<!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', '/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-locker-room-vibes-win-hornets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kelly Oubre Jr. compliments ‘locker room vibes’ after big win vs. Hornets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kelly-Oubre-complements-the-locker-room-vibes-after-big-game-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Kelly Oubre Jr. compliments ‘locker room vibes’ after big win vs. Hornets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T19:41:52-08:00">December 20th, 7:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T19:41:52-08:00">December 20th, 7:41pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers got off to a horrible start to the 2024-25 season amid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-provides-surprising-joel-embiid-injury-update">injury issues surrounding Joel Embiid</a>, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey. Including Friday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, the 76ers’ ‘Big 3’ has suited up in only four games together. But with all three playing, the 76ers got a big win. Following the game, Kelly Oubre Jr. <a href="https://x.com/sixers/status/1870301791016964472" rel="noopener">spoke about the camaraderie</a> in the 76ers locker room, as per the team.</p><p>“Just keep the same energy. It’s a great vibe right now in the locker room within the guys,” Oubre said. “Jo [Embiid] is fighting through a lot, and we see that. It’s up to us to have his back always, and just continue to just take steps in the right direction, which we are doing.”</p><p>Kelly Oubre has a point as the 76ers have now won six of their last ten games and two in a row. They are currently 9-16 and in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, but they are trending in the right direction. Oubre, who is a key role player for the team, finished with 22 points, five rebounds and two assists. He shot 8-of-10 from the field and 4-0f-6 from the three-point line.</p><p>Oubre explained how a lot of the shots he got were simply from playing off the defensive attention that Embiid draws. It was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-is-joel-embiid-playing-vs-hornets-latest-injury-update-sinus-fracture">Embiid’s first game back after suffereing a sinus injury</a> over the weekend.</p><p>“A great synergy. He creates so much attention on the offensive end,” Oubre said. “All of us have to be ready to capitalize on it. It was wide-open, so we got to hit it. We did tonight and we got to keep it going.”</p><p>It’s obviously not too late for the 76ers to mount a comeback as there is still a lot of season left to be played. When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philly-makes-paul-george-splash-free-agency">76ers added Paul George in free agency</a>, the prevailing thought was they were going to be a contender in the East. Health is going to be the key factor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kelly Oubre Jr. compliments ‘locker room vibes’ after big win vs. Hornets

<!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', '/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-gushes-over-teaming-up-paul-george-part-phillys-big-15');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kelly Oubre Jr. gushes over playing with Paul George as part of 76ers’ ‘Big 15’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/76ers-Kelly-Oubre-Jr-Paul-George.jpg"></figure><h1>Kelly Oubre Jr. gushes over playing with Paul George as part of 76ers’ ‘Big 15’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-14T06:24:11-07:00">July 14th, 6:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-14T06:24:11-07:00">July 14th, 6:24am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — Kelly Oubre Jr. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-16-3-million-contract-free-agency">never wanted to leave</a> the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><p>“This was a place where I felt comfortable and I felt safe and happy and I fell in love with the game of basketball here,” Oubre said, “so why would I go anywhere else?”</p><p>After signing a minimum contract late last offseason, Oubre became a favorite amongst the fans and the organization for his tenacity and confident, uplifting attitude. He proved he could be a part of a winning team after spending several years posting numbers on losing squads. 76ers of basketball operations Daryl Morey called him a <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1787534164264104391" rel="noopener">“breath of fresh air”</a> and, based on the timing of Oubre’s dea, made it a priority to bring him back.</p><p>“Kelly was one of our most important contributors last season, bringing physicality, energy, and toughness to the table on a nightly basis,” Morey said in the announcement of Oubre’s new contract. “We’re excited to have him back and believe he’ll play a key role in our pursuit of a championship.”</p><p>Oubre said it usually takes two or three years to become comfortable on a team. But with the Sixers, he felt at home in less than a full season. Despite some bumps in the road along the way, none bigger than he was hit by a car and missed nearly a month, Oubre quickly became <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-reveals-why-he-feels-like-hes-finally-in-the-nba-now">enamored with the organization</a> that allowed him to bet on himself.</p><p>Although his new two-year, $16 million deal isn’t groundbreaking, it’s a massive step up from the minimum deal he took last September. Knowing so early in the offseason where he’ll be playing puts his mind at ease.</p><p>“Well, there were definitely options on the table,” Oubre said of his 2024 free agency, “and options that are closer to the ballpark of where I’ve been working towards getting to. But at the end of the day, man, it’s all about situations. It’s all about fit. It’s about the people that I’m working with and I’m working for.”</p><p>The 76ers asked a lot of Oubre last season. He was one of their primary defenders and often had to be the third source of scoring depending on how well Tobias Harris was playing on any particular night. Now with Paul George and Caleb Martin, the Sixers’ dependence on Oubre can be more fitting for a typical role player.</p><p>Oubre pointed to Martin as someone he’s excited to team up with. He called himself “a triplet” with Caleb and his twin brother Cody, who he played with on the Charlotte Hornets, and recalled when the twins beat him in the high school national tournament. Philly’s 2024-25 squad features some newcomers in Martin, Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon, Jared McCain, and Adem Bona along with some familiar faces in Kyle Lowry, KJ Martin, and Ricky Council IV.</p><p>When asked about the 76ers’ new Big 3 of Embiid, Maxey and George, Oubre responded that Philly actually has “a Big 12, Big 15.” He joked that he didn’t like the highlighting of the All-Star trio because it excluded him.</p><p>“At the end of the day, all great players, man. We all know what each of them brings to the table,” Oubre said. “But at the end of the day, it’s about how we all mesh together. I have to make them look good and I hope that we can all just do the same for each other. But the sky’s the limit, man. The sky’s the limit and we’ll be ready to continue to attack from all angles.”</p><p>Oubre’s riff about the Big Number of players raises a point that a highly talented trio isn’t enough to truly contend for the championship. A trio of stars is great but doesn’t mean as much if the players around them are too unreliable. A Big 3 can only go as high as the remaining 12 will allow them. Of those 12 for the Sixers, Oubre is going to be one of the most important.</p><h2><b>Kelly Oubre Jr. excited to team up with Paul George on 76ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kelly-Oubre-Jr-shoots-over-Paul-George.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Oubre and George have had their share of incidents over the years where one player <a href="https://x.com/EmbiidIsHere/status/1807865325712797981" rel="noopener">gets the best of the other</a> — a nasty crossover, a posterizing dunk, a swatted shot — and then lets the other know. Nothing followed in each incident but this has happened enough times to spark inquiries about whether they hold any animosity toward one another. But Oubre dispelled any rumblings about beef right away.</p><p>“Obviously, everybody wants to talk about a beef or whatever. There’s never been a beef. It’s just been two competitors who respect each other on the court and we just try to go at it really hard,” Oubre said. “So now that we’re on the same team, we can do that to other people. So, I’m excited.”</p><p>George instantly makes the Sixers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-2024-25-paul-george-major-free-agency-moves" rel="noopener">much more dangerous</a> even at age 34. He has a lot to offer Philly in terms of both production on the court and lessons and tips to help his teammates improve. Oubre sounds like he’ll be one of George’s main pupils from the jump.</p><p>“I’m really excited. I’ve always studied this game. I’ve always been a fan from afar,” Oubre said. “To be able to get bits and pieces and nuggets from him, learn his game a little bit, and inspire him. I think we offer different things but we both can feed and learn off of each other. I’m really excited, man, to learn from him and help him do his thing and with the rest of his career that he has left.”</p><p>On his show, Podcast P, George echoed many of the same sentiments Oubre did. He said that he’s looking forward to helping Oubre grow his game and that he’s “one of those players I look forward to competing against.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Some new &amp; familiar faces PG is excited to team up with, including Kelly Oubre 🤝 <a href="https://t.co/ZWANBvcN4G">pic.twitter.com/ZWANBvcN4G</a></p><p>— Podcast P with Paul George (@PodcastPShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PodcastPShow/status/1811096481719537949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Oubre’s ability to attack the paint should be unlocked even more with the additional spacing George will provide. Being the worst three-point shooter in the expected starting lineup (him, Caleb Martin, and the three stars) means he will have to be more productive in other areas. Among the ways he’s looking to improve from last season is to “get my percentages up” and “polish my game up,” explaining the two biggest factors in what could be his next step forward.</p><p>“I would say confidence and shot selection, that’s two of the biggest things for me,” he explained. “Just shooting the right ones and not just shooting ones. I think every shot that I shoot is gonna go in because I’m sure all hoops feel that way — but it doesn’t go that way, obviously. But, yeah, just shot selection and staying disciplined and focusing on shooting the right shots.”</p><p>Oubre disclosed that he had been dealing with minor shoulder issues over the past few seasons. Although they didn’t harm his play, the 76ers wing said that he’s now totally healthy.</p><p>Regardless of what role he’s tasked with, the 2024-25 season could be a big one for Kelly Oubre Jr. With a clean bill of health and a profound sense of security in his team, he has a clear runway at his disposal to get better and make himself a more productive player for the 76ers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kelly Oubre Jr. gushes over playing with Paul George as part of 76ers’ ‘Big 15’

<!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', '/kelly-oubre-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kelly Oubre Jr.’s net worth in 2024');   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/Kelly-Oubre-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Kelly Oubre Jr.’s net worth in 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-04T14:20:53-07:00">July 4th, 2:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-04T14:24:05-07:00">July 4th, 2:24pm</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Evergreen</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kelly Oubre Jr.’s net worth in 2024 is $5 million. Oubre was a heralded recruit in high school and turned himself into an NBA regular and will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-16-3-million-contract-free-agency">returning to the Philadelphia 76ers</a> in 2024-25. Let’s look at Kelly Oubre Jr.’s net worth in 2024.</p><h2><b>What is Kelly Oubre Jr.’s net worth in 2024?: $5 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kelly-Oubre-Jr.s-net-worth-in-2024-2.jpg"></figure><p>Oubre Jr.’s NBA career may not have been as successful as he would have liked coming out of college. However, he has earned numerous contracts with differing levels of value. Kelly Oubre Jr.’s net worth in 2024 <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/kelly-oubre-jr-net-worth" rel="noopener">sits at about $5 million</a>, according to Sportskeeda.</p><p>Oubre was born on Dec. 9, 1995, in New Orleans. He attended George Bush High School in Fort Bend, Texas, but transferred to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. his senior season. Oubre was a five-star recruit and high school All-American by USA Today. He committed to playing with the Kansas Jayhawks for the 2014 season.</p><h2><b>Kelly Oubre Jr.’s college career</b></h2><p>Oubre was a big factor in his one season at Kansas, playing in all 36 games and starting in 27. His defensive game shone in college, finishing second on the team in total rebounds and steals as a freshman.</p><p>He was also the highest scorer among all Kansas first-year players. At season’s end, he was on the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. Oubre decided to forgo his last three years of college eligibility and declared for the NBA Draft.</p><h2><b>Kelly Oubre Jr.’s professional career</b></h2><p>The Atlanta Hawks selected Oubre with the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. After selecting him, the Hawks traded Oubre’s rights to the Washington Wizards. The Wizards signed him to a four-year, $9.2 million entry-level contract. His best season with the Wizards came in 2017-18 when he averaged 11.8 points per game.</p><p>The following season, the Phoenix Suns acquired Oubre in a trade. His career took off with the Suns, as he raised his points-per-game average to career highs. The Suns signed Oubre to a two-year, $30 million contract extension.</p><p>Oubre would only last in Phoenix for one season as he was traded in the offseason twice. The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired him in a trade for Chris Paul, but he was flipped to the Golden State Warriors. Oubre took the opportunity in Golden State to prove his worth to the league and earn another contract, and he performed well enough to land a contract with the Charlotte Hornets in the offseason.</p><h2><b>Kelly Oubre Jr.’s best landing spot</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.“     GOD$PEED, we good this way. All Praise to the Most High <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24till&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$till</a> ♾️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shhh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shhh</a> <a href="https://t.co/qCw5znLSSr">pic.twitter.com/qCw5znLSSr</a></p><p>— t$unami (@KELLYOUBREJR) <a href="https://twitter.com/KELLYOUBREJR/status/1611531309104381952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Charlotte Hornets signed Oubre to a two-year, $25 million contract on Aug. 7, 2021. In his first year, he stayed close to his career average, 15 points per game and four rebounds.</p><p>The 2022-23 season was his best yet, with 20.3 points per game, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.4 steals. Unfortunately, some injury troubles with his left hand caused him to miss some time. His breakout season brought plenty of hope that he would earn another contract this offseason but talks remained stagnant.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-contract-james-harden" rel="noopener">Oubre signed a one-year deal</a> with the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the 2023-24 season. The 76ers needed some help on the wings after they traded superstar James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>Oubre thrived in his first season in Philadelphia, averaging 15.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. The Sixers rewarded him by agreeing to a two-year, $16.3 million contract, which Oubre can opt out of after the season. Philadelphia will be looking for big things after the Sixers landed free agent Paul George and gave All-Star Tyrese Maxey a long-term contract.</p><h2><b>Kelly Oubre Jr. endorsements</b></h2><p>Oubre was an ambassador of adidas coming out of college, but his deal expired on Oct. 1, 2018.</p><p>In 2018, Converse signed Oubre to a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25291151/nba-kelly-oubre-jr-signs-converse" rel="noopener">multiyear footwear and apparel</a> endorsement deal. The shoe deal was the first of its kind in the NBA. Oubre wore Nike basketball sneakers on the court but headlined the Converse brand casually.</p><p>Converse took the chance on Oubre, trying to capitalize on the merge of style and fashion in the NBA. Oubre had also taken interviews with Puma and New Balance during his shoe deal free agency but opted for the Nike subsidiary instead.</p><p>A stint with one of the most well-known franchises in the NBA could garner Oubre more traction in the endorsement game. A successful run on the court, playing with a good team in Philadelphia can also help him earn a lucrative contract this offseason. Nevertheless, was Kelly Oubre Jr.’s net worth in 2024 a surprise?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kelly Oubre Jr.’s net worth in 2024

<!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', '/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-16-3-million-contract-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers, Kelly Oubre Jr. agree to $16.3 million contract amid Paul George rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/76ers-news-Philadelphia-Kelly-Oubre-Jr.-agree-to-16.3-million-contract-amid-Paul-George-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers, Kelly Oubre Jr. agree to $16.3 million contract amid Paul George rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-30T23:51:16-07:00">June 30th, 11:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-30T23:51:21-07:00">June 30th, 11:51pm</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>The Philadelphia 76ers have <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1807651247861772422" rel="noopener">agreed to terms</a> on a new two-year, $16.3 million contract with swingman Kelly Oubre Jr., according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kelly Oubre Jr. intends to sign a 2-year, $16.3 million deal with the Sixers, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wojespn</a>. <a href="https://t.co/VYdeeVyTSA">pic.twitter.com/VYdeeVyTSA</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1807652115579351277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Oubre, 28, s<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-contract-james-harden">igned a one-year minimum contract</a> with the 76ers ahead of the 2023-24 season, and he proved to be an essential part of their core group alongside Tyrese Maxey and 2022-23 NBA MVP Joel Embiid. The lefty’s dynamic play and ability to push the pace in transition were something that fit exactly what Philadelphia and head coach Nick Nurse were lacking in the team’s rotations.</p><p>As a result of his offensive contributions, Oubre ended up playing in a total of 68 games, 52 of which he started. He averaged 15.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 44.1 percent from the floor. Despite shooting only 31.1 percent from three-point range, the worst of his career, Oubre still managed to rank second on the team with 101 made threes, trailing only Maxey’s 212 made triples.</p><p>The news of Oubre remaining with the 76ers in free agency comes after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-76ers-andre-drummond-eric-gordon-signings-mean-for-rotation">Philadelphia made moves</a> to bring in veterans Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon. Drummond signed a two-year, $10 million deal to return to the 76ers after two seasons with the Chicago Bulls. Gordon, who has long been a rumored target for the Sixers and has a prior relationship with executive Daryl Morey dating back to their days with the Houston Rockets, signed a one-year veteran’s minimum contract for around $3.3 million.</p><p>Aside from his scoring production, Oubre stood out in Philadelphia as a spark of energy. Whether he was in or out of the starting rotation, Oubre simply played hard, and his defensive contributions oftentimes went unnoticed. The 76ers recognized the production from the former 15th overall pick, which is why they have decided to dip into their cap space to re-sign him to a two-year deal that contains a player option for the 2025-26 season.</p><p>This option allows for Oubre to potentially opt out and earn more money next summer, while also giving the Sixers financial flexibility to make more moves alongside Embiid and Maxey.</p><h2><b>How Kelly Oubre Jr.’s contract impacts Sixers’ Paul George pursuit</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Paul-George-reacts-vs.-Mavericks-in-NBA-playoffs.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The 76ers entered <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-free-agency-2024-tracker">free agency</a> with the most flexibility when it came to adding talent to their roster and agreeing to new contracts. Embiid was the only player under contract with a guaranteed deal, which has allowed Morey and the Sixers’ brass to formulate a plan to bring in another All-Star-level talent in their pursuit of a championship. As a result, Paul George, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-la-puts-out-statement-explaining-paul-georges-departure">won’t be returning to the Los Angeles Clippers</a>, is expected to agree to terms on a max-level contract with the 76ers.</p><p>The good news regarding Oubre’s new deal is that this doesn’t impact the Sixers’ ability to pursue George in any way. Philadelphia entered the start of free agency on Sunday with over $60 million in practical cap space, allowing them to add talent to their roster while also eventually agreeing to terms on a new long-term max extension with Maxey.</p><p>After the Clippers came out and publicly said that George would not be returning to the organization, all indications quickly pointed in the 76ers’ direction. The 76ers were meeting with George on Sunday night in Los Angeles after his meeting with the Clippers at the start of free agency. As a result, there is a <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1807647209128689723" rel="noopener">growing expectation</a> around the league that George will be offered the four-year, $212 max contract that he is seeking.</p><p>A potential trio of Maxey, George, and Embiid makes for arguably the best-scoring trio in the league based on their 83.2 combined points per game scoring average from the 2023-24 season. With other factors like Drummond, Gordon, and now Oubre in the mix, the only roadblock the 76ers may have to get over during the 2024-25 season to finally break their postseason curse is the injury bug. Unfortunately for Philadelphia, injuries have plagued their chances of finding playoff success.</p><p>George remains at the forefront of the 76ers’ minds heading into the second day of NBA free agency, as Oubre returns to the team he was able to reinvent his role and image with this past year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers, Kelly Oubre Jr. agree to $16.3 million contract amid Paul George rumors

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NEW YORK — Kelly Oubre Jr. played 39 minutes in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 5 win over the New York Knicks despite an illness. In a series defined heavily by injuries on both sides, Oubre was the latest player to stick it out.</p><p>Oubre missed the pregame shootaround, as did Joel Embiid <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-adds-migraine-to-list-of-health-woes-ahead-of-game-5-vs-knicks">due to a migraine</a>. The Sixers wing tallied 14 points, four rebounds and two steals, closing out the game as Tyrese Maxey saved the Sixers’ season with an unreal fourth quarter. Oubre admitted after the game that he was far from his best.</p><p>“Yeah, man, I feel like dog water right now. But even dogs drink it,” Oubre said. “I feel good, man. I’ve just been drinking a lot of water. I don’t really like taking medicine. I didn’t take medicine. I probably should have because I remember when ‘Rese was here, he said that he took medicine and he had the same thing that I was dealing with.“</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kelly Oubre Jr on fighting through his illness to play:</p><p>“I feel like dogwater right now. But even dogs drink it.” <a href="https://t.co/MPFn8Ey68f">pic.twitter.com/MPFn8Ey68f</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1785501998680252474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Kelly Oubre Jr. fights through illness in 76ers’ Game 5 win over Knicks</b></h2><p>Maxey was absent from the 76ers’ shootaround ahead of Game 2 as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-gets-brutally-honest-illness-game-2-vs-knicks">fought through sickness</a> to be there for his team. The Sixers ended up dropping that game in an epic collapse late in the fourth quarter. While Maxey is back to feeling better, his teammate on the wing has some more recovering to do.</p><p>Oubre may not have been feeling his best but he helped the 76ers stave off elimination on the road.</p><p>“But yeah, man, I feel okay,” he said. “I‘m gonna give it my all, my heart and my soul each and every time I step on the court. Fatigue was a factor. I had a little bruise on my leg from last game as well. That was a factor. But at the end of the day, man, just doing whatever I can, just scrap a little bit of whatever I can bring to the table to help us win. That was the goal tonight and I’m just happy that I could lean on my guys.”</p><p>Nick Nurse — who himself could be added to the injury report after <a href="https://x.com/ginamizell/status/1785722013568405835" rel="noopener">injuring his finger</a> — clearly trusted Oubre in a close game, playing him throughout the fourth quarter and overtime. His size and athleticism have been huge for the 76ers all season long.</p><p>“He did okay. He did okay. He was really struggling, laboring through some moments out there, as you guys probably saw,” Nurse said. “But when he finally got off the floor, he said, ‘Just gimme a few minutes and I’ll be ready to go back.’ So it was good. I mean, he worked hard and don’t think he feels great.”</p><p>Kelly Oubre Jr. will do what he can to get back to feeling closer to 100 percent before Game 6 back in Philadelphia on Thursday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr.’s illness had him ‘feeling like dog water’ in Game 5

<!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', '/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-claps-back-joel-embiid-dirty-label-after-game-3-flagrant-foul');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kelly Oubre Jr. claps back at Joel Embiid ‘dirty’ label after Game 3 flagrant foul');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/76ers-Knicks-Kelly-Oubre-Jr-Joel-Embiid-Mitchell-Robinson.jpeg"></figure><h1>Kelly Oubre Jr. claps back at Joel Embiid ‘dirty’ label after Game 3 flagrant foul</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-27T11:13:43-07:00">April 27th, 11:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-27T11:13:43-07:00">April 27th, 11:13am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — The flagrant foul that Joel Embiid committed against Mitchell Robinson in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win over the New York Knicks has been and will continue to be a major point of controversy.</p><p>Embiid pulling Robinson’s legs down as he went up for a dunk earned him a flagrant 1 foul, though it would have been well within the officials’ rights to upgrade it and eject the Sixers star. He said after the game, in which he scored a playoff career-high 50 points in a pivotal win, that he was simply trying to make sure Robinson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-reveals-intentions-behind-flagrant-foul-on-mitchell-robinson" rel="noopener">didn’t fall on him</a>.</p><p>When asked about the play and what he thought of the Knicks calling it a “dirty” play after the 76ers’ practice on Saturday, Kelly Oubre Jr. said that he doesn’t believe it was.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kelly Oubre Jr on Joel Embiid’s foul on Mitchell Robinson:</p><p>“I’ve seen that happen before, though, and I was on the other end of it. At the end of the day, I don’t think it’s dirty…Let’s just hoop, let’s go out there and play hard. Nobody finna fight. This ain’t WWE.” <a href="https://t.co/ibzyx0VtES">pic.twitter.com/ibzyx0VtES</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1784259473718005919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I’ve seen that happen before, though, and I was on the other end of it,” he said. “So at the end of the day, I don’t think it’s dirty, man. Jo has to protect himself like he said. But at the end of the day, I’m not gonna comment on what they’re commenting on ’cause at the end of the day, they’re gonna hit and then we hit back and then they cry and then vice versa, whatever the case may be.</p><p>“It’s like, let’s just hoop. Let’s go out there and play hard,” the 76ers’ wing continued. “Nobody finna fight. This ain’t WWE. At the end of the day, stand on the stuff that y’all say. So we’ll see tomorrow how they react.”</p><p>The play Oubre is referring to occurred in March when Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo wrapped his legs up and brought him to the ground with some help from a push by Isaiah Hartenstein.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kelly Oubre Jr. and Donte DiVincenzo got into it 🍿 </p><p>DiVincenzo, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Paul Reed were assessed technical fouls. <a href="https://t.co/uo3hwEHcJD">pic.twitter.com/uo3hwEHcJD</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1766998217533554754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After that game, Oubre said that he laughed the play off because <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-sounds-off-heated-donte-divincenzo-clash-win-vs-knicks">no one wants to actually fight</a>. He struck a similar tune on this play, too. The physicality has been apparent between both teams throughout this series, a product of their play styles and division rivalry. It’s only going to go up from here.</p><p>Nick Nurse chalked up the Embiid-Robinson incident to the physicality of the playoffs.</p><p>“I think it’s a physical series,” the 76ers head coach said. “I think it’s historically a big series from the fan bases to the players to the cities to everything. I think there’s been all kinds of physical plays both ways. I think it’ll continue to be that way. I think it’s playoff basketball.”</p><p>Robinson was okay after getting tripped up by Embiid but sprained his left ankle later in the game and <a href="https://x.com/FredKatz/status/1784254097714970690" rel="noopener">did not participate in practice</a> on Saturday. Game 4 is scheduled to tip off at 1:00 PM EST on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kelly Oubre Jr. claps back at Joel Embiid ‘dirty’ label after Game 3 flagrant foul

<!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', '/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-crashed-beloved-lamborghini-heartbreaking-game-2-loss-to-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. crashed beloved Lamborghini after heartbreaking Game 2 loss to Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/76ers-newKelly-Oubre-Jr-crashed-beloved-Lamborghini-after-heartbreaking-Game-2-loss-to-Knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. crashed beloved Lamborghini after heartbreaking Game 2 loss to Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-25T17:42:04-07:00">April 25th, 5:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-25T17:42:04-07:00">April 25th, 5:42pm</time><address><a href="https://nextmanupblog.medium.com/">Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a sports writer for ClutchPoints, with expertise in covering the NBA, NFL, MLB, Tennis, and Formula 1. He is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. Jay's need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Every player in the league has their own hobby that they fall back on when stressed. Some resort to other sports like golf, others have Lego while some indulge in cars. Kelly Oubre Jr. is a big fan of these big flashy vehicles. He used the time to de-stress with them after falling two games to none in the NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks. Unfortunately, the Philadelphia 76ers player’s need for speed and his Lamborghini has got him into trouble as of late.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-hilariously-claps-back-jimmy-butler-fight-comment-50-cent-meme">Kelly Oubre Jr. crashed his</a> Lamborghini after the 76ers’ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/25/kelly-oubre-jr-wrecks-lamborghini-in-car-crash-hours-after-knicks-game-2-loss/?adid=social-tws" rel="noopener">loss to</a> the Knicks, per TMZ. The crash happened at 1:45 in the middle of the night after they lost 101 to 104 in the NBA Playoffs. Apparently, he ran a red light and hit a 2023 Hyundai Elantra. The 76ers organization was immediately made aware of the incident. Thankfully, no one got hurt in the crash but both cars, the Lamborghini and Elantra, involved had to be towed from the road due to the significant amount of damage.</p><p>This is not the first time that Kelly Oubre Jr. and someone’s need for speed nearly harmed him. He had a separate incident two months after the Sixers signed him in NBA Free Agency. Oubre got into a car crash in November. He was hit by a car during his trip home after Sixers practice. A move to rush him to the hospital was made and then he fully recovered after.</p><p>The 76ers have also fielded him against the Knicks for Game 3 and even had him start.</p><h2><b>Oubre’s time with the 76ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Philadelphia-76ers-guard-Kelly-Oubre-Jr.-9-shoots-the-ball-as-New-York-Knicks-guard-Josh-Hart-3.jpg"><figcaption>© Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>He was one of the best pick-ups in NBA Free Agency. The 76ers signed Oubre to a one-year deal with the valuation of a veteran-minimum contract. Despite this and the rest of his issues off the court, he still produced great numbers for the squad.</p><p>In 68 games of action,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-thrilled-to-face-knicks-super-fun-madison-square-garden"> the 76ers decided to</a> start him in 52 of those matchups and he did not disappoint. He knocked down 44.1% of his shots from all three levels of scoring with a 44.1% clip. While his outside stroke only went down with a 31.1% percentage is not the best, he still managed to rack in 15.4 points to help the 76ers in their playoff hopes.</p><p>He is also not just a pure scorer. Oubre is able to contribute to the Sixers in facilitating too. His offensive arsenal has netted him 1.1 assists throughout his game but that is not reflective of how many good passes he gives to his teammates. Furthermore, Oubre’s on-ball defense has also been spectacular. His skills in being a pickpocket have notched him 1.1 steals on a nightly basis while he also gets 0.7 blocks on average.</p><p>His numbers in the NBA Playoffs have taken quite a hit. Oubre is only knocking down 35.7% of his field goal attempts and is only averaging seven points against the Knicks. But, he has poured some more effort into creating open looks for the 76ers which has given him two assists. His defense has only gotten better as well because he averages 2.5 steals and two blocks per night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. crashed beloved Lamborghini after heartbreaking Game 2 loss to Knicks

<!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', '/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-hilariously-claps-back-jimmy-butler-fight-comment-50-cent-meme');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. hilariously claps back at Jimmy Butler fight comment with 50 Cent meme');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7314764632.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. hilariously claps back at Jimmy Butler fight comment with 50 Cent meme</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-19T12:28:50-07:00">April 19th, 12:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-19T12:28:50-07:00">April 19th, 12:28pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers barely scraped past the Miami Heat in their Play-In Tournament matchup with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-how-heat-vs-76ers-tussle-proves-haters-wrong-about-play-in-tournament">106-105 victory</a>, setting themselves up for a first-round playoffs series with the New York Knicks. The Heat, on the other hand, now have to find a way to keep their season alive without star forward Jimmy Butler, who ended up suffering an MCL injury early in this game thanks to a collision with Kelly Oubre Jr.</p><p>Oubre fell on Butler’s leg after both guys landed from jumping right at the end of the first quarter, and while Butler was able to play the remainder of the game, he was diagnosed with a sprained MCL, which is expected to hold him out several weeks. Once it was announced on Thursday that Butler would be out for the Heat’s Friday night contest against the Chicago Bulls, he commented on the Heat’s official announcement saying on Instagram that he wanted to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-hilarious-ig-comment-kelly-oubre-jr-after-injury-diagnosis">fight Oubre</a> for causing him to suffer this injury.</p><p>Whether or not Butler is joking remains to be seen, but it wasn’t as if Oubre went out of his way to injure Butler; injuries happen in sports, and this was simply an unfortunate incident that the Heat star suffered. Oubre eventually caught wind of Butler’s comment, and replied to it in <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers_galaxy/status/1781332003486359920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1781332003486359920%7Ctwgr%5E1d5f4a0c614acf597038ee142a1863873b45e7a3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php" rel="noopener">hilarious fashion</a> with a classic 50 Cent meme.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kelly Oubre Jr. on his Instagram story responding to Jimmy Butler’s comment 😂 <a href="https://t.co/5AsImbanyr">pic.twitter.com/5AsImbanyr</a></p><p>— Philly Sixers Galaxy (@sixers_galaxy) <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers_galaxy/status/1781332003486359920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Kelly Oubre Jr., 76ers turning their attention towards Knicks series</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kelly-Oubre-Jr.-scoring-against-Bam-Adebayo-and-Jimmy-Butler.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>This is a pretty awesome response from Oubre, and it drew quite a rise out of Sixers fans everywhere. He obviously was involved in Butler’s injury, but he doesn’t seem to understand why he’s taking his anger out on him. Even if Butler is serious in wanting to fight Oubre, it doesn’t seem like Philly’s versatile wing is all that interested in it.</p><p>While Butler is left to lament his injury woes, Oubre and the 76ers are turning their attention towards the Knicks. You can bet it’s going to be a battle for them considering how fired up New York is to see their time succeeding this season, and in a sense, the trash-talking has already started after Paul Reed said that Philly was happy to be playing the “easier” of their two possible opponents in the Knicks. You can bet they are going to take that comment and try to run with it.</p><p>If the 76ers want to advance past the Knicks, they are going to need to play better than they did against the Heat. However, they got the matchup they wanted, and with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey leading the way, they should feel confident in their chances of winning and moving onto the next round. Oubre is going to have to deliver the goods on a nightly basis too, so with that in mind, Philly should probably do what they can to avoid him potentially fighting Butler and sustaining an injury himself.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. hilariously claps back at Jimmy Butler fight comment with 50 Cent meme

<!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', '/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-thrilled-to-face-knicks-super-fun-madison-square-garden');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kelly Oubre Jr. thrilled to face Knicks in ‘super fun’ Madison Square Garden environment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/76ers-Kelly-Oubre-Jr.jpeg"></figure><h1>Kelly Oubre Jr. thrilled to face Knicks in ‘super fun’ Madison Square Garden environment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-19T11:44:47-07:00">April 19th, 11:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-19T11:44:47-07:00">April 19th, 11:44am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CAMDEN, N.J. — No NBA arena is revered as much as Madison Square Garden. When the New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, another storied chapter of basketball in The Garden will be written.</p><p>The Knicks and Sixers are preparing for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-gets-real-about-extremely-grimy-knicks-ahead-of-first-round-battle" rel="noopener">tough, physical series</a>. Under the glitz and glamor of New York City will be a hard-fought basketball war between two teams that have what it takes to make a deep playoff run.</p><p>Kelly Oubre Jr. had plenty of nice things to say about MSG when asked what it will be like to play there in a playoff series.</p><p>“I mean, the fans are pretty crazy,” he said. “They have a really good culture of being wild and loving basketball to the root and the core of it. They call it the Mecca basketball for a reason. The lights are super bright. They gonna give celebrities those $100,000 free tickets just to be there and not care about the game. But, you know, that’s what they do and it’s gonna be super fun.”</p><p>The Knicks are known for having several celebrity fans who are highly dedicated and appear at numerous games throughout the season. Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, Fat Joe, Tracy Morgan and many more show out and support the team often. But there are also a handful of celebs who, put simply, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/12/18/gossip/emily-ratajkowski-denied-comped-seats-to-msg/amp/" rel="noopener">don’t do that</a>.</p><p>When the 76ers were locked into this series with the Knicks, Cam Payne said that he instantly thought of the famous battles between Patrick Ewing’s squads and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. “It’s some really iconic battles in The Garden,” he said.</p><p>Payne said that he hopes to get some three-pointers to go down so he can get a celebratory skip or backpedal off. The Sixers guard was asked if he would point to Lee, who has famously gotten some taunts from opposing players over the years. He said that he wouldn’t go that route.</p><p>“It’s gonna be some good basketball being played,” Payne added. “It should be fun.”</p><p>The Knicks beat the Sixers three times this season and only lost once but Philly has fortified its roster since then. New York will be without Julius Randle but still flaunts an impressive amount of depth. All-Stars Jalen Brunson, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey will be ready to dominate and lead their respective teams to victory.</p><p>When the series begins on Saturday at 6:00 PM EST in MSG, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-bulletin-board-material-paul-reeds-easier-comment">energy will be sky-high</a> on the biggest stage in all of basketball.</p><p>“I look forward to it, man,” Oubre said. “It’s one of my favorite places to play.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kelly Oubre Jr. thrilled to face Knicks in ‘super fun’ Madison Square Garden environment

<!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', '/heat-news-jimmy-butler-hilarious-ig-comment-kelly-oubre-jr-after-injury-diagnosis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jimmy Butler’s hilarious Kelly Oubre Jr. IG comment after injury diagnosis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Heat-news-Jimmy-Butlers-hilarious-IG-comment-to-Kelly-Oubre-Jr.-after-injury-diagnosis.jpg"></figure><h1>Jimmy Butler’s hilarious Kelly Oubre Jr. IG comment after injury diagnosis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-18T17:30:17-07:00">April 18th, 5:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-18T17:30:53-07:00">April 18th, 5:30pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy Butler is beloved by Miami Heat fans, not only because of his clutch heroics and tremendous leadership abilities, but also for his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-shows-off-new-emo-hairdo-piercings-at-media-day-after-failed-damian-lillard-trade">unique sense of humor</a>. The man loves to keep everyone on edge. Not even terrible injury news is enough to completely break his spirits.</p><p>Butler devastatingly suffered <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-gets-brutal-injury-update-could-spell-end-of-stars-season">an MCL injury</a> early in Wednesday’s 105-104 NBA Play-In Tournament loss to the Philadelphia 76ers when Kelly Oubre Jr. got fooled on a pump fake and landed on his knee. He is out for Friday’s do-or-die showdown with the Chicago Bulls and is expected to miss several more weeks if the Heat advance into the playoffs.</p><p>This is a demoralizing blow to a team and fan base that always enters another gear during the postseason. The six-time All-Star is doing his best to make light of the situation, however, <a href="https://twitter.com/Balldontlie/status/1781074933898207642" rel="noopener">like only he knows how</a>.</p><p>“{Kelly Oubre Jr.} we throwing hands,” Butler replied in a Heat Instagram post that revealed the bad news regarding his playing status, via Ball Don’t Lie.</p><p>The veteran wing has seen practically everything during his 13-year career and has sustained his share of injuries, so he knows a mishap can occur in a fast-paced and physical game such as playoff basketball. Though, that does not mean he will not seize an opportunity to be an instigator.</p><p>Jimmy Butler prides himself on being a social media troll, and this “jab” perfectly embodies his fun-loving nature. It is encouraging to see him joke around following this brutal, potentially season-ending setback. South Beach is probably finding it difficult to smile or laugh right now, however.</p><h2><b>Heat are reeling after Jimmy Butler injury </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jimmy-Butler-scans-the-floor.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>No one can weather a storm quite like head coach Erik Spoelstra and this Miami squad (46-36), but surviving an injury hurricane of this magnitude seems unfathomable. Although Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (15 points in 22 minutes) can lead the Heat to a home win over the Bulls, this team’s ceiling is quickly closing in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-terry-rozier-out-for-do-or-die-bulls-play-in-game">without “Playoff Jimmy”</a> on the court.</p><p>The public underestimates this franchise at its own peril, as evidenced by two unexpected NBA Finals runs in the last four years. But winning a series against the Boston Celtics sans Butler would require divine intervention. This scrappy group might need to be lifted in the air, a la Matthew McConaughey’s character in “Angels in the Outfield,” far above the reach of its opponent.</p><p>There is no sense in jumping ahead, though. Miami must first take care of business in the Kaseya Center on Friday night before planning for a matchup with the No. 1 seed in the East. While offense might be hard to come by with both Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier sidelined, the Heat have the chemistry and defensive toughness to extend their season.</p><p>Though, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/miami-heat-bold-predictions-for-2024-nba-play-in-tournament-vs-bulls">unless Herro bounces back</a> and produces a high-quality effort, the No. 8 seed will probably not be procured.</p><h2><b>Tyler Herro must assume the alpha role</b></h2><p>The 2022 Sixth Man of the Year missed half the season with his own injury issues, but he is presently the team’s best chance to stay alive. Despite going 9-of-27 from the field versus the Sixers, Herro possesses the ability to catch fire at a moment’s notice.</p><p>He averaged 20.8 points while shooting 39.6 percent from 3-point range in 2023-24. The 24-year-old guard out of Kentucky is not one-dimensional, however, impacting games also as a playmaker (4.5) and rebounder (5.3). Herro must empty his bag of tricks in this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herros-warning-to-miami-about-bulls-matchup-as-demar-derozan-eyes-revenge">NBA Play-In Tournament matchup</a> with the Bulls.</p><p>The mood is dour in Miami, but fans do not want to see their guys go down without putting up a fierce fight. If the Grim Reaper is coming for the Heat, the least they can do is stay true to their fabled culture.</p><p>Jimmy Butler will certainly do his part as he cheers on his teammates from the sidelines. His positive attitude could be crucial, both for his own sanity and Miami’s morale.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jimmy Butler’s hilarious Kelly Oubre Jr. IG comment after injury diagnosis

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid recorded just one blocked shot in the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the Orlando Magic. That’s a mark he has surpassed in nearly half of his games this season. However, the big man still may have given the Sixers one of his best defensive performances.</p><p>The Sixers defeated the Magic soundly behind Embiid’s 32 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. He was stellar on offense, drawing two defenders and hitting his teammates with precise passes while scoring at a high rate. But it was the other end of the court <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-magic-instant-breakdown-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey-paolo-banchero" rel="noopener">where he really shined</a>.</p><p>The Magic shot a not-so-great 25-37 on shots at the rim and a woeful 5-19 on all other shots in the paint. A lot of that was because Embiid was there to contest shots. His <a href="https://x.com/MagicFilmRoom/status/1778948481077649652" rel="noopener">only block of the game</a> came on a Jalen Suggs dunk attempt. Aside from that, his impact was seen in how Orlando players rushed and/or missed shot attempts when Embiid was closing in on him</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/04/12/0022301171/315/e2b2925d-954f-00b4-70f2-3c95bca6d819_1280x720.mp4?_=1" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Having a stanch rim protector like Embiid can empower the defenders around him to gamble and be extra aggressive. De’Anthony Melton <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1738632454406111388" rel="noopener">explained last season</a> how Embiid’s security allows him to defend more freely. Kelly Oubre Jr. echoed the sentiment after the 76ers’ win over the Magic.</p><p>“It’s everything, man,” Oubre said. “It’s just not even about him getting stops, it’s about the energy he brings on defense. Like, he actually tries. We came into the year with a scheme of, ‘Jo’s gonna be in the paint and Jo’s gonna help each and every person and do your best to guard the ball but he’ll be at the rim,’ right? And he’s doing a great job. He even took a charge tonight. So I think that got us really going ’cause that’s something. [For a] seven-foot guy, it’s not normal. So he’s actually trying, he wants to win.”</p><p>Oubre said that reacclimating to that defensive strategy after missing Embiid for so long has been a “seamless” process because his absence forced everyone else to get better. The 76ers wing said that they guard the ball better now, which allows the team to “lock in on the game plan of guarding the ball and being directional and being disciplined on defense.”</p><p>One on-ball defensive performance that received praise was that of Tobias Harris, who matched up with All-Star Paolo Banchero. The Magic star shot just 7-24 from the field. Harris used his size to counteract that of the big, athletic forward on the other side.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/04/12/0022301171/617/7a40cdad-c98b-3bbf-1ce7-2f7800f9941d_1280x720.mp4?_=2" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>Nick Nurse said that Harris’ defense on Banchero was “awesome.” He pointed to how Harris made him take tough shots and that his overall deficiency as a scorer was the result.</p><p>As the regular season comes to a close, Embiid will be looking to make sure his left knee is all good after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-knee-injury-scare-gets-clarity-from-nick-nurse" rel="noopener">an injury scare</a>. Regardless of what level of the postseason the 76ers have to work through, they’ll rely on Embiid being a monstrous defender in the paint.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joel Embiid’s defense in 76ers’ win vs. Magic earn major Kelly Oubre Jr. props

<!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', '/76ers-news-nick-nurse-kelly-oubre-jr-fined-50000-outburst-clippers-loss');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Nick Nurse, Kelly Oubre Jr. fined $50,000 for outburst after Clippers loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/76ers-news-nick-nurse-kelly-oubre-jr-fined-50000-for-outburst-after-clippers-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Nick Nurse, Kelly Oubre Jr. fined $50,000 for outburst after Clippers loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-29T09:23:06-07:00">March 29th, 9:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-29T09:38:48-07:00">March 29th, 9:38am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers suffered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-clippers-instant-breakdown-james-harden-return">hard fought 108-107 loss</a> to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, and after a missed foul call on Kelly Oubre Jr. on the last play of the game, he and Nick Nurse quickly tracked down the referees and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-kelly-oubre-jr-sound-off-frustrations-refs-loss-clippers">gave them an earful</a> for their poor decision. Unsurprisingly, the NBA didn’t ignore this incident, and ended up fining both Oubre and Nurse <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1773744690409468141?s=20" rel="noopener">$50,000</a> for their actions after the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The following was released by the NBA: <a href="https://t.co/OpispMMbaS">pic.twitter.com/OpispMMbaS</a></p><p>— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1773744690409468141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Calling out the referees after a game is the quickest way to earn a fine in the NBA, and sure enough, Nurse and Oubre saw their bank accounts take a hit for their tirades after this loss. They certainly got their money’s worth, though, as the league would later admit that the referees blatantly missed a call that would have given Philadelphia a chance to take the lead with only a few seconds left on the clock.</p><p>Instead, the refs didn’t call a foul, and the Sixers suffered yet another loss in what has been a tough stretch for them without their best player in Joel Embiid. You need things like this to go your way when you are without arguably the best player in the league, but the Sixers were on the wrong side of a bad call, and Nurse and Oubre got punished for voicing their displeasure over the refs error.</p><h2><b>Nick Nurse, Kelly Oubre Jr. hoping to get 76ers back on track vs. Cavs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kelly_Oubre_Jr._and_Nick_Nurse_arguing_with_refs.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>While this loss to the Clippers obviously stings, the 76ers will have a shot to get back in the win column on Friday night when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs have been struggling themselves as of late, due in large part to all the injuries they have been dealing with throughout the past few weeks, namely to Donovan Mitchell.</p><p>While the Sixers have dealt with a lot of bad luck as of late, they may be dealt some more bad luck in this game, as both Mitchell and Darius Garland, who have missed time with injuries throughout the season, are expected to be suiting up for this game. With those guys healthy, Tyrese Maxey is going to have put together a big game if Philly wants to have a shot to come out on top.</p><p>While the 76ers are likely going to be in the Play-In Tournament one way or another at this point, their main objective for the remainder of the season is to find a way to get Embiid back on the floor and healthy for when the stakes are raised. For now, the team will try to hold things down, and hopefully Nurse and Oubre’s complaints will help the refs give them a more friendly whistle moving forward, especially considering the chunk of change it has just ended up costing them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Nick Nurse, Kelly Oubre Jr. fined $50,000 for outburst after Clippers loss

<!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', '/76ers-news-lou-williams-viral-kelly-oubre-outburst-with-draymond-green-truth-bomb');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams hits 76ers’ viral Kelly Oubre outburst with Draymond Green truth bomb');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/76ers-news-Lou-Williams-hits-viral-Kelly-Oubre-outburst-with-Draymond-Green-truth-bom.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams hits 76ers’ viral Kelly Oubre outburst with Draymond Green truth bomb</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-28T18:47:12-07:00">March 28th, 6:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-28T18:47:12-07:00">March 28th, 6:47pm</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>On Wednesday evening, Kelly Oubre and the Philadelphia 76ers took a tough home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers despite leading most of the way and holding Los Angeles star Kawhi Leonard in check for the majority of the evening. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philly-fans-outraged-after-referees-admit-paul-george-mistake-that-doomed-sixers" rel="noopener">Unfortunately for Philadelphia</a>, Leonard caught fire in the final moments of the game, and a last second <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-kelly-oubre-jr-sound-off-frustrations-refs-loss-clippers" rel="noopener">attempt from Oubre</a>, driving to the basket against Paul George, came up empty.</p><p>Despite replay review showing Oubre wouldn’t have gotten the ball off in time, and that George didn’t commit much of a foul anyway, that didn’t stop Oubre from going up to each of the game’s officials right after the buzzer and directing an expletive-laced rant in the direction of their faces, a clip that quickly went viral online.</p><p>On Thursday, former 76ers guard Lou Williams took to FanDuel’s <i>Run it Back</i> podcast with Chandler Parsons and Michelle Beadle to drop an interesting perspective on the fallout–or lack thereof–from Oubre’s outburst, referencing Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green in the process.</p><p>“So Kelly Oubre doesn’t have a history of this type of thing right? If this is Draymond Green, the world blows up today… This is $25,000 per b*tch without a doubt,” said Williams, per ClutchPoints on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.</p><h2>Context matters in these situations</h2><p>It is likely that if Draymond Green did the same thing that Oubre did in that situation, there probably would have been more of a fallout. Funnily enough, Green did pretty much exactly that during the Warriors’ win over the Orlando Magic just hours before the 76ers’ loss, cursing out an official repeatedly and earning himself an ejection from that contest, one that made some fans (ESPN’s Jay Williams) curious if Stephen Curry lacked the leadership skills to keep 34 year-old Green’s emotions in check.</p><p>It’s very likely that <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1773358885006372897" rel="noopener">if Oubre had</a> gone on his rant during the course of the game, and not during its conclusion, that he would have found himself in the exact situation that Green did.</p><p>But even so, to Lou Williams’ point, there are double standards for Draymond Green because he has created them throughout the course of his Hall of Fame, but controversial, career. Green’s antics go far back, including to the 2016 NBA playoffs, in which he kicked Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams in the land down under during the Western Conference Finals, and then earned himself an ejection by tripping LeBron James during the NBA Finals.</p><p>In the eight years since, Green has done nothing to help shore up his reputation as a loose cannon on the court. Earlier this year, Green was suspended for several weeks after taking a cheap shot at Phoenix Suns’ big man Jusuf Nurkic. Meanwhile, the biggest incident of Oubre’s career was a shove he took at Boston Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk back during the 2017 playoffs, which was a direct relation to a dirty screen that Olynyk had set.</p><p>The point being, yes, context matters in these situations.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams hits 76ers’ viral Kelly Oubre outburst with Draymond Green truth bomb

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in James Harden’s return to his former home arena. The tension in the arena was amplified in a wild, down-to-the-wire game that ended in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-clippers-instant-breakdown-james-harden-return">a 108-107 defeat</a> for the Sixers.</p><p>The Sixers led by 15 in the first half but failed to truly pull away from a Clippers team playing uninspired ball. Late in the game, a string of mistakes undid Philly’s foothold. Tyrese Maxey’s strong performance (26 points, eight assists, seven rebounds) will be mostly remembered for stumbling on an inbound pass, giving Amir Coffey a fast break that resulted in a shooting foul. Kawhi Leonard twice pierced the Philly defense for an and-one layup. And in the final moment of the game, Kelly Oubre Jr. took too long to get a good shot off.</p><p>Oubre got the chance to take the final shot after a scramble for a jump ball but didn’t release the shot in time, driving right at Paul George instead of pulling up for a jumper from the elbow. The 76ers wing fell to the ground before springing back up to join head coach Nick Nurse in criticizing the officials.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sixers coach Nick Nurse and Kelly Oubre Jr. were FURIOUS that no foul was called on the final possession 😠</p><p>Clippers hold on for the win.<a href="https://t.co/ZXEsTn9zcp">pic.twitter.com/ZXEsTn9zcp</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1773171713326428525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Nick Nurse, Kelly Oubre Jr. discuss officiating in 76ers’ loss to Clippers</b></h2><p>“Listen, I think he took it in there pretty hard,” Nurse said. “I looked at it on the screen, on our computer a couple of times. I thought there was certainly contact, certainly as much as the last two or three that got called and-ones at the other end. And that’s all. I just thought it was enough contact to call. But that’s the way it goes sometimes.”</p><p>The referees admitting in the postgame pool report that George <a href="https://official.nba.com/pool-report-on-the-final-8-8-seconds-of-the-la-clippers-at-philadelphia-76ers-game/" rel="noopener">should have been called for a foul</a> won’t make the 76ers feel much better. While Nurse chewed out the officials, Oubre <a href="https://x.com/SEALStheDEAL7/status/1773170826629575146?s=20" rel="noopener">pointed and cursed at each one</a> before being pulled away by Maxey. He apologized immediately in his postgame media availability.</p><p>“This is an intense basketball game of course. And, you know, we’re not perfect. The refs aren’t perfect,” Oubre said. “I wanna apologize for just losing my cool ’cause that’s something I try to work on each and every day and try to represent God in the best way I possibly can. And that wasn’t it.”</p><p>Oubre’s ability to drive to the hoop and unshakable confidence often help the 76ers, whose offense can become stagnant when Maxey isn’t carrying the load. But in a split-second moment where more consideration for the clock was needed, it left Philly on a precarious ledge that the refs didn’t save them from falling off of. They made the wrong call, yes, but putting the balance of the game in the hands of officials is a roll of the dice that teams and players must try to avoid at all costs.</p><p>Oubre said that there was “absolutely contact” from George and echoed Nurse’s point that the game wasn’t always called both ways. Seeing Nurse so intense, he said, inspired him to give the referees a piece of his mind.</p><p>“If our coach is gonna fight for us and he’s going there, then I’m right behind him. But at the end of the day, it wasn’t cool,” Oubre said, adding that he would accept any punishments handed down for his outburst.</p><p>The Sixers had defeated the Clippers in their place over the weekend, marking one of their best Joel Embiid-less wins of the season. This loss isn’t one of their worst but, given how much they had led by and how many opportunities they left on the table, it surely stings badly. The competitive fire was apparent and understandable for such a close game in which the Wells Fargo Center crowd was amped.</p><p>“What I make of it,” Maxey said when asked about Nurse and Oubre’s heated moment, “is those two guys really wanted to win. They really wanted to win. Kelly played his tail off. Coach Nurse came up with a great game plan again and he coached his tail off. When you lose like that, it’s hard. You become emotional. I was sad about us losing, too, so I understand it.”</p><p>Every 76ers loss only further entrenches them in the play-in games. After letting Harden come back to town and leave with a win, the Sixers have to pick up the pieces and try to get back in the W column.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nick Nurse, Kelly Oubre Jr. sound off on frustrations with refs in 76ers’ loss to Clippers

<!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', '/76ers-vs-hornets-instant-breakdown-tyrese-maxey-brandon-miller');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers vs. Hornets instant breakdown: Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr. spark win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/76ers-Hornets-Tyrese-Maxey-Brandon-Miller.jpeg"></figure><h1>76ers vs. Hornets instant breakdown: Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr. spark win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-16T18:26:12-07:00">March 16th, 6:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-16T18:26:12-07:00">March 16th, 6:26pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers (37-30) played the Charlotte Hornets (17-51) as they looked to snap a losing streak. The Sixers once again let the Hornets stick around for too long but won 109-98.</p><p>Let’s break down the Sixers’ win.</p><h2><b>76ers player notes:</b></h2><p><b>Tyrese Maxey: 30 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 8-20 FG shooting</b></p><p>An elbow to the head couldn’t knock off Maxey’s smile – or slow him down on the court. He got to the free-throw line a lot in this game, refusing to let any physicality shy him away. Maxey’s smaller efforts like his boxing out against bigger opponents went a long way, too, but the highlights from his evening were, of course, an array of skilled buckets.</p><p><b>Kelly Oubre Jr.: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 8-16 FG shooting</b></p><p>When Oubre lets the game come to him, the results can be incredible. This game serves as a perfect example, as he took the openings in the Hornets’ defense and scored frequently. His shooting from deep was poor but his quick thinking and smooth, fluid hops made him a huge factor for Phhilly, even if his hot streak only lasted for a half.</p><h2><b>Hornets player notes:</b></h2><p><b>Brandon Miller: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 3-7 FG shooting</b></p><p>The impressive rookie wing continued to look good, controlling the ball with veteran-like poise and scoring efficiently. The stats were modest but he looked poised to take over for Charlotte if needed. However, his night ended early after hitting Maxey with his elbow, leading to an ejection.</p><p><b>Tre Mann: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 7-16 FG shooting</b></p><p>Mann, like Maxey, was a bucket-getting guard with a sharp nose for the ball and a whole lot of energy. His ability to force turnovers was superb in this game, as was his shooting from deep.</p><h2><b>Game recap:</b></h2><p>The 76ers forged ahead in their latest game without Joel Embiid, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-injury-return-gets-pretty-confident-boost-from-nick-nurse" rel="noopener">saw a doctor last week</a> and whose progress is slow but steady and promising. Philly has had some of its best Embiid-less showings lately but is still fighting to stay out of the play-in. A lowly Hornets squad on the second night of a back-to-back gave the Sixers a great chance to win, though they were treated to a strong fight in their last matchup. With more playoff teams staring them down in the coming weeks, the Sixers really needed this one.</p><p>Tobias Harris did not play due to a right ankle sprain and Nico Batum started in his place. The Hornets were without LaMelo Ball, Mark Williams, Seth Curry and Cody Martin.</p><p><b>1st half</b></p><p>Kyle Lowry guarded Miles Bridges and Nico Batum guarded Vasa Micic to start the game, showing Nurse’s preference for the longer Batum defending guards and the stout, wise Lowry guarding bigger players he can help off of if needed. Kelly Oubre Jr. matched up with Miller and made his first dunk of the night off of a great cut down the lane that Lowry threaded the needle on. The two connected for another slam on a fast break a few minutes later as Philly got out to an early lead.</p><p>Maxey’s initial defender was Mann, who had a hard time slowing down the high-octane All-Star in space. The Sixers’ rebounding and activity on defense were on par, leading to easy breakaway chances. Their defense started to fall apart in the halfcourt with Miles Bridges finishing at the rim, resulting in Paul Reed’s substitution into the game. Charlotte still pulled closer to Philly thanks to its ability to force and take advantage of turnovers.</p><p>Grant Williams pestered the 76ers to start the second quarter as Oubre continued to move expertly of the ball and score. His impromptu cutting helped them stay ahead despite some sloppy passing on offense and miscues on defense. Lowry’s diminishing quickness was exposed at several points, including on a foul on Mann, as the entire Philly defense allowed several open threes.</p><p>A few minutes before halftime, Miller stuck his arm out trying to protect the ball and <a href="https://x.com/HornetsOnBally/status/1769153113712107951?s=20" rel="noopener">elbowed Maxey in the face</a> pretty good. Maxey was looked at by trainers. The referees called a flagrant 2, ending Miller’s game. Maxey flashed a smile as his nose got plugged to stop the bleeding and stayed in the game after hitting the technical free throw. He may not be able to catch a break but he’s got the iron will and mental fortitude to take it.</p><p>At halftime, the Sixers led 53-47.</p><p><b>2nd half</b></p><p>Batum altered a pair of shots early in the half, flexing his long reach against his smaller opponents. Oubre’s scheduled missed dunk on a long lob from Maxey even came up to be somewhat positive, as it led to a Charlotte foul. Maxey then drew a pair of fouls. The Sixers went on to commit a few of their own as the Hornets’ defense stayed buzzing, disrupting the offensive flow.</p><p>Bridges’ ability to muscle his way into the paint and Micic’s quickness off the bounce opened up shots for the Hornets, though they often clanked off the rim. Batum was able to find Buddy Hield and Lowry for three but the Sixers had a harder time cracking the defensive code.</p><p>For the second game in a row, Cam Payne provided a huge spark off the bench. His springy, quick drives spawned floater-range shots and drew in the defense, which benefited Batum as he cut behind him for an easy dunk. A Maxey scoop layup at the third-quarter buzzer put the 76ers up by eight heading into the fourth quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TYRESE MAXEY HOW?! 🤯<a href="https://t.co/0EAS0oIwg1">pic.twitter.com/0EAS0oIwg1</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1769164654385713153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>A continuous rhythm on offense rarely seemed within the Sixers’ grasp, as they opened the fourth quarter with two points in three minutes, allowing the Hornets to pull within one. Charlotte’s active hands and Philly’s limited avenues to create advantages made the game grind to abrupt halts. A Williams fadeaway — a shot he went to a few times in this game — gave the Hornets their first lead since the opening minutes.</p><p>Then, fourth-quarter Maxey started to awaken. The evolved form of the 76ers superstar made himself known by draining a deep, stepback triple. The Hornets started to blitz him and he generated ball movement that led to open looks for his teammates. He breezed by his man in single coverage, busting the defense so that Reed could drive and draw a foul. Reed would go on to clean up one of his misses with an and-one putback.</p><p>Maxey drained a fallaway jumper as the Sixers and Hornets continued trading buckets. Oubre scored an and-one layup over Williams off of a turnover. Charlotte’s offense had started to make critical mistakes. A corner triple from Batum gave the 76ers a 10-point lead with under a minute and a half left. That cushion was more than enough to secure the victory.</p><h2><b>Assorted observations:</b></h2><ul><li>Not only was Kai Jones not available for a potential revenge game but Nurse said that the plan for him is to stay with the Delaware Blue Coats <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1769115461226999825?s=20" rel="noopener">during this 10-day</a> and then see where he’s at. It seems as though Jones will only play for the Sixers over the next week-plus if the injury situation gets worse.</li></ul><p>The 76ers will face the Miami Heat on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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