<!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', '/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-anthony-edwards-blast-jae-crowder-leaked-nsfw-trash-talk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards blast Jae Crowder in leaked NSFW trash talk');   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/2024/11/Julius-Randle-Anthony-Edwards-blast-Jae-Crowder-in-leaked-NSFW-trash-talk.jpg"></figure><h1>Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards blast Jae Crowder in leaked NSFW trash talk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-30T07:40:38-08:00">November 30th, 7:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-30T14:50:28-08:00">November 30th, 2:50pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Timberwolves stars Julius Randle and Anthony Edwards are not afraid to jaw at opposing players. The two basketball stars were caught on a hot mic giving some trash talk to Sacramento Kings forward Jae Crowder. The Timberwolves’ duo let Crowder <a href="https://twitter.com/legendz_nba/status/1862605184079216987?s=46&amp;t=nxyCZiGq_oO0_cX9JnGJsg" rel="noopener">have it in a game</a> with the Kings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LEAKED Audio Of Julius Randle Trash Talking Jae Crowder👀:</p><p>“I talk to you every time we play… you know I do”</p><p>Crowder wasn’t trying to hear none of that, which led to Randle saying: </p><p>“Ight, n****! I can talk whenever I want to”</p><p>Lastly, Anthony Edwards said: “shut up, Jae” <a href="https://t.co/T2v3vsmBG0">pic.twitter.com/T2v3vsmBG0</a></p><p>— LegendZ (@legendz_nba) <a href="https://twitter.com/legendz_nba/status/1862605184079216987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-fans-going-crazy-julius-randle-buzzer-beater-vs-suns">Randle recently joined Minnesota</a> after playing several years in New York with the Knicks. He clearly feels comfortable on the floor with his new squad.</p><p>“I talk to you every time we play… you know I do,” Randle was heard saying to Crowder during the Timberwolves-Kings game on Wednesday. Minnesota actually lost the game to the Kings, 115-104.</p><p>Crowder, who recently joined the Kings, was not too pleased with the trash talking. He clapped back at Randle, which ended up throwing gasoline on a burning fire. Randle then clapped back, using profanity that’s not appropriate to repeat. Edwards then decided to join the fray.</p><p>“Shut up, Jae,” Edwards said.</p><p>It appears there’s no love lost between the players, as the back and forth seemed heated at times. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-jae-crowder-longstanding-beef">Randle and Crowder have reportedly had beef going back years</a> when the Kings forward played for the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>It’s safe to say these two players won’t be headed to the other’s house for Thanksgiving dinner next year.</p><h2>The Timberwolves are underwhelming so far this season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Anthony-Edwards_e20f00.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Minnesota is just 9-10 on the season, which is not what was expected by fans heading into the year. The Timberwolves had a fabulous 2023-24 campaign, which saw the team reach the Western Conference Finals. Minnesota lost to Dallas in five games, and expectations were high heading into this season.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/karl-anthony-towns-first-bucket-with-knicks-after-timberwolves-trade">Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns</a> before the year started to the Knicks. In return, Minnesota got Randle who was coming off an injury-riddled campaign. This season, Randle is doing his best to stay healthy. He averages 21 points and about seven rebounds a game for a team trying to get on the same page with chemistry.</p><p>In recent NBA Cup play, the Timberwolves finished just 2-2. Minnesota is now third in the Western Conference Northwest division standings, trailing both the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets.</p><p>Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The club next plays the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Minnesota has lost seven of its last 10 contests.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards blast Jae Crowder in leaked NSFW trash talk

<!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', '/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-jae-crowder-longstanding-beef');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Julius Randle, Jae Crowder renew longstanding beef');   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/2024/11/Timberwolves-news-Julius-Randle-Jae-Crowder-renew-longstanding-beef.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Julius Randle, Jae Crowder renew longstanding beef</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-29T12:33:14-08:00">November 29th, 12:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-29T12:33:14-08:00">November 29th, 12:33pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There were new uniforms, but the same energy stands for Minnesota Timberwolves’ Julius Randle and Sacramento Kings’ Jae Crowder, who signed with his new team the day before Wednesday’s matchup. Before Timberwolves All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-goes-off-collapse-kings">Anthony Edwards went off after his team collapsed</a> in a 115-104 loss to the Kings, Randle and Crowder rehashed their longstanding beef on the floor.</p><p>Stemming from Crowder’s time with the Phoenix Suns in 2021, Randle’s been getting into it with the rugged wing defender for over three years as the two picked up right where they left off on Wednesday. Randle gave Crowder an earful at the free-throw line at one point before Jae got the last laugh in the winding seconds of the Kings’ win.</p><p>Crowder eagerly clapped in Randle’s face, challenging Randle to make one final play as he passed the ball back to Edwards to dribble out the clock. The timeline of confrontations between Randle and Crowder adds up quickly in a video montage <a href="https://x.com/nba_newyork/status/1862061493518299239?s=46" rel="noopener">posted</a> on social media, per New York Basketball’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Randle &amp; Crowder…You can tell they have a history"</p><p>An old Knicks beef flares up at the wrong time… <a href="https://t.co/HYMlXXuNdu">pic.twitter.com/HYMlXXuNdu</a></p><p>— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA_NewYork/status/1862061493518299239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Crowder and the Kings agreed to a deal on November 26. His best years are likely behind him, including averaging 14.2 points and shooting at a 39.8% clip from deep, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.0 steals in 2016-17. However, the 34-year-old wing defender was called upon Sacramento following DeMar DeRozan’s back injury, joining forwards Isaiah Crawford and Trey Lyles on the Kings’ injured reserved list.</p><p>Jae Crowder made two consecutive trips to the NBA Finals, in 2020 with the Miami Heat and in 2021 with the Suns. Julius Randle was traded to the Timberwolves after spending his career with the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks.</p><h2><b>Anthony Edwards goes off after Timberwolves’ collapse vs. Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Timberwolves-forward-Julius-Randle-next-to-Timberwolves-All-Star-Anthony-Edwards.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While NBA Hall of Fame forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-goes-off-collapse-kings">Kevin Garnett believes the Timberwolves should have traded Rudy Gobert</a> instead of Karl-Anthony Towns, Edwards is fed up with his team lacking continuity. Edwards <a href="https://x.com/ChristopherHine/status/1861984047049642329" rel="noopener">let it all out</a> following Wednesday’s loss against the Kings, per The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Chris Hine.</p><p>“Anthony Edwards to the media. ‘Y’all wanna talk to me? (Yes.) What you wanna know, why we’re trash?’” Hine reported on X, formerly Twitter. “Proceeded to say the Wolves, including himself, look like a bunch of ‘front runners’ right now.”</p><p>Edwards wasn’t done. He went on to say that the team is “growing apart” and “can’t talk to each other anymore.” He then expanded on his front-runner comment.</p><p>“We got up and everybody cheering and f*****g hype,” Edwards said, per Hine. “We get down again and don’t nobody say nothing. That’s the definition of a frontrunner. We as a team, including myself, we all was frontrunners tonight. It was some bull****, for sure.”</p><p>The Timberwolves will host the Clippers in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Julius Randle, Jae Crowder renew longstanding beef

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He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are getting a key veteran back in the lineup from a lengthy injury absence, with Jae Crowder <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1747270179753709581" rel="noopener">set to return</a> against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Crowder has missed the last two months after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jae-crowder-gets-lengthy-injury-return-timeline-after-surgery" rel="noopener">core muscle surgery</a>.</p><p>Crowder last played on Nov. 11 in an ugly loss to the Orlando Magic. He had gotten off to a solid start to the season, shooting 51.6% from 3-point range on 3.4 attempts per game. The Bucks will welcome back the 33-year-old’s 3-and-D presence on a roster that could use the help on the wing.</p><h2><b>Jae Crowder’s time with Bucks</b></h2><p>Jae Crowder re-signed with Milwaukee in the offseason on a one-year deal. He came over to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jae-crowders-immediate-reaction-to-trade-to-milwaukee" rel="noopener">Bucks in a trade</a> from the Phoenix Suns last season after sitting out the majority of the season. The veteran was unhappy with his role on the Suns, and the team agreed he could sit out until a suitable trade was found.</p><p>That deal finally happened in February 2023 right ahead of the trade deadline, with Phoenix initially sending Crowder to the Brooklyn Nets as part of the Kevin Durant blockbuster. That trade was then expanded into a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-how-kevin-durant-trade-nuked-nets-jae-crowder-demand" rel="noopener">four-team deal</a> that involved Milwaukee and the Indiana Pacers.</p><p>Crowder appeared in 18 regular-season games last season for the Bucks, averaging 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 18.9 minutes while shooting 43.6% from 3-point land. However, his playing time dwindled in the playoffs as he really struggled in the shocking first-round series loss to the Miami Heat. The veteran forward played just 10.3 minutes per game and shot 23.1% from the field, failing to make a single 3-pointer in the process.</p><p>While last season ended on a poor note, Crowder was playing 26.7 minutes per game in 2023-24 before this injury and was a key member of the rotation again. With Milwaukee struggling on defense for much of this season, he’ll bring some much-needed toughness to the table.</p><p>The Bucks are 28-12, three games behind the first-place Boston Celtics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Jae Crowder set to return vs. Cavs after dealing with core muscle injury

<!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', '/bucks-news-damian-lillard-sounds-off-on-andre-jackson-jr-marjon-beauchamps-impact-amid-jae-crowders-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Damian Lillard praises two young wings for great impact amid Jae Crowder injury');   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/2023/11/Bucks-Damian-Lillard-sounds-off-on-Andre-Jackson-Jr.-MarJon-Beauchamps-impact-amid-Jae-Crowders-absence.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Damian Lillard praises two young wings for great impact amid Jae Crowder injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-13T22:32:02-08:00">November 13th, 10:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-13T22:32:02-08:00">November 13th, 10:32pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks have been uninspiring on the defensive end of the floor to start the 2023-24 season, with Damian Lillard, despite the offensive upgrade he brings, being a major downgrade from Jrue Holiday as a defender at the point of attack. And now, the Bucks’ defensive depth became even thinner after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jae-crowder-breaks-silence-on-concerning-injury-that-needs-surgery" rel="noopener">losing Jae Crowder to an injury</a> that needed surgery.</p><p>As a result, the Bucks now have to rely on a few inexperienced players to fill in some minutes for the team on the wing, especially with Khris Middleton still under a minutes restriction. But to MarJon Beauchamp and Andre Jackson Jr.’s credit, they were both prepared to contribute for the team when head coach Adrian Griffin called upon their numbers, as the two both played important roles in the Bucks’ 118-107 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.</p><p>The contributions of Beauchamp and Jackson <a href="https://twitter.com/Stoltzy3/status/1724284452925288943" rel="noopener">did not go lost</a> on Damian Lillard, with the Bucks guard showering the two with lavish praise in his postgame presser following their win over the Bulls.</p><p>“[Jackson] and [Beauchamp], the size, the length that they both have on the perimeter and what they can do on both ends of the floor is really good for our team, especially when they can come out there and play like they played tonight,” Lillard said, per Gabe Stoltz of Brew Hoop. “Tonight they came in and they’re taking advantage of the opportunity.”</p><p>Damian Lillard also shouted out Andre Jackson Jr. for displaying quite the mature disposition on the court for the Bucks despite being in just his first professional season.</p><p>“Dre is a pretty smart rookie. He understands our coverages. […] He understands what he’s out there to do,” Lillard added.</p><p>Bucks veterans Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis also <a href="https://twitter.com/Stoltzy3/status/1724288593894555972" rel="noopener">joined the lovefest</a>, expressing what they feel about getting tons of contributions from <a href="https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1724285509931798680" rel="noopener">two of the team’s young wings</a>.</p><p>“You can see the potential there. He’s a smart player that knows how to play, knows how to use his energy and athleticism the right way,” Middleton said of Jackson.</p><p>“They’ll get extended period of time to go out there and learn and grow. I think that can be really big going forward. You know, two athletic guys that can guard, man, and shoot the ball with confidence,” Portis added.</p><p>And with Jae Crowder out, those two should get plenty of burn in the coming months. Now it’s up to Andre Jackson Jr. and MarJon Beauchamp if they’ll <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-most-pleasant-surprise-2023-24-nba-season" rel="noopener">sink or swim</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Damian Lillard praises two young wings for great impact amid Jae Crowder injury

<!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', '/bucks-news-jae-crowder-breaks-silence-on-concerning-injury-that-needs-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks forward Jae Crowder breaks silence on concerning injury that needs surgery');   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/2023/11/Bucks-forward-Jae-Crowder-breaks-silence-on-concerning-injury-that-needs-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks forward Jae Crowder breaks silence on concerning injury that needs surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-13T21:44:49-08:00">November 13th, 9:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-13T21:44:49-08:00">November 13th, 9:44pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t been at their best on the defensive end to begin the 2023-24 season, with the loss of Jrue Holiday proving to be tougher for them to deal with than initially expected. Thus, Jae Crowder, the combo forward who can knock down threes and defend multiple positions, started to play a bigger role to give the team more two-way balance. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jae-crowder-gets-lengthy-injury-return-timeline-after-surgery" rel="noopener">Crowder will now be out</a> for a minimum of two months after undergoing surgery to repair the left adductor and abdominal tear he suffered.</p><p>At this point, it remains unclear just how long Crowder will be on the mend. But at the very least, the Bucks forward is in good spirits, <a href="https://twitter.com/CJC9BOSS/status/1724257969666216365" rel="noopener">looking forward to his eventual return</a> to the hardwood if the latest post on his official Twitter (X) account is any indication.</p><p>“ILL BE APPROACHING THIS OBSTACLE WITH THE SAME DRIVE &amp; DEDICATION I PUT INTO THE GAME. I LOOK FORWARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE BUILDING WITH MY TEAMMATES SOON. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WELL WISHES &amp; TEXT MESSAGES.. 99 BACK SOON.! 🙏🏾🤞🏾💪🏾,” Crowder wrote.</p><p>Jae Crowder sustained the unfortunate injury during the Bucks’ Saturday night battle against the Orlando Magic. During that contest, Crowder played in just 17 minutes, tallying one point and two rebounds before exiting early.</p><p>Crowder was starting to play a more prominent role in the Bucks rotation, as the team was looking to put more defensively-inclined wings to help contain dribble penetration. The 6’8 wing was also getting more action to start the year as Khris Middleton is still working his way back to full fitness amid his minutes restriction. He was <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/jae-crowder-stats-october-26-2023-to-november-9-2023" rel="noopener">averaging 27.9 minutes</a> for the first eight games of the season, averaging 9.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, and two threes per game during that span.</p><p>With Crowder out for the foreseeable future, Malik Beasley and Pat Connaughton will have to be much better on the defensive end of the floor. There should be more minutes available for MarJon Beauchamp as well; <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-most-pleasant-surprise-2023-24-nba-season" rel="noopener">Beauchamp has shown flashes</a> of being an important two-way wing for the Bucks, although he is yet to put it together on a more consistent basis.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks forward Jae Crowder breaks silence on concerning injury that needs surgery

<!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', '/bucks-news-jae-crowder-gets-lengthy-injury-return-timeline-after-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Jae Crowder gets lengthy injury return timeline after surgery');   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/2023/11/Bucks-news-Jae-Crowder-gets-lengthy-injury-return-timeline-after-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Jae Crowder gets lengthy injury return timeline after surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-13T15:46:35-08:00">November 13th, 3:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-13T15:47:36-08:00">November 13th, 3:47pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a Senior Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks forward Jae Crowder will be out for at least two months after suffering an injury during Saturday’s loss to the Orlando Magic.</p><p>The Bucks <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1724202643424247842" rel="noopener">confirmed the injury</a> to Crowder in a medical update on Monday, in which they also revealed that he would undergo surgery to repair the left adductor and abdominal tear he sustained.</p><p>In the update, the team also shared that Crowder initially sustained a left groin injury. However, further diagnosis revealed the extent of the issue, which led them to deciding on getting the surgery.</p><p>“Jae Crowder suffered a left groin injury Saturday at Orlando. He underwent testing and further evaluation today by Dr. Bob Meyers in Philadelphia and was diagnosed with a left adductor and abdominal tear. He will undergo surgery tomorrow and be sidelined for approx. eight weeks,” the team announced on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bucks forward Jae Crowder will undergo surgery for left adductor and abdominal tear, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a>.</p><p>Crowder will be out for an estimated 8 weeks. <a href="https://t.co/mMKNoM1aIT">pic.twitter.com/mMKNoM1aIT</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1724203507933188343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-most-pleasant-surprise-2023-24-nba-season" rel="noopener">Jae Crowder has suit up</a> in all the nine games the Bucks have played so far, starting just twice and coming off the bench in the other seven. Despite that, though, he is third in the team in minutes per game with 26.7–just behind Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>The 33-year-old forward is averaging 8.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He’s also shooting 53.2 percent from the field and 51.6 percent from deep. With that said, his absence will certainly be a significant blow to the Bucks, especially as they are trying to steer the ship to the right direction.</p><p>Without Crowder, the Bucks’ depth will definitely be tested. MarJon Beauchamp and Bobby Portis are expected to fill the hole Crowder leaves at his position, though the rest of the reserves will have to step up as well if Milwaukee wants to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpos-wasted-effort-vs-magic-x-adrian-griffin" rel="noopener">get out of their current slump</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Jae Crowder gets lengthy injury return timeline after surgery

<!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', '/bucks-news-jae-crowder-returns-to-milwaukee-despite-minimal-role-after-joining-in-2022-23/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jae Crowder returns to Bucks despite minimal role after joining in 2022-23');   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/2023/07/Bucks-news-Jae-Crowder-returns-to-Milwaukee-despite-minimal-role-after-joining-in-2022-23.jpg"></figure><h1>Jae Crowder returns to Bucks despite minimal role after joining in 2022-23</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-01T14:42:56-07:00">July 1st, 2:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-01T14:42:56-07:00">July 1st, 2:42pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jae Crowder’s stint with the Milwaukee Bucks last season certainly didn’t go as either side envisioned. Despite his struggles to get on the floor with Milwaukee in 2022-23, though, the veteran forward will be back to chase a championship with Giannis Antetounmpo and company next season.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1675243714904739841" rel="noopener">Crowder signed a one-year deal</a> to return to the Bucks on Saturday, per Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.</p><p>Intel leading up to free agency suggested <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jae-crowder-leaning-toward-bucks-free-agency-decision-after-awkward-ending-with-bucks" rel="noopener">Crowder was always likely to re-up</a> in Milwaukee despite lingering frustrations with his role in 2022-23. His self-imposed exile from the Phoenix Suns finally ended at the February trade deadline, when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/trade-grades-for-jae-crowder-nets-deal-with-bucks" rel="noopener">Bucks sent a whopping five second-round picks</a> to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Crowder, who’d just been moved in the deal that sent Kevin Durant to the desert.</p><p>Instead of providing Milwaukee with the lineup versatility, two-way toughness and opportunistic three-point shooting P.J. Tucker did during the team’s 2021 championship run, however, Crowder barely get on the floor with his new team. He notched a string of DNP-CDs toward the end of the regular season, making Crowder’s lack of a meaningful rotation role in the Bucks’ first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat hardly surprising.</p><p>“I’m very confused as to why I was brought here. I don’t know my purpose here and why I was brought here,” he <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsonline.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fbucks%2F2023%2F04%2F28%2Fbucks-jae-crowder-played-little-vs-jimmy-butler-after-bucks-loss-to-heat-i-dont-know-my-purpose-here%2F70160047007%2F#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI'm%20very%20confused%20as,behind%20the%20three%2Dpoint%20line." rel="noopener">told the <i>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</i></a> after Milwaukee was eliminated. “I wasn’t expecting that, DNPs. I haven’t had them in my career, so why start now?”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-mike-budenholzer-fired-after-disappointing-playoff-loss-to-heat" rel="noopener">dismissal of Mike Budenholzer</a> surely played a part in Crowder’s decision to remain with the Bucks. He relished playing with his Milwaukee teammates, and will enter 2023-24 with a clean slate under a new coaching staff led by Adrian Griffin.</p><p>“I would [re-sign], because in the locker room it’s a great group of guys who puts work first and we have fun after that,” Crowder said in early May. “I can work in that type of environment and I really do appreciate my teammates for welcoming me. From day one it’s just been love from that side.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jae Crowder returns to Bucks despite minimal role after joining in 2022-23

<!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-rumors-jae-crowder-leaning-toward-bucks-free-agency-decision-after-awkward-ending-with-bucks/');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Jae Crowder ‘leaning towards’ re-signing with Bucks in free agency decision after awkward playoff exit');   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/2023/06/Bucks-news-Jae-Crowder-leaning-towards-major-free-agency-decision-after-awkward-ending-with-Bucks.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Jae Crowder ‘leaning towards’ re-signing with Bucks in free agency decision after awkward playoff exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-28T08:02:53-07:00">June 28th, 8:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-28T08:02:53-07:00">June 28th, 8:02am</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-key-supporting-cast-member-big-decision-ahead-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">Milwaukee Bucks</a> veteran forward Jae Crowder is “<a href="https://woelfelspressbox.com/2023/06/despite-a-rough-playoff-showing-bucks-are-likely-to-bring-back-crowder/" rel="noopener">leaning heavily towards</a>” re-signing in free agency, according to NBA insider Gery Woelfel.</p><p>Acquired by the Bucks as part of the four-team trade that brought superstar Kevin Durant to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-toumani-camara-rookie-press-conference-devin-booker-kevin-durant" rel="noopener">Phoenix Suns</a> in early February, Crowder only played 22 games for the Bucks after being dealt by the Suns. This includes four games in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, in which he was seldom used by Milwaukee during their First Round loss to the Miami Heat.</p><p>To that point, the Bucks traded a rotation player in Jordan Nwora and five second-round picks in their effort to acquire the defensive-minded Crowder, making their refusal to deploy him a head-scratching move. Especially as they faced a white-hot Jimmy Butler, the inaugural Eastern Conference Finals MVP.</p><p>The Bucks will have their share of competition, as Woelfl surmises that Crowder “will undoubtedly draw interest from several teams during the free agency period.” Nonetheless, with the Bucks replacing former head coach Mike Budenholzer with Adrian Griffin shortly after the playoffs ended, Crowder could be enticed to return to a team that still has a championship-caliber roster.</p><p>Given their need for a starting forward with a defensive lean, playoff contenders such as the Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Memphis Grizzlies might appeal to Crowder in free agency, which begins on Jul. 1. Of all of these aforementioned teams, the Kings would stand the best chance of signing Crowder, as they’re projected to have a maximum of $35.7 million in cap space.</p><p>However, the Bucks will have Crowder’s Bird Rights, allowing them to sign the soon-to-be 33-year-old to a contract that appeals to both parties even if it requires them to go over the cap.</p><p>Milwaukee is also looking to re-sign Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Jae Crowder ‘leaning towards’ re-signing with Bucks in free agency decision after awkward playoff exit

<!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', '/suns-news-jae-crowders-fiery-8-word-reaction-to-shocking-monty-williams-deandre-ayton-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jae Crowder’s fiery 8-word reaction to shocking Monty Williams-DeAndre Ayton Suns report');   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/2023/06/Bucks-news-Jae-Crowder_s-fiery-8-word-reaction-to-shocking-Monty-Williams-DeAndre-Ayton-Suns-report.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jae Crowder’s fiery 8-word reaction to shocking Monty Williams-DeAndre Ayton Suns report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-19T18:49:53-07:00">June 19th, 6:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-19T18:49:53-07:00">June 19th, 6:49pm</time><address><a>Mark Tuason</a>Mark Tuason is an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He graduated with a degree in Business Management in 2022 and specializes in digital marketing and content marketing. He has been a Los Angeles Lakers fan since 2009 and it has carried him to having a passion for sports and the business behind it!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The drama’s not over with Jae Crowder and his former team the Phoenix Suns after recently finding out a shocking revelation involving him, fired coach Monty Williams and Deandre Ayton.</p><p>Crowder’s beef with Phoenix began in the 2022-23 season when the forward felt disrespected by the organization for not giving him the playing time he deserves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-jae-crowder-calls-out-team-for-pushing-him-out-door-as-trade-rumors-continue">and was hurt</a> when he found out that the team was looking to trade him. The team settled on trading him to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he further explained how the rift between him and the Suns organization was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jae-crowder-reveals-truth-behind-contentious-suns-exit">too big to overcome</a>, and that a divorce was needed.</p><p>Things would continue to go south for the Suns after being eliminated by the Denver Nuggets, which led to the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-monty-williams-fired-after-brutal-end-to-phoenix-season">firing of head coach</a> Monty Williams. A month later,<a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/suns-rumors-bradley-beal-chris-paul-deandre-ayton-frank-vogel-free-agency/"> a rumor was revealed</a> that Monty in fact did not like Jae Crowder and Deandre Ayton, who he wanted the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-monty-williams-myles-turner-plan-to-get-rid-of-deandre-ayton-with-suns-revealed">Suns organization to move</a> for Indiana Pacers center Miles Turner.</p><p>While Ayton has yet to say anything about this shocking revelation, Jae Crowder took to Twitter and had this to say about the matter:</p><p>https://twitter.com/CJC9BOSS/status/1670956790576562176?s=20</p><p>Jae Crowder has always been known for being a passionate player on and off the basketball court, and his brief tenure with the Phoenix Suns was no different. He brought a level of energy on both the offensive and especially the defensive end that has yet to be unmatched, and it’s a shame that the organization didn’t give him the respect he deserved because of that. And with these revelations coming out from the organization tied to their now dismissed head coach, it just all the more doubled into the shady side to Monty Williams’ tenure with the Suns, and why he had to be let go.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jae Crowder’s fiery 8-word reaction to shocking Monty Williams-DeAndre Ayton Suns report

<!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', '/bucks-news-jae-crowder-calls-out-mike-budenholzer-milwaukee-after-shocking-loss-to-heat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jae Crowder calls out Mike Budenholzer, Bucks after shocking loss to Heat');   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/2023/04/bucks-news-jae-crowder-calls-out-mike-budenholzer-milwaukee-after-shocking-loss-to-heat.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jae Crowder calls out Mike Budenholzer, Bucks after shocking loss to Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-28T10:28:29-07:00">April 28th, 10:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-28T10:28:29-07:00">April 28th, 10:28am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a>Colin Gallant has been writing about sports since covering the local high school teams as a freshman in Ontario, Canada over a decade ago. He has a Masters degree in journalism, a passion for all sports, especially hockey, and a laser focus on winning more fantasy championships. He joined ClutchPoints in 2022.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jae-crowder-shares-emotional-moment-with-ex-suns-teammates-in-phoenix-return" rel="noopener">Jae Crowder</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-firing-mike-budenholzer-complicated" rel="noopener">Milwaukee Bucks</a> were absolutely stunned in their first-round series against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miamis-stunned-reaction-after-bucks-mike-budenholzers-game-5-gaffe" rel="noopener">Miami Heat</a>, becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose in the opening round of the postseason since 2012.</p><p>With the season over long before the Bucks expected, Crowder reflected on <a href="https://eu.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2023/04/28/bucks-jae-crowder-played-little-vs-jimmy-butler-after-bucks-loss-to-heat-i-dont-know-my-purpose-here/70160047007/" rel="noopener">his purpose with the team</a>, after only playing 18 seconds in Milwaukee’s Game 5 overtime loss to Miami.</p><p>“I’ve never been in a situation like that,” he admitted to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Eleven years. Check my résumé. I’ve been playing. I’ve always been playing. I’m very confused as to why I was brought here. I don’t know my purpose here and why I was brought here.”</p><p>Strong words from Crowder, but they make sense after he averaged 13.6 minutes over the first three games of the series and barely played at all in an elimination Game 5.</p><p>“Yeah, I wasn’t expecting that, DNPs,” Crowder told the Journal Sentinel. “I haven’t had them in my career so why start now?”</p><p>Crowder was traded from the Suns to the Bucks on Feb. 10, costing Milwaukee general manager Jon Horst five second-round draft picks.</p><p>“I think his versatility defensively, when you think about the playoffs and having to guard the wings in this league, there’s just so many great wings and he’s another guy that we feel like we can throw at them and make things difficult,” Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said in February.</p><p>“There’s so many little things he does offensively that makes teams better and function at a high level. So, we really think he’s a playoff guy.”</p><p>After that comment, it’s surprising that Crowder didn’t play more, especially in a do-or-die Game 5. Still, the 33-year-old said he really enjoyed the final months of the regular season and would be interested in remaining with the team.</p><p>“I would, because in the locker room it’s a great group of guys who puts work first and we have fun after that,” Jae Crowder asserted. “I can work in that type of environment and I really do appreciate my teammates for welcoming me. From day one it’s just been love from that side.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jae Crowder calls out Mike Budenholzer, Bucks after shocking loss to Heat

<!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', '/bucks-news-jae-crowder-shares-emotional-moment-with-ex-suns-teammates-in-phoenix-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks forward Jae Crowder shares emotional moment with ex-Suns teammates in Phoenix return');   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/2023/03/Jae-Crowder-Suns-Bucks-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks forward Jae Crowder shares emotional moment with ex-Suns teammates in Phoenix return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-14T22:46:31-07:00">March 14th, 10:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-14T22:46:31-07:00">March 14th, 10:46pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the greater part of the 2022-23 campaign, one of the biggest subplots in the Phoenix Suns’ season was the inevitable departure of Jae Crowder. Before the season even began, Crowder and the Suns <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-the-reason-jae-crowder-wants-a-trade-out-of-phoenix" rel="noopener">mutually agreed to part ways</a>, with Phoenix looking for the best possible deal for the 3 and D forward.</p><p>After months of trade talks, the Suns finally dealt Crowder to the Milwaukee Bucks hours prior to the NBA trade deadline, ending Crowder’s two-season stint in the Valley. Nonetheless, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-bucks-acquire-jae-crowder-from-nets-after-suns-blockbuster" rel="noopener">despite the anticlimactic end</a> to Crowder’s Suns tenure, it seems like the veteran forward has maintained healthy relationships with members of the organization.</p><p>Following the Bucks’ 116-104 victory over the Suns on Tuesday night in Jae Crowder’s first return to Footprint Center as a member of an opposing team, the 32-year old forward <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1635860571953438720" rel="noopener">shared a few heartfelt embraces</a> with his former teammates and coaches.</p><p>Per Duane Rankin of AZ Central:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jae Crowder hugging <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Suns</a> players and coaches after helping <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bucks</a> top Phoenix.</p><p>Scored 11 points. <a href="https://t.co/eeI661gTP1">pic.twitter.com/eeI661gTP1</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1635860571953438720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Some of the Suns players Crowder went out of his way to greet were Bismack Biyombo, with whom he shared a long, warm hug with, and Torrey Craig, who, perhaps, received some plaudits from the Bucks forward after putting on a gritty defensive performance that ended with one of his teeth on the ground.</p><p>Crowder also shared a moment with Devin Booker even though they had <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1635852404410155008?s=20" rel="noopener">a bit of a tense moment</a> to end the third period.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">All love between former teammates Devin Booker and Jae Crowder postgame. <a href="https://t.co/cLRoJD9kpl">pic.twitter.com/cLRoJD9kpl</a></p><p>— Arizona Sports (@AZSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/AZSports/status/1635860744129613824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Meanwhile, Jae Crowder also embraced Suns assistant coaches Brian Randle and Jarrett Jack as they exchanged greetings and hugs having been through war over the past two postseasons. (In Jack’s case, one postseason.)</p><p>With Kevin Durant on the mend, Jae Crowder could have been a huge help for the Suns’ depleted wing corps. Not a single Suns wing scored in double figures; Josh Okogie and Ish Wainright led the way with eight points each, while Terrence Ross and TJ Warren, two more offensively inclined wings, put up a collective donut on the scoring column.</p><p>Meanwhile, Crowder played 25 minutes with Khris Middleton out due to precautionary reasons, scoring 11 points to help the Bucks achieve victory. He also exhibited his usual brand of tenacity, as he (along with Jrue Holiday) took on the responsibility of defending Devin Booker. Simply put, the Suns’ loss is the Bucks’ gain.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks forward Jae Crowder shares emotional moment with ex-Suns teammates in Phoenix return

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The Suns’ core pieces remained intact as well after they re-signed Deandre Ayton in restricted free agency. However, one of the Suns’ major pieces in Jae Crowder, who is also one of the most crucial parts of their turnaround during the 2020-21 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-the-reason-jae-crowder-wants-a-trade-out-of-phoenix" rel="noopener">requested a trade</a>, depleting Phoenix’s much-needed depth in the process.</p><p>In the process, Crowder and the Suns agreed for the veteran forward to sit out games as Phoenix tried to find a suitable trade. Nonetheless, Cameron Johnson’s knee injury in early November <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-will-jae-crowder-return-to-phoenix-after-cam-johnsons-knee-surgery" rel="noopener">seemed to open a pathway</a> back for a potential return for Crowder to the Suns lineup.</p><p>But it seems like the rift between the two parties was simply <a href="https://hoopshype.com/2023/03/02/nba-rumors-jae-crowder-trade-suns-nets-bucks-free-agency/" rel="noopener">too huge to overcome</a>. Speaking with Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Jae Crowder revealed that there was simply no way that he was putting on a Suns jersey again, at least for the foreseeable future.</p><p>“Nah, there wasn’t a chance I was going to play there. Both sides knew that the road had come to an end. That came to an end way before Cam got hurt. I wasn’t going back on it, and they weren’t going back on it,” Crowder said.</p><p>Amid the Suns’ midseason struggles, particularly in December, holding on to a disgruntled Jae Crowder could not have been easy. Still, it just speaks to how irreconcilable their differences were that a divorce not only was an inevitable outcome but a necessary one.</p><p>It took the Suns more than four months, but they finally dealt away Crowder to the Milwaukee Bucks at the trade deadline, including him in a four-team trade that ended with Kevin Durant in The Valley.</p><p>Jae Crowder has played in just four games for the Bucks, averaging six points and three boards in 19.3 minutes off the bench of the team with the best record in the NBA at the moment. Crowder provides the Bucks with valuable insurance given Khris Middleton’s slow ramp-up period from knee troubles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks forward Jae Crowder reveals truth behind contentious Suns exit

<!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', '/bucks-news-jae-crowder-reveals-plea-to-bucks-prior-to-win-over-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jae Crowder reveals plea to Milwaukee teammates prior to win over Suns');   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/2023/02/Bucks-news-Jae-Crowder-reveals-plea-to-Milwaukee-teammates-prior-to-win-over-Suns.jpg"></figure><h1>Jae Crowder reveals plea to Milwaukee teammates prior to win over Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-26T14:48:52-08:00">February 26th, 2:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-26T14:52:56-08:00">February 26th, 2:52pm</time><address><a href="https://muckrack.com/alex-sabri">Alex Sabri</a>Alex Sabri started as an Associate Editor for Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints in November 2022. He has over three years of collegiate and professional sports and local journalism experience. Though he covers various sports and general assignments for ClutchPoints, he specializes in covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Central Division basketball, NFL football and Big Ten basketball and football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks forward Jae Crowder revealed a plea to his Bucks teammates before a win over the Phoenix Suns, according to a Sunday tweet from Arizona Republic Phoenix Suns Insider Duane Rankin.</p><p>“I told the guys in Milwaukee this morning ‘please get this win for me,'” Crowder said in Fiserv Forum. “‘I want this one real, real bad.'”</p><p>The Bucks claimed a 104-101 victory over Crowder’s former team on Sunday, the first of two matchups Milwaukee will have against Phoenix this season. Jae Crowder had two huge 3-pointers in the fourth quarter for the Bucks. He finished the game with seven points, three rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes played in the home win.</p><p>Guard Jrue Holiday scored 33 points in the absence of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-star-giannis-antetokounmpos-final-injury-update-vs-suns" rel="noopener">Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>, who was ruled out with a quad contusion he suffered in a win over the Miami Heat on Friday.</p><p>“We’re confident this is a very common occurrence in our league,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said on Sunday. “Takes a day or two and it’s nothing more than that.”</p><p>Crowder was also in Fiserv Forum on Saturday to watch the Marquette Golden Eagles win over the DePaul Blue Demons. The 23-6 Golden Eagles took a <a href="https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/02/25/marquette-golden-eagles-vs-depaul-blue-demons-score-game-updates-fiserv-forum-february-25-2023/69942408007/" rel="noopener">90-84 win</a> over DePaul with the help of two 22-point performances from sophomore guards Tyler Kolek and Kam Jones.</p><p>“I told the guys in the locker room it’s fine to have mixed emotions,” Marquette head coach Shaka Smart said after the game. “It’s good to have mixed emotions.</p><p>“There should be some powerful, positive emotions from clinching at least a share of the Big East and winning more Big East games than have been won at Marquette.</p><p>The Bucks will tip off against the Brooklyn Nets at 6:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday in the Barclays Center. The game will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Wisconsin.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jae Crowder reveals plea to Milwaukee teammates prior to win over Suns

<!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', '/bucks-will-jae-crowder-set-debut-vs-heat-amid-giannis-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Jae Crowder make his Bucks debut vs. Heat amid Giannis Antetokounmpo injury?');   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/2023/02/Thumb-3.jpg"></figure><h1>Will Jae Crowder make his Bucks debut vs. Heat amid Giannis Antetokounmpo injury?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-23T16:32:57-08:00">February 23rd, 4:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-23T16:32:57-08:00">February 23rd, 4:32pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jae Crowder has not played a single minute this season. After a lot of drama, the 32-year-old veteran was finally able to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-bucks-acquire-jae-crowder-from-nets-after-suns-blockbuster" rel="noopener">facilitate his departure from the Phoenix Suns</a> prior to the NBA trade deadline. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jae-crowder-practicing-with-milwaukee-after-trade-will-miss-next-two-games" rel="noopener">Crowder has now found a new home</a> with the Milwaukee Bucks, and it sounds like he’s in line to make his debut for his new team very soon.</p><p>Bucks fans will be glad to know that Crowder was <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2023-02-23_05PM.pdf" rel="noopener">not listed</a> on the team’s official injury report ahead of Friday’s matchup against the Miami Heat. This only means that Crowder will be available to make his Bucks debut against his former team.</p><p>Crowder was integral to Miami’s Finals run in 2020, and this is the very reason why the Bucks brought him in. The 3-and-D specialist no superstar by any means, but this signing could very well prove to be a game-changer for Milwaukee and their title aspirations this season.</p><p>It is worth noting that Giannis Antetokounmpo has been tagged as doubtful to play against the Heat as the former back-to-back MVP continues to deal with a lingering wrist injury. It doesn’t appear to be overly concerning, and Giannis should be back in the lineup sooner rather than later.</p><p>Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis were both also omitted from the injury report, which means that both should be good to go on Friday. Pat Connaughton is doubtful with a calf injury, though, while Wesley Matthews has already been ruled out due to a calf strain.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Jae Crowder make his Bucks debut vs. Heat amid Giannis Antetokounmpo injury?

<!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', '/bucks-news-jae-crowder-practicing-with-milwaukee-after-trade-will-miss-next-two-games');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jae Crowder gets status update after trade to Bucks');   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/2023/02/Bucks-news-Jae-Crowder-gets-status-update-after-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Jae Crowder gets status update after trade to Bucks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-13T12:08:21-08:00">February 13th, 12:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-13T12:10:25-08:00">February 13th, 12:10pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jae Crowder <a href="https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1625216339605348353" rel="noopener">practiced with</a> the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday according to head coach Mike Budenholzer, per Eric Nehm. However, Crowder is expected to miss Milwaukee’s next two games. His return to game-action has yet to be announced following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-bucks-acquire-jae-crowder-from-nets-after-suns-blockbuster" rel="noopener">Bucks’ trade</a>.</p><p>Crowder will require more time before returning since he hadn’t played with the Phoenix Suns this season.</p><p>Jae <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-jae-crowder-calls-out-team-for-pushing-him-out-door-as-trade-rumors-continue" rel="noopener">Crowder previously claimed</a> that the Suns “pushed him out the door.”</p><p>“I’ve spoken to every player that I’ve played with on that team and they all have stressed how much they miss [me] and respect my decision, and I’m thankful for their understanding,” Crowder <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10061547-nba-insider-notebook-jae-crowder-confused-and-hurt-by-situation-in-phoenix" rel="noopener">told</a> Bleacher Report via text message. “This move of pushing me out the door was a blindsided hit to not only me but my teammates, as you can see from speaking to them and myself and the conversations we’ve had behind closed doors.”</p><p>Despite his drama with Suns, Jae Crowder still drew interest from a number of teams ahead of the trade deadline. The 32-year old’s defensive ability to go along with his knack for knocking down three-point shots made him a compelling trade target. The Bucks were looking to upgrade their roster, however, they didn’t need to add a superstar. The addition of Jae Crowder is a terrific move for them.</p><p>It will be interesting to see how Crowder performs upon his eventual return. There will likely be some rust but he could prove to be a key part of the puzzle for Milwaukee in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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