<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons’ John Henson opens up on NBA protests after past racial profiling incident in Wisconsin');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/henson.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons’ John Henson opens up on NBA protests after past racial profiling incident in Wisconsin</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-27T18:20:18-07:00">August 27th, 6:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-27T18:20:18-07:00">August 27th, 6:20pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons center and former Milwaukee Bucks draft pick John Henson spoke about player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-clippers-spearhead-la-boycott-demand-action-from-nba-owners/">protests</a> in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin this past weekend.</p><p>Henson was racially profiled trying to buy a watch after signing an extension with the Bucks in 2015, and said he felt fortunate to be a person of note (via <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/sports/basketball/bucks-john-henson.html">Scott Cacciola of the <i>New York Times</i></a>):</p><blockquote>“It gives me chills,” Henson, 29, said in a telephone interview Wednesday night from his home in Tampa, Fla., “because I know I was fortunate enough to have a voice where I could say something and hold those people accountable. But had it been another African-American individual or another person of color, they’re just going be sent on their way — feeling some type of way.”</blockquote><p>John Henson also praised the Bucks for leading the way by taking action after Milwaukee’s decision to boycott Wednesday’s playoff game led to a slew of postponements and discussions about what kind of message the players wanted to send.</p><p>The 29-year-old said the actions of the players speaks to the character of the guys in the Bucks locker room (via Cacciola):</p><blockquote>“It’s really indicative of those guys in that locker room,” Henson said. “Just making this type of noise is something that can bring awareness. At some point, it needs to be a loud enough message so that everyone says, ‘Hey, this is not OK.’ And I think this is a start.”</blockquote><p>The players have decided to resume play, likely by the start of the weekend.</p><p>But Henson feels the Bucks’ actions are a “start.” Indeed, postponements have already occurred in both the MLB and NHL, bringing issues of racial injustice to the forefront.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ John Henson opens up on NBA protests after past racial profiling incident in Wisconsin

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Cavs, Knicks discussed John Henson trade, talks have cooled');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Cavs-trade-rumors-cleveland-Knicks-discussed-John-Henson-trade-talks-have-cooled.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>RUMOR: Cavs, Knicks discussed John Henson trade, talks have cooled</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-02-03T17:23:08-08:00">February 3rd, 5:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-02-03T17:23:08-08:00">February 3rd, 5:23pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1016782131744946_1550922811664206&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>The Cleveleand Cavaliers and New York Knicks has reportedly talked about a trade which would have sent John Henson from the Cavs to New York.</p><p>However, talks have cooled down with the trade deadline coming up, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New York and Cleveland had been engaged in trade talks with John Henson included as part of a deal, but dialogue has since cooled, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.</p><p>— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1224492867030175744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>The Cavs acquired Henson last season from the Milwaukee Bucks in the George Hill trade. He has appeared in 27 games this season for Cleveland and is averaging<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hensojo01.html"> 4.7 points</a>, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>Both the Cavs and Knicks will be sellers at the deadline since they are two of the worst teams in the East and won’t make the playoffs.</p><p>Everyone in Cleveland wants to know if the Cavs are going to trade All-Star power forward Kevin Love. The <a href="https://cavsnation.com/nba-trade-rumors-cavs-make-tristan-thompson-available-on-trade-market/" rel="noopener noreferrer">same goes for veteran big man</a> Tristan Thompson. It’s widely assumed that both players are available, but the team may be driving a hard price for the two players who were part of the 2016 championship team.</p><p>Cleveland entered Monday with a 13-37 record. The future of the franchise is Collin Sexton, Cedi Osman, Darius Garland, Kevin Porter Jr. and Larry Nance Jr., so it is understandable why the team would want to trade their veterans in exchange for assets.</p><p>John Henson has career averages of 7.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-57567745-1', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Cavs, Knicks discussed John Henson trade, talks have cooled

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavaliers’ John Henson out 2-4 weeks due to strained hamstring');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent; 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   width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/johnhenson.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavaliers’ John Henson out 2-4 weeks due to strained hamstring</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-27T14:04:40-07:00">October 27th, 2:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-27T14:04:40-07:00">October 27th, 2:04pm</time><address><a>DJ Siddiqi</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1016782131744946_1550922811664206&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers’ John Henson will be sidelined for awhile due to a strained hamstring.</p><p>According to the Cavaliers’ official Twitter account, the veteran center will be out for two-to-four weeks due to a strained hamstring.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">STATUS UPDATE: <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Johnhenson31?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@johnhenson31</a> will be OUT approximately 2-4 weeks after suffering a strained right hamstring.</p><p>DETAILS: <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/3pCkQxSeLg">https://t.co/3pCkQxSeLg</a></p><p>— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1188531055936114688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Here is the official release from the team’s official website.</p><blockquote>“Cleveland Cavaliers center <b>John Henson</b> will be sidelined for approximately 2 to 4 weeks after suffering a strained right hamstring during the Cavaliers home game versus the Indiana Pacers last night. Imaging at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health and evaluation by the Cavaliers medical staff confirmed the injury today. As a result of the injury, Henson will not travel with the team to Milwaukee and will now undergo a period of treatment and rehabilitation. His return to play will be updated as appropriate.”</blockquote><p>The 28-year-old center suffered the right hamstring injury in the team’s 110-99 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Henson played eight minutes in his first action of the season and scored three points, with two blocks and two steals to go along with three rebounds.</p><p>With both Henson and Ante Zizic sidelined due to injuries, the Cleveland is extremely thin up front. Zizic is out for roughly three more weeks due to a foot injury. The only other center that the team has on their roster is Tristan Thompson. Larry Nance Jr. and Kevin Love can both player center, although their primary positions are at power forward.</p><p>It is unclear at this point if Cleveland plans on making a personnel move to acquire a backup center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-57567745-1', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavaliers’ John Henson out 2-4 weeks due to strained hamstring

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs Season Preview: John Henson remains an enigma');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/John-Henson.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs Season Preview: John Henson remains an enigma</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-24T07:37:16-07:00">October 24th, 7:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-24T07:37:51-07:00">October 24th, 7:37am</time><address><a>Sam Penix</a>NFL and NBA writer. Pro Football Focus Analyst.Obsessed with the Cleveland Browns to an unhealthy extent.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1016782131744946_1550922811664206&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>With the Cleveland Cavaliers opening the 2019-2020 season on Wednesday, it’s time to preview the season for each member of the roster. Up next is center John Henson, who has been with Cleveland since December of last year, but has yet to actually suit up for a game. He’ll have a role while he is on the team, but is likely to be traded at the February deadline.</p><p>Henson began his college career at North Carolina as a small forward before being forced to power forward due to an injury to a teammate. He excelled in his new role, winning ACC Defensive Player of the Year as a both a sophomore and junior. He was drafted 14th overall in 2012 by the Milwaukee Bucks, and while he never became an elite player, he was a valuable member of Milwaukee’s rotation.</p><p>In 405 games (152 starts) with the Bucks, Henson averaged 7.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks in 20.1 minutes. His offensive game was rather limited, but he was a solid rebounder and a good rim protector. He averaged two blocks per game in 2014-2015, and at least 1.3 in four other seasons. Prior to the 2016-2017 season, Henson signed a four-year $48 million contract. Not too expensive a deal, but Milwaukee needed all the cap space it could find to extend Giannis Antetokounmpo and still be able to improve the team, so the Bucks began to look for a way to move on from Henson.</p><p>They found a suitor in the Cavaliers, who sent George Hill to Milwaukee for Henson, Matthew Dellavedova, and the Bucks 2021 first-round pick. Cleveland fans rejoiced to have fan-favorite Delly back, and the future first-rounder was nice too. Henson was a forgotten man for the rest of the season, as he had undergone surgery for a torn ligament the month before the trade and ended up sitting out the entire year. This wasn’t his first interaction with a sideline suit either; he’s missed a total of 169 games throughout his seven-year career, so injuries are something to be expected with him.</p><p>Henson looked good during training camp, causing the coaching staff to rave about his progress and theorize about potential lineups involving him and the other big men on the roster. But the preseason has come and gone, and Henson has still never appeared in a game for the Cavs. He suffered a groin injury, and then just as that was healed, he sprained his ankle. He will miss Cleveland’s season opener, and his status for the home opener three days later is also in doubt. It’s a shame he’s been unable to stay healthy, it seems every time he looks like he’s ready to turn a corner, another injury strikes.</p><p>In spite of his injuries, Henson will still be a key part of the Cavaliers rotation, at least while he’s still on the team. Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson will be the starters in the backcourt, with Larry Nance Jr. the first big man off the bench. Ante Zizic will see the floor as well, but he’s out with plantar fasciitis at the moment. Even when Zizic returns, Henson will still get minutes because he provides what no other big on the roster does; rim protection. The Cavs could once again be a historically bad defense, so they’ll need help wherever they can get it.</p><p>Before getting hurt last season, Henson was developing a decent three-point shot. He hit 36% of his 2.2 attempts per game, and while the sample size is just 13.4 minutes in 14 appearances, it’s still encouraging. If Henson can become a passable shooter from beyond the arc, his effectiveness would increase by leaps and bounds. Every NBA team is looking for a rim protector who can space the floor, but those players are incredibly rare. What’s even rarer is a big man developing a three-point shot seven years into his career. Head coach John Beilein has been encouraging his frontcourt players to shoot from deep, so once Henson returns to the lineup, he’ll get opportunities to shoot.</p><p>Henson was already going to be a fairly valuable trade chip, because of his defensive prowess and nearly $10 million salary. But his price would only increase if he’s able to show off a somewhat reliable three-point stroke. He likely won’t be with the Cavaliers for long, but once he finally makes his Cleveland debut, he’ll be a very interesting player to watch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-57567745-1', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs Season Preview: John Henson remains an enigma

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'John Henson thrilled to be a healthy contributor in Cleveland');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/John-Henson-thrilled-to-be-a-healthy-contributor-in-Cleveland.jpg"></figure><h1>John Henson thrilled to be a healthy contributor in Cleveland</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-02T11:30:45-07:00">October 2nd, 11:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-02T11:33:02-07:00">October 2nd, 11:33am</time><address><a>Kenny Honaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1016782131744946_1550922811664206&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>As part of his post-practice media availability on Wednesday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/John-Henson/a9860978">John Henson</a> noted that he is thrilled to be a healthy contributor for the Cavs.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> traded Henson, along with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Matthew-Dellavedova/ae9d0948">Matthew Dellavedova</a>, to the Cavs back in December as part of a five-player, three-team deal. Most fans in Cleveland were excited to have Delly back, but Henson was often overlooked.</p><p>Henson, who’s now entering his seventh season of NBA service, dealt with a torn ligament in his left wrist for the entirety of the 2018-19 campaign. The former 14th overall pick underwent surgery in November and has been working his way back into playing shape since.</p><p>Tuesday marked Henson’s first practice since Nov. 14, 2018.</p><p><a href="http://amicohoops.net/long-tall-henson-the-cavs-shot-blocking-man-of-mystery/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Via Sam Amico of Amico Hoops</a>:</p><blockquote>“It’s a blessing,” Henson said of returning to practice as a full-time, healthy contributor. “I’m happy to be running up and down (the court), getting to hang and play with the team.”</blockquote><p>Henson will likely be serving a reserve role with the Cavs this season, behind <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Kevin-Love/b59509ad">Kevin Love</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Tristan-Thompson/96520899">Tristan Thompson</a>. Henson’s length and defensive prowess could come in handy for Cleveland, as he has averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hensojo01.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">1.5 blocks</a> per game over the course of his career.</p><p>Love is excited to have Henson on board:</p><blockquote>“We’re happy to have John,” Kevin Love told Amico Hoops. “He really looked great. He was on Delly’s team. On the defensive end he’s blocking shots, he’s super long, making it tough for all the guys in there. I think he’s going to be a fan favorite.”</blockquote><p>Whether or not Henson will have a productive season with the Cavs remains to be seen, but it’s clear he’s ready to help the team in any way he can.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-57567745-1', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.0	3.9	1.5	1.1	0.6

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.0	3.9	1.5	1.1	0.6

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