<!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', '/rockets-jeff-green-late-career-resurgence-provides-leadership-newfound-depth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets: Jeff Green’s late-career resurgence provides leadership, depth');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jeff-Greens-late-career-resurgence-on-Rockets-provides-leadership-newfound-depth_50_1.webp"></figure><h1>Rockets: Jeff Green’s late-career resurgence provides leadership, depth</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-10T05:37:03-08:00">January 10th, 5:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-10T05:37:03-08:00">January 10th, 5:37am</time><address><a>Jeremy Gretzer</a>Jeremy Gretzer joins ClutchPoints with a unique blend of experience in both the performing arts and sports journalism. A Houston native, Jeremy is happy to receive the opportunity as a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Rockets. During his tenure at Back Sports Page, he honed his skills in sports writing, social media, and reporting, gaining valuable experience and having the opportunity to interact with notable figures from the NBA during media day, various charity, and pro camps events. His approach is analytical yet accessible, ensuring dedicated fans and casual readers alike can appreciate his insights.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>HOUSTON – It’s been a much better season for the Houston Rockets compared to previous years. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-why-houston-hired-ime-udoka-as-head-coach-despite-previous-controversy">new coach Ime Udoka</a> and a new staff, along with some savvy veterans and former All-Stars, the Rockets’ young core is surrounded by a variety of playoff experience. From Fred VanVleet’s 2019 title run with the Toronto Raptors to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-lebron-james-lakers-grizzlies-playoff" rel="noopener">Dillon Brooks’ playoff appearances</a> with the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston is establishing a new winning culture. But no other veteran has been talked about as much as the newly awarded NBA champion, Jeff Green.</p><h2><b>Relevant in Year 16</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rockets-news-Jeff-Green_s-updated-contract-details-revealed.jpg"></figure><p>Jeff Green is what you would call an established veteran who should be at the tail end of an interesting NBA career. He is probably the most chosen player on Immaculate Grids. Green’s illustrious journeyman career has an array of playoff experience like no other, and he just won the NBA Finals in the prior season with the Denver Nuggets, solidifying himself as the go-to veteran that any team would be glad to have.</p><p>Signing a two-year, $16 million deal with Houston, Green’s initial role in his second stint with the Rockets would involve him as a leader, guiding the young guys with NBA experience. He’d also provide more depth to the Rockets’ bench.</p><p>Fast-forward to thirty-five games into the regular season, and Jeff Green has done more than he’s been asked to do in his 16th year, both on and off the court.</p><p>Outside of games, he is the guy youngsters like Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason look up to, eager to ask him questions about his experience and how to stay as relevant as he has in the NBA.</p><p>On the court, Coach Ime Udoka gives him assignments to sometimes play the five and guard the biggest player. At the twilight age of 37, Jeff eagerly steps up to that challenge and can still hold his own effectively on the court. At various times, he can still turn back the clock and unexpectedly slam in a monster dunk.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This dunk from 37 year old Jeff Green 😳 <a href="https://t.co/nmosN9ctq6">pic.twitter.com/nmosN9ctq6</a></p><p>— Bradeaux (@BradeauxNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BradeauxNBA/status/1741998122883035190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>Sliding Green to the five</h2><p>To backup Alperen Sengun, Houston signed center Jock Landale, in hopes of keeping the roster scoring consistent. This, unfortunately, has backfired. Landale hasn’t quite been the quality backup big the Rockets hoped he would be. They needed a Plan B. This consisted of Jeff Green’s insertion into the lineup as an undersized big playing the five to replace him. How has this worked out? Well, it’s actually working better than expected.</p><p>While the baseline stats may <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/jeff-green-bucks-highlights-18594037.php">not show his impact</a> this season (6.6 points, two rebounds, 53.6% shooting in 16.4 minutes), Green does much more than what the numbers may show. Green’s IQ as a player is still sharp. He can get into the lane, space the floor, and make timely cuts for a pass inside or on the wings. A notable game came against the Milwaukee Bucks. Green jumped back into the fountain of youth, scoring 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including an impressive drive to the basket guarded by Brook Lopez, who was a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year last season. Playing 34 significant minutes, Green helped lighten the shorthanded Rockets.</p><p>Utilizing his placement on defense, no matter the size, Green is still capable of closing on players down in the post or on the perimeter. Franchise star Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves went 0-of-3 on isolated shots when guarded by the 16-year veteran.</p><h2><b>This shouldn’t be the answer</b></h2><p>In whatever way he scores—the post, floaters off the dribble, or on a catch-and-shoot three — Ime Udoka has his trust and Green is always ready to answer the call. Sure, you could call this overachieving. This is certainly more than what he was initially asked to do, but when might this effectiveness at his age begin to wane? Houston still needs a quality backup center with adequate years to play in their NBA career, and Green shouldn’t be solely the player the team relies on to play an undersized center. As the trade deadline looms, the Rockets need to stick with looking at sellers, specifically the ones who would benefit from giving away a quality backup big.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets: Jeff Green’s late-career resurgence provides leadership, depth

<!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', '/rockets-news-jeff-green-updated-contract-details-nba-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets’ Jeff Green gets updated contract details in NBA free agency');   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/Rockets-news-Jeff-Green_s-updated-contract-details-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockets’ Jeff Green gets updated contract details in NBA free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-07T10:54:47-07:00">July 7th, 10:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-07T10:59:13-07:00">July 7th, 10:59am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A key veteran presence on the Denver Nuggets this past season, Jeff Green helped his team capture their first NBA championship ever. Playing with 11 different franchises since entering the league in 2007, 12 if you count the Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder as two different teams, Green’s experiences and leadership proved to be invaluable to the Nuggets.</p><p>Entering the offseason as an unrestricted free agent, it was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-houston-continues-busy-free-agency-lands-nba-champion" rel="noopener">originally reported</a> that Green agreed to a one-year, $6 million contract with the Houston Rockets. With the team <a href="https://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-sign-free-agent-jeff-green" rel="noopener">officially announcing</a> their signing on Friday, it was revealed that Green actually signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the Rockets that has some stipulations for the second year.</p><p>According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, <a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1677337445577420800?s=20" rel="noopener">Green’s contract</a> carries a cap hit of $8 million for the first year of his contract and the second season is non-guaranteed. This means the Rockets could potentially waive the veteran with no financial penalties next offseason.</p><p>Out of all the teams in the league entering the offseason, the Rockets owned the most cap space and they made the most of it. They not only signed former Toronto Raptors All-Star Fred VanVleet, but Houston also brought in Dillon Brooks, Jock Landale and Aaron Holiday as experienced pieces to play alongside their young core.</p><p>As mentioned previously, Green has been the epitome of a leader and mentor almost his entire career. Everywhere he has gone, he’s been a positive influence, which is one of the main reasons why the Rockets wanted to have him as an experienced veteran on their bench.</p><p>Now through 15 seasons in the NBA, Green has averaged 12.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while shooting 33.7 percent from three-point range over the course of his career. A maximum effort defender who has a high IQ and understanding for the game, the 36-year-old forward will likely act as an extension of Houston’s coaching staff for the upcoming season.</p><p>The Rockets are a young, dynamic team that added even more youthful talent this offseason when they drafted Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore. Green, along with some of the other free agency signings, will be looking to help develop and bring out the most in their teammates as the organization looks to improve upon their 22-60 record from this past season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets’ Jeff Green gets updated contract details in NBA free agency

<!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', '/celtics-news-kevin-garnett-throws-support-nuggets-heartwarming-jeff-green-story');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Garnett throws support behind Nuggets after heartwarming Jeff Green story');   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/Kevin-Garnett-throws-support-behind-Denver-after-heartwarming-Jeff-Green-story.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Garnett throws support behind Nuggets after heartwarming Jeff Green story</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-04T13:31:34-07:00">June 4th, 1:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-04T13:31:34-07:00">June 4th, 1:31pm</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/nuggets-news-how-nikola-jokic-creates-denvers-strong-culture-per-michael-porter-jr" rel="noopener">Denver Nuggets</a> veteran forward Jeff Green is nicknamed Uncle Jeff for a reason, as he utilizes his experience not only to his personal benefit but also to help guide a close-knit young team that’s made it farther in the NBA Playoffs than they’ve ever been.</p><p>Outside of starting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Green — who lost in the <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2017-nba-finals-cavaliers-vs-warriors.html" rel="noopener">2017 NBA Finals</a> as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers — is the only current Nuggets player to have Finals experience. However, where Green and the Cavs lost to the Golden State Warriors, Caldwell-Pope and the Los Angeles Lakers were able to win the championship in 2020.</p><p>Consequently, they both offer an irreplicable perspective on the mountain that Denver must now climb.</p><p>Speaking to reporters prior to Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals, Green discusses the importance of vocal leadership, saying “I’ve had vets — I had vets, especially when I was in [Boston] I had [Kevin Garnett], who was very vocal.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Much love <a href="https://twitter.com/unclejeffgreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@unclejeffgreen</a>… go get you one! 💯 <a href="https://t.co/x6quZAJ1hi">https://t.co/x6quZAJ1hi</a></p><p>— Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinGarnett5KG/status/1665387377253031937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“When I was with Boston, I didn’t talk much, I was very quiet. But now, I can’t stop talking, so I guess to a small extent, I’m like [Kevin Garnett]. I think being vocal is big.”</p><p>I think that’s something a player should get comfortable with when they’re young. Unfortunately, I didn’t get comfortable with that until I got older. Letting my voice be heard on things that I see. He used to tell me all the time, ‘you gotta speak up. You gotta talk. You gotta talk!’”</p><p>NBA legend <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-kevin-garnett-paul-pierce-next-step-boston" rel="noopener">Kevin Garnett</a>, appreciating the shoutout, would reply to his former teammate on Twitter.</p><p>“Go get you one,” the Hall of Famer writes, showing love to both Green and the increasingly popular Nuggets in the process.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Garnett throws support behind Nuggets after heartwarming Jeff Green story

<!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-kevin-durant-jeff-green-game-2-nuggets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Kevin Durant draws high praise from Nuggets’ Jeff Green before Game 2');   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/2023/05/8DA6E4C3-58BB-441D-A286-7119CFDD79C2.jpeg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Kevin Durant draws high praise from Nuggets’ Jeff Green before Game 2</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-01T13:02:07-07:00">May 1st, 1:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-01T13:05:31-07:00">May 1st, 1:05pm</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">FanDuel</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durant-bombshell-nike-deal-michael-jordan-lebron-james" rel="noopener">Kevin Durant</a> might be the most difficult player to guard in NBA history. Denver Nuggets wing Jeff Green would know so.</p><p>Green, who was selected with the No. 5 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, just three picks after Durant, has known the Suns’ star forward for some time. They were teammates with the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder and are two successful players from their draft class.</p><p>Green offered high praise for Durant before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/denver-nuggets-3-bold-predictions-for-game-2-vs-suns" rel="noopener">Nuggets</a> face the Suns in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday night at Ball Arena in Denver. The veteran was asked if he had any <a href="https://twitter.com/msinger/status/1653106008947040258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1653106008947040258%7Ctwgr%5Ef59eb8d20d4de85544cd3da13481329e03602e9b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2195622action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">“institutional knowledge”</a> that would help when it comes to defending KD, per The Denver Post’s Mike Singer.</p><p>“If I had an answer to that, I’m pretty sure somebody would’ve stopped him already,” Green said, while also claiming Durant is actually 7-foot-1.</p><p>Green is one of the Nuggets’ top rotation players and has to guard Durant, who finished with 29 points in Denver’s 125-107 win in Game 1 Saturday night.</p><p>Durant might not be able to be truly stopped by the Nuggets, who aren’t exactly a defensive stalwart, but he did <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durant-offers-brutally-honest-self-assessment-phoenix-game-1-loss" rel="noopener">cough the ball up seven times</a> in Game 1. Denver has to trust its defensive matchups in this series and do whatever it can to slow him down without totally compromising the entire scheme.</p><p>The Nuggets currently have the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba" rel="noopener">second-best odds</a> to win the Western Conference, according to <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=nba-finals">FanDuel</a>. The Suns started this postseason as the favorite to win the West but dropped after they lost Game 1 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals.</p><p>Golden State, which is led by Stephen Curry, will face LeBron James and Anthony Davis’ Los Angeles Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Kevin Durant draws high praise from Nuggets’ Jeff Green before Game 2

<!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', '/nuggets-news-giannis-posterized-by-jeff-green-denver-bench-goes-wild');   ga('set', 'title', 'WATCH: Nuggets bench goes absolutely wild after Jeff Green obliterates Giannis on savage poster dunk');   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/Denver-bench-goes-absolutely-wild-after-Jeff-Green-obliterates-Giannis-on-savage-poster-dunk.jpg"></figure><h1>WATCH: Nuggets bench goes absolutely wild after Jeff Green obliterates Giannis on savage poster dunk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-25T20:39:26-07:00">March 25th, 8:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-25T20:39:26-07:00">March 25th, 8:39pm</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><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-drops-truth-bomb-on-brother-thanasis-impact" rel="noopener">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> is arguably the most dominant player in the NBA today. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-gets-brutally-honest-on-mvp-battle-vs-joel-embiid" rel="noopener">Denver Nuggets</a> veteran Jeff Green, however, is already in the twilight of what has been quite a colorful career. Despite the disparity in their current status in the league, however, it was Green who destroyed Giannis on Saturday night with a savage poster dunk. Antetokounmpo simply did not know what hit him.</p><p>For starters, here’s Green’s vicious poster slam all over the former back-to-back league MVP:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JEFF GREEN PUT GIANNIS ON A POSTER 😱<a href="https://t.co/t6J8NXkSuE">pic.twitter.com/t6J8NXkSuE</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1639823385898172416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Green may be 36, but what cannot be denied is that he can still get up there. Giannis had to learn this the hard way as he got absolutely obliterated on this sequence.</p><p>The Nuggets bench simply <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1639829196250705920" rel="noopener">could not contain themselves</a> after seeing that poster flush. Every single player on the bench got on their feet after watching Jeff Green’s aerial antics:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Nuggets bench after Jeff Green's poster dunk 😂<a href="https://t.co/KxAcyb7Bao">pic.twitter.com/KxAcyb7Bao</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1639829196250705920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That’s awesome. In case you missed it, Michael Porter Jr. ended up shoving one of his teammates to the ground out of excitement. To say that the Nuggets bench was absolutely hyped after that dunk would be a complete understatement. Even Nikola Jokic couldn’t help but let out a primal fear after seeing that sequence first-hand.</p><p>For what it’s worth, this isn’t the first time Giannis Antetokounmpo has been on the wrong end of a poster dunk. It also won’t be the last. The Bucks superstar does not shy away from these types of plays, which at times, does not end too well for him. That’s just the type of guy he is, though, and probably not even a hundred poster dunks would change this.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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