<!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', '/hornets-news-kai-jones-hilariously-roasted-by-former-first-round-pick-over-bonkers-dance-video');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets center Kai Jones gets hilariously roasted by former first-round pick over bonkers dance video');   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/2023/09/Kai-Jones-gets-hilariously-roasted-by-former-first-round-pick-over-bonkers-dance-video.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets center Kai Jones gets hilariously roasted by former first-round pick over bonkers dance video</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-21T19:15:06-07:00">September 21st, 7:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-21T19:15:06-07:00">September 21st, 7:15pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. 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>Charlotte Hornets forward/center Kai Jones has been having an interesting week. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/not-on-drugs-or-intoxicated-hornets-kai-jones-shoots-down-rumors-after-wild-ig-live" rel="noopener">Jones has been called out</a> for a series of bizarre social media posts, including some odd videos on social media live and even stating that he is a better player than some of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-continues-bizarre-social-media-activity-with-goat-take" rel="noopener">his Hornets teammates</a> (whom he, objectively, is not better than).</p><p>The latest post features Kai Jones dancing in a parking garage, and <a href="https://twitter.com/dekker/status/1704912685828129080" rel="noopener">it is prompting</a> responses from former NBA players.</p><p>Sam Dekker, who made a name for himself during his time with the Houston Rockets, recently took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to address Jones’ behavior.</p><p>“Pat Bev and Ariza wouldn’t have let me in the arena if I did this,” wrote Dekker.</p><p>Patrick Beverley and Trevor Ariza were of course Dekker’s teammates with the Rockets, where he played from 2015-2017. Dekker now plays as a member of the London Lions of the British Basketball League. Beverley and Ariza were indeed both known as stern veterans who were highly respected by both their teammates and competitors.</p><p>Jones’ bizarre behavior is not helping matters in what has already been a less-than-productive offseason for the Hornets. While Lamelo Ball figures to continue to be the face of the franchise going forward, some fans were not thrilled with the team’s 2023 draft selection of Brandon Miller, and the Miles Bridges fiasco has continued to hang a cloud over the franchise.</p><p>Of course, odd social media posts are not going to spell the undoing of a franchise. However, as Jones looks to cement himself in the Hornets’ rotation, his online activity probably isn’t doing him any favors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets center Kai Jones gets hilariously roasted by former first-round pick over bonkers dance video

<!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', '/hornets-news-kai-jones-continues-bizarre-social-media-activity-with-goat-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kai Jones continues bizarre social media activity with wild GOAT take');   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/2023/09/Hornets-news-Kai-Jones-continues-bizarre-social-media-activity-with-wild-GOAT-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Kai Jones continues bizarre social media activity with wild GOAT take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-15T20:04:48-07:00">September 15th, 8:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-15T20:04:48-07:00">September 15th, 8:04pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets have been in the media recently more so for their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-comments-year-long-absence-from-nba" rel="noopener">off the court news</a> than what they’ve done on the court. Their decision to re-sign Miles Bridges amid his domestic violence allegations drew sharp criticism from fans and media alike. The Hornets off the court drama continued recently with third-year big man Kai Jones drawing attention for his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/not-on-drugs-or-intoxicated-hornets-kai-jones-shoots-down-rumors-after-wild-ig-live" rel="noopener">bizarre behavior</a> on social media channels. Following an eccentric live recording, Jones has been seemingly critical of a few of his teammates, proclaimed he could beat LeBron James one-on-one, and Kai Jones’ most recent take was where <a href="https://twitter.com/242_jones/status/1702845349763670326" rel="noopener">he proclaimed</a> himself the GOAT.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I am the GOAT AND I CAME HERE TO FLOAT</p><p>— Kai Jones (@242_jones) <a href="https://twitter.com/242_jones/status/1702845349763670326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 2023-24 season is going to be a big one for Kai Jones as the Hornets hold a team option on his contract for the 2024-25 season. Jones was originally drafted by the Hornets with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. In two seasons with the Hornets so far, Jones hasn’t been able to make much of an impact. His big career moment came during NBA Summer League when he threw down a dunk over San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>This past season, Jones suited up in 46 games for the Hornets at only 12 minutes per game. He averaged 3.4 points per game and 2.7 rebounds with splits of 55.8 percent shooting from the field, 21.1 percent shooting from the three-point line and 73.1 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>He has seen plenty of playing time with the Greensboro Swarm, the Hornets G League affiliate, where he has shown flashes of being a capable NBA player. Kai Jones has a long way to go though if he wants to be in the GOAT conversation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kai Jones continues bizarre social media activity with wild GOAT take

<!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', '/hornets-news-kai-jones-lebron-james-1v1-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Kai Jones drops oblivious LeBron James 1v1 take after viral IG video');   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/2023/09/Hornets-news-Kai-Jones-drops-oblivious-LeBron-James-1v1-take-after-viral-IG-video.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Kai Jones drops oblivious LeBron James 1v1 take after viral IG video</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-14T08:43:13-07:00">September 14th, 8:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-14T08:43:53-07:00">September 14th, 8:43am</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>Kai Jones has gone from being a player many do not know on the end of the Charlotte Hornets bench to making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The former 2021 first-round pick was seen <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-instagram-live-trade" rel="noopener">live on Instagram</a> last week claiming that the team would not trade him and based on the way he was acting, NBA fans were wondering if he was mentally stable.</p><p>Since then, Jones has claimed that he was just “enjoying his night” and was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/not-on-drugs-or-intoxicated-hornets-kai-jones-shoots-down-rumors-after-wild-ig-live" rel="noopener">not on drugs or intoxicated</a>. However, the Hornets big man has remained on IG with wild takes and he recently even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-caught-trashing-his-own-teammates-on-social-media" rel="noopener">talked down</a> on his own teammates.</p><p>Early Thursday morning, Jones once again took to social media and raised everyone’s eyebrows, as he claimed that he would beat NBA superstar LeBron James in a <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1702321798967373838?s=20" rel="noopener">one-on-one game</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kai Jones says he can beat LeBron James 1v1 👀 <a href="https://t.co/XgenhDGp8q">pic.twitter.com/XgenhDGp8q</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1702321798967373838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In addition to saying that he would defeat LeBron, Jones also made a bold claim by stating that the “new version” of himself can compete for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year award.</p><p>Who knows, maybe Jones can actually have a breakout third season in the league and become a star for the Hornets, but it is unlikely that this occurs. He has only averaged 9.1 minutes per game in 67 total games over the last two seasons and Charlotte seems to be more comfortable with Nick Richards and Mark Williams at the center position over him.</p><p>Through the years, Kai Jones has shown flashes of his full potential and he’s been an intriguing player to watch in the offseason during Summer League. In fact, he did not back down from anyone in Las Vegas this year, as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-embarrasses-victor-wembanyama-with-epic-poster-dunk" rel="noopener">dunked over Victor Wembanyama</a>, the San Antonio Spurs first overall pick in this year’s draft.</p><p>Jones’ recent rants on social media are definitely a concern for the Hornets, an organization that cannot seem to get anything right at the moment. This franchise has had to deal with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-comments-year-long-absence-from-nba" rel="noopener">multiple issues</a> pertaining to their players and off the court drama in recent years. What is happening with Jones is just the latest issue Charlotte has to deal with.</p><p>The Hornets will not play the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron until December 28, a game Jones most definitely has circled on his calendar now.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ Kai Jones drops oblivious LeBron James 1v1 take after viral IG video

<!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', '/hornets-news-kai-jones-caught-trashing-his-own-teammates-on-social-media');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets forward Kai Jones caught trashing his own teammates on social media');   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/2023/09/Kai-Jones-Hornets-Mark-Williams-Nick-Richards-Instagram.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets forward Kai Jones caught trashing his own teammates on social media</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-13T06:22:04-07:00">September 13th, 6:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-13T06:22:04-07:00">September 13th, 6:22am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It wasn’t that long ago when young Charlotte Hornets big man Kai Jones was caught acting weirdly on his Instagram live, with many fans believing that the 22-year old was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-instagram-live-trade" rel="noopener">on some sort of hallucinogens</a>. Thus, one would believe that Jones would be on his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/not-on-drugs-or-intoxicated-hornets-kai-jones-shoots-down-rumors-after-wild-ig-live" rel="noopener">best behavior moving forward</a>. But those who believed that thought wrong, as the Hornets forward is, once again, going off the deep end with his latest social media comments that now involve his teammates.</p><p>Replying to Instagram comments that pointed out how his Hornets frontcourt mates Mark Williams and Nick Richards are better than him, Jones <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1701819371977371993" rel="noopener">refused to back down</a>, defending his honor by pointing out facets of his game that are better. It seems like Jones forgot to switch to his burner account, as the comments he made won’t exactly bode well for team chemistry.</p><p>Kai Jones wrote that he’s a much more versatile offensive weapon than Williams is by virtue of having a pull-up game. (He <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630539/shots-dash" rel="noopener">shot just 21.4 percent</a> on pull-ups last season, per NBA.com, so it’s not like he’s that much better than Williams in that regard.)</p><p>“show me a video of mark pulling up going left and hitting it. Anywhere main in college some where show me one,” Jones wrote.</p><p>Meanwhile, Nick Richards drew the ire of Jones by virtue of his lack of assertion.</p><p>“I’m more assertive with the ball than him I can read myself,” Jones said of Richards.</p><p>Mark Williams responded to Kai Jones’ comments by posting an Instagram story of the meme where 50 Cent <a href="https://twitter.com/HaterReport_/status/1701851985022996797" rel="noopener">memorably asked</a>: “What he say f**k me for?”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mark Williams responded to Kai Jones. 💀 <a href="https://t.co/qBkGsFXUeC">pic.twitter.com/qBkGsFXUeC</a></p><p>— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaterReport_/status/1701851985022996797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s hard to imagine Kai Jones lasting on the Hornets roster for long following this string of eccentricity. It’s not like Jones is a crucial member of the young core the Hornets is building, so he won’t be a difficult cut by any means for general manager Mitch Kupchak and company.</p><p>Jones may be right in that he won’t be traded by the Hornets anytime soon, which was perhaps the only intelligible sentence he said during his initial Instagram live outburst. But the Hornets, more likely than not, will cut him outright in the coming weeks, if not days.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets forward Kai Jones caught trashing his own teammates on social media

<!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', '/not-on-drugs-or-intoxicated-hornets-kai-jones-shoots-down-rumors-after-wild-ig-live');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Not on drugs or intoxicated’: Hornets’ Kai Jones shoots down rumors after wild IG Live');   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/2023/09/Not_on_drugs_or_intoxicated__Hornets__Kai_Jones_shoots_down_rumors_after_wild_IG_Live.jpg"></figure><h1>‘Not on drugs or intoxicated’: Hornets’ Kai Jones shoots down rumors after wild IG Live</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-11T14:53:43-07:00">September 11th, 2:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-11T14:53:43-07:00">September 11th, 2:53pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Charlotte Hornets forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-instagram-live-trade" rel="noopener">Kai Jones caught the attention</a> of many when he was on Instagram live a couple of nights ago saying he was confident that the team would not trade him, sparking some speculation that he was under the influence of something that night, but he took to Twitter to <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1701333062867456177" rel="noopener">address those suspicions</a> and deny them.</p><p>“I was not on drugs or intoxicated I was enjoying my night in my crib y’all bugging💯💕🦋🐐 #GOATLIFE” Kai Jones wrote on Twitter.</p><p>Kai Jones is entering his third season in the NBA after being selected No. 19 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft, but he has not played very much in each of his first two seasons with the Hornets.</p><p>In Jones’ rookie year, he <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/joneska01.html" rel="noopener">averaged</a> 1 point per game with 0.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 21 games, averaging three minutes played, according to Basketball Reference.</p><p>In Jones’ second year with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-pj-washington-breaks-silence-miles-bridges-return" rel="noopener">Hornets</a>, he saw a jump in playing time, playing 12 minutes per game in 46 games. He averaged 3.4 points with 2.7 rebounds, according to Basketball Reference.</p><p>The Hornets are in an interesting spot. They are trying to make it back to the playoffs with a core of players that includes LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, PJ Washington, Gordon Hayward and others.</p><p>It will be intriguing to see where the Hornets go from here, the have some pieces that could make them competitive enough to make the play-in tournament, and Brandon Miller does have a lot of potential to be a very good player.</p><p>For now, it depends a lot on the development of LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Not on drugs or intoxicated’: Hornets’ Kai Jones shoots down rumors after wild IG Live

<!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', '/hornets-news-kai-jones-instagram-live-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Kai Jones off his rocker in cryptic IG Live video saying Charlotte won’t trade him');   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/2023/09/jones-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Kai Jones off his rocker in cryptic IG Live video saying Charlotte won’t trade him</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-07T12:01:00-07:00">September 7th, 12:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-07T12:01:00-07:00">September 7th, 12:01pm</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Charlotte Hornets guard Kai Jones said in a rowdy Instagram Live video the team will not trade him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"If I get that call on my phone, I will have my bye, but I don't think that's gonna happen anytime soon."</p><p>Kai Jones appears to be saying on his IG Live that the Hornets will not trade him 🤔<a href="https://t.co/7ZBPfYloEf">pic.twitter.com/7ZBPfYloEf</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1699842447319142668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“If I get that call on my phone, I will have my bye, but I don’t think that’s gonna happen anytime soon,” Jones said. `</p><p>Jones <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-kai-jones-embarrasses-victor-wembanyama-with-epic-poster-dunk" rel="noopener">was picked</a> by the Hornets with the No. 19 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. He averaged 3.4 points in 12 minutes per game this past season.</p><p>The Hornets are in the midst of a franchise turnaround. Majority owner Michael Jordan sold the team to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall.</p><p>Charlotte has added four players in the 2023 NBA Draft, including No. 2 overall pick Brandon Miller. The Hornets also picked former Arkansas guard Nick Smith Jr. (No. 27 pick), former Xavier guard Colby Jones (No. 34 pick), former Washington State forward Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39) and former UCLA guard Amari Bailey (No. 41).</p><p>Some X users were concerned about Jones’ demeanor in the video. He was dancing, sweating and appeared to be incoherent when he talked.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kai Jones might need to be drug tested by the morning dawg <a href="https://t.co/yPgqNQSOtD">pic.twitter.com/yPgqNQSOtD</a></p><p>— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) <a href="https://twitter.com/BronGotGame/status/1699677091019600197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With the Hornets’ picks, Jones could be on his way out if the team decides to reboot the roster. But he does not think he will be gone.</p><p>The Hornets have not made the playoffs since the 2015-16 season. Last year, Charlotte finished 27-55 in its first season under coach Steve Clifford.</p><p>Clifford first coached the Hornets from 2013 to 2018 before a two-year stint with the Orlando Magic.</p><p>Charlotte is ranked No. 29 in our latest power rankings from Brett Siegel.</p><p>“Now heading into the summer, the Hornets are in danger of having to start fresh yet again,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-way-too-early-2023-24-nuggets-heat" rel="noopener">Siegel wrote</a>. “…The good news for Charlotte is that they have a plethora of draft picks, including the second overall pick in this year’s draft. There is a path to success for the Hornets, but it is going to be one heck of an uphill climb entering a new season.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ Kai Jones off his rocker in cryptic IG Live video saying Charlotte won’t trade him

<!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', '/hornets-news-kai-jones-embarrasses-victor-wembanyama-with-epic-poster-dunk');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Hornets’ Kai Jones embarrasses Victor Wembanyama with epic 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/2023/07/Hornets-news-Kai-Jones-embarrasses-Victor-Wembanyama-with-epic-poster-dunk.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Hornets’ Kai Jones embarrasses Victor Wembanyama with epic poster dunk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-07T20:08:18-07:00">July 7th, 8:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-07T20:08:18-07:00">July 7th, 8:08pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Victor Wembanyama is the most hyped NBA talent since LeBron James. While that is a good thing, that also means the San Antonio Spurs rookie has a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-epic-fail-in-summer-league-debut-has-fans-trolling-him" rel="noopener">target on his back</a>. Charlotte Hornets forward Kai Jones proved that as he went at Wemby and embarrassed him big time in the rookie’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-first-nba-bucket-is-just-perfect" rel="noopener">Summer League debut</a>.</p><p>Midway through the third quarter, Jones connected with Nick Smith Jr. for the <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1677502978247258114" rel="noopener">alley-oop dunk</a>. Of course Wembanyama tried to stop it with his insane length, but he was a step too late. It certainly didn’t help the Spurs rookie that Jones was just ridiculously athletic and just seemed to fly on his way to the rim.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"[Victor] Wembanyama put 'em in the friend zone." </p><p>—Mark Jones 😅</p><p>(<a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPNNBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/JnSos6iWWW">pic.twitter.com/JnSos6iWWW</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1677502978247258114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course everyone was in awe of Kai Jones. He basically gave Victor Wembanyama his first “Welcome to the NBA moment,” and we’re still in the Summer League! Imagine what others will try to do on Wemby when the 2023-24 season officially starts.</p><p>Spurs fans have to give props to Wemby for trying. Coach Gregg Popovich will certainly like that attitude. Wembanyama can’t think about getting embarrassed if he wants to grow and become a superstar in the NBA. Regardless of what happens to him, he needs to go all-out in every game.</p><p>Still, the Hornets faithful and all Wembanyama haters and doubters had a field day as a result of the poster dunk. Considering how good the dunk was, we’re pretty sure Charlotte and all the detractors will also keep bringing it up whenever others talks about the Frenchman.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Hornets’ Kai Jones embarrasses Victor Wembanyama with epic poster dunk

<!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', '/hornets-news-kai-jones-nick-richards-receive-high-praise-from-pj-washington');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Kai Jones, Nick Richards receive high praise from PJ Washington');   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/Hornets-news-Kai-Jones-Nick-Richards-receive-high-praise-from-PJ-Washington.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Kai Jones, Nick Richards receive high praise from PJ Washington</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-12T15:08:11-07:00">March 12th, 3:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-12T15:12:14-07:00">March 12th, 3:12pm</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien is ClutchPoints' Charlotte Hornets beat reporter, covering everything from LaMelo Ball, analytical breakdowns and big-picture happenings.Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-pj-washington-truth-bomb-loss-jazz" rel="noopener">Charlotte Hornets fell</a> to the Utah Jazz 119-111 on Saturday. The win was out of reach most of the game, but the Hornets managed to pull it to within 10 a few different points in the second half. Despite the loss, some positive strides were made. The young big men for Charlotte got to see the floor more and flourish with a few more minutes of playing time. With Mark Williams being out with a sprained right thumb, Nick Richards and Kai Jones played more than usual.</p><p>Richards <a href="https://www.nba.com/game/uta-vs-cha-0022201005/box-score#box-score" rel="noopener">finished</a> with nine points, eight rebounds and five blocks in 30 minutes of action. Meanwhile, Jones put up six points, five boards and three blocks in 17 minutes. They may not seem like eye-popping stats, but playing time for any young player is huge–especially for big men who normally take longer to develop than guards or wing players.</p><p>PJ Washington took note of his centers’ performances and gave them props after the game.</p><p>“They’’e doing great. I’m proud of both of them. Kai’s been playing great and giving good minutes – rebounding at a high level, blocking shots, just being athletic and doing what he does best. Same with Nick. I’m proud of both of them, and we’ll need them both down the stretch,” Washington noted.</p><p>The two bigs combined for eight of the Hornets’ 14 blocks against the Jazz. Unfortunately, Utah still managed to put up 66 points in the paint and had 20 offensive rebounds. The next step in their development would be sealing off other bigs to secure rebounds to end opposing possessions. It’s a work in progress, but definitely a step in the right direction.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.0	1.7	0.4	0.5	0.3

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.0	1.7	0.4	0.5	0.3

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