks. He had one of the best seasons of his career with the Knicks during the 2017-18 campaign, so perhaps a return to the Big Apple could be an option for him as well.</p><p>It is worth noting, however, that Courtney Lee will be 36 next season. He’s no spring chicken and considering how he is coming off a year on the shelf, it would not be surprising if the 6-foot-5 shooting guard struggles to get on an NBA roster. Nevertheless, Lee still offers some upside for a contending team looking to add a veteran presence.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Courtney Lee shuts down retirement rumors, attempting NBA comeback

<!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', 'Report: Courtney Lee wants to join Mavs in Orlando despite calf injury');   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/2020/06/Dallas%E2%80%99-real-plan-for-Courtney-Lee-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Courtney Lee wants to join Mavs in Orlando despite calf injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-27T13:45:31-07:00">June 27th, 1:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-27T13:49:04-07:00">June 27th, 1:49pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Courtney Lee wants to join the team in Orlando for the “bubble” games despite the fact that the Mavs’ veteran won’t be playing, per<a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1276975703402123276?s=20"> Marc Stein of the New York Times</a>.</p><p>Lee suffered a calf injury during the NBA’s hiatus and underwent season-ending surgery.</p><p>The Mavs, led by All-Stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis, have already clinched a playoff spot for the 2020 postseason. The “bubble” games at Walt Disney World will begin on July 30.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Mavericks' Courtney Lee notified the team this week that he is eager to join them at Disney World despite a calf injury expected to end his season, league sources say. Lee is a popular veteran in the Dallas locker room who emerged as a starter in March before the NBA shutdown</p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1276975703402123276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Lee suffered his significant calf injury in a “freak accident.” The Mavs signed point guard Trey Burke after starting center Willie Cauley-Stein told the team he won’t be partaking in the “bubble” games since he and his partner are expecting a child soon.</p><p>Lee appeared in 24 games for the Mavs before<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-nba-season-suspended-after-rudy-gobert-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> games were suspended in March</a>. He averaged 4.5 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 48.8 percent from the floor, 44.7 percent from beyond the arc and 85.7 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>The Mavs acquired Lee in 2018-19 from the New York Knicks in the blockbuster Porzingis trade. The combo guard becomes an unrestricted free agent whenever the 2020 offseason period officially begins.</p><p>Dallas’ first game during the seeding contests is against the Houston Rockets. It will take place on July 31 at 8:00 pm central time.</p><p>Courtney Lee, who began his NBA career with the Orlando Magic, has career pro averages of 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 811 games with the Magic, New Jersey Nets, Rockets, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies, Charlotte Hornets, Knicks and Mavs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Courtney Lee wants to join Mavs in Orlando despite calf injury

<!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’ real plan for Courtney Lee, revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent; 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charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Dallas%E2%80%99-real-plan-for-Courtney-Lee-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs’ real plan for Courtney Lee, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-22T17:49:23-07:00">June 22nd, 5:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-22T17:49:52-07:00">June 22nd, 5:49pm</time><address><a>Renzo Salao</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Looks like Courtney Lee’s time in Dallas isn’t over just yet.</p><p>Lee suffered a season-ending calf injury in what was described as a “freak accident” <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1275172213575102470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1275172213575102470&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fmavs-news-dallas-looking-for-roster-help-after-courtney-lee-suffers-significant-calf-injury%2F">by ESPN’s Tim McMahon</a>.</p><p>After his confirmed shutdown, it appeared as though the Mavericks were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-dallas-looking-for-roster-help-after-courtney-lee-suffers-significant-calf-injury/">moving on from the the veteran guard</a> to sign someone who can contribute for their playoff push.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Mavericks will be among the teams looking for roster reinforcements Tuesday when the NBA's one-week transaction window opens after veteran swingman Courtney Lee suffered a calf injury during the shutdown that required surgery, league sources say</p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1275170999420551168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>However, Mavs beat writer Brad Townsend reports that the Mavericks are opting to keep Lee instead. He indicated that Lee is considered an invaluable presence to the players in the locker room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m told Mavs have no plans to waive Courtney Lee, despite calf injury that required season-ending surgery. Ideally they want Lee in Orlando. He’s a respected locker room guy, perhaps most importantly by Luka Doncic. If Lee remains on roster, no addition, including Broekhoff.</p><p>— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1275205844578308096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Most important of all, he’s well respected by Dallas wunderkind Luka Doncic.</p><p>Courtney Lee was playing a significant role for the team in March, just before the league suspended play due to the coronavirus.</p><p>He averaged 6.6 points per game on 50% shooting, while playing almost 23 minutes in seven games played for the month.</p><p>It appears as though Courtney Lee has played his final game for the Mavericks, at least for this season. But they still expect him to play a role for their squad while in street clothes.</p><p>The 12-year pro has played in 50 playoff games throughout his career. He was famously part of an Orlando Magic team that made the Finals during just his rookie season. He started 16 games alongside Dwight Howard during their stretch run, including every game of the NBA Finals against the Lakers.</p><p>The veteran is no stranger to big moments in Orlando.</p><p>The Dallas Mavericks are hoping that his experience can pay dividends for a young team hoping to make some noise in Disney World.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script async="async" src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-66147751-16"></script><script>  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)};  gtag('js', new Date());  gtag('set', 'page_title', 'FBIA: '+ia_document.title);  gtag('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  gtag('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Social Instant Article');  gtag('config', 'UA-66147751-16');</script><iframe>  <script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }  </script></iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs’ real plan for Courtney Lee, revealed

<!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', 'REPORT: Mavs looking for roster help after Courtney Lee suffers ‘significant’ calf injury');   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/2020/06/Mavs-news-Dallas-looking-for-roster-help-after-Courtney-Lee-suffers-_significant_-calf-injury.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>REPORT: Mavs looking for roster help after Courtney Lee suffers ‘significant’ calf injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-22T14:19:15-07:00">June 22nd, 2:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-22T14:19:52-07:00">June 22nd, 2:19pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks will be among the teams looking for reinforcements when the NBA’s one-week transaction window opens on Tuesday. This is after Mavs veteran shooting guard Courtney Lee suffered a calf injury during the shutdown.</p><p>Lee required surgery for his injury, per <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1275170999420551168">Marc Stein of the New York Times</a>.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1275172213575102470?s=20">Tim MacMahon of ESPN</a> added that Lee suffered the significant calf injury in a “freak accident.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Mavericks will be among the teams looking for roster reinforcements Tuesday when the NBA's one-week transaction window opens after veteran swingman Courtney Lee suffered a calf injury during the shutdown that required surgery, league sources say</p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1275170999420551168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source confirms <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheSteinLine</a> report that Mavs SG Courtney Lee suffered a significant calf injury in a “freak accident.” Lee, a valued veteran presence, averaged 6.6 points on 50% FG in 22.8 minutes per game during March.</p><p>— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1275172213575102470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Mavs have already clinched a playoff spot for the 2020 postseason. The team is in seventh place in the Western Conference standings.</p><p>Courtney Lee appeared in just 24 games for the Mavs before<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-nba-season-suspended-after-rudy-gobert-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/"> games were suspended in March</a>. He averaged 4.5 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 48.8 percent from the field, 44.7 percent from beyond the arc and 85.7 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>The Mavs acquired Lee last season from the New York Knicks in the Kristaps Porzingis trade. He becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason, so odds are Lee has played his last game for Dallas.</p><p>Once the “bubble” games begin in Orlando, Dallas will ultimately go as far as Porzingis and Luka Doncic can take them. Both All-Stars are set to play in their first postseason series in the NBA.</p><p>The Mavs haven’t won a playoff series since the 2011 championship over the Miami Heat. While the news about Lee is devastating, look for Mark Cuban and Co. to make a solid signing to make up for the loss.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script async="async" src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-66147751-16"></script><script>  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)};  gtag('js', new Date());  gtag('set', 'page_title', 'FBIA: '+ia_document.title);  gtag('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  gtag('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Social Instant Article');  gtag('config', 'UA-66147751-16');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

REPORT: Mavs looking for roster help after Courtney Lee suffers ‘significant’ calf injury

<!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', 'RUMOR: Grizzlies’ fallback option for Andre Iguodala trade is Mavs’ offer of Courtney Lee, picks');   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/2020/01/Grizzlies_-fallback-option-for-Andre-Iguodala-trade-is-Mavs_-offer-of-Courtney-Lee-picks.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Grizzlies’ fallback option for Andre Iguodala trade is Mavs’ offer of Courtney Lee, picks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-29T12:22:11-08:00">January 29th, 12:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-29T12:22:11-08:00">January 29th, 12:22pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>With the NBA trade deadline coming up, the Memphis Grizzlies remain confident <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-memphis-certain-they-will-trade-andre-iguodala-before-deadline-get-1st-round-pick-in-return/">they will get value</a> by flipping small forward Andre Iguodala.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28585871/nba-trade-deadline-predictions-top-teams-players-watch">Tim MacMahon of ESPN</a>, some executives around the league suspect that the Grizzlies’ fallback option is a Dallas Mavericks offer of Courtney Lee and the Golden State Warriors’ surprisingly high second-rounder:</p><blockquote>The Andre Iguodala sweepstakes have been a source of major intrigue since the summer. Memphis Grizzlies sources are quite confident that they will get value by flipping Iguodala, whom they’ve allowed to train on his own until they determine his next destination. Some executives around the league suspect that Memphis’ fallback option is a Mavericks offer of Courtney Lee and the Warriors’ surprisingly high second-rounder, though Dallas sources have done their best to refute that.</blockquote><p>Last season for the Warriors, Iguodala averaged 5.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He shot 50.0 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 58.2 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>The 35-year-old swingman put up 9.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in the 2019 playoffs, where the Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals in six games.</p><p>The Grizzlies won’t buy out Iguodala, who is owed $17.2 million this season, the final year of his contract. The 2015 Finals MVP won’t play a single game for the Grizzlies, as he waits to see which team will trade for him.</p><p>As for the on-court action, the Grizzlies are set for a matchup with the New York Knicks on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Grizzlies’ fallback option for Andre Iguodala trade is Mavs’ offer of Courtney Lee, picks

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Lee played for Fizdale last season before the Knicks traded him to Dallas as part of the Kristaps Porzingis trade:</p><blockquote>“He was dealt a bad hand at a high-stakes poker table,” Lee told <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-mike-miller-taj-gibson-david-fizdale-marcus-morris-reggie-bullock-20191220-srognzbasrfkvdjhwyhmm4juoi-story.html">Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News</a>. “He did the best with what he was given.”</blockquote><p>After missing out on stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency, the Knicks used their cap space on Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, Taj Gibson, Marcus Morris, Wayne Ellington, Elfrid Payton and Reggie Bullock. That’s a lot of power forwards on one team and guys who don’t really move the needle.</p><p>How was Fizdale supposed to win games with the roster he had this season? Fizdale was the fall guy in New York. RJ Barrett, Portis and Gibson showed their support for Fizdale multiple times, so we can assume players liked and enjoyed playing for him.</p><p>At this point, it probably doesn’t matter who is coaching the Knicks. Their roster just isn’t good enough to competeband it doesn’t help that James Dolan is universally recognized as the worst owner in the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Courtney Lee says David Fizdale ‘was dealt a bad hand at a high-stakes poker table’

<!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', 'Courtney Lee wants to return to Hornets next 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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lee.jpg"><figcaption>Getty Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Courtney Lee wants to return to Hornets next season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2016-05-23T15:22:27-07:00">May 23rd, 3:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-05-06T19:36:32-07:00">May 6th, 7:36pm</time><address><a>Matt Wilkes</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although he spent just 28 games with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/hornets" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charlotte Hornets</a>, shooting guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/courtney-lee" rel="noopener noreferrer">Courtney Lee</a> would like to return to the club next season.</p><p>The 30-year-old was traded to the Hornets from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/grizzlies" rel="noopener noreferrer">Memphis Grizzlies</a> before the trade deadline in February in part of a three-team deal. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/michael-kidd-gilchrist" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Kidd-Gilchrist</a> out for the season, Lee stepped into the starting lineup and became a steady contributor, playing solid defense while averaging 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists, on 44.5 percent shooting from the field and 39.2 percent from three.</p><p>He started all seven playoff games for Charlotte, putting up 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game as the Hornets fell to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/heat" rel="noopener noreferrer">Miami Heat</a> in the first round.</p><p>Lee is a free agent this summer, but he clearly enjoyed his brief experience with the up-and-coming Hornets, as he <a href="https://www.nba.com/hornets/2015-16-season-review-courtney-lee" rel="noopener noreferrer">told NBA.com’s Sam Perley</a> he’d like to re-sign.</p><blockquote>“Of course I would like to be [back]. [I] got a chance to build chemistry and friendships with the guys since I’ve been here and it’s been fun playing with them. Everybody is just playing together. There’s no egos out there at all. It’s always about making the right play and the best play to help win and that’s the kind of guys I want to be on a team with.”</blockquote><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/courtney-lee-1.jpg"><figcaption>Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The former first-round pick out of Western Kentucky has bounced all over the place in his eight-year NBA career, playing for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/magic" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orlando Magic</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/nets" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Jersey Nets</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/rockets" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houston Rockets</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/celtics" rel="noopener noreferrer">Boston Celtics</a> before playing with Memphis and Charlotte this year.</p><p>If he does return to the Hornets, he may not hold on to the starting role he had since the trade. Kidd-Gilchrist will presumably take back his starting small forward role when he returns from his shoulder surgery, which would slide <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/nicolas-batum" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nicolas Batum</a> back over to shooting guard — if he chooses to re-sign. But with his outside shooting and well-regarded defense, Lee would be a nice piece to have coming off the bench and provides insurance if MKG isn’t ready to go or suffers yet another injury.</p><p>[button width=”full” button size=”bigger” color=”custom” align=”center” textcolor=”#ffffff” texthcolor=”#ffffff” bgcolor=”#8b0000″ link=”https://clutchpoints.com/courtney-lee-provides-an-interesting-explanation-for-his-late-game-heroics-in-miami/”]<b>NEXT:</b> Courtney Lee provides interesting explanation for his late-game heroics in Miami[/button]</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.5	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.8

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.5	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.8

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