<!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/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-lou-williams-bonehead-take-russell-westbrook-mistakes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams drops ‘bonehead’ take on Russell Westbrook’s mistakes in Nuggets loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lou-Williams-drops-%E2%80%98bonehead-take-on-Russell-Westbrooks-game-ending-mistakes.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams drops ‘bonehead’ take on Russell Westbrook’s mistakes in Nuggets loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T10:00:32-07:00">April 2nd, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T10:00:32-07:00">April 2nd, 10:00am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-bonkers-new-career-high-epic-timberwolves-clash">61-point triple-double by Nikola Jokic,</a> the Denver Nuggets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-fans-erupt-wild-ending-timberwolves-nuggets-2ot">lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in double overtime</a> last night, and much of the blame for the defeat has been placed at the feet of Russell Westbrook.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-2-fatal-russell-westbrook-errors-that-cost-nikola-jokic-win-after-61-point-game">Westbrook made two critical mistakes</a> in the closing moments of the 140-139 loss. First, after a Minnesota turnover with 15 seconds to go, Westbrook raced down the court and attempted — and missed — a layup with less than 11 seconds left, giving the Timberwolves the ball back with a chance to win the game.</p><p>On the other end, Westbrook then closed out on Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s 3-point attempt as time expired. The shot bounced off of the rim, but Westbrook was whistled for a shooting foul, which allowed Alexander-Walker to make two of three free throws to win the game.</p><p>In the aftermath of the loss, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-russell-westbrook-nearly-loses-heckling-fan-wild-timberwolves-affair">Westbrook has received immense criticism</a>, including from former NBA player Lou Williams, who called Westbrook’s errors “boneheaded.”</p><p>“Do you remember compound mistakes? Don’t make compound mistakes. When you do one bonehead thing, and you try to correct it and you just end up doing another bonehead thing. That was a compound mistake by Russell Westbrook,” <a href="https://youtu.be/om8k5qvKmmA?t=117" rel="noopener">Williams said on </a>FanDuel’s ‘Run It Back’ show. “Time and score, obviously he’s a vet, he’s a winner, he knows how to go about business. But last night, right there when you get that steal, you’re supposed to dribble that clock out. You’re supposed to pull it out and get fouled. He even threw the pass fast to get it back for this layup. He’s supposed to know, he’s supposed to have the awareness to keep this basketball and get fouled. Then, on the other end, you’re still not matching up with anybody, leave your guy wide open for three, and then you foul him as well.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>The criticism seems sound. Although it would make sense for Westbrook to try to get two easy points, which would have increased the Nuggets’ lead to three points, it would also make sense for him to dribble the ball back out behind the 3-point line or possibly call a timeout to ensure the Nuggets could bring in their best free-throw shooters in that moment.</p><p>Westbrook’s defense on the Timberwolves’ final possession also left a lot to be desired, as he seemed to be ball-watching as Anthony Edwards drove to the basket, forcing him to cover greater distance on the closeout on Alexander-Walker.</p><p>With the loss, the Nuggets are now 47-29 and two games back of the second-place Houston Rockets in the Western Conference standings. The Timberwolves kept pace wit the Memphsi Grizzlies and are in a tie for sixth place after the victory.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams drops ‘bonehead’ take on Russell Westbrook’s mistakes in Nuggets loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/lou-williams-austin-reaves-vs-norman-powell-take-will-have-lakers-clippers-fans-fighting');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams’ Austin Reaves vs. Norman Powell take will have Lakers, Clippers fans fighting');   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/2025/03/Drake-Hotline-Bling-e1742419613557.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams’ Austin Reaves vs. Norman Powell take will have Lakers, Clippers fans fighting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-19T12:56:11-07:00">March 19th, 12:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-19T14:27:02-07:00">March 19th, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Both the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers have been playoff teams over the past couple of seasons, but it’s been a while since both organizations were feeling as good about themselves as at the present moment. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-nick-wright-reveals-how-luka-doncic-and-austin-reaves-impact-lebron-james">Lakers are still basking</a> in the glory of the Luka Doncic trade, while the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-stone-faced-james-harden-evan-mobley-goes-viral">Clippers are quietly stacking wins</a> as Kawhi Leonard returns to form.</p><p>A big part of the Lakers’ and Clippers’ success this year has been the play of the teams’ supporting cast, led by Austin Reaves and Norman Powell, respectively.</p><p>Recently, former NBA point guard Lou Williams, who played for both Los Angeles teams during his career, took to FanDuel’s Run It Back show with a hot take that <a href="https://x.com/RunItBackFDTV/status/1902376414113841481" rel="noopener">will stir up</a> the two fanbases.</p><p>“This is not a diss to Austin Reaves, he’s not even the best 3rd option in Los Angeles,” said Williams. “Would you take Austin Reaves or would you take Normal Powell right now? I close my case.”</p><h2><b>An interesting debate</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Reaves-guards-Powell.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Williams was weighing in on the recent debate in NBA circles as to whether Reaves has a claim to being the best third option in the league. While most skeptics pointed to players like Evan Mobley, Derrick White, and Chet Holmgren as worthy competitors, it’s also worth noting that Normal Powell likely would have made the All-Star team this year had LeBron James announced he would be sitting out a few days earlier.</p><p>From a pure scoring perspective, Powell would appear to have the upper hand, although Reaves’ playmaking and facilitating ability is certainly levels above what Powell provides. However, Powell also has the decided advantage on the defensive end of the floor, which has been a large part of the reason why the Clippers have performed above expectations this year.</p><p>Overall, both fanbases have to be happy with the production they’ve been getting out of their respective third options this year, even if they probably won’t ever agree on who’s better.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams’ Austin Reaves vs. Norman Powell take will have Lakers, Clippers fans fighting

<!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/phoenix-suns/suns-news-lou-williams-questions-suns-even-trying-make-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams questions if Suns are even trying to make playoffs');   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/2025/03/Lou-Williams-questions-if-Suns-are-even-trying-to-make-playoffs.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams questions if Suns are even trying to make playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-17T09:53:44-07:00">March 17th, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-17T09:53:44-07:00">March 17th, 9:53am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns’ disappointing 2024-25 campaign continued on Sunday with a 107-96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, forcing FanDuel TV’s Lou Williams to question the team’s effort. He’s most likely not the only one who’s reached that conclusion after witnessing head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-kevin-durant-mike-budenholzer-passionately-work-luka-doncic-issue-bench">Mike Budenholzer and Kevin Durant’s heated exchange</a> during a timeout against the Lakers.</p><p>Williams <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4tTsm6AKYw&amp;t=2924s" rel="noopener">questioned</a> the Suns’ desire to squeeze into the playoffs, per FanDuel TV’s Run It Back.</p><p>“I’m not sure they’re trying to get in the Play-In. It looks like a team that’s not having a lot of fun playing together. It doesn’t look like they’re enjoying the coaching and direction they’re getting,” Williams said. “It’s not passing the vibe check. Again, we talk about this team, so much talent, but they have their issues on the defensive end in every game and we’re starting to see at least some type of interaction between Bud and one of his superstar guys.</p><p>“It looks like there’s a disconnection there. Losing 15 of your last 21, I don’t even know if this is a team that’s even trying to get in the play-in. I think they’re trying to wash their hands with this thing,” Williams concluded.</p><p>It’s still hard to believe that the Suns, a team led by Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal, have 14 combined All-NBA Team honors and have had such a lackluster season. The Suns are 1.5 games behind the Mavericks, who could have to forfeit games with any more injuries, for the last spot in the play-in. Still, will the Suns make the playoffs?</p><h2><b>Stephen A. Smith’s ‘little kid’ take about the Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Suns-All-Star-Kevin-Durant_fd17fb.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>ESPN’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-stephen-a-smith-phoenix-little-kid-take-lakers-halftime">Stephen A. Smith ripped the Suns’ effort</a> in losing to the Lakers. Similar to how Lou Williams questioned their effort, Smith <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1901377205453672580" rel="noopener">used</a> a kid assigned to do chores after being on punishment as a metaphor to describe the Suns’ approach to Sunday’s matchup.</p><p>“We aired this game on national television; this is our network,” Smith said. “If there was not a second half to go where they had an opportunity to make amends, I would encourage us to give a public apology to a national audience for that atrocity we saw in the first half — no effort whatsoever, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.</p><p>“The Phoenix Suns resembled a little kid that was placed on punishment by his parents and assigned to do chores. That’s how they made playing the game of basketball look in the first half.”</p><p>The Suns host the Raptors on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams questions if Suns are even trying to make playoffs

<!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/phoenix-suns/suns-news-lou-williams-one-request-kevin-durant-next-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams has one major request for Kevin Durant’s next move');   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/2025/03/Lou-Williams-has-one-major-request-for-Kevin-Durants-next-move.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams has one major request for Kevin Durant’s next move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-12T09:32:08-07:00">March 12th, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-12T09:32:08-07:00">March 12th, 9:32am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Kevin Durant becoming more and more likely to leave the Phoenix Suns, options are on the table. For former NBA Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams, he wants to see Durant be in his element.</p><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/nba-rumors-suns-aggressive-kevin-durant-trade-calls">Suns put Durant in a possible trade</a> to the Golden State Warriors, it might’ve signaled the beginning of the end. The past Big 3’s that the All-Star has been a part of, haven’t been in his favor.</p><p>For example, the Big 3 with Kyrie Irving and James Harden on the Brooklyn Nets didn’t work. Now, the trio of Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal isn’t working for the Suns.</p><p>Williams detailed more about <a href="https://youtu.be/ppNgH6O0Kww?t=2621" rel="noopener">where the superstar shouldn’t go</a> on the Run It Back FDTV Show.</p><p>“With the (Los Angeles) Lakers, with the (Dallas) Mavs it’s going to be the same old narrative,” Williams said.</p><p>“It’s going to be the same conversations, same critiques, and criticism every time they lose a game or they don’t go on a run that we expect them to go on. It’s going to be the end of the world, you don’t want to end your career like that.”</p><h2><b>Lou Williams hopes Kevin Durant doesn’t join a superteam</b></h2><p>Unless the Suns win the NBA championship or make the playoffs, or the play-in game, this season could be a wash. As a result, he would be zero for two on joining a super team.</p><p>As a result, Williams wants the Suns All-NBA forward to go back to his roots and be the veteran everyone looks up to.</p><p>“Go somewhere where they’re up and coming,” Williams said. “You’ve got some young stars that can do their thing and you can add to that.</p><p>“You can be the OG, you can be the vet, you can be the guy that they’re going to throw the ball to when they need a bucket. Let these young guys do the heavy lifting.”</p><p>Williams also elaborated that Durant could be the third guy on a team like the San Antonio Spurs. However, they have Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox. While both players are still establishing themselves, they are still stars.</p><p>On the flip side, joining a team like the Washington Wizards could be ideal. They have <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/wizards/washington-wizards-news/kevin-durant-surprising-comparison-washington-wizards" rel="noopener">promise with all their young talent</a>, have the cap space, and are close to Durant’s home area of the DMV.</p><p>Either way, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/nba-rumors-insider-ideal-kevin-durant-devin-booker-trade-returns">Suns will explore all the best trade returns for Durant</a>. Still, he will want to go where is best for him, even if it is another superteam or a young team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams has one major request for Kevin Durant’s next move

<!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', '/hawks-news-lou-williams-calls-out-hawks-handling-trae-young');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams calls out Hawks for handling of Trae Young');   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/2025/02/Hawks-news-Lou-Williams-calls-out-Hawks-for-handling-of-Trae-Young.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams calls out Hawks for handling of Trae Young</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-07T15:47:46-08:00">February 7th, 3:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-07T15:47:46-08:00">February 7th, 3:47pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-hawks-trade-activity-leads-to-speculation-about-trae-young-future">Trae Young has witnessed plenty of turnover</a> throughout his young career with the Atlanta Hawks. He has risen as an All-Star caliber player, but has been unable to see his supporting cast grow with him, getting criticism from Lou Williams.</p><p>Williams appeared on an episode of ‘Run It Back’ on FanDuel TV LIVE uploaded to YouTube on Friday. He played one and a half seasons with Young, being a part of the team that made the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals.</p><p>Seeing how much the team has struggled to build around Young, either being a first-round playoff exit or missing it altogether, he believes the <a href="https://youtu.be/eO4Vl_IpnF4?t=13" rel="noopener">franchise must have a serious conversation</a> regarding the star’s future.</p><p>“As far as Trae Young goes, I think it’s time for them to have a serious, serious conversation and get on the same page. Like look y’all have got to put some serious pieces around me and give me an opportunity to be in a position of some of these other star guys,” Williams said at the 0:12 mark.</p><p>“Outside of Dejounte Murray, who have the Hawks paired with Trae to give him an opportunity to compete. This time in the league you’ve got to have a couple stars, or you have to make some, one or the other…This is the summer we see some changes one way or another. Whether he stays and they put some real talent around him or it’s time they cut the cord and allow him to go somewhere else.”</p><h2><b>How Trae Young has performed for Hawks this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trae-Young_c0ecaa.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A strong statement for Lou Williams to make about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kevin-durant-trae-young-futures-after-trade-deadline-siegels-scoop">potential future between the Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young</a>.</p><p>The Hawks enjoyed a lot of attention as one of the underdogs teams in the 2020s with Young leading the way. However, their growth has stagnated, which proves to be an area of concern for the long term.</p><p>Young is averaging 23.2 points, 11.5 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game after 47 appearances. He is shooting 40.6% from the field and 34.1% from beyond the arc.</p><p>Atlanta has a 23-38 record so far, holding the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They are one game behind the Orlando Magic and two games behind the Detroit Pistons.</p><p>Following Friday’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Hawks will face the Washington Wizards on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams calls out Hawks for handling of Trae Young

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