<!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/new-york-knicks/mike-brown-key-lesson-jordan-clarkson-guitar-solo-style');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Brown must learn key lesson about Jordan Clarkson’s ‘guitar solo’ style');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mike-Brown-must-learn-key-lesson-about-Jordan-Clarksons-guitar-solo-style.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike Brown must learn key lesson about Jordan Clarkson’s ‘guitar solo’ style</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-06T17:56:49-08:00">December 6th, 5:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-06T17:56:49-08:00">December 6th, 5:56pm</time><address><a>Kris Pursiainen</a>Kris Pursiainen is an Associate Editor for all sports based in the NJ/NYC area. Kris brings several years of experience reporting on and writing about professional teams to the table. With experience all over the country as a New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Mets, Super Bowl LVIII, and Big East beat reporter, Kris has been breaking news and reporting on the NBA, NFL, MLB, and college basketball landscapes for years. Kris is a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NEW YORK – The New York Knicks had a successful Friday night, dominating the Utah Jazz, 146-112. OG Anunoby returned to the lineup and scored 11 points in 23 minutes. New York improved to 15-7 overall and 12-1 at home.</p><p>It was a matchup against old friends for Knicks guard Jordan Clarkson, who spent almost six seasons playing for Utah. The veteran made just five of his 13 shots but gave an all-around effort, tallying 16 points, four rebounds, and five assists. It was representative of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-filled-jalen-brunson-first-game-without-all-star-point-guard">how he’s helped the Knicks</a> so far this season.</p><p>Jazz head coach Will Hardy told reporters pregame that he encourages his team to “try and focus on big-picture things” when they play a talented team like the Knicks, implicitly acknowledging the talent disparity. He also explicitly mentioned the pressure New York puts on the basket to create offense as the trait of theirs that concerned him most.</p><p>Knicks head coach Mike Brown prioritizes using rim pressure to create open looks. After the win, Brown told reporters he believes his team leads the NBA in “sprays,” when a player drives and passes from the paint to a teammate on the perimeter. Clarkson is a significant part of that attack.</p><h2><b>Clarkson’s ‘artistry’ makes him key piece of Knicks’ offense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mike-brown-key-lesson-jordan-clarksons-guitar-solo-style-1.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Knicks are eighth in the NBA in drives per game with 53.4 through 22 games, one more than the Oklahoma City Thunder have averaged in their first 23. The Miami Heat are the only team ahead of New York that has a winning record.</p><p>A total of 14 Knicks players have <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/drives?dir=D&amp;sort=DRIVES" rel="noopener">combined for 1,174 drives</a> this season, per the NBA. Jalen Brunson’s 321 drives are 27.3% of that total. Karl-Anthony Towns (178 drives, 15.1%) and Mikal Bridges (164, 14%) are next. The Knick with the fourth-most drives this season is Clarkson, whose 134 account for 11.4% of the team’s total thus far.</p><p>Clarkson averages 6.1 drives per game, fifth-highest on the team. He is behind only the three aforementioned starters and OG Anunoby, whose totals have been inhibited by injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-karl-anthony-towns-stephen-curry-comparison-jalen-brunson-priorities">Brown provides his players with logical principles</a> to apply on the court. It is a system founded on probing defenses by driving, forcing them to act, and responding to that action with the goal of getting the ball to someone that is open. He particularly likes corner 3-pointers, where the team still leads the NBA in attempts.</p><p>These are not complete answer keys to the NBA. Reading defensive coverages, adjusting in the moment, or consistently finding ways to make something out of a broken play require “feel” for the game. Clarkson’s combination of innate instincts, polished skills, and empirical knowledge show through his ball-handling and scoring abilities but also give his feel on the court a unique flair.</p><p>Clarkson spent almost two seasons with the Jazz before they hired Hardy. The head coach of the Jazz, who coached Clarkson for three seasons, spoke to the 33-year-old’s feel ahead of the matchup, recalling the success the “very creative” Clarkson had when the two worked to find balance.</p><p>“He has, like, an artist’s brain, almost. You have to let him go. You can’t micromanage every possession because you both end up frustrated … I told JC last year that when he felt the moment, got it going, we’d all step back–myself included–and let him do his guitar solo … asked that 75% of the game, he played a song everybody knew.”</p><h2><b>The tweak Mike Brown can make to improve Knicks’ offense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mike-brown-key-lesson-jordan-clarksons-guitar-solo-style.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Injuries to OG Anunoby and Landry Shamet thrusted Josh Hart and Deuce McBride into Brown’s starting lineup. Clarkson, however, is a true fixture of the second unit. Moments like his 24-point NBA Cup performance against the Miami Heat have not resulted in a consistent scoring groove. Clarkson averages 10.3 points per game on 8.7 shots per game, making just 43.8% of those attempts. Last season, he made 36.2% of his 3-pointers while taking 6.3 per game. The 28-92 start this year leaves him shooting 30.4% from deep.</p><p>Potentially most impressive about Clarkson’s play in 2025 was his 29% free throw rate, his attempted free throws divided by his total field goal tries. The 33-year-old has just an 18.75% free throw rate through 22 games as a Knick.</p><p>Clarkson having better teammates in New York does discourage defenses from collapsing, reducing the potential contact and giving him space. His play correlates as the <a href="https://dunksandthrees.com/player/203903/historical" rel="noopener">two-thirds of shot attempts</a> he is making from within five feet of the basket thus far would be a career-high over a full season.</p><p>Brown cannot will Clarkson to make more of his 3-point shots. His job is to implement a system that generates good looks for his players to capitalize on. By encouraging Clarkson to prioritize driving to the basket, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/knicks-news-why-mike-brown-hasnt-installed-new-york-plays">Brown can help the Knicks’ offense even more</a>.</p><p>As defenses adjust to prevent Clarkson from thriving as a scorer, his teammates will get more room on stage. Letting him ‘cook’ mismatches – playing guitar solos – as fans watched in awe was key to his relationship with Hardy. Clarkson pressuring the rim and scoring even more from the free throw line could be instrumental to the Knicks’ playoff hopes.</p><p>It has always been Jordan Clarkson’s job to create on the court. When he drives, defenses have to choose between giving him an opportunity to score in isolation or record a spray. Whether he chooses to take the solo or set up a bandmate, he’s playing the kind of music Brown wants to hear. The coach can help ensure everything is in tune by getting Clarkson more opportunities at the rim.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Brown must learn key lesson about Jordan Clarkson’s ‘guitar solo’ style

<!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/boston-celtics/celtics-news-watch-jaylen-brown-take-flight-for-monster-dunk-over-jordan-clarkson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Celtics’ Jaylen Brown take flight for monster dunk over Jordan Clarkson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Celtics-guard-Jaylen-Brown-7-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Watch Celtics’ Jaylen Brown take flight for monster dunk over Jordan Clarkson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-02T18:57:27-08:00">December 2nd, 6:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-02T18:57:27-08:00">December 2nd, 6:57pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/why-jaylen-brown-celtics-dominance-warning-eastern-conference-jayson-tatum-back">Boston Celtics are finding their footing</a> a little bit. Of their past four games heading into their Tuesday night clash against the New York Knicks, all of them came against teams that made it to the playoffs last season. They went 3-1 during that stretch, setting themselves up quite nicely for a matchup against their division rival.</p><p>The Celtics did trail by double digits early on as the Knicks came out of the gates firing. But this veteran Boston squad knows that there’s a lot of ballgame left to play. Jaylen Brown, in particular, made it his mission to set the tone for his team on both ends of the court.</p><p>In the second quarter, with the Celtics mounting a furious rally from 14 down, Brown took it upon himself to drive the ball down the heart of the lane in transition to fly for a <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1996038769238311221" rel="noopener">monster two-handed jam</a> over the late contest of Jordan Clarkson to give Boston the lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JAYLEN BROWN RISE UP. 😤</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/moqp9NFNqs">pic.twitter.com/moqp9NFNqs</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1996038769238311221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This ferocious slam helped breathe plenty of life into a Celtics team that has since built a double-digit lead themselves. They’ve turned the tables on the Knicks in a game that certainly means so much more to them considering that it was New York that sent them packing from the playoffs last season.</p><p>Brown has been brilliant in leading the Celtics’ attack on Tuesday, and this has to continue for Boston to hold off the Knicks. There is no Jayson Tatum for Boston, so the onus is on Brown to lead his team to victory amid one of their most difficult stretches of the early season.</p><h2><b>It’s the Jaylen Brown show for the Celtics in Boston</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Celtics-guard-Jaylen-Brown-7-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>At the time of writing, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-makes-history-larry-bird-never-could">Brown has 29 points to lead all scorers</a>. Only one other Celtics player has scored in double figures, so that will have to change if they were to go on and win the ballgame.</p><p>On the season, the Celtics have an 11-9 record, which is solid considering the roster turnover they went through this past offseason. They have been playing noticeably better basketball as of late, and getting this win over the Knicks should aid their playoff hopes for this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Celtics’ Jaylen Brown take flight for monster dunk over Jordan Clarkson

<!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/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-josh-hart-jordan-clarkson-buddy-duo-know-needed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Josh Hart, Jordan Clarkson form new buddy duo you didn’t know you needed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Knicks.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Lucas Boland-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Knicks’ Josh Hart, Jordan Clarkson form new buddy duo you didn’t know you needed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-10T07:51:54-08:00">November 10th, 7:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-10T07:51:54-08:00">November 10th, 7:51am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA delivers unexpected friendships every season, but few have taken the spotlight quite like the budding bond between New York Knicks guard Josh Hart and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-jordan-clarkson-drops-mic-msg-hype-life">veteran sixth man Jordan Clarkson</a>. What started as some playful trash talk has quickly turned into the league’s newest, and arguably most entertaining buddy duo.</p><p>The moment that sparked it all went viral. During a heated matchup, Clarkson fouled out and, on his way to the bench, crumpled up Hart’s printed stat sheet and tossed it aside. The sequence could’ve sparked tension. Instead, it sparked laughter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3jJd2AA6k/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-josh-hart-terrible-confession-bad-side">Hart, never shy when it comes to personality</a>, tossed his headband right at Clarkson in response. The crowd cracked up. The broadcast team cracked up. And so did Clarkson.</p><p>“He’s always on me,” Clarkson said later, <a href="https://x.com/sny_knicks/status/1987709238567923802" rel="noopener">grinning as he recalled the moment</a>. “He made me laugh. I was kind of upset, but he got me right.”</p><p>What’s followed is a surprising chemistry, not just as competitors, but as personalities who read the game and locker room vibes the same way.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-mike-brown-ignorance-josh-hart-nerve-issue">Hart, known league-wide for hustle,</a> rebounding from the guard spot, and never taking himself too seriously, has found a kind of comedic foil in Clarkson, the smooth-scoring spark plug whose confidence and looseness have defined his career.</p><p>Their stat lines this season don’t scream “headline duo” on paper. Clarkson is averaging 9.1 points per game in 16.3 minutes while shooting 44.8% from the field. Hart has chipped in 8.3 points and 6.9 rebounds across eight games, while making winning plays and filling gaps like only he can. But numbers aren’t what this connection is about.</p><p>It’s about joy. It’s about energy. It’s about two veterans who have seen enough NBA pressure to know when to breathe.</p><p>For a Knicks team grinding through a competitive Eastern Conference slate, that matters. Chemistry matters. Lightness matters.</p><p>And if the Knicks are going to build another postseason run, the bond between Josh Hart and Jordan Clarkson might be more than a great locker room clip.</p><p>It might be glue.</p><p>The buddy duo we didn’t know we needed might also be the one New York didn’t know it needed, either.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-jordan-clarkson-drops-mic-msg-hype-life');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson drops mic on bringing MSG hype to life');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/New-York-Knicks-guard-Jordan-Clarkson-00-celebrates-after-scoring.jpg"><figcaption>© Lucas Boland-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson drops mic on bringing MSG hype to life</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-04T09:50:33-08:00">November 4th, 9:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-04T09:50:33-08:00">November 4th, 9:50am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-passes-luka-doncic-on-all-time-list-amid-monday-eruption">New York Knicks notched their second straight win with a 119-102 victory</a> over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. Former Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson provided 15 points while shooting 5-of-8 from the field and 2-of-5 from distance.</p><p>After the game, the 33-year-old said that he has enjoyed playing in front of the Madison Square Garden crowd so far t<a href="https://x.com/sny_knicks/status/1985563636245365235" rel="noopener">his season.</a></p><p>“It feels great. The fans, the atmosphere, just playing here and feeling that love here, it’s been amazing,” Clarkson told SNY.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-sixth-man-candidate-help-transform-bench-unit">Clarkson, who signed a one-year deal with the team over the summer,</a> has dropped 15 points in each of the Knicks’ last two contests and has been asked to be a key contributor off the bench. The Florida native has led the NBA in bench scoring over the last five campaigns, but has only averaged 9.1 points <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/03/knicks-offseason-acquisitions-finding-footing-in-mike-browns-new-offense/" rel="noopener">over the first seven games</a> of this season.</p><p>“I think I’m just trying to figure everything out honestly, and that takes time, but definitely wanted to help from Day 1 and get it rolling,” Clarkson told Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News after the team’s win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. “But it’s part of the process and we’re still locking in and trying to figure it out.”</p><p>New York has started the season with a 4-3 record with new head coach Mike Brown at the helm, and is still attempting to <a href="https://sny.tv/articles/knicks-mike-brown-evidence-new-process-working-11-4-25" rel="noopener">get in sync.</a></p><p>“This is a process. We’ve had a lot of guys that have been out, hadn’t practiced and it starts with me,” Brown said late Monday. “I said this last game, I gotta help put these guys in a better position. Whether it’s on the floor or whatever, rotation-wise, but I didn’t quite have as good a feel (earlier in the season) because guys had been out. Trying to play this guy, that guy. It starts with me; I have gotten better and they’ve just gotten more comfortable.”</p><p>The Knicks will look to earn their third straight win when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson drops mic on bringing MSG hype to life

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/josh-hart-nagging-finger-injury-throw-wrench-knicks-season">New York Knicks are currently preparing</a> for the upcoming 2025 NBA season, in which they will look to build off last year’s trip to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they bowed out in six games to the Indiana Pacers. The Knicks have had a relatively quiet offseason but did make some savvy additions on the margins, including bringing in former Sixth Man of the Year candidate <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-josh-hart-has-perfect-reaction-to-jordan-clarkson-in-ny-uniform">Jordan Clarkson in free agency.</a></p><p>Clarkson had spent the last several years of his career with the Utah Jazz, and recently, <a href="https://x.com/JLEdwardsIII/status/1970894122656690321" rel="noopener">he was asked</a> whether he aligns himself more with the culture of Utah or New York.</p><p>“I’m an everywhere kind of guy. I’m worldwide,” said Clarkson, per James L. Edwards of The Athletic on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>In addition to Clarkson, the Knicks also recently brought in additional guard depth in the form of Malcolm Brogdon. Brogdon won the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2022-23 but has struggled with injuries since then. However, if he is able to stay on the court with some consistency, he could end up becoming a major steal for New York heading into this year.</p><h2><b>How far can the Knicks go?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Knicks-guard-Jalen-Brunson-speaks-to-the-media.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Arguably the biggest storyline of the offseason for the New York Knicks was the fact that they fired Tom Thibodeau despite just coming off their most successful year in a quarter century. However, critics pointed to Thibodeau’s bizarre lineup configurations and stubborness when it came to make in-series adjustments as rationale for why the team needed to make a change.</p><p>Now, it will be Mike Brown manning the sidelines for the Knicks, and the team hopes to continue to build off of last year’s trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.</p><p>While they are still relatively early on in this new era, led by Jalen Brunson, the Knicks’ clock is already ticking, as Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, and Josh Hart are all 29 years of age or older, and OG Anunoby isn’t far behind them.</p><p>The Knicks will open up their 2025-26 NBA season with a home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 22.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jordan Clarkson becomes Knicks’ Pitbull with ‘Worldwide’ declaration

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