<!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', '/nets-news-ben-simmons-dennis-schroder-battling-starting-point-guard');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ben Simmons, Dennis Schroder battling for Nets’ starting point guard spot in training camp');   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/2024/10/Ben-Simmons-Dennis-Schroder-battling-for-starting-point-guard-spot-in-training-camp.jpg"></figure><h1>Ben Simmons, Dennis Schroder battling for Nets’ starting point guard spot in training camp</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T14:52:18-07:00">October 2nd, 2:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T04:56:34-07:00">October 3rd, 4:56am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets opened training camp Tuesday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-ben-simmons-big-injury-update-training-camp">and with Ben Simmons healthy</a>, there’s a position battle brewing at point guard. Unlike last season, when Jacque Vaughn named Simmons the starter before camp, head coach Jordi Fernandez said the job is up for grabs. That means Simmons will have to beat out veteran floor general Dennis Schroder.</p><p>“May the best man win, honestly,” Cam Thomas said. “Whatever unit they’re on, I know they’re going to try to lead them to the most wins… But I’m confident in both guys, whoever gets the role. When you’re battling for something, you’re going to have that competitive fire and competitive spirit. I know they’re both going to give it their all, so we’ll see how it turns out.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-is-ben-simmons-nba-career-over-back-surgery-medical-pro-take">Simmons has been unable to stay on the floor</a> while battling back injuries since joining the Nets. Brooklyn shut down the former No. 1 pick midway through the last two seasons. He underwent surgery to alleviate pain from a bulging disc in May, his second in two years.</p><p>Simmons has made an impact when on the floor for the Nets, although nowhere near the level of his Philadelphia 76ers days. He’s averaged 6.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game. Entering the final year of his contract at $40 million, he’s still confident he can move the needle in an NBA rotation.</p><p>“I think people forget me as a player when I’m healthy. I can play basketball and I’m pretty good,” Simmons said. “For me, it’s just being consistent with that and staying on top of my body and staying in these gyms with these guys.”</p><p>Although he’s never approached All-Star status, Schroder presents a more reliable option. The 30-year-old has played over 60 games in each of the last 10 seasons. He started 25 of his 29 games with Brooklyn after joining the team at last year’s trade deadline, averaging 14.6 points and 6.0 assists on 42/41/80 shooting splits.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-nets-dennis-schroder-wants-stick-with-brooklyn-long-term">Schroder is entering the final year of his contract</a> at $13 million. Although he’ll battle Simmons for minutes, he’s excited to see the three-time All-Star attempt to silence his critics.</p><p>“He’s my teammate, at the end of the day,” Schroder said. “When he went through rough times in Philly, I reached out to him. I didn’t even know him, but I reached out to him and told him to stay positive… Now we play together, and I want to make the most out of it.”</p><p>“Even when I got traded here, because I thought he was healthy, I wanted to play more minutes with him on the court. In minicamp we had a whole week where we played together, and it looked great. So, I’m really excited about him being healthy. All the noise and social media what everybody is saying about him, I’m really looking forward to him shutting everybody up because he’s really ready, and he’s looked good, and he’s going to help us.”</p><h2>Will the Nets give Ben Simmons another chance as starting point guard?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ben-Simmons-taking-jumpers-during-warm-up.jpg"><figcaption>© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Simmons enters camp with a clean bill of health, the same was said entering last year’s training camp. Despite a seven-month rehab process leading up to the season, the Aussie played just seven games before his ailing back sidelined him.</p><p>There’s also the question of his fit alongside a non-shooting center in Nic Claxton. The pairing looked far from functional in their brief moments together last season, posting a 99.04 offensive rating and a -22.76 net rating in 100 minutes, per <a href="https://www.pbpstats.com/" rel="noopener">PBP Stats</a>.</p><p>Given Simmons’ lack of shooting alongside Claxton, the team was forced to play two different offensive styles as he moved in and out of the lineup. Mikal Bridges <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rozPpvaKfIM" rel="noopener">commented on this</a> following a 136-86 loss to the Boston Celtics, the second-worst in franchise history.</p><p>How much will those fit concerns and Simmons’ injury history factor into Fernandez’s decision?</p><p>“Ben looks great; he looks great like everybody else. He practiced and there’s not any concerns… Ben is no different than anybody else,” the coach said. “As far as him playing with Nic, two years ago, they worked very good together. Last year, they didn’t play enough games.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Jordi Fernandez whether contrasting styles of play and Ben Simmons' injury history factor into the starting point guard decision:</p><p>“Ben looks great, like everybody else. He practiced and there aren't any concerns… Ben is no different than anybody else. As far as him… <a href="https://t.co/DUFfBGWEEe">https://t.co/DUFfBGWEEe</a> <a href="https://t.co/U7AzpdKAsK">pic.twitter.com/U7AzpdKAsK</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1841197512482570464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As Fernandez notes, Simmons and Claxton posted a 7.96 net rating in 517 minutes during the 2022-23 season. However, most of those minutes came alongside one or both of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, two of the greatest isolation scorers in NBA history. In their 67 minutes without Durant or Irving that season, Simmons and Claxton’s net rating was -23.36.</p><p>This year’s Nets do not have isolation scorers near the level of Durant and Irving. Cam Thomas is Brooklyn’s only high-level shot creator, with Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Noah Clowney and Jalen Wilson acting as floor-spacers. Schroder could also play alongside Simmons in spurts.</p><p>Can that group run a functional halfcourt offense with Simmons at point guard and Claxton at center?</p><p>“It’s hard to tell [at this point]. I don’t have all the answers,” Fernandez said. “So my answer is we’re about to find out… I’m not worried about trying. Because a lot of times, coaches, we have something in our heads, and a lot of times, we’re wrong, and we’ve got to see it through. Right now, I’m not gonna put limitations on anybody, especially on a group that is playing very hard, especially on two players that are special. So I’m about to find out, and then I’ll do what’s best for the team.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jordi Fernandez when asked whether a Ben Simmons-Nic Claxton pairing can work without scorers like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving:</p><p>“It’s hard to tell, I don’t have all the answers… So my answer is we’re about to find out… I’m not worried about trying. Because a lot of times,… <a href="https://t.co/hna11N9ADa">pic.twitter.com/hna11N9ADa</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1841583765602161090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fernandez will make his first point guard decision when the Nets open the preseason against the Los Angeles Clippers on Oct. 8 in San Diego. Brooklyn has five practices before them, and the first-time head coach will give Simmons and Schroder every opportunity to compete.</p><p>“I want to be put in a tough spot,” Fernandez said. “These are two really good players. They both want to start, and that’s what I want. I want to create healthy competition within the group, and then from there, make me decide. Do I want to play with one? Do I want to play with the other? Or do I want to play with two point guards? I’m okay either way, and if they don’t meet the expectations, they won’t be the starting point guard.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ben Simmons, Dennis Schroder battling for Nets’ starting point guard spot in training camp

<!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', '/nets-news-stephen-a-smith-destroys-dennis-schroder-weak-kevin-durant-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stephen A. 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Smith destroys Nets’ Dennis Schroder for ‘weak’ Kevin Durant take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-20T10:56:58-07:00">August 20th, 10:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-20T10:58:18-07:00">August 20th, 10:58am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Team USA basketball cruised to a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-kevin-durant-drops-truth-bomb-team-usa-squad-so-much-fun">Kevin Durant played</a> a massive part. The Phoenix Suns star also took a shot at Dennis Schroder’s FIBA comments after beating France in the final, tweeting “Entertainment and high IQ”. The Brooklyn Nets guard, who was playing for Germany, previously said following the bronze medal game that European basketball is more about IQ rather than entertainment. KD decided to mock him, but it didn’t seem like a big deal at the time.</p><p>Well, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-dennis-schroder-blasts-weak-kevin-durant-gold-medal-clapback">Schroder clearly took the comments</a> to heart, calling Durant “weak” during a recent Twitch stream:</p><p>“They won, and Kevin Durant tweets, ‘High IQ and entertainment.’ For me, that’s just being weak,” Schroder said. “You’re that type of a star, and you have to say something to a person like me who didn’t even mean it negatively. It was just what I see from both sides, you know what I’m saying? I didn’t appreciate it.</p><p>I don’t care, but at the end of the day, that tweet, or whatever he posted, was because of me. For me, it was never anything negative. I respect all of those guys, all GOATs, but to say that tells me how weak he is as a person.”</p><p>Come Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1825925382077382999" rel="noopener">absolutely destroyed</a> Schroder for his Kevin Durant remarks:</p><p>“What the hell is wrong with you? You got no business calling Kevin Durant ‘weak.’ … You attacked his manhood. How dare you say something like that about [KD]. He don’t deserve that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"What the hell is wrong with you? You got no business calling Kevin Durant 'weak.' … You attacked his manhood. How dare you say something like that about [KD]. He don't deserve that."</p><p>Stephen A. Smith on Dennis Schroder's recent comments on KD 🗣️<a href="https://t.co/wCh3Wz43me">pic.twitter.com/wCh3Wz43me</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1825925382077382999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Kevin Durant resume speaks for itself</b></h2><p>Stephen A. completely defended Durant, saying that Schroder should have much more respect for one of the greatest to ever play the game. When it comes to the Olympics, KD is in a league of his own, too. The veteran has now won three gold medals and sits as the all-time leading scorer in Team USA history, surpassing Carmelo Anthony in Paris.</p><p>To be brutally honest, Durant has every right to say what he wants after winning it all. I mean, we all know he likes to have fun on social media anyway and troll fans and sometimes other players. I highly doubt KD meant anything by it and he likely didn’t expect Schroder to respond.</p><p>Calling Kevin Durant weak is very inaccurate, though. Look at his resume. Look at the type of basketball player and person he is. It’s truly the worst word to describe the veteran. Needless to say, it’ll be interesting to see the Nets and Suns face off in 2024-25.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen A. Smith destroys Nets’ Dennis Schroder for ‘weak’ Kevin Durant take

<!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', '/olympics-news-dennis-schroder-blasts-weak-kevin-durant-gold-medal-clapback');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dennis Schroder blasts ‘weak’ Kevin Durant for Olympic gold medal clapback');   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/2024/08/Dennis-Schroder-blasts-weak-Kevin-Durant-for-gold-medal-clapback.jpg"></figure><h1>Dennis Schroder blasts ‘weak’ Kevin Durant for Olympic gold medal clapback</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-19T06:39:01-07:00">August 19th, 6:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-19T06:39:01-07:00">August 19th, 6:39am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It appears that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-kevin-durant-throws-shade-dennis-schroder-after-gold-medal-win">saga involving Dennis Schroder</a> and Kevin Durant is not over. Schroder, who played for Germany at the recently concluded 2024 Paris Olympics, has <a href="https://basketnews.com/news-210694-dennis-schroder-to-kevin-durant-thats-just-being-weak.html" rel="noopener">called out</a> Durant for the latter’s apparent response to the former’s take on NBA basketball.</p><p>“You’re that type of a star, and you have to say something to a person like me who not even meant it to be negative,” Schroder said during a Twitch stream (h/t Basket News).</p><p>“It was just what I see from both sides, you know what I’m saying? I didn’t appreciate it. I don’t care, but at the end of the day, that tweet, or whatever he posted, was because of me. For me, it was never no negative stuff. I respect all of those guys, all GOATs, but to say that tells me how weak he is as a person.”</p><p>To refresh, Schroder remarked during the men’s basketball tournament at the Olympics that European basketball poses a threat to the Americans because “European basketball is no entertainment, it’s straight IQ basketball. Straight coaching.”</p><p>After Durant and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-lebron-james-gives-2024-team-usa-new-nickname-after-gold-medal-win">Team USA won the gold</a> by taking down host France in the finals, Durant appeared to have taken a subtle shot on social media at Schroder by posting his squad’s photo on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) with a caption that read: “ENTERTAINMENT &amp; IQ.”</p><p>Although Durant did not mention anything in the post about Schroder or Team Germany, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to deduce what inspired the Phoenix Suns star to share that message.</p><p>Apart from his basketball prowess, Durant is also known for his bold ways on the internet, particularly on social media. He doesn’t shy away from firing back at his haters and trolls. Schroder explained that he didn’t mean his comment to be personal, but it was not how many people interpreted his initial statement.</p><p>While Durant and Team USA won gold, Schroder and Germany did not have a podium finish.  They had a shot at meeting the Americans in the gold medal game but Germany fell prey to <i>Le Bleus</i> in the semifinals, leaving them battling for the bronze against Serbia. Germany also lost that game to Nikola Jokic and company to the tune of a 93-83 score.</p><h2><b>Social media reacts to Dennis Schroder’s response to Durant</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Dennis-Schroder-in-action-during-Germany-vs.-France-at-the-2024-Paris-Olympics.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Schroder’s response to Durant is seemingly backfiring on the Brooklyn Nets guard.</p><p>“He’s dimming his own light to call KD weak for acknowledging him. That’s <a href="https://x.com/SundayDreads/status/1825348713566568818" rel="noopener">more weak than KD</a> 🤣🤣🤣🤣” – @SundayDreads</p><p>“This is the mentality of internet trolls, who never expects to get HIT BACK,” <a href="https://x.com/redk0va/status/1825378590592037148" rel="noopener">commented</a> @redk0va. “They sit in their basement and say some nonsense, but when they get dished right back, they choke and fumble like this. Schroder can dish it but can’t take it. THAT is weak, and soft.”</p><p>“Let me get this straight, Schroder got offended by KD being offended by a comment Schroder made, and is offended that KD made a comment back. And he has the audacity to call <a href="https://x.com/Nightdrive82/status/1825402427526484038" rel="noopener">someone else weak about it</a>? LOL.” – @Nightdrive82</p><p>“Lost Respct or Dennis with this one he crashing out … that money he left on table prob just getting to him ….. <a href="https://x.com/DjSpekTak/status/1825351570021572614" rel="noopener">on decline</a>.” – @DjSpekTak</p><p>“He wanted to say ” a nobody like me” but <a href="https://x.com/marcussims36/status/1825361997296185693" rel="noopener">caught himself.</a>” – @marcussims36</p><p>“He Sound Weak <a href="https://x.com/Mr_1takeeeee/status/1825512938905489547">Responding Lol</a>” – @Mr_1takeeeee</p><p>“I still remember when Kyrie punked him. <a href="https://x.com/CJPuffnStuff/status/1825378217307390450" rel="noopener">Good times</a>” – @CJPuffnStuff</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dennis Schroder blasts ‘weak’ Kevin Durant for Olympic gold medal clapback

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After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-stephen-currys-special-message-after-winning-first-olympic-gold">Team USA won</a> its fifth straight gold medal, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-kevin-durant-secures-olympics-first-gold-medal-win-vs-france">Durant celebrated victory</a> at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a shot at Team Germany star Dennis Schroder.</p><p>Durant captioned a photo of Team USA wearing gold medals with “ENTERTAINMENT &amp; IQ,” referencing Schroder’s criticism of American basketball earlier that day.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ENTERTAINMENT &amp; IQ <a href="https://t.co/2e9dopdrJi">pic.twitter.com/2e9dopdrJi</a></p><p>— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/1822425027930739172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant throws savage shade at Dennis Schroder after Olympics gold medal win

<!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', '/olympics-news-dennis-schroder-100-honest-european-usa-basketball-differences');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dennis Schroder gets 100% honest on European-USA basketball differences');   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/2024/08/Olympics-news-Dennis-Schroder-gets-100-honest-on-European-USA-basketball-differences.jpg"></figure><h1>Dennis Schroder gets 100% honest on European-USA basketball differences</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-10T12:53:49-07:00">August 10th, 12:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-10T13:39:01-07:00">August 10th, 1:39pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Olympics final upon us, the NBA versus European basketball debate continues to ramp up. The former’s standing as the preeminent league in the world should not be in doubt, but a huge part of its current and future star power is coming from the overseas. Though, while some fans get into heated exchanges on social media, Brooklyn Nets point guard and Germany representative Dennis Schroder is <a href="https://x.com/BasketNews_com/status/1822280677284315506" rel="noopener">sharing his thoughts</a> on the differences between both styles of play.</p><p>He made sure to choose his words carefully, but the comments are bound to elicit strong responses regardless.</p><p>“European basketball is no entertainment, it’s straight IQ basketball, straight coaching,” Schroder told the media Saturday after Germany fell to Serbia in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-nikola-jokic-serbias-ecstatic-reaction-to-bronze-medal-finish">Bronze Medal game</a>, 93-83.</p><p>“Really, really high IQ guys who know how to play the game. Serbia, Greece, Spain, France, Germany, I mean so many teams out there who know how to play, who is athletic. Of course {the NBA} is one of the best leagues in the world or is the best league in the world, but Europeans are coming for sure.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dennis Schroder on why European basketball style provides a significant advantage to challenge Team USA:</p><p>'European basketball is no entertainment, it's straight IQ basketball. Straight coaching.' 🗣️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/9qTO58DFSx">pic.twitter.com/9qTO58DFSx</a></p><p>— BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasketNews_com/status/1822280677284315506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>European basketball’s growing influence on NBA</b></h2><p>There is plenty to unpack in that statement. For one, it seems as if Schroder is suggesting that the NBA relies more on athleticism and talent rather than fundamental soundness and intangibles. He did not say The Association is all flash and no substance, but the 2023 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fiba-world-cup-news-dennis-schroder-mvp-welcome-germany-historic-win">FIBA World Cup MVP</a> clearly believes there are certain subtleties on the European circuit that are not as prevalent in the most prominent league.</p><p>Most NBA fans are perfectly aware of the tremendous basketball IQ of modern Euro stars. Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic display elite court vision and playmaking abilities on a regular basis. There are other examples as well. But the NBA is not purely a dunkfest and 3-point shooting extravaganza, even if it is leaning in that direction much more than it did a couple decades ago.</p><p>Beyond LeBron James, there are stars like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum and Anthony Edwards who all have excellent instincts and feel for the game. The NBA is starting to reclaim the balance it was missing in recent years, and American talents are definitely a key reason why. But the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-paul-george-julius-randle-brutally-honest-european-domination">enormous impact of Europeans</a> is undeniable. They are elevating and growing the game.</p><p>This fusion is positioning the NBA for prolonged prosperity. Though, some guys might want to have a word with Dennis Schroder when the 2024-25 season tips off in October.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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