<!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', '/raptors-news-undetected-injury-to-keep-khem-birch-sidelined/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Undetected injury to keep Khem Birch sidelined');   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://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FABBA4EA-310B-45B3-8268-5347876DB622.jpeg"></figure><h1>Undetected injury to keep Khem Birch sidelined</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-09-29T18:07:52-07:00">September 29th, 6:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-09-29T18:07:52-07:00">September 29th, 6:07pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For a team in need of some size in the frontcourt, the Toronto Raptors will have to wait a little bit longer for reinforcements.</p><p>Center Khem Birch remains out of the lineup following off-season knee surgery and isn’t quite ready for game action.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ekoreen/status/1575610272361852928">Birch revealed</a> to reporters on Thursday that the surgery he had back in May was due in part to a torn meniscus that had gone undetected by MRIs</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Khem Birch said offseason surgery revealed a torn meniscus they went undetected by MRIs. He says he's not 100% now, but working his way back.</p><p>— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) <a href="https://twitter.com/ekoreen/status/1575610272361852928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Last season, Birch was limited to only 55 games due to nagging knee issues that turned out to be a torn meniscus. Since the MRIs didn’t reveal anything, Birch continued to play.</p><p>The Raptors had signed Birch near the end of the 2020-2021 NBA season after he was waived by the Orlando Magic.</p><p>He suited up in 19 games, including 17 starts for the Raptors that year and put up the best numbers of his career to the tune of 11.9 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 55.6 percent from the field.</p><p>His play was rewarded with a three-year, $20 million deal from the Raptors giving the Canadian native his first long-term stability in the NBA.</p><p>This past season, however, Birch was limited due to the injury.</p><p>When healthy, Khem Birch provides the Raptors with size and ability in the paint. It’s something that they’ve been lacking and that they hoped to address by drafting Christian Koloko with the 33rd overall pick this summer.</p><p>While Birch may not be the ultimate answer to the Raptors need for size, he can most certainly help once he is fully recovered from his injury. He was a part-time starter last season and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/1-raptors-player-in-danger-of-losing-starting-job-in-2022-23-nba-training-camp/">his spot could</a> be up for grabs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Undetected injury to keep Khem Birch sidelined

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Kyle Lowry reveals secret swindle he’s running for Khem Birch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Raptors-Kyle-Lowry-Khem-Birch.jpeg"><figcaption>Shhh! 🤫🤫</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Kyle Lowry reveals secret swindle he’s running for Khem Birch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-27T06:02:56-07:00">April 27th, 6:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-27T06:02:56-07:00">April 27th, 6:02am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Khem Birch has become quite the revelation for the Toronto Raptors ever since he joined his home country’s squad. On Monday night in their win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Montreal native tied his career-high with 14 points, most of which came off assists from star point guard Kyle Lowry. Birch himself admitted that it was the “easiest” 14 points he has ever scored in his career. Apparently, Lowry is making a concerted effort in getting the 28-year old a nice bag this coming summer.</p><p>Via Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Lowry on his quick chemistry with Khem Birch: "(I'm) trying to get him paid."</p><p>— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1386866237100146690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Lowry didn’t need to score much in Toronto’s 112-96 victory over the Cavs. He scored just nine points, but did dish out 10 assists on the evening, the majority of which wound up becoming easy buckets for Birch.</p><p>Birch’s arrival in Toronto has become quite the story. The 6-foot-9 big man was born in Montreal and for obvious reasons, grew up a Raptors fan. After not being drafted coming out of UNLV, Birch eventually made his way to the NBA in 2017 with the Orlando Magic.</p><p>After four seasons, the Magic waived Birch earlier this month. The Raptors, who desperately needed bigger bodies up front, immediately swooped in to sign the Canadian. So far, his eight games with Toronto suggests he is a perfect fit. He is averaging <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/khem-birch/a4b10908/stats">9.4 points</a>, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks with the Raptors so far.</p><p>Per <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/toronto-raptors/khem-birch-15786/cash-earnings/">Spotrac</a>, Birch has made a little over $8 million in his career. With the way he’s playing so far in a Raptors uniform (and with a little help from Kyle Lowry), Birch may finally get his big break in the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Kyle Lowry reveals secret swindle he’s running for Khem Birch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder’s Lu Dort both flopper, future of Canadian basketball, claims Raptors’ Khem Birch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image_2021-04-19_112251.png"></figure><h1>Thunder’s Lu Dort both flopper, future of Canadian basketball, claims Raptors’ Khem Birch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-18T20:29:52-07:00">April 18th, 8:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-18T20:29:52-07:00">April 18th, 8:29pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Raptors big man Khem Birch believes that his fellow Canadian Lu Dort is the future of their country. However, Birch isn’t really in favor of Dort’s flopping antics on Sunday.</p><p>After the Raptors’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/toronto-raptors/schedule">112-106 victory</a> over the Thunder, Birch heaped praise on Dort by calling him the future of Canadian basketball. For him, Dort will evolve into one of the best two-way players in the NBA.</p><blockquote>“He’s the future, not only for Canada but the league… He’s gonna be a problem. He’s probably gonna be one of the best two-way players in the NBA. I have a lot of respect for him. A lot of young guys don’t work like that but he’s taken his game to another level,” the Raptors big man said, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN.</blockquote><p>Birch also <a href="https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1383965240107274240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1383965240107274240%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1106189action%3Dedit">shared his thoughts</a> on his late-game screen on Dort wherein the guard ‘flopped,’ per his point of view.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Birch on his hard late-game screen on Dort: I'm happy they didn't call that flop. I swear I barely touched him. That's how I felt."</p><p>— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1383965240107274240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Dort finished the game with a team-high 29 points, to go along with four rebounds and two assists. Meanwhile, Birch chipped in seven points, six rebounds, and three assists for Toronto.</p><p>While the Raptors big man’s criticism of Dort’s flopping will be up for debate, there’s no doubt that the Thunder guard indeed has a bright future ahead of him. To recall, he came into the spotlight last season after his stellar defense on James Harden in the playoffs.</p><p>This season, Dort is still showing off that hard-nosed defense that made him famous. However, he’s also proving that he can be an offensive gunner. The best part of all is that he’s just 22 years old. Who knows how good he’ll be in the next two to three years?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Lu Dort both flopper, future of Canadian basketball, claims Raptors’ Khem Birch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic center Khem Birch says he’s lucky to play for Nick Nurse on Canadian National team');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/birch.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic center Khem Birch says he’s lucky to play for Nick Nurse on Canadian National team</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-09-04T20:57:30-07:00">September 4th, 8:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-09-04T20:57:30-07:00">September 4th, 8:57pm</time><address><a>Christian Alamodin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic">Orlando Magic</a> big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Khem-Birch/a4b10908">Khem Birch</a> is happy to play for Canada in the FIBA World Cup. After all, it’s not everyday that he gets to work under a champion coach like Nick Nurse of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/toronto-raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>.</p><p>In an interview with <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/sports/basketball/khem-birch-a-man-who-knows-what-he-wants/wcm/eb93ca1d-ff9a-4dc1-ba66-1553cfca63ef">Montreal Gazette’s Mike Ganter</a>, Birch said he is lucky that some players withdrew from the team which paved his way to get a starting role with the Canadian men’s basketball team. For the 26-year-old forward/center, playing for Nurse is beneficial in his development.</p><blockquote>“As you can see I’m doing things I have never done in the NBA that I’m getting to do right now,” Birch said referring to handling the ball and stepping outside to shoot. “That’s what a lot of guys don’t understand. Coach Nurse gives you the confidence and freedom to do whatever you want. Basically everything you want in the system you have here so I’m lucky.”</blockquote><p>The Magic big man’s description of Nurse is on-brand. He allowed his players to think for themselves during the Raptors’ improbable but incredible championship run. He also wasn’t hesitant to give the keys to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Kawhi-Leonard/af27097c">Kawhi Leonard</a> when the game was on the line.</p><p>Birch is an old-school big man who doesn’t space the floor often. However, he provides energy and presence down low with his 6-foot-9 frame. The UNLV product — who went undrafted in 2014 — has averages of 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in his two seasons with the Magic so far.</p><p>Canada is already out of the FIBA World Cup, but Birch is certainly satisfied with the opportunity he got.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic center Khem Birch says he’s lucky to play for Nick Nurse on Canadian National team

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Toronto Raptors

2 seasons

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.2	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.3

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