<!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/orlando-magic/nba-news-lip-reader-hilariously-desmond-bane-og-anunoby-incident-side-tony-brothers');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA lip reader hilariously breaks down Desmond Bane-OG Anunoby incident, with a side of Tony Brothers');   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/2025/12/Bane-exits.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA lip reader hilariously breaks down Desmond Bane-OG Anunoby incident, with a side of Tony Brothers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T08:51:56-08:00">December 10th, 8:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T08:51:56-08:00">December 10th, 8:51am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Recently, Orlando Magic guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-fined-35000-throwing-ball-knicks-og-anunoby">Desmond Bane was fined</a> $35000 by the NBA for throwing the ball off of New York Knicks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-hit-with-technical-foul-pelting-og-anunoby-with-ball">forward OG Anunoby</a> during a recent matchup between the two teams. It was the second time this year that Bane had inexplicably launched the ball off of an opponent, and it also earned him a technical foul in the process.</p><p>Recently, Tippernaught Sports on YouTube broke down the incident with a lip-reading of the play,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Qhmt0CaHI" rel="noopener"> also sprinkling in</a> some supposed commentary from official Tony Brothers in the process.</p><p>While we won’t know exactly what was actually said between Bane and Anunoby, the lip-reading would appear to be fairly accurate based on the video angles of the incident that have been made available.</p><p>In a previous game against the Atlanta Hawks, Bane launched the ball off of Atlanta center Onyeka Okongwu, earning himself an ejection from that game in the process. It isn’t clear what exactly has possessed Bane to do this twice already this season after seeming to be a mild-mannered player throughout most of his career.</p><p>In any case, Bane bounced back on Tuesday night with a huge performance against the Miami Heat in the knockout round, setting up another matchup with the Knicks on Saturday in Las Vegas. It will certainly be interesting to see what interaction, if any, there is between Bane and Anunoby during that contest. The winner of that game will move on to play the Western Conference champion in the bracket, with $500,000 for each player on the line in the finale.</p><p>The Knicks and Magic will get their NBA Cup game underway on Saturday at 5:30 pm ET from Las Vegas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA lip reader hilariously breaks down Desmond Bane-OG Anunoby incident, with a side of Tony Brothers

<!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/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-paolo-banchero-real-scorer-endorsement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic star Desmond Bane will love Paolo Banchero’s ‘real scorer’ endorsement');   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/2025/12/Desmond-Bane-will-love-Paolo-Bancheros-real-scorer-endorsement.jpg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic star Desmond Bane will love Paolo Banchero’s ‘real scorer’ endorsement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T22:52:33-08:00">December 9th, 10:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T22:52:33-08:00">December 9th, 10:52pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic are surging at the right time, and one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-gets-100-real-on-nba-cup-motivation">biggest reasons is guard Desmond Bane</a>. After his latest scoring explosion in the NBA Cup quarterfinal win vs. the Miami Heat Tuesday night, teammate Paolo Banchero offered high praise perfectly capturing the impact of Bane. The 37-point performance gave Orlando a crucial 117-108 victory and solidified their spot in the NBA Cup semifinals.</p><p>Following the game, Banchero was asked by Swish Theory’s Ryan Kaminski, who took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account to <a href="https://x.com/beyondtheRK/status/1998603270244192455?s=20" rel="noopener">share the exchange</a> about Bane’s growing offensive role and how it eases his workload with Franz Wagner sidelined. His response quickly became one of the night’s biggest storylines.</p><p>“He’s more than just a shooter… he’s a real scorer, just a ball player.</p><p>He hit 6 threes tonight, but he had 37 PTS against Detroit without shooting any threes.</p><p>It’s not only his shooting, it’s the scoring in general.</p><p>You just give a player like that the ball, it’s not really hard. He gets to it.</p><p>He’s stuck at 37, hopefully we can get him a 40-ball here soon.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I asked Paolo Banchero how it feels to have Desmond Bane as a relief valve on offense now, especially in games where Franz is out compared to seasons prior </p><p>“He’s more than just a shooter… he’s a real scorer, just a ball player. </p><p>He hit 6 threes tonight, but he had 37 PTS… <a href="https://t.co/iUN0QNGYoC">pic.twitter.com/iUN0QNGYoC</a></p><p>— Ryan Kaminski NBA (@beyondtheRK) <a href="https://twitter.com/beyondtheRK/status/1998603270244192455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Banchero’s comments showed the growing trust inside the locker room as the Magic continue to climb in the NBA Cup field. Bane has scored well from every level, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-paolo-banchero-shares-true-feelings-about-having-desmond-bane-on-team">giving the Magic a steady option</a> when games tighten late. His work from the arc vs. the Heat came only days after he scored 37 without a three, proving he can attack in more than one way. The growth reflects the offensive arsenal the former Memphis Grizzlies guard possesses, and it makes him harder to guard now that teams have played 20-to-25 games and scouting reports have grown sharper.</p><p>With Wagner still out, the Magic are leaning on Bane to carry a heavier load, and his recent stretch shows he is meeting that demand. The group now prepares for a semifinal matchup with the New York Knicks, a chance to strengthen their run in the league’s new tournament and build on the momentum they have found behind Bane’s rise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic star Desmond Bane will love Paolo Banchero’s ‘real scorer’ endorsement

<!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/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-takes-subtle-shot-tyler-herro-after-trash-talk-fail');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic’s Desmond Bane takes subtle shot at Tyler Herro after trash-talk fail');   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/2025/12/Magic-guard-Desmond-Bane.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic’s Desmond Bane takes subtle shot at Tyler Herro after trash-talk fail</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T20:55:50-08:00">December 9th, 8:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T20:56:01-08:00">December 9th, 8:56pm</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">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic were 2-0 versus the Miami Heat this season entering Tuesday’s NBA Cup quarterfinals showdown, so one would have assumed that the latter would not allow itself to get overconfident. Apparently, though, Tyler Herro and company were feeling themselves after jumping to a 15-0 lead in the Kia Center. But momentum can quickly change in the modern game, and on the strength of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-paolo-banchero-shares-true-feelings-about-having-desmond-bane-on-team">37-point outing by Desmond Bane</a>, the home team booked a trip to Las Vegas.</p><p>Orlando (15-10) remains unbeaten in NBA Cup play this year and is intent on using the in-season tournament to vault itself into the sport’s upper echelon. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-gets-100-real-on-nba-cup-motivation">Bane relished the higher-stakes battle</a> and was an outstanding 14-of-24 from the floor in the 117-108 win. <a href="https://x.com/bmmohteraj/status/1998586826144043467" rel="noopener">He also took great joy</a> in silencing Herro and the Heat.</p><p>“Did you hear what he said? I ain’t going to give it to you, I’m in deep waters right now,” Bane joked, per the jareth cutestory X account, referencing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-fined-35000-throwing-ball-knicks-og-anunoby">the $35,000 fine</a> he received for chucking the ball on New York Knicks wing OG Anunoby this past Sunday. “After that little run they had, they were saying their piece. And rightfully so, {we’re} getting smacked in the mouth. But it got quieter as the game went on.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“It got quieter as the game went on..”</p><p>Des on Tyler Herro yapping after the 15 – 0 run to start the game. </p><p>DOG <a href="https://t.co/JoF7PjvxEe">pic.twitter.com/JoF7PjvxEe</a></p><p>— jareth cutestory (@bmmohteraj) <a href="https://twitter.com/bmmohteraj/status/1998586826144043467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Desmond Bane finds his form in Magic win</b></h2><p>Bane knows how emotions can consume a player during a contest, and on this night, he and the Magic served the Heat a huge helping of humble pie. Orlando trailed by as many as 16 points in the first quarter but went into halftime down just one and maintained a steady lead throughout the entirety of the final frame. This squad continues to match Miami’s grit, leaving head coach Erik Spoelstra and his team scratching their heads.</p><p>Jalen Suggs scored 20 points, Wendell Carter Jr. posted a double-double and Anthony Black dished out a team-high seven assists. Desmond Bane is the X-factor, though. The No. 30 overall selection of the 2020 NBA Draft has struggled this year — shooting 32.5 percent from 3-point range on the campaign and was 2-of-16 in last Friday’s game versus Miami — but perhaps this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-winning-time-declaration-will-have-orlando-fans-thinking-nba-cup">NBA Cup explosion</a> will mark the beginning of a big surge.</p><p>Apart from his offensive eruption, which included six treys, Desmond Bane posted six rebounds, five assists and one steal against the Heat. He will try to stay hot when the Magic square off with the Knicks in the NBA Cup semis this Friday. There should be plenty of words exchanged in that contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic’s Desmond Bane takes subtle shot at Tyler Herro after trash-talk fail

<!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/orlando-magic/magic-news-paolo-banchero-shares-true-feelings-about-having-desmond-bane-on-team');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic’s Paolo Banchero shares true feelings about having Desmond Bane on team');   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/2025/12/Magic-guard-Desmond-Bane-3-celebrates-with-forward-Paolo-Banchero.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic’s Paolo Banchero shares true feelings about having Desmond Bane on team</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T20:03:48-08:00">December 9th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T20:03:48-08:00">December 9th, 8:03pm</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 Orlando Magic have crashed out early in the playoffs for the past two seasons, suggesting that they needed to pull off something big during the offseason to try and get over the hump. What they needed was more shooting and offense, and<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-gets-100-real-on-nba-cup-motivation"> they got their man in Desmond Bane</a> in a blockbuster trade.</p><p>Bane has taken some time to acclimate to his new home team, but it seems as though he’s now as comfortable as one can get. He certainly was flying on Tuesday night during the Magic’s 117-108 win over the Miami Heat in NBA Cup quarterfinals action, dropping 37 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter alone, to lead the team to victory. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-winning-time-declaration-will-have-orlando-fans-thinking-nba-cup">Bane could not have stepped up at a more opportune moment</a>, what with Franz Wagner out due to an ankle injury and Paolo Banchero still dealing with a minutes restriction.</p><p>After the game, Banchero gave his new Magic teammate props and revealed how much of a helpful presence Bane is to the team.</p><p>“He’s been a hell of a scorer, shooter, player in general since he’s been in the league. Obviously, he was doing it over there in Memphis. And now he’s over here doing it in Orlando. Definitely love having Desmond out there,” Banchero said, via the official NBA account on X (formerly Twitter). “He played great.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We love having Desmond out there."<a href="https://twitter.com/Pp_doesit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Pp_doesit</a> gives <a href="https://twitter.com/DBane0625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DBane0625</a> his flowers after his 37-point performance helps the Orlando Magic advance to the Emirates NBA Cup Semis! <a href="https://t.co/zj6B1ig5nW">https://t.co/zj6B1ig5nW</a> <a href="https://t.co/XJsSWY8YGk">pic.twitter.com/XJsSWY8YGk</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1998589327295861119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Paolo Banchero still rounding into form for the Magic</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Paolo-Banchero-Jamahl-Mosley-beef-simmering-amid-disappointing-start2.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Banchero missed time earlier in the season with a groin injury, and the Magic managed to hold down the fort in his absence. But with Wagner’s injury coinciding with Banchero’s return, it’s imperative for the first overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft to round into form quickly.</p><p>He did put up 18 points, seven rebounds, and four assists to go with one block in 32 minutes of play. Expect him to bring it his all on Saturday night when they take on the winner of the New York Knicks-Toronto Raptors clash in Vegas for the semifinals of the NBA Cup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic’s Paolo Banchero shares true feelings about having Desmond Bane on team

<!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/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-gets-100-real-on-nba-cup-motivation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic’s Desmond Bane gets 100% real on NBA Cup motivation');   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/2025/12/Magic-guard-Desmond-Bane-3-looks-to-pass.jpg"><figcaption>© Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic’s Desmond Bane gets 100% real on NBA Cup motivation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T19:38:30-08:00">December 9th, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T19:38:30-08:00">December 9th, 7:38pm</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><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-winning-time-declaration-will-have-orlando-fans-thinking-nba-cup">Desmond Bane is locked in</a> for the Orlando Magic. With Franz Wagner nursing an ankle injury that looked so much worse than his eventual diagnosis, the Magic needed Bane to step up — especially with Paolo Banchero still on a minutes restriction. And that’s exactly what Bane did, as he poured in 37 points, five rebounds, and six assists to lead Orlando to a 117-108 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night in NBA Cup quarterfinals action.</p><p>Bane was playing like someone owed him money and the only way to get it back was to beat the Heat. <a href="https://twitter.com/UnderdogNBA/status/1998588000205418707" rel="noopener">That may not be too far off</a> from what was going through the Magic guard’s mind. After all, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-news-desmond-bane-fined-35000-throwing-ball-knicks-og-anunoby">Bane was recently fined for his hilariously odd throw</a> of the ball straight onto OG Anunoby’s back during their 106-100 loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday.</p><p>“Oh, [the extra money’s huge], man. I just lost $35,000 so I gotta go get it back somehow, you know what I’m saying?” Bane said in a deadpan manner in his postgame presser, via Underdog NBA on X (formerly Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Desmond Bane on advancing to NBA Cup Semifinals:</p><p>“I just lost $35,000. I gotta go get it back somehow.” <a href="https://t.co/FCrwU83zMl">pic.twitter.com/FCrwU83zMl</a></p><p>— Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/UnderdogNBA/status/1998588000205418707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The way Bane said that makes it seem as though the Magic guard is indeed counting every penny that goes in and out of his bank account. On <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/70672/desmond-bane" rel="noopener">a related note</a>, Bane is set to make around $197.2 million over the life of his current contract to go along with the $9.9 million he already bagged from his rookie contract.</p><h2><b>Desmond Bane and the Magic await winner of Knicks-Raptors clash</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Magic-guard-Desmond-Bane-3-drives-to-the-basket.jpg"><figcaption>© Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Magic will be heading to Vegas to vie even further for NBA Cup supremacy, and they will be facing off against the winner of the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors’ clash on the other side of the bracket.</p><p>The Magic have won two of their three games against the Knicks this year, while they are yet to face the Raptors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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