<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-kyle-lowry-blunt-take-nba-future-amid-retirement-speculation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyle Lowry’s blunt take on NBA future amid retirement speculation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kyle-Lowry-shoots-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kyle Lowry’s blunt take on NBA future amid retirement speculation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-13T14:50:35-07:00">April 13th, 2:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-13T14:50:35-07:00">April 13th, 2:50pm</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>PHILADELPHIA — Despite turning 39 years old at the end of March, Kyle Lowry isn’t ready to call it quits on his NBA career. The Philadelphia 76ers guard wants to run it back one more time with his hometown team.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-kyle-lowry-waxes-poetic-about-basketball-after-return-from-injury">Lowry recently waxed poetic about the game</a> after his return from injury, speaking as someone who doesn’t have much more time left in the NBA. Although that’s true, he doesn’t want to walk away just yet.</p><p>“I do want to play one more year at a level where I can compete and play and help a team, even if I’m not playing, I’m just here, or if I am playing,” he said. “But I still want to play one more year and hopefully, it’s here.”</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry looking to continue NBA career after age-38 season </b></h2><p>Small guards like Lowry typically don’t play at such an old age, though most of them aren’t as strong, smart and skilled as he is. He’s certainly far from the All-Star he once was but in a league that still values having a highly experienced player to serve as a leader, he should have some interest this offseason.</p><p>This season, Lowry played just 35 games due to a nagging hip injury. If he is to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/nba-rumors-kyle-lowry-widely-expected-76ers-free-agency-decision">stick around with the Sixers</a> or find a new NBA home, he’ll have to prove he can stay healthy. He’s eager to make it back to the court and ride off into the NBA sunset in a winning situation.</p><p>“For me, it’s just continue to keep the mind and the body as sharp as possible,” he said. “Being a part of this season showed you I want to at least go out winning. Today, we’ve known we were gonna not make the playoffs and this and that. But I think I walked in the building today, it was kind of a little bit sad because we all thought that we would be playing a little bit longer and we thought we had a good team and on paper. But you still gotta put it down on the floor.”</p><p>This isn’t a season Lowry wants to remember — and he’s far from alone. If he gets it his way, he’ll be back with the 76ers for one more season on a squad that gets back on track. Of course, whenever he does officially retire, <a href="https://youtu.be/LBJOpX9WxNA?si=ao16Sosf2Y30uSaJ" rel="noopener">it’ll be as a Toronto Raptor</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Lowry’s blunt take on NBA future amid retirement speculation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-kyle-lowry-waxes-poetic-about-basketball-after-return-from-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyle Lowry waxes poetic about basketball after return from 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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kyle-Lowry-waxes-poetic-about-basketball-after-return-from-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyle Lowry waxes poetic about basketball after return from injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T09:29:42-07:00">April 2nd, 9:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T09:33:23-07:00">April 2nd, 9:33am</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>NEW YORK — Kyle Lowry returning from injury at this point in the Philadelphia 76ers’ season was a bit of a surprise. The team has nothing to play for besides positioning in the draft lottery. But for Lowry, the love for the game is too strong to keep him out when he’s healthy enough to play.</p><p>Playing 16 minutes in the Sixers’ 105-91 loss to the New York Knicks, Lowry went scoreless but recorded two assists, two steals, a rebound and a block. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/76ers-news-philadelphia-veteran-nearing-return-from-injury-ahead-of-homestretch">missed the last 23 games due to a hip injury</a>, returning to play with an active roster of guys he has either barely or never before played with — all just to savor the last few games this season has to offer.</p><p>“I mean, it’s always fun to play basketball,” Lowry said. “Listen, we’re privileged and we’re honored to play the game of basketball. I love this game at the highest level. It’s provided me, my family, my friends with everything that I can actually ask for.”</p><p>When asked about his future in the NBA, the 39-year-old Lowry simply said, “We’ll get there when it gets there.” For the time being, he’s going to see how his body responds to his first game in almost two months, enjoy the rest of his time on the court and possibly add to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-philly-breaks-crazy-starting-lineups-record">Sixers’ historic number of starting lineups</a>.</p><h2><b>Kyle Lowry returns from injury in 76ers’ loss to Knicks</b></h2><p>Lowry’s presence on the court was important for the Sixers, even if his stat line didn’t stand out.</p><p>Nick Nurse said that Lowry “played pretty well” despite going scoreless. “He was out there for a couple of pretty good stretches that we played pretty well in,” he said. “With the second unit guys, kept those guys going pretty good. He played two eight-minute stints, which is probably a little longer than I thought the stints would be, to be honest.”</p><p>Quentin Grimes thought it was “huge” to have such an experienced veteran out there, especially one familiar with Nurse and his play style. “He’s definitely a vocal leader out there, telling us what to do defensively, offensively. So having him out there was a big help for me, for sure,” he added.</p><p>Lonnie Walker IV said it was “enjoyable” to have Lowry back. “It was nice to have a leader, a vet who’s been in the game, to show us how to play the right way, bring some new energy and some new flow within the flow of the game,” he said.</p><p>This season has not gone the way the 76ers hoped it would — and <a href="https://x.com/Ky_Carlin/status/1907266001571360867" rel="noopener">Lowry fully knows the extent of it</a> — but the group of players who take the court in these final games have a lot to play for. They want to showcase their skills to NBA talent evaluators, both in Philadelphia and elsewhere. Lowry wants to help them and continue playing the game he loves. Although he wasn’t ready to admit it publicly, his time in the NBA is almost up. He wants to make the most of what he has left.</p><p>“I’ve been watching a long time now, so I understand what these guys do. I’m trying to help them,” he said. “My job is to help these guys get a little bit better, get some more experience. But, you know, it’s just fun to play basketball.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Lowry waxes poetic about basketball after return from injury

<!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-kyle-lowry-shows-diy-skills-in-hilarious-support-for-eagles');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Kyle Lowry shows DIY skills in hilarious show of support for Eagles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/76ers-news-Kyle-Lowry-shows-DIY-skills-in-hilarious-show-of-support-for-Eagles.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Kyle Lowry shows DIY skills in hilarious show of support for Eagles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-19T22:22:25-08:00">January 19th, 10:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-19T22:22:25-08:00">January 19th, 10:22pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry showed some support for the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday evening. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-bucks-prediction-odds-pick-spread-1-19-2025">Sixers took on the Milwaukee Bucks</a>, the city’s beloved football team was clinching a spot in the NFC Championship game. The Eagles advanced from the Divisional Round with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nick-siriannis-reaction-divisional-round-win-rams">28-22 win over the Los Angeles Rams</a>.</p><p>Lowry, who was born in Philadelphia and played at Villanova, had to show some love for his <a href="https://x.com/RTNBA/status/1881134791979885024" rel="noopener">hometown team with a sweatshirt</a> that he altered a little bit.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Lowry taped ‘Eagles’ on his sweater 😂</p><p>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/ohnohedidnt24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ohnohedidnt24</a>) <a href="https://t.co/CqZthsh39S">pic.twitter.com/CqZthsh39S</a></p><p>— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1881134791979885024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>The Sixers are struggling as the Eagles are thriving</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/76ers-Tyrese-Maxey.jpg"><figcaption>Michael McLoone-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This moment was sweet for a team that has been through it this season. The Sixers went on to drop tonight’s game at the Bucks 123-109 as they fell to 15-26 overall. Philadelphia is now two games out of the ten seed in the Eastern Conference. However, while the schedule is brutal over the next few weeks, the Sixers’ <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" rel="noopener">remaining strength of schedule</a> is only No. 20 in the league. With that in mind, head coach Nick Nurse’s team will have many winnable games in the future.</p><p>Philadelphia’s main issue right now is a familiar foe: health. In particular, superstar center Joel Embiid has only played 13 games this season. The former MVP is dealing with a lingering knee injury that the organization is managing carefully. As of Friday, a recent report showed that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-out-at-least-3-more-games-injury-setback">Embiid will be out for at least</a> three more games. However, this starting lineup has rarely played together because of Joel and newest addition Paul George’s injuries throughout the season.</p><p>Kyle Lowry is in his second year with the franchise. The 38-year-old has seen a dip in his production and minutes this year as his storied career gradually winds down. Lowry was able to wear his hilarious sweatshirt on the bench because he <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3012/kyle-lowry" rel="noopener">was unavailable to play</a> against the Bucks due to a hip injury. Philadelphia could use the savvy veteran’s presence on the court sooner rather than later as it deals with its stars’ injuries.</p><p>Despite the Sixers’ loss, Sunday was a great day for Philadelphia. The Eagles will now host the Washington Commanders in what should be an incredible clash between NFC East foes. Should the Eagles win that game, they will be vying for their second Super Bowl in franchise history. And there’s a chance the matchup could be against the team that beat them in Super Bowl 57. Defeating the Washington Commanders and then denying Patrick Mahomes and company from being the first franchise ever to win three straight Super Bowls would be the perfect ending to the football season for the “City of Brotherly Love.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Kyle Lowry shows DIY skills in hilarious show of support for Eagles

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He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s no doubt that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-some-of-jimmy-butlers-heat-transgressions-come-to-light-amid-suspension">Jimmy Butler’s standoff with the Miami Heat</a> is the NBA’s most dramatic storyline ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. However, the six-time All-Star <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-crumbled-chemistry-beneath-jimmy?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=154722219&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">annoyed the organization</a> far before he publicly requested a trade on Jan. 2., via NBA insider Jake Fischer.</p><p>“Butler, by that point [2022], was clearly established as the Heat’s unquestioned lynchpin, essentially greenlighted by the franchise to come and go and play as he pleased,” Fischer recounted. “I remember visiting Miami’s morning shootaround in Oklahoma City back in December 2022; Butler walked out prematurely with Kyle Lowry in lockstep. Mind you that was before Butler’s injuries and intermittent availability, according to league sources, became a source of tangible tension within the organization.”</p><p>Lowry helped <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-message-miami-teammates-finals">Butler carry Miami to the NBA Finals</a> that season, which it lost in five games to the Denver Nuggets. That success, though, was despite the latter player’s personality at the time.</p><p>“Sources say even Lowry, who remains as close away from the court as anyone to Butler, gradually grew fatigued by his teammate’s headstrong tendencies on the floor,” Fischer continued. “Currently in his second season with his hometown Philadelphia 76ers, Lowry declined to comment last week when an interview was requested.”</p><p>While “Jimmy Buckets” is dynamic and exciting on the court, it seems that his dramatic tendencies can test the patience of people around him. Regardless, it’s reached the point of no return in Miami as both sides try to finalize the divorce.</p><p>Butler, though, will have to play out the rest of the season with the Heat if they don’t find a trade partner by Feb. 6. The five-time All-NBA team member is eligible to return from his seven-game suspension on Friday against the Nuggets.</p><p>Butler’s discontent with Miami <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article298036423.html" rel="noopener">started over the summer</a> when the organization refused to offer him a two-year, $113 million contract extension, via The Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang. Pat Riley and company didn’t budge, though, and the five-time All-NBA Defensive Team member <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43277039/jimmy-butler-miami-heat-suspension-possible-trade" rel="noopener">thus “lost his joy,”</a> as he expressed on Jan. 2, via ESPN.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Even Jimmy Butler’s good friend Kyle Lowry got sick of antics with Heat

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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 — Guerschon Yabusele’s latest start came alongside Joel Embiid in a rousing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-nets-joel-embiid-philly-coast-to-victory">Philadelphia 76ers win over the Brooklyn Nets</a>. But the main reason why he started was not necessarily his ability level but those of two of his teammates.</p><p>Nick Nurse certainly values what he can do, especially next to the team’s three stars, but starting Yabusele was a way of making it easier to deploy his preferred bench unit. Amid Kelly Oubre Jr’s hand injury, Kyle Lowry was the guy filling in for him. In Brooklyn, Nurse decided to go with Yabusele instead, marking the 76ers’ 20th unique starting lineup and one of its very biggest.</p><p>Nurse put Lowry back on the bench, he explained after the 123-94 win, to make it easier to play him next to Reggie Jackson.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nick Nurse said he went to Guerschon Yabusele to start so that Kyle Lowry and Reggie Jackson could come in together when Tyrese Maxey rests <a href="https://t.co/keR0OOd0IW">pic.twitter.com/keR0OOd0IW</a></p><p>— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) <a href="https://twitter.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1875718136969965926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It hardly mattered who the fifth starter was against a tanking, injury-riddled Nets team but Yabusele did a fine job despite shooting 1-4 in the victory. He made the most of his lone basket on the evening, <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1875698273606127937" rel="noopener">throwing down a slam that excited the bench</a>.</p><h2><b>Nick Nurse explains preference to play Kyle Lowry, Reggie Jackson together</b></h2><p>When Tyrese Maxey hits the bench, the Sixers need someone to handle the ball and set up the offense. It’s a role that guys like Paul George and Caleb Martin are capable of doing but preferably not for long stretches of the game. Lowry and Jackson have struggled individually but Nurse sees value in having them help each other.</p><p>“It gives ’em a chance to work together as far as bringing the ball up,” Nurse said. “Seems like maybe there’s one that doesn’t get as much pressure or the other one doesn’t, so we can get the ball up and get into our stuff. They’re pretty interchangeable…I just thought it was a good way of letting them play an extended stint rather than one of ’em goes in and things don’t go well and it turns into a three- or four-minute stint that’s, that’s not any fun for either one of ’em.”</p><p>The heavy reliance on Lowry and Jackson to be a point guard by committee is a result of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-sends-message-to-fans-right-after-knee-surgery">Jared McCain’s meniscus injury</a>. The promising rookie’s absence leaves the 76ers with a huge hole in their offense. Even if he can’t read the floor like one of his veteran teammates, he found his own way to generate good looks for himself and his teammates.</p><p>The 76ers could go a lot of different ways at the trade deadline but one of them could be upgrading their backup guard spot, especially if McCain’s injury sidelines him through the rest of the season. For the time being, Lowry and Jackson will co-pilot Philly’s second unit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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