<!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', '/pfl-playoffs-odds-biaggio-ali-walsh-vs-ed-davis-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-8-23-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'PFL Playoffs Odds: Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Ed Davis prediction, pick, how to watch – 8/23/2023');   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/2023/08/PFL-Playoffs-Odds-Biaggio-Ali-Walsh-vs.-Ed-Davis-prediction-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"></figure><h1>PFL Playoffs Odds: Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Ed Davis prediction, pick, how to watch – 8/23/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-23T07:57:55-07:00">August 23rd, 7:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-23T07:57:55-07:00">August 23rd, 7:57am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PFL Playoffs: Clay Collard vs. Shane Burgos kicks off the main card with a fight in the lightweight division between PFL’s top-rated prospect Biaggio Ali Walsh and newcomer Ed Davis. Walsh has won four in a row coming into his sixth amateur fight meanwhile, Davis is coming off of a loss heading into his PFL amateur debut. With that said, check out our PFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">series</a> for our Walsh-Davis prediction and pick.</p><p>Biaggio Ali Walsh (Am 4-1) is one of the only amateur fighters that you will see fighting on a big promotion’s main card. That is all due to the fact that he is the great Muhammad Ali’s grandson. He will be looking to follow in the footsteps of his late grandfather, the greatest boxer of all time Muhammad Ali when he goes to battle for his fourth consecutive win with the PFL this Wednesday night against Ed Davis.</p><p>Ed Davis (Am 2-1) on paper is looking like a sacrificial lamb when he steps into his PFL debut to take on the powerhouse that is Biaggio Ali Walsh. Davis is out to prove that he is nobodies stepping stone and that he truly belongs on the PFL roster and to be a part of their future plans in their lightweight division come Wednesday night.</p><p><i><b>Here are the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/martial-arts/mma/pfl-week-8" rel="noopener">PFL Odds</a>, courtesy of BetOnline. </b></i></p><h2><b>PFL Playoffs Odds: Biaggio Ali Walsh-Ed Davis </b><b>Odds</b></h2><p>Biaggio Ali Walsh: -1100</p><p>Ed Davis: +801</p><p>Over 1.5 Rounds: +200</p><p>Under 1.5 Rounds: -260</p><h2><b>How to Watch Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Ed Davis</b></h2><p>TV: ESPN</p><p>Stream: ESPN+</p><p>Time: 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT (Main Card)</p><h2>Why Biaggio Ali Walsh Will Win</h2><p>Biaggio Ali Walsh has some big shoes to fill as most have a ton of high hopes for this lightweight prospect. He has looked the part since making his debut during the 2022 PFL Championships knocking out his opponent in just 45 seconds. He has exceptional speed and power in his punches that make him a dangerous fighter for anyone that stands across the cage from him.</p><p>We’ve seen him get taken down and out grappled in his amateur debut but it seems like he certainly has been growing fight by fight. It will almost be a necessity for his opposition to take this fight to the ground but that is much easier said than done when there is firepower coming his way. As long as Walsh can keep this fight on the feet it is essentially his fight to lose.</p><h2>Why Ed Davis Will Win</h2><p>Ed Davis is coming into his PFL debut with some uphill sledding as he has to take on their most prized prospect in Biaggio Ali Walsh. Davis fought most of his time on the New England regional scene when he fought for the New England Fights promotion for each of his first three amateur fights.</p><p>Davis is a striker by trade and is always looking to throw down against his competition as his two amateur wins have come by knockout or TKO. That may not be the best game plan coming in against a heavy-handed striker like Walsh so hopefully he comes looking to mix things up if he wants to get the win come Wednesday night.</p><h2><b>Final Biaggio Ali Walsh-Ed Davis Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

PFL Playoffs Odds: Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Ed Davis prediction, pick, how to watch – 8/23/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks trade Ed Davis to Timberwolves for Omari Spellman, Jacob Evans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Timberwolves-trade-Omari-Spellman-Jacob-Evans-for-recently-acquired-Ed-Davis.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Knicks trade Ed Davis to Timberwolves for Omari Spellman, Jacob Evans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-22T17:27:30-08:00">November 22nd, 5:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-22T17:27:30-08:00">November 22nd, 5:27pm</time><address><a>Dave Monaco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-austin-rivers-agrees-to-sign-with-new-york/" rel="noopener noreferrer">signing</a> Austin Rivers to a one-year deal on Sunday, the New York Knicks make their second move of the day by <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1330661781283483651" rel="noopener noreferrer">trading</a> Ed Davis to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Omari Spellman, Jacob Evans and a future second-round pick.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Minnesota is trading Omari Spellman and Jacob Evans and a future second-round pick to New York for F Ed Davis, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1330661781283483651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Knicks strengthened their bench even further after adding the two solid bench pieces in Spellman and Evans. It also helps that they added some draft capital in the process.</p><p>Spellman is a 6-foot-8 power forward who likes to play in transition and rebound. He is also versatile enough to play center on some teams. Off the bench, the 23-year-old should be able to provide an offensive spark to the Knicks’ second unit.</p><p>Last season with the Warriors, Spellman <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/spellom01.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">averaged</a> 7.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, all while shooting almost 43.1 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from deep.</p><p>Jacob Evans, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, should add athleticism and defense to the Knicks’ second unit as well.</p><p>Meanwhile, Minnesota is Davis’ third team in two days, as he was just recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-news-jazz-trade-big-man-ed-davis-to-knicks/" rel="noopener noreferrer">traded</a> to the Knicks from the Utah Jazz. The Minnesota Timberwolves add depth and athleticism to their second unit while shedding salary in the process.</p><p>This is a minor deal for both teams, but both get exactly what they want.</p><p>New York’s frontcourt is looking solid as ever. Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Obi Toppin and Omari Spellman make them one of the youngest, deepest and most athletic frontcourts in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>The Timberwolves, meanwhile, receive a veteran presence and energy guy on their bench unit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks trade Ed Davis to Timberwolves for Omari Spellman, Jacob Evans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Report: Jazz trade Ed Davis to Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ed.jpg"><figcaption>Clutchpoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Report: Jazz trade Ed Davis to Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-19T15:29:56-08:00">November 19th, 3:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-19T21:15:04-08:00">November 19th, 9:15pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Utah Jazz are trading veteran big man Ed Davis to the New York Knicks for two 2023 second-round picks, per Tony Jones of The Athletic.</p><p>This Davis move frees up some cap space for the Jazz, who have to sign All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell to a rookie-scale extension this offseason. Utah also wants to re-sign Jordan Clarkson, who is an unrestricted free agent.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Utah Jazz have an agreement to trade Ed Davis to the New York Knicks, League Sources tell The Athletic</p><p>— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba/status/1329552848556748800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Ed Davis signed a two-year, $9.77 million contract with the Jazz in the summer of 2019 as a free agent. He made $4,469,063 in 2019-20 and is set to make $5,005,350 in 2020-21.</p><p>With the Jazz in 2019-20, Davis averaged 1.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 47.8 percent from the field. He’s now joining a Knicks team that waived veteran Taj Gibson and declined Bobby Portis’ 2020-21 team option on Thursday.</p><p>New York is coached by former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau, who won the 2011 Coach of the Year Award with the Bulls. The Knicks’ new president of basketball operations, meanwhile, is former CAA agent Leon Rose.</p><p>Davis has career averages of 6.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in 668 NBA games with the Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets and Jazz. He’s on an expiring contract and is a solid veteran, which is why the Knicks likely acquired Davis from the Jazz.</p><p>—</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on </i><a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp"><i>Twitter</i></a><i> &amp; </i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en"><i>Instagram</i></a><i>, and like us on </i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/"><i>Facebook</i></a><i>. We can also be found on Flipboard where you can subscribe and follow us. Get more on Ed Davis, the Jazz, and the Knicks, as this huge week of NBA transactions continues to unfold, leading up to the opening of free agency on Friday evening.</i></p><p><i>All of our NBA content can be found on the NBA section of the ClutchPoints home page </i><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba-news"><i>here</i></a><i>. For all of our college basketball content, click </i><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-basketball/"><i>here</i></a><i>. Keep tabs on Ed Davis as he moves to the Knicks.</i></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ed Davis calls out Kyrie Irving, Dwight Howard for return-to-play stance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ed-Davis-calls-out-Kyrie-Irving-Dwight-Howard-for-return-to-play-stance.jpg"></figure><h1>Ed Davis calls out Kyrie Irving, Dwight Howard for return-to-play stance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-15T07:59:39-07:00">June 15th, 7:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-15T07:59:39-07:00">June 15th, 7:59am</time><address><a>Bruno Manrique</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Utah Jazz big man Ed Davis gave his honest thoughts on the current discussion between players about restarting the 2019-20 NBA season amid the surging Black Lives Matter movement and the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>Davis ensured to mention some of the main cogs against having an NBA season like Kyrie Irving and Dwight Howard, pointing out why their approach is understandable but errant nonetheless.</p><p>While the differences of opinion range from the health and safety protocols, the lack of insurance for a potential career-threatening injury, stringent rules about their time at Walt Disney World, and the optics of playing a season for the sake of money and entertainment while the Black Lives Matter movement tries to implement major societal change, Davis offered a journeyman veteran’s perspective on it all:</p><blockquote>“I mean, this is really the only time that you’re going to get that and it’s the only time you’re going to get 22 teams together for seven weeks, so we can really get down and meet every couple of weeks and do some really cool things. There’s some really great stuff that we can do for the world,” Davis told <a href="https://hoopshype.com/2020/06/15/utahs-ed-davis-was-on-fridays-players-call-this-is-why-hes-against-sitting-out/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype</a>. “I feel like all of us doing it together and working with the NBA and working with these owners, we can really help out. For me, I want to fight against police brutality. That’s my cause; that’s really what I want to focus on. I hope that when we get down there, we can do that together. So, like I said, I’m all for us playing and I feel like we need to play. I think a lot of these guys know really need to educate themselves on what’s really going to happen if we do take a stand and don’t play.”</blockquote><p>While at first it appeared to be non-star players vying for this cause, the involvement of NBA players like Irving quickly turned that around. Davis noted it’s easy for guys with a platform to appear heroic to the cause and boost their profile while others would likely struggle without a paycheck:</p><blockquote>“It’s easy for a guy like Kyrie [Irving] to say that he’ll give everything back [for social reform], but would he really give everything back? It’s easy for Dwight Howard to say that we don’t need to play when he’s in Atlanta in his $20 million mansion,” said Davis. “But there are other guys on the rosters who need this money to provide for whoever they’re taking care of and things like that. It’s easy for the superstars in the league to say this and how they feel about this and that. But it means a lot more when it comes from the role players and the guys that [aren’t stars]. There are so many different perspectives because there are so many different levels in the NBA. Like I said, it’s so easy for the superstars to say, “Let’s just not play,” and they’re good. But some guys can’t just do that. There are lives on the line and, like I said, generational wealth on the line. These are the hits that we’re going to take if we don’t play.”</blockquote><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-league-return-not-in-jeopardy-as-players-discuss-best-way-to-enhance-black-lives-matter-movement/" rel="noopener noreferrer">There is a leaguewide feeling</a> that the NBA season will resume when intended on July 30, but there will have to be a middle ground of understanding for the parties to move forward with Training Camp 2.0. Davis understands all this, especially since teammates Donovan Mitchell and Jordan Clarkson are playing for contracts, but he’s almost 100% sure this season will resume because most players want to play while also helping bring attention to the Black Lives Matter movement.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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