<!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', '/nba-standout-dennis-smith-jr-sponsors-hbcu-golf-tournament');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA standout Dennis Smith Jr. sponsors HBCU golf tournament');   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/2024/08/0NBA-standout-Dennis-Smith-Jr.-sponsors-HBCU-golf-tournament0.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA standout Dennis Smith Jr. sponsors HBCU golf tournament</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-17T17:20:36-07:00">August 17th, 5:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-17T17:20:36-07:00">August 17th, 5:20pm</time><address><a>Randall Barnes</a>Randall Barnes is a Fall 2019 Graduate of Fort Valley State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in Fort Valley, Georgia, where he majored in Media Studies. He is the Founder of HBCU Pulse, a multimedia outlet with the mission to tell the authentic stories of HBCU Life via traditional, digital and social media outlets to amplify our voice. He is also the host of HBCU Pulse Radio, which can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 142 HBCU Fridays at 5 p.m. EST and wherever you get your podcasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golf</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA standout Dennis Smith Jr. is paying it forward to an HBCU. Per a statement by Fayetteville State University athletics, the former 2017 Dallas Mavericks draftee <a href="https://hbcugameday.com/2024/08/17/dennis-smith-jr-sponsors-golf-tourney-for-hometown-hbcu/">will be the title sponsor</a> of the McDougal-Scurry Golf Tournament alongside the Two-Six project.</p><p>In a statement, Smith expressed his excitement to sponsor the tournament and his love for Fayetteville State University, saying, “Fayetteville State has always been a safe space for me. I’m thrilled to support this event and continue my partnership with the athletics department. It’s important for me to continue to support my hometown and home HBCU to give other athletes a safe space!”</p><p>Smith is certainly familiar with the institution, as a Fayetteville native. He attended Trinity Christian School for high school and was a standout player for the team. He eventually went on to play for North Carolina State University and was eventually drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 9th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. </p><p>Smith has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/ce400a58/dennis-smith-jr">had a adventurous NBA career</a>, playing for the Mavericks for two years before departing the squad. He’s had stints with the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trailblazers and Charlotte Hornets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-dennis-smith-jrcontinued-absence-major-blow-brooklyn-defense">before concluding last season </a>with the Brooklyn Nets. </p><p>Grant Bennett, founder and president of The Two-Six Project, also spoke about being a title sponsor for the event, saying, “There is no better one than Fayetteville State. We grew up working out over here and playing our youth championship games here. Dennis still practices here. We definitely wanted to find a way to give back to home and do it in a way that supports the athletic program here that gives back to us in so many ways.”</p><p>Fayetteville State fields a competitive golf program, <a href="https://www.uncfsu.edu/fayetteville-state-university-captures-2023-ciaa-golf-championship">most recently winning</a> the 2023 CIAA Golf Championship. They finished the three rounds of the championship with a 54-hole total of 873 (+9), capturing their first championship since 2012. </p><p>The Broncos golf team also took home significant honors, as then-freshman Caden Hodges won the Championship’s Low Medalist Award, the Golfer of the Year, and the Rookie of the Year Awards. Meanwhile, head golf caoch John Cole was voted the Coach of the Year by the CIAA Golf Coaches’ and Sports Information Director’s Associations.</p><p>The McDougal-Scurry Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, September 6, at the Gates Four Golf and Country Club. The event is designed to raise funds for HBCU student-athlete scholarships and aims to unite golf fans, local companies, and community figures.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA standout Dennis Smith Jr. sponsors HBCU golf tournament

<!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-dennis-smith-jr-hilarious-shares-woj-typo-almost-ruined-trade-deadline-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ Dennis Smith Jr. hilariously shares how Woj ‘typo’ ruined his trade deadline day');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nets-news-dennis-smith-jrs-hilarious-reaction-to-woj-accidentally-tweeting-he-was-traded.webp"></figure><h1>Nets’ Dennis Smith Jr. hilariously shares how Woj ‘typo’ ruined his trade deadline day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-11T10:04:53-08:00">February 11th, 10:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-11T10:04:53-08:00">February 11th, 10:04am</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>There isn’t an NBA reporter busier on trade deadline day than ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The veteran insider has dominated the intel market over the last decade. However, the rush to break news on deadline day can lead to mix-ups, and Brooklyn Nets guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-dennis-smith-jr-reaction-woj-mistakenly-raptors-trade">Dennis Smith Jr. was caught in the crossfire</a> on Thursday.</p><p>Wojnarowski reported that Smith was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-nets-raptors-trade-spencer-dinwiddie-dennis-schroder">traded to the Toronto Raptors</a> alongside Spencer Dinwiddie in a deal for Dennis Schroder, only to correct the mistake minutes later and clarify that Smith was not involved in the deal, as Schroder was the only Dennis being traded. Smith, who has been part of two midseason trades during his NBA career, quickly <a href="https://twitter.com/Dennis1SmithJr/status/1755650702624354578" rel="noopener">showed his nerves</a> on Twitter after Wojnarowski’s clarification.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Rtv4PZAB4P">pic.twitter.com/Rtv4PZAB4P</a></p><p>— Dennis Smith Jr. (@Dennis1SmithJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dennis1SmithJr/status/1755650702624354578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The seven-year NBA veteran recounted the experience of briefly thinking he was traded following Brooklyn’s 123-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.</p><p>“I got Woj tweets on, so all of his tweets come to my phone as soon as he tweets them on deadline day,” Smith said. “I see Spencer going there. I’m on FaceTime, and I see my name pop up. I’m like, ‘Hell nah!’ I click on it, and it says, ‘Dennis Smith Jr. traded to the Raptors.’ I had a knot in my stomach, I was sick!”</p><p>“I’m looking at my phone and it says [Nets assistant General Manager] Andy Birdsong. He’s calling me as I saw it. And I’ve been traded before mid-year so I’m like, ‘He’s gonna deliver the news.’ So I’m looking that thing like, ‘I’m not gonna answer this shit!’ Then I press answer and he’s like, ‘Nah! Nah! Nah! It’s a typo. You good. You staying here. Don’t worry.’ So I start hitting everyone up and telling them, ‘That’s cap! I ain’t going nowhere!”</p><p>Smith said his phone was “blowing up” after the fake report.</p><p>“I ain’t even get no pregame nap that day,” he said. “I was sick. I went outside and took a little walk to try to decompress. It was crazy.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dennis Smith Jr. reacts to Woj accidentally tweeting that the Nets traded him:</p><p>“I got Woj tweets as alerts on my phone… I see my name pop up and I’m like, ‘Hell nah!’… My phones blowing up. I ain’t even get no pregame nap that day. I was sick.”</p><p>😂😂😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/emNVjw0qaZ">pic.twitter.com/emNVjw0qaZ</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1756502175679754419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Smith drew laughs from the room full of reporters and strolled off the podium with a smile. He returned to the Nets locker room, where he’ll remain for the rest of the season.</p><p>The offseason minimum signing has been productive as a sparkplug off the bench this season, averaging 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.3 steals in 20.2 minutes per game. Brooklyn’s new-look Dennis-Dennis backcourt featuring Schroder and Smith <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-dennis-schroder-draws-major-praise-spurs-blowout-debut">showed promising results</a> in its first appearance Saturday.</p><p>Schroder posted 15 points and 12 assists on 6-of-13 shooting, becoming the fourth player in Nets franchise history to record a points-assists double-double during a debut, joining James Harden, Deron Williams, and Kelvin Ransey. Smith posted 14 points, six rebounds, two assists, and a block on 6-of-9 shooting on his way to a plus-18 in 24 minutes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Dennis Smith Jr. hilariously shares how Woj ‘typo’ ruined his trade deadline day

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets made a couple of trades ahead of the deadline on Thursday. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-dennis-schroder-nets-spencer-dinwiddie-trade-deadline-deal" rel="noopener">Nets sent Spencer Dinwiddie</a> to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Dennis Schroder and then sent Royce O’Neale to the Phoenix Suns <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-royce-oneale-nets-grizzlies-multi-team-deal" rel="noopener">for more draft picks</a>. Dennis Smith Jr.’s name was mentioned in the initial report by Adrian Wojnarowski, although it was later taken out.</p><p>Smith himself had a <a href="https://twitter.com/Dennis1SmithJr/status/1755650702624354578?s=20" rel="noopener">hilarious reaction</a> to his name being included in Woj’s tweet:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Rtv4PZAB4P">pic.twitter.com/Rtv4PZAB4P</a></p><p>— Dennis Smith Jr. (@Dennis1SmithJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dennis1SmithJr/status/1755650702624354578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Despite Woj initially saying Smith was going to Toronto, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-nets-raptors-trade-spencer-dinwiddie-dennis-schroder" rel="noopener">package turned out</a> to be Dinwiddie going to the Raptors in exchange for Schroder and veteran Thaddeus Young.</p><p>Smith has played a reserve role for the Nets, appearing in 34 games and averaging just 7.3 PPG in 19 minutes per contest. He has bounced around the league quite a bit since being drafted No. 9 overall by the Dallas Mavericks in 2017. Smith has played for six different teams and is in his first season with the Nets.</p><p>The Nets are 20-30 entering Thursday’s game and are outside of the playoff race, although things can change over the next few weeks. Still, they made a series of moves at the deadline.</p><p>The good news for Dennis Smith Jr. is that he was not included in the deal involving Dinwiddie, contrary to the initial report from the tweet by Adrian Wojnarowski. With the NBA trade deadline officially over, it looks like Dennis Smith Jr. will be staying in Brooklyn for now, although he could still get released and sent to the buyout market.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets: Dennis Smith Jr.’s hilarious reaction to Woj mistakenly reporting him in Raptors trade

<!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', '/knicks-news-josh-hart-goes-full-nsfw-about-making-dennis-smith-jr-pay-for-flexing-thought-st-was-sweet');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Josh Hart goes full NSFW about making Dennis Smith Jr. pay for flexing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Knicks-Josh-Hart-goes-full-NSFW-about-making-Dennis-Smith-Jr.-pay-for-flexing.webp"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Josh Hart goes full NSFW about making Dennis Smith Jr. pay for flexing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-24T05:47:30-08:00">January 24th, 5:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-24T05:47:30-08:00">January 24th, 5:47am</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>The Brooklyn Nets, coming off a rough choke job on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-josh-hart-mikal-bridges-recruitment-not-fun-comment-new-york-fans" rel="noopener">played a nip-and-tuck affair</a> on Tuesday against the New York Knicks to kick off Rivals Week. Backup point guard Dennis Smith Jr. played a huge part in giving the Nets some much-needed energy. He was active on defense, and he was fearless in getting to the rim. On one play in the second quarter, with the Nets down by two, 46-44, Smith converted a tough contested layup, outmuscling Josh Hart and flexing on him after the play.</p><p>This play, however, ended up being burned on Hart’s head. With the game tied at 101 with around a minute left in the contest, Hart <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/24/sports/julius-randles-tunnel-vision-slam-fuel-knicks-turnaround/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_sitebuttons" rel="noopener">had his sweet revenge</a> on Smith, blocking the Nets guard’s  with Julius Randle punctuating the sequence with a dunk to take a lead that the Knicks wouldn’t relinquish in a 108-103 victory.</p><p>Josh Hart, following the game, seemed none too pleased that Dennis Smith Jr. thought he would get the Knicks guard twice. He made sure that lightning would not strike twice for Smith, who may have been encouraged to take on Hart at the rim due to his prior success.</p><p>“I knew that he had that against me and flexed a little bit. So I figured he’d probably go to the basket because he thought s**t was sweet. So luckily I was able to get a piece of it,” Hart said in his postgame presser, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Post.</p><p>That was a golden opportunity for the Nets to take the lead at such a crucial juncture in the game, but Josh Hart and the rest of the Knicks defense was not having it. After Hart’s vengeful block on Smith, OG Anunoby also swatted a go-ahead attempt from Cam Johnson. Hart then saved the ball from going out of bounds, leading to a Julius Randle leak out dunk.</p><p>This victory is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-julius-randle-drops-truth-bomb-leading-ny-jalen-brunson-dramatic-win-nets" rel="noopener">extra sweet for the Knicks</a>, as it’s always a point of pride for them to assert themselves as the better team in the state. The Nets are fading fast in the Eastern Conference standings, which should put an even bigger smile on Knicks fans’ faces.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Josh Hart goes full NSFW about making Dennis Smith Jr. pay for flexing

<!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-dennis-smith-jrcontinued-absence-major-blow-brooklyn-defense');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dennis Smith Jr.’s continued absence a major blow to Nets defense');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nets-news-dennis-smith-jrs-continued-absence-a-major-blow-to-brooklyns-defense.webp"></figure><h1>Dennis Smith Jr.’s continued absence a major blow to Nets defense</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-12T16:31:17-08:00">December 12th, 4:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-12T17:12:58-08:00">December 12th, 5:12pm</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 have <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2023-12-12_06PM.pdf" rel="noopener">officially ruled out</a> guard Dennis Smith Jr. for Wednesday’s road matchup with the Phoenix Suns. The absence will mark Smith’s third straight due to an upper back sprain.</p><p>After missing six games from Nov. 19-30 due to a lower back sprain, the offseason minimum signing was among Brooklyn’s most productive players during last week’s wins over the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks. Smith averaged 11.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals on 53 percent shooting during the pair of victories.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dennis Smith Jr. has been outstanding on both ends tonight. <a href="https://t.co/R8vlyIHm2u">pic.twitter.com/R8vlyIHm2u</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1732590701471289585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-dennis-smith-jr-s-perfect-reaction-to-comeback-vs-magic-proves-hes-100-savage" rel="noopener">tenacious point-of-attack defense</a> provided a major boost for a Nets unit that has performed well below expectations this season. Smith played the most significant role among Brooklyn’s defenders in slowing down Dejounte Murray and Trae Young during a last-second win at Atlanta.</p><p>With the first-year Net sidelined, Brooklyn’s defensive deficiencies were on full display during Monday’s 131-118 loss to the Sacramento Kings. The Kings set a franchise record with 25 made threes on 45 attempts. De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk combined for 5o points on 9-of-17 shooting from behind the arc.</p><p>Brooklyn head coach Jacque Vaughn said Monday that Smith did not travel with the team for the Sacramento matchup, the first of a five-game West Coast trip.</p><p>Without Smith, the Nets will have their hands full defensively against Devin Booker at the point of attack. Bradley Beal is also expected to return to Phoenix’s lineup Tuesday vs. the Golden State Warriors and could be available against Brooklyn. Things won’t get any easier for the Nets’ backcourt from there, with matchups against Jamal Murray and Stephen Curry looming after the Suns showdown.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.6	2.9	3.6	0.2	1.2

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.6	2.9	3.6	0.2	1.2

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