<!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', '/grizzlies-news-tony-allen-hilarious-revelation-dunked-deandre-jordan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies wing Tony Allen’s hilarious revelation of being dunked on by DeAndre Jordan');   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/Grizzlies-news-Tony-Allens-hilarious-revelation-of-being-dunked-on-by-DeAndre-Jordan.jpg"></figure><h1>Grizzlies wing Tony Allen’s hilarious revelation of being dunked on by DeAndre Jordan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-04T18:23:03-07:00">September 4th, 6:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-04T18:23:03-07:00">September 4th, 6:23pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dunks are probably the most exciting part of basketball, and a player dunking on another player is even more thrilling. Perhaps no other player in the last two decades brought this kind of excitement like the Denver Nuggets’ DeAndre Jordan, who used to posterize people on a daily basis with the Los Angeles Clippers. Even the Memphis Grizzlies’ Tony Allen, one of the toughest defenders of his era, faced the full force of a DeAndre Jordan poster.</p><p>In a recent appearance on The Chris Vernon Show, Allen put up Jordan dunking on him in the playoffs as the best dunk he’d ever seen.</p><p>“I’m trying to do All-Team Defense,” the Grizzlies swingman said, while watching the replay. “‘Cause it was supposed to be my tag–I’m supposed to come over there and tagged, right? And I got over there just a little too late, and man, Chris Paul looked out the way and threw that MF like that. I said, ‘Oh my God.’ That’s when I knew. I knew for a fact, and I said, ‘Oh, yo, he finna finish this.'”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tony Allen on the time DeAndre Jordan dunked all over him 😂😂😂 <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisVernonShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisVernonShow</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/aa000G9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@aa000G9</a> <a href="https://t.co/HqjsNwaiQC">pic.twitter.com/HqjsNwaiQC</a></p><p>— Grind City Media (@grindcitymedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/grindcitymedia/status/1831410179826675817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Grizzlies at the Grindhouse</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tony-Allen-and-DeAndre-Jordan-battle-for-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Kelvin Kuo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Fans who liked to watch defense surely loved watching the Grizzlies in the early 2010s, whose stifling defense earned their homecourt the moniker “The Grindhouse.” Likewise, the team’s style of play relied on hustle and teamwork–“Grit and Grind”–over star power to win games, unlike other playoff teams at the time. With Marc Gasol protecting the paint and Tony Allen on the perimeter, no one wanted to play the Grizz at their peak.</p><p>Still, defense has its consequences, one of them is another player putting you on a poster, like DeAndre Jordan dunking on Tony Allen. However, the Grindfather obviously knows that it’s just part of playing hard-nosed defense.</p><p>Allen was part of the 2008 Boston Celtics squad whose defense carried them to the championship. Despite being a relatively smaller guard, Allen’s tenacious defense <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/tony-allen-54/bio" rel="noopener">earned selections</a> to three All-Defense first teams and three All-Defense second teams.</p><h2><b>Return to prominence</b></h2><p>While the Grit and Grind era is over, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-the-bonkers-celtics-wizards-grizzlies-trade-featuring-kristaps-porzingis-marcus-smart">Grizzlies added Marcus Smart</a>, another former Celtic known for his defensive acumen. However, unlike Allen, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-what-marcus-smart-dpoy-win-means-for-his-career-per-jaylen-brown">Smart won Defensive Player of the Year</a>. Despite injuries cutting his first season short, he should add veteran stability and leadership to a young team whose brashness at times seemed to outweigh their talent.</p><p>The Grizzlies are in transition, too. Losing noted trash-talker <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-free-agency-4-year-80-million-contract">Dillon Brooks to the Houston Rockets</a> and adding Smart in exchange signals a welcome change. Moreover, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-25-game-suspension-latest-ig-live-gun-incident">Ja Morant’s hefty suspension</a> and recovery from injury should light a fire under him to prove why he’s still one of the best point guards in the league.</p><p>Look for them to enter the 2024-2025 campaign with more maturity and grit, a bit like the predecessors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies wing Tony Allen’s hilarious revelation of being dunked on by DeAndre Jordan

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-deandre-jordan-clipped');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why ex-Clippers star DeAndre Jordan hasn’t watched Clipped');   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/2024/06/DeAndre-Jordan-gets-painfully-honest-on-why-he-didnt-watch-Clipped.jpg"></figure><h1>Why ex-Clippers star DeAndre Jordan hasn’t watched Clipped</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-25T06:54:56-07:00">June 25th, 6:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-25T06:54:56-07:00">June 25th, 6:54am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Many former Los Angeles Clippers players have shared their opinions on FX’s new show Clipped. Chris Paul said some things <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-chris-paul-clipped-show">did not happen</a> that were included in the show. Jamal Crawford and JJ Redick also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-jj-redick-jamal-crawford-fx-clipped">recently reacted to the new show</a>. DeAndre Jordan has yet to watch Clipped, however.</p><p>Jordan began his NBA career with the Clippers in 2008. He would play with the team through the 2017-18 season. Jordan established a reputation as one of the better all-around centers in the league. Blake Griffin and Jordan led the “Lob City” era as Chris Paul consistently tossed the star big men alley-oops which led to memorable highlights.</p><p>So why hasn’t Jordan watch Clipped yet? For those who may not be aware, the show focuses on the “Lob City” era Clippers when Donald Sterling was still the owner. It takes a look at Sterling’s unsettling controversies and how they impacted the team.</p><p>“Shout out to those people for putting that on. That’s awesome, its entertaining,” Jordan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoegBA8wGaI" rel="noopener">said during a recent appearance</a> on Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment. “However, I had nothing to do with that. I don’t think any of my teammates had anything to do with that. I think the best part they got was Matt [Barnes] and Ed O’Neil is embodying Sterling in a way that’s kind of funny. I haven’t seen the show yet, only snippets and clips of what people have sent me…Where’s my camera at?</p><p>“I have never in my life had a cosmopolitan drink but it’s depicted in the show that I like those drinks. I mean, I may try one now, but I’m more of a tequila wine guy.”</p><h2><b>DeAndre Jordan’s painfully honest reason for not watching Clipped</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DeAndre-Jordan-during-Clippers-Nuggets-game.jpg"><figcaption>Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>George then asked Jordan why the former Clippers star has not watched any episodes of the show.</p><p>“Because I don’t know how realistic it was gonna be because I know it hadn’t gone through any of my former teammates,” Jordan said. “So I’m like, well if you aren’t getting stories from them, where are the stories coming from? I’m sure it’s loosely based off of some things that have happened but entertainment sells so it’s [shrugs]…I mean we text about it for sure, like we talk about it like the practice scene when Doc is going crazy on guys.</p><p>“Don’t get it twisted Doc was on guys but some of the things he said on there were absolutely false…I love Matt Barnes and Doc, You think if Doc said what he said in the show to Matt Barnes there wouldn’t have been a fistfight on the court?”</p><p>DeAndre Jordan acknowledged that it is for entertainment purposes and knows that draws attention. That does not mean he is interested in watching it. After all, he referred to one scene as “absolutely false” and Jordan has only seen clips from the show.</p><p>The Clippers featured no shortage of potential but failed to win a championship. They had one of the greatest core of players ever to never win a championship. It is interesting that DeAndre Jordan and Paul George discussed the show, as George is of course now playing for the Clippers.</p><p>George’s Clippers are also talented but they have continued to fall short in the postseason. Rumors are currently swirling about his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-paul-george-klay-thompson-offseason-rumors">potential departure this offseason</a>.</p><p>As for Jordan, it doesn’t seem likely that he will be watching Clipped anytime soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why ex-Clippers star DeAndre Jordan hasn’t watched Clipped

<!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', '/lakers-news-deandre-jordan-paul-george-reveal-honest-take-on-las-jj-redick-hire');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeAndre Jordan, Paul George reveal honest takes on Lakers’ JJ Redick hire');   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/2024/06/Lakers-news-DeAndre-Jordan-Paul-George-reveal-honest-take-on-LAs-JJ-Redick-hire.jpg"></figure><h1>DeAndre Jordan, Paul George reveal honest takes on Lakers’ JJ Redick hire</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-24T22:31:44-07:00">June 24th, 10:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-25T08:10:30-07:00">June 25th, 8:10am</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>After a few months of dancing to the will they, won’t they dance, the Los Angeles Lakers finally introduced JJ Redick as the team’s new head coach on Monday. Redick has been the frontrunner throughout the Lakers’ coaching process search aside from that two-week period in which the team reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-true-feelings-dan-hurley-pursuit-before-hiring">pulled out all the stops</a> to bring in UConn’s Dan Hurley, and now, the Purple and Gold have their man.</p><p>There is simply no telling how successful Redick will be; as highly-regarded his knowledge of the game may be, there is no greater teacher than experience, and this Lakers job isn’t just his first head coaching gig in the NBA, it is the first of his career. Nonetheless, Redick’s former teammate on the Los Angeles Clippers, DeAndre Jordan, believes that Redick <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoegBA8wGaI" rel="noopener">has the mental makeup</a> to thrive even though he’ll be sitting on the pressure cooker that is the Lakers bench.</p><p>“The Lakers’ job is a tough job in my opinion. They’re expected to win and hold everyone to a higher standard so they’re not gonna treat him like a first-year, first coaching experience head coach. It’s like no, you’re expected to come here and win and that’s it. But you know JJ went to Duke, had a lot of pressure his entire career, and defied a lot of odds. I think he’s up for the challenge,” Jordan said in an appearance on Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Like in many other things, there simply is no telling when the perfect moment is. For JJ Redick, he was clearly interested in becoming a head coach, and when the opportunity arose for him, it was in his best interests to take the job — even though it will come with the outsized expectations of being the Lakers’ head coach. Jordan knows that Redick will have to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redicks-lebron-james-admission-la-coaching-hire">thrown to the fire</a> and hope that the pressure makes him a diamond of a leader on the bench.</p><p>“In my opinion, no head coach is ready to be a head coach when it’s that time. You get baptized by fire and just go with the flow. However, I do believe JJ is a smart guy, he knows the game, he’s knowledgeable and knows how to communicate with different players with different backgrounds and skill sets,” Jordan added. “I’m rooting for JJ. I hope he does well.”</p><p>At the end of the day, DeAndre Jordan, who has been with the Denver Nuggets for the past two seasons, has only one ask of JJ Redick when his Lakers take on the Nuggets.</p><p>“I just hope whenever they play the Nuggets he doesn’t succeed.”</p><h2><b>The Lakers’ cautionary Darvin Ham tale</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lakers-star-LeBron-James-talks-with-Darvin-Ham.jpg"></figure><p>Darvin Ham’s two-year stint as the Lakers’ head coach quickly turned sour; Ham bought himself some goodwill with how he handled adversity in his first season, helping LA turn things around after their poor start to the 2022-23 campaign but in his second season, he became the most criticized figure in the Lakers franchise. Ham was guilty of some suboptimal rotation and tactical decisions, and his influence on the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-darvin-ham-immediate-lakers-future-serious-doubt">grew weaker and weaker</a> the deeper the 2023-24 season progressed.</p><p>Ham was also brought in by the Lakers as a first-time head coach, although he did have some considerable experience as an assistant coach before the team hired him to replace championship-winning coach Frank Vogel. For Paul George, the pressure that comes with the Lakers job is simply unlike any other; can JJ Redick withstand a tense media environment in Tinseltown, with every move, word, and decision of his being studied under the microscope?</p><p>“That’s pressure. You saw first time with Darvin Ham coaching and how things quickly went left and the Lakers fans jumped on him quick!” Paul George said during the most recent episode of his eponymous podcast.</p><h2>Will JJ Redick have a roster built for success?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LeBron-James-and-Anthony-Davis-high-fiving.jpg"></figure><p>LeBron James will be turning 40 years old soon. Anthony Davis is also creeping up into his 30s, as he’ll be 32 years of age by the time the 2025 playoffs roll around. The Lakers still have their work cut out for them if they were to improve their core from a solid playoff team to a legitimate championship contender.</p><p>They have a few players that they could <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-collin-sexton-named-as-possible-lakers-trade-target">dangle in trade talks</a> for another star, such as Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Gabe Vincent. They also have a few draft picks to add as sweeteners for any prospective trade. JJ Redick is not a miracle worker, so the Lakers will need to put together a roster befitting of the outsized expectations that surround the team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DeAndre Jordan, Paul George reveal honest takes on Lakers’ JJ Redick hire

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-bucks-doc-rivers-makes-strong-claim-chris-paul-blake-griffin-deandre-jordan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers: Doc Rivers’ strong claim on Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan');   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/Chris-Paul-Doc-Rivers-DeAndre-Jordan-Blake-Griffin-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Milwaukee-Bucks.jpeg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers: Doc Rivers’ strong claim on Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-12T13:30:30-07:00">March 12th, 1:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-12T13:35:27-07:00">March 12th, 1:35pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his seventh season as the LA Clippers beat writer for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content below:</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The LA Clippers will be moving into their own arena next season, and Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers believes Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan should be there. Well, maybe not in person.</p><p>Doc Rivers’ Bucks defeated James Harden and the Clippers on Sunday afternoon, a game in which Kawhi Leonard and Paul George sat out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-paul-george-troublesome-injury-vs-timberwolves" rel="noopener">due to injury management</a>. It did mark a return, however, for the coach who helped put the Clippers franchise on the map back in 2013.</p><p>From that point forward, the Clippers went on to four consecutive 51+ win seasons, something that had only been done once in franchise history (in the 2012-13 season under head coach Vinny Del Negro).</p><p>“I took the job and my number one goal was to make the Clippers a destination,” <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1767262401827930264" rel="noopener">Doc Rivers explained</a> to ClutchPoints over the weekend. “That was what we said. Make this place [a place you want to be]. I told this story, I wanted to cover up the Laker banners not because it was the Lakers, I just thought it was a Clipper game. Let’s be the Clippers. And then I wanted to retire a jersey. There was no jersey to retire. And so I looked at our guys and said, ‘we have to build a tradition here so there will be.'”</p><p>The team acquired Chris Paul, adding him to a roster with Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin and a rising DeAndre Jordan. Those three players led the ‘Lob City’ era of Clippers basketball for six highly entertaining seasons that made one of the worst franchises in NBA history must-see TV.</p><p>Bucks head coach Doc Rivers believes all three of those former stars should have their jerseys retired with the Clippers when it’s all said and done.</p><p>“I think there will be jerseys coming forward. I think Blake. I think DJ, 100% should be. And I think Chris Paul. So now, they’re starting to create a history and that’s important for franchises and that was what we wanted to do.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Doc Rivers told me he believes Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, and CP3 should have their jerseys retired with the Clippers.</p><p>“I wanted to retire a jersey. There was no jersey to retire… I think there will be jerseys coming forward. Blake. I think DJ 100% should be. And I think… <a href="https://t.co/BGh0PTby81">pic.twitter.com/BGh0PTby81</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1767262401827930264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Intuit Dome, which is set to open next year for the 2024-25 season, appears to be one of the last things the Clippers will need to solidify themselves and their place in Los Angeles.</p><p>“It means a lot,” Doc Rivers told ClutchPoints. “They’re moving to a new arena. This is a franchise now. It is. It is a franchise that every year people expect now to be good. That’s a good thing.”</p><p>The Clippers next contest will be Tuesday night when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers: Doc Rivers’ strong claim on Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan

<!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', '/nuggets-news-aaron-gordon-notice-deandre-jordans-hilarious-bench-reaction-dunk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon couldn’t help but notice DeAndre Jordan’s ‘hilarious’ bench reaction to dunk');   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/Nuggets-news-Aaron-Gordon-couldn_t-help-but-notice-DeAndre-Jordan_s-_hilarious_-bench-reaction-to-dunk.jpg"></figure><h1>Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon couldn’t help but notice DeAndre Jordan’s ‘hilarious’ bench reaction to dunk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-08T09:49:59-08:00">March 8th, 9:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-08T09:49:59-08:00">March 8th, 9:49am</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 Denver Nuggets picked up a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-michael-malone-jab-celtics-fans-denver-win" rel="noopener">huge 115-109 win</a> over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, and while Nikola Jokic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-closes-in-magic-johnson-record-win-celtics" rel="noopener">led the way</a> per usual, Aaron Gordon played a strong supporting role in this game. Gordon threw down some big dunks throughout the night, and he noticed some animated reactions from DeAndre Jordan throughout the night.</p><p>Gordon turned in a typically efficient night for Denver (16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 8/15 FGM) while playing solid defense to help Denver pick up a win over the league-leading Celtics. After the contest, Gordon <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/08/aaron-gordon-clutch-dunks-nuggets-jokic/" rel="noopener">shouted out</a> Jordan for his hilarious reactions on the bench to his dunks, saying that if Jordan is going crazy over your dunks, that means you are doing something right.</p><p>“DJ is hilarious with the facial expressions…He knows what it’s like to have crazy dunks. He’s had some wild dunks, so if he’s like, ‘That was nuts,’ then I know it’s valid.” – Aaron Gordon, The Denver Post</p><h2><b>Aaron Gordon continues to deliver in a big way for the Nuggets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Aaron-Gordon-dunking-for-the-Nuggets.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Jokic and Jamal Murray get most of the credit for Denver’s success, but Gordon plays a big role in helping them play their best basketball on both ends of the floor. Gordon is having another strong season for the Nuggets (13.9 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 3.2 APG, 55.1 FG%), and he always seems to find a way to throw down some explosive dunks on a nightly basis.</p><p>Having been a member of “Lob City” with the Los Angeles Clippers, Jordan has thrown down his fair share of dunks throughout his career, and while he’s not exactly doing that anymore, he knows a good dunk when he sees one. The Nuggets reminded the Celtics that, despite their success this season, they are still the team to beat until proven otherwise, and with Gordon playing at a high level, Denver is going to be tough to beat once the postseason rolls around.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon couldn’t help but notice DeAndre Jordan’s ‘hilarious’ bench reaction to dunk

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