<!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', '/killian-hayes-moe-wagner-among-11-players-suspended-by-nba-for-viral-altercation');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA drops hammer on Killian Hayes, Moe Wagner in wild 11-player suspension after Pistons-Magic altercation');   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/2022/12/Killian-Hayes-Moe-Wagner-among-11-players-suspended-by-NBA-for-viral-altercation.jpeg"></figure><h1>NBA drops hammer on Killian Hayes, Moe Wagner in wild 11-player suspension after Pistons-Magic altercation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-29T18:54:37-08:00">December 29th, 6:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-30T08:30:39-08:00">December 30th, 8:30am</time><address><a>R.P. Salao</a>ClutchPoints Senior Editor for NBA and NFL coverage. You can also find my work on SB Nation's Washington Wizards site, Bullets Forever.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA was rocked with another physical altercation in Detroit <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-killian-hayes-throws-dangerous-punch-moe-wagner-heated-altercation" rel="noopener">as Pistons guard Killian Hayes</a> and the Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner were the central figures in what turned into a violent encounter on Wednesday night. They didn’t mess around with the punishments issued.</p><p>Killian Hayes <a href="https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1608654834860982272" rel="noopener">drew the most severe</a> penalty with a three-game suspension while Moe Wagner was slapped with a two-game suspension. Alongside them, nine other players were suspended for one game due to their peripheral involvement.</p><p>Pistons wing Hamidou Diallo, who was the third man ejected from Wednesday’s contest, drew a suspension after he shoved Wagner from behind. Eight Magic players were punished as well for leaving the bench area as announced by NBA Executive Vice President and Pistons icon Joe Dumars, via ESPN’s Tim Bontemps:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The NBA announces the many suspensions from last night’s incident in Detroit, led by Killian Hayes getting three games and Mo Wagner getting two. <a href="https://t.co/tSAf7YV9NG">pic.twitter.com/tSAf7YV9NG</a></p><p>— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1608654834860982272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The NBA won’t tolerate this kind of behavior and the swift punishment shows it. With a huge emphasis on flagrant fouls in today’s NBA, it’s expected that heated altercations that escalate such as the one between Killian Hayes and Moe Wagner draw an instant response from the league.</p><p>The Magic will feel the brunt of the punishment as several of their top players in Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter Jr., and Cole Anthony will all presumably miss their next game against the Washington Wizards on Friday.</p><p>The Pistons are already shorthanded in the backcourt without lead guard Cade Cunningham. Losing starter Hayes and backup Diallo further depletes their roster. But with Detroit in the driver’s seat in the race to the bottom for Victor Wembanyama, it might not be a huge concern.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA drops hammer on Killian Hayes, Moe Wagner in wild 11-player suspension after Pistons-Magic altercation

<!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', '/magic-news-franz-wagner-reacts-to-brother-moes-dust-up-with-killian-hayes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Franz Wagner reacts to brother Moe’s dust-up with Killian Hayes');   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/2022/12/Moe-and-Franz.jpg"></figure><h1>Franz Wagner reacts to brother Moe’s dust-up with Killian Hayes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-28T19:52:48-08:00">December 28th, 7:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-28T19:52:48-08:00">December 28th, 7:52pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-killian-hayes-throws-dangerous-punch-moe-wagner-heated-altercation" rel="noopener">Tempers flared up</a> during the game between the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic on Wednesday the resulted in Pistons wing Killian Hayes throwing a punch to the back of Magic forward Moe Wagner after Moe shoved Hayes into the sideline while they both chased down a loose ball. Moe Wagner was assessed a flagrant two foul and ejected as was Hayes and Pistons wing Hamidou Diallo. While the NBA will no doubt hand down punishments, after the game, Moe’s brother and teammate Franz Wagner <a href="https://twitter.com/BallyMagic/status/1608301489335996416?s=20&amp;t=bKwozVUkRG-xnMW9GC5QqQ" rel="noopener">implored</a> the NBA to consider everything when making a final decision.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Franz Wagner said he has gotten a chance to speak with his brother Moe.</p><p>"He's doing alright. I know that's the last thing he wanted to do. I think people will hopefully see that and determine what's right." <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OrlandoMagic</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MagicTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/e2sl4kHTFc">pic.twitter.com/e2sl4kHTFc</a></p><p>— Bally Sports Florida: Magic (@BallyMagic) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallyMagic/status/1608301489335996416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“People are going to look at the film and obviously determine what’s right to do,” Franz Wagner said. “It’s tough for us seeing, especially in front of that bench, seeing one of our teammates have that happen to him.”</p><p>During the altercation, several Magic players left the bench and came down to the Pistons side of the court. Per NBA policy, leaving the bench during an altercation has resulted in an automatic suspension. But Franz remarked that this was no ordinary situation regarding potential altercations.</p><p>“Normally something like that happens on the court and not in front of one of the other benches,” Franz Wagner said. “I think that’s part of our worry as teammates is that you don’t want your teammate alone amongst the whole other team.”</p><p>Coming into the game, Franz Wagner had been putting up 19.7 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists while Moe Wagner was putting up 12.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Franz Wagner reacts to brother Moe’s dust-up with Killian Hayes

<!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', '/magic-news-moe-wagner-killian-hayes-altercation-addressed-by-orlando-coach');   ga('set', 'title', 'Moe Wagner-Killian Hayes altercation addressed by Orlando coach');   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/2022/12/Moe-Wagner-Killian-Hayes-Magic.jpg"></figure><h1>Moe Wagner-Killian Hayes altercation addressed by Orlando coach</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-28T19:50:56-08:00">December 28th, 7:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-28T19:51:29-08:00">December 28th, 7:51pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The first half of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-odds-magic-vs-pistons-prediction-odds-and-pick-12-28-2022" rel="noopener">Wednesday night’s game</a> between the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic nearly devolved into a full-on riot on the court when Pistons guard Killian Hayes hit Magic forward Moe Wagner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-nba-twitter-goes-crazy-after-killian-hayes-knocks-out-moe-wagner-in-mayhem" rel="noopener">in the back of the head</a> in front of Detroit’s bench.</p><p>In previous eras, that moment would have likely sparked a bench-clearing brawl, but unfortunately in this game, <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsFL/status/1608299630789558277" rel="noopener">cooler heads still prevailed</a>, with Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley keeping his players “away from the problem,” (h/t Bally Sports Florida &amp; Bally Sports Sun).</p><p><i>“Moe Wagner was still on the bench underneath everyone. Markelle was in there trying to help Moe Wagner out, so it was my responsibility to get our players away from the problem…”</i></p><p>Moe Wagner, Killian Hayes, and Hamidou Diallo were all thrown out of the game after that heated moment, and suspensions could be handed down by the NBA after further review. Hayes might get the harshest penalty, considering his blindside hit on Wagner isn’t even legal in a boxing or mixed-martial arts fight.</p><p>The Pistons ended up winning the game, 121-110, with Alec Burks and Saddiq Bey leading the way with 32 and 28 points, respectively. Hayes had five points and three assists in 16 minutes. As for the Magic, Wagner recorded seven points and four rebounds with an assist in 13 minutes as his team’s starting center.</p><p>The Magic, who dropped to 13-23 after the loss to Detroit, will have a one-day rest Thursday before getting back on the court on Friday when they get back home to face the Washington Wizards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Moe Wagner-Killian Hayes altercation addressed by Orlando coach

<!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', '/pistons-news-nba-twitter-goes-crazy-after-killian-hayes-knocks-out-moe-wagner-in-mayhem');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Twitter goes crazy after Killian Hayes knocks out Moe Wagner in mayhem');   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/2022/12/Killian-Hayes-Pistons-Magic-Moe-Wagner.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Twitter goes crazy after Killian Hayes knocks out Moe Wagner in mayhem</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-28T18:04:31-08:00">December 28th, 6:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-29T07:41:44-08:00">December 29th, 7:41am</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The whole NBA world got one hell of a shock after Detroit Pistons guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-killian-hayes-throws-dangerous-punch-moe-wagner-heated-altercation" rel="noopener">Killian Hayes punched</a> Orlando Magic big man Moe Wagner during a heated altercation.</p><p>Late in the second quarter while both players were running for a loose ball, Wagner surprisingly <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1608270526140796928" rel="noopener">shoved</a> Hayes into the Pistons bench. Of course the young playmaker didn’t like it and quickly retaliated, punching the Magic forward at the back of his head while the Detroit bench confronted him.</p><p>Wagner appeared to get knocked out from the punch as he fell to the seats. Players from both teams started to pile up in the area of the incident, though it fortunately didn’t escalate further.</p><p>Both Hayes and Wagner were ejected, with the former getting a tech and the latter slapped with a Flagrant 2. Hamidou Diallo was also handed a tech and ejected for shoving Wagner during the altercation.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PISTONS-MAGIC MAYHEM 🚨</p><p>Moe Wagner shoved Killian Hayes into the Pistons bench.</p><p>Hayes retaliated by punching him in the back of the head and Wagner appears to lose consciousness. <a href="https://t.co/bwrHq1qKmY">pic.twitter.com/bwrHq1qKmY</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1608270526140796928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sure enough, the incident sparked several reactions from around NBA Twitter, with many shocked by the incident and others poking fun at what happened.</p><p>Some fans noted that more punishment could come to the players involved, with a suspension a possibility, especially for Hayes.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oh my—think it’s safe to say Killian Hayes won’t be playing Friday against the Bulls. Sheesh. <a href="https://t.co/CwYonlLgcf">https://t.co/CwYonlLgcf</a></p><p>— chuck swirsky (@ctsbulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/ctsbulls/status/1608277799244075011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oh lord.  A few guys are going to get some additional vacation time. <a href="https://t.co/pFBwLvbopr">https://t.co/pFBwLvbopr</a></p><p>— exhoopsprguy (@exhoopsPRguy) <a href="https://twitter.com/exhoopsPRguy/status/1608273262387265537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Others were reminded of the Pistons’ history, with some joking that the tradition continues with Killian Hayes’ punch to Moe Wagner.</p><p>“Killian Hayes has been hearing voices coming from the walls of the Pistons locker room for years and finally became possessed by them,” one fan joked.</p><p>“As a pistons fan, this season has been terrible. as a killian hayes fan, this season is all i could ever ask for,” another one said.</p><p>Here are more reactions from the shocking turn of events:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Killian Hayes when he sees Mo Wagner leaving LCA tonight.  <a href="https://t.co/rKgJ5UC3rc">pic.twitter.com/rKgJ5UC3rc</a></p><p>— Spencer Raxter (@Spenmorax) <a href="https://twitter.com/Spenmorax/status/1608275216911720448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Me after getting 9 likes for saying Killian Hayes getting a cheap shot on the back of Mo’s head is wrong:<a href="https://t.co/MBf9f3ubRG">pic.twitter.com/MBf9f3ubRG</a> <a href="https://t.co/VEwfS0JHpf">https://t.co/VEwfS0JHpf</a></p><p>— Israel (@iohandles) <a href="https://twitter.com/iohandles/status/1608278528616701952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BAH GAWD IS THAT KILLIAN HAYES MUSIC  <a href="https://t.co/b2VFkfTwj1">pic.twitter.com/b2VFkfTwj1</a></p><p>— tyler (@kilIianhayes) <a href="https://twitter.com/kilIianhayes/status/1608270119939223554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Killian Hayes told Moe Wagner: <a href="https://t.co/rwZIwOBQ1w">pic.twitter.com/rwZIwOBQ1w</a></p><p>— Jason Squilliams (@JasonSquilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonSquilliams/status/1608275154869841921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It remains to be seen what will happen next, but the NBA is expected to look into the matter for potential punishments.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Twitter goes crazy after Killian Hayes knocks out Moe Wagner in mayhem

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Salao</a>ClutchPoints Senior Editor for NBA and NFL coverage. You can also find my work on SB Nation's Washington Wizards site, Bullets Forever.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-and-dwane-casey-sound-off-after-detroits-historic-collapse-vs-paul-george-clippers">Tempers flared in Detroit</a> as Pistons guard Killian Hayes and the Orlando Magic’s Moe Wagner were involved in an altercation on Wednesday night.</p><p>With just 33 seconds left in the first half and the two players chasing after a loose ball on the sideline, Wagner gave Hayes a shove that sent him flying to the bench. The Pistons guard retaliated at the Magic big man with a solid punch at the back of his head that clearly rocked him. It appeared as though Wagner lost consciousness for a few moments before groggily making his way to the locker room.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1608270526140796928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1608270526140796928%7Ctwgr%5E0d3505fb05bcc39ba1ec75c1c5d833777bdd97f6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php" rel="noopener">Watch the series of events below:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PISTONS-MAGIC MAYHEM 🚨</p><p>Moe Wagner shoved Killian Hayes into the Pistons bench.</p><p>Hayes retaliated by punching him in the back of the head and Wagner appears to lose consciousness. <a href="https://t.co/bwrHq1qKmY">pic.twitter.com/bwrHq1qKmY</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1608270526140796928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Hayes, Wagner, and the Pistons’ Hamidou Diallo were all ejected from the game. Diallo was deemed an “instigator” during the said altercation.</p><p>Moe Wagner had started the last 14 games for the Magic in place of the previously injured Wendell Carter Jr. WCJ has since returned and played in a few games off the bench. Perhaps this incident would be convenient timing to reinsert their opening night center back into the starting lineup.</p><p>It’s a similar story for Killian Hayes. He has started the last 24 games for the Pistons after beginning the season off the bench. With a season-ending injury to lead guard Cade Cunningham, that opened the door for Hayes to take on a larger role, and he has taken advantage of the opportunity.</p><p>It’s likely that both Killian Hayes and Moe Wagner will incur punishments from the NBA once the league reviews the incident. Both teams will have to play with men down in a game that could potentially have implications in the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes later on in the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Killian Hayes throws dangerous punch at Moe Wagner in heated altercation

<!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', '/luka-who-nba-twitter-is-in-disbelief-after-killian-hayes-leads-pistons-to-ot-victory-over-luka-doncic-mavs');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Luka who?’: NBA Twitter is in disbelief after Killian Hayes leads Pistons to OT victory over Luka Doncic, Mavs');   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/2022/12/Luka-Doncic-Killian-Hayes-Pistons-Mavs.jpg"></figure><h1>‘Luka who?’: NBA Twitter is in disbelief after Killian Hayes leads Pistons to OT victory over Luka Doncic, Mavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-01T19:16:08-08:00">December 1st, 7:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-01T19:16:08-08:00">December 1st, 7:16pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>loves movies. (top three: Saint Maud, Midsommar, The Edge of Seventeen) hopes to write feature-length films someday. fingers crossed 🤞 Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was only one NBA game on Thursday night, and it was, perhaps, not too inspiring a matchup on paper. The Dallas Mavericks, led by Luka Doncic, took on the Detroit Pistons, a team that entered this game with the worst record in the league at 5-18. The Pistons were still missing Cade Cunningham <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cade-cunningham-pistons-mulling-difficult-surgery-decision-amid-shin-injury" rel="noopener">due to a stress fracture</a>, which makes beating the Mavs such a tall task even if the game was at home. But unheralded point guard Killian Hayes took matters into his own hands late in the game.</p><p>Late in overtime, Hayes hit two straight threes in back-to-back possessions from the same spot on the right wing to give the Pistons a six-point lead they wouldn’t relinquish. And they were not easy shots: Killian Hayes drained an in-your-face pull-up triple over Dorian Finney-Smith with over a minute left, and then he swished home a stepback three over Tim Hardaway Jr. over 30 seconds later.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">KILLIAN SAID LUKA WHO</p><p>— Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) <a href="https://twitter.com/omarisankofa/status/1598507622256283648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WHAT IS WRONG WITH KILLIAN HAYES <a href="https://t.co/8BxEvovSnf">pic.twitter.com/8BxEvovSnf</a></p><p>— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) <a href="https://twitter.com/stevejones20/status/1598508593308893185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mavs fans on Twitter couldn’t believe that of all people to duel Luka Doncic, it was Killian Hayes, who hasn’t had the easiest of times shooting the basketball early in his career. Some were even <a href="https://twitter.com/mavsburner1/status/1598508238265204736?s=20&amp;t=cdro423U97OU0mUU78KmPw" rel="noopener">extremely salty</a>, still calling Hayes “one of the biggest busts” in draft history despite his late-game heroics.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">fucking killian hayes decided to actually play like a 7th pick for once in his lifetime against us. He’s still one of the biggest busts in recent history don’t get fooled.</p><p>— Mavs Burner (@mavsburner1) <a href="https://twitter.com/mavsburner1/status/1598508238265204736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">i cant believe killian hayes is sending us packing this is so embarrassing i’m gonna be sick</p><p>— 🎟 (@corpsecutterr) <a href="https://twitter.com/corpsecutterr/status/1598508183412408320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’d be sick if my throat got stepped on by fucking Killian Hayes</p><p>— Shawna™ (@ShawnaWTF) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShawnaWTF/status/1598508160108859392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Killian Hayes entered the night averaging just 7.3 points and 4.5 dimes on a dreadful 34.6 percent shooting from the field and 30.6 percent from deep, which makes his 22 point, 10-13 (2-4 from 3PT) performance against the Mavs the stuff of Pistons fans’ <a href="https://twitter.com/PistonsMuse/status/1598508257043103744?s=20&amp;t=cdro423U97OU0mUU78KmPw" rel="noopener">dreams</a>. And with Cade Cunningham out indefinitely, Hayes will have plenty of opportunity to prove that this kind of performance is no mere fluke.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">They were calling this man the worst player in the league. They were constantly calling him a bust. They didn’t believe in him. And here we are, Killian Hayes is shining.</p><p>— PistonsMuse (@PistonsMuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/PistonsMuse/status/1598508257043103744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PISTONS WIN. KILLIAN HAYES IS A GOD</p><p>— Cal (@cal_detroit) <a href="https://twitter.com/cal_detroit/status/1598508231424458754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">killian hayes legacy game 😭 his development this season has been astonishing</p><p>— Chase 〽️ (@DontTellNobody) <a href="https://twitter.com/DontTellNobody/status/1598508202437578752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Killian Hayes is shooting 10/13 on national tv right now. 4th quarter and OT have been unreal. Remember when y’all said he was the worst in the league?????</p><p>— Hoodie Cam (@camhashoes) <a href="https://twitter.com/camhashoes/status/1598508159114645510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Perhaps this could be the catalyst that spurs a career turnaround for Killian Hayes. Plenty of solid, starting-caliber guards were late bloomers (Kyle Lowry and Goran Dragic immediately come to mind), so perhaps Hayes is no different, especially when he’s just 21 years of age.</p><p>On the other hand, Luka Doncic and the Mavs just haven’t been able to find any semblance of consistency to begin the season. This loss drops them to 10-11 on the year, a far cry from where they expect themselves to be following last year’s deep playoff run. They will need to clean up their act soon lest they get left behind in the tough Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Luka who?’: NBA Twitter is in disbelief after Killian Hayes leads Pistons to OT victory over Luka Doncic, Mavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons rookie Killian Hayes’ barber announces return from lengthy absence');   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/Killian-Hayes_-barber-announces-rookie_s-return-from-lengthy-absence.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons rookie Killian Hayes’ barber announces return from lengthy absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-02T11:42:11-07:00">April 2nd, 11:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-02T11:43:53-07:00">April 2nd, 11:43am</time><address><a>Mitchell Widmeier</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Killian Hayes is set to rejoin the Detroit Pistons on Saturday after sitting out since January 4th while rehabbing a hip injury. It’s been a long recovery for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/detroit-pistons/roster">rookie point guard</a> and No. 7 overall pick from the 2020 NBA Draft and some speculated back when the injury occurred that it may require surgery. Who broke the news of Hayes’ return you ask? None other than <a href="https://twitter.com/omarisankofa/status/1378046353700495360">his barber.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Killian Hayes’ barber posted this a couple hours ago. Assuming Derrick Rose plays tomorrow, that would be an interesting first game back for Killian <a href="https://t.co/sMWNGB8yeC" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/sMWNGB8yeC</a></p><p>— Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) <a href="https://twitter.com/omarisankofa/status/1378046353700495360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Take a seat Woj and Shams. This spotlight is reserved for “barberal313.” He can now say he broke and reported NBA news regarding the Pistons rookie. Is it safe to assume Hayes gave the okay for this post? Or did barberal313 go rogue on this one? Either way, it’s a hell of a way for everyone to find out you’re coming back.</p><p>Hayes was the Pistons’ first pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and was lauded for his dribble moves and ability to create off isolation without needing a set play. Some scouts had a tough time placing where they thought Hayes would get drafted with some mocks putting him firmly in the top 10 while others had him sliding out of the lottery.</p><p>His return comes at an interesting time as the Pistons are set to face the New York Knicks in Hayes’ return. The Knicks of course have Derrick Rose, who was Hayes’ teammate in Detroit the last time Killian was on the floor.</p><p>In seven games this season, Hayes is averaging 4.6 points per game to go along with 3.6 assists per contest. His return is a sight for sore eyes as Pistons fans try to cling on to something at the end of another miserable season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons rookie Killian Hayes’ barber announces return from lengthy absence

<!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', 'Dennis Smith Jr. an intriguing fantasy basketball target with Delon Wright, Killian Hayes hurt');   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/2021/02/image_2021-02-22_014621.png"></figure><h1>Dennis Smith Jr. an intriguing fantasy basketball target with Delon Wright, Killian Hayes hurt</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-21T09:52:18-08:00">February 21st, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-21T09:52:18-08:00">February 21st, 9:52am</time><address><a>Immanuel Canicosa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons are not only coming off a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, 109-95, in their most recent game on Friday, but they also lost lost starting guard Delon Wright to injury for at least a couple of weeks. Wright reportedly suffered a Grade 2 groin strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Detroit Pistons point guard Delon Wright suffered a Grade 2 right groin strain and will be reevaluated in two weeks.</p><p>— James Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLEdwardsIII/status/1363532459674136584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>With rookie Killian Hayes still <a href="https://www.nba.com/pistons/features/pistons-try-turn-tables-cant-overcome-early-21-point-deficit-loss-memphis">recovering from the hip injury</a> he suffered earlier in January, recent addition Dennis Smith Jr. could receive more playing time in the Pistons’ upcoming games. Smith was acquired in the trade that sent guard Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks, and has played five games for the Pistons so far.</p><p>But with Wright and Hayes still sidelined by injuries, Smith could receive more action on the court in head coach Dwane Casey’s rotation and could be an interesting pickup for fantasy owners looking for players to add to their teams. The 23-year-old has averaged 4.6 points, two rebounds, and 2.6 assists on 30% shooting from the field so far in his short stint in Detroit.</p><p>While those numbers aren’t great, Smith has also played an average of just 16 minutes per contest, which doesn’t give him much of a chance to showcase his talents. But with their guard rotation thinning due to injuries, the ninth overall pick of the 2017 Draft could see his production increase. While Smith hasn’t shown yet that he can score as he did during his time with the Dallas Mavericks, he can fill up the box score and contribute in other departments, something that fantasy owners might find intriguing.</p><p>Against Memphis, Dennis Smith Jr. didn’t score and missed all seven of his shots, but pulled down four rebounds, dished out five assists, and had three steals and three blocks in 23 minutes. With his playing time likely to increase, fantasy owners may look to add a potential <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dennis-smith-jr-and-the-2-best-reclamation-projects-in-the-nba/">reclamation project like Smith</a> to their lineups that can give their teams an unexpected boost.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dennis Smith Jr. an intriguing fantasy basketball target with Delon Wright, Killian Hayes hurt

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons rookie Killian Hayes gets painful timetable to return from hip injury');   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/2021/01/Pistons-news-Rookie-Killian-Hayes-will-be-out-for-a-while-with-painful-hip-injury-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons rookie Killian Hayes gets painful timetable to return from hip injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-20T15:54:35-08:00">January 20th, 3:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-20T15:54:35-08:00">January 20th, 3:54pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons will be without their rookie point guard Killian Hayes for longer than they had hoped for.</p><p>Hayes has only played in seven games this season and has been out since January 4 after a hard fall against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 19-year-old won’t need surgery on his injured hip, which is good news.</p><p>The bad news? Hayes <a href="https://twitter.com/davidaldridgedc/status/1352036416486830081" rel="noopener">won’t be back for a couple of months</a> as he recovers from that hip injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pistons rookie Killian Hayes won’t need surgery on his hip, but will be out at least eight weeks: <a href="https://t.co/NRbmmEMlvV" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/NRbmmEMlvV</a></p><p>— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidaldridgedc/status/1352036416486830081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Killian Hayes was the starting point guard for Dwane Casey’s Pistons squad, and his absence has left Deron Wright and Derrick Rose splitting time starting at the point.</p><p>Hayes was off to a slightly disappointing start this season, as he averaged just 4.6 points and 3.6 assists per game, but his loss will still be tough for the Pistons to deal with.</p><p>The talented rookie can make a lot of plays on the basketball court, but an injury less than 10 games into his NBA career is far from the start anybody had hoped for. While the Pistons certainly weren’t going to fight for a playoff spot in the East this season, Hayes’ injury will force Casey to rely on other guys or perhaps take a waiver on somebody else until he returns.</p><p>Questions remain with the status of Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose–both of whom could be traded at the deadline. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/standings" rel="noopener">Pistons sit at 3-10</a> and at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.9	2.8	4.9	0.5	0.9

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.9	2.8	4.9	0.5	0.9

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