<!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', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-roasted-pistons-malik-beasley-hot-mic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Anthony Davis roasted by Pistons’ Malik Beasley on hot mic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Davis-roasted-by-Pistons-Malik-Beasley-on-hot-mic.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Anthony Davis roasted by Pistons’ Malik Beasley on hot mic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T07:21:49-08:00">December 24th, 7:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:21:49-08:00">December 24th, 7:21am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Drawing fouls in the NBA is a skill, and on Monday night, Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis tried to get one off of the Detroit Pistons in the first quarter.</p><p>While trying to attack the paint, Davis fished a foul from Pistons forward Simone Fontecchio that he also probably got a referee to call with some vocal help. Davis added some drama to the play by shouting when he felt contact from Fontecchio.</p><p>Right after the whistle was blown, Pistons guard Malik Beasley was heard roasting Davis over the latter’s attempt to get the refs’ attention.</p><p>“Hey, just because you say ‘AYYY AYYY,'[it] don’t mean it’s a foul!” Beasley told Davis, who went 1-for-2 at the foul line after the foul call.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis while trying to draw a foul: "Aaayyyyyyy"</p><p>Malik Beasley: "Hey, just cuz you say AYYY AYYY don't mean it's a foul!" 😭🤣<a href="https://t.co/bOrQWuH8GR">pic.twitter.com/bOrQWuH8GR</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871413773317361921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Generating shots from the free throw line is an important part of the game for obvious reasons. It’s a great chance to get points without worrying about the opposing defense while also creating additional limits to the player and the team committing the foul. For what it’s worth, Davis and the Lakers are third in the NBA so far in the 2024-25 NBA regular season with 24.2 free-throw attempts per game and fourth overall with 16.9 percent of their total points coming from the charity stripe.</p><h2><b>The Lakers can’t seem to solve the Pistons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Los-Angeles-Lakers-forward-Anthony-Davis-3-shoots-against-the-Detroit-Pistons.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Los Angeles got a total of 25 free-throw attempts against Detroit, but that ultimately did not matter, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-vs-lakers-predictions-odds-pick-12-23-2024">with the Pistons upsetting the Lakers via a 117-114 score</a>. That also means that the Lakers have lost both of their only two meetings in the regular season versus Detroit. The Pistons won the first one at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in November, 115-103.</p><p>Davis finished Sunday’s game with 19 points and 10 rebounds plus six assists and two blocks while shooting 7-for-14 from the field and 4-for-8 from the foul line. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-stunning-performance-40th-birthday-fans-buzzing">Agless basketball wonder LeBron James</a> paced the Lakers with 28 points on 10-for-16 shooting from the floor to go along with 11 assists and 11 rebounds for another triple-double.</p><p>Davis and the Lakers, who dropped to 16-13 following another loss to Detroit, will look to pick the pieces up this Wednesday against the Golden State Christmas on a Christmas Day matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Anthony Davis roasted by Pistons’ Malik Beasley on hot mic

<!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-detroit-signs-malik-beasley-to-6-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons signs Malik Beasley to $6 million contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pistons-news-Detroit-signs-Malik-Beasley-to-6-million-contract.jpeg"></figure><h1>Pistons signs Malik Beasley to $6 million contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-06T07:08:16-07:00">July 6th, 7:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-06T07:08:16-07:00">July 6th, 7:08am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-the-76ers-let-the-mvp-the-summer-walk-away">The Detroit Pistons makes another move</a> during this free agency period by signing free agent Malik Beasley on a <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1809578953700528532" rel="noopener">$6 million, one-year contract</a> according to Stadium and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Beasley was previously with the Milwaukee Bucks last season among a bevy of other teams in his career.</p><p>The 27-year old guard has been in the NBA for eight seasons and besides the Bucks, he started his career on the Denver Nuggets then was on the Minnesota Timberwolves until 2022. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/damian-lillard-favored-to-win-2024-3-point-contest-over-tyrese-haliburton-malik-beasley">Beasley would then</a> be on the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2022-23 season before coming to the Bucks. He would act in a supporting role to the likes of stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton, and others on Milwaukee.</p><h2><b>Pistons have expressed interest in Beasley before</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Malik-Beasley-talking-to-the-official-during-the-Bucks-Game-5-win-to-the-Pacers.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Last season with Milwaukee, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-malik-beasley-sets-franchise-record-thats-hard-to-believe-ray-allen-didnt-achieve">Beasley averaged</a> 11.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from the three-point line. Some may not see it as a total shock that Beasley went to the Pistons since it was reported by <a href="https://hoopshype.com/2024/07/06/malik-beasley-has-drawn-interest-from-pistons-pelicans/" rel="noopener">Michael Scotto of HoopsHype</a> that there was interest from Detroit.</p><p>“Before the Dallas Mavericks agreed to a sign-and-trade deal with Klay Thompson, Beasley was the team’s top backup option, league sources told HoopsHype. The Detroit Pistons have also expressed interest in Beasley and have flirted with offering the 27-year-old guard a one-year deal,” Scotto wrote. “However, Detroit has held off for now amid trade discussions with other teams to act as a salary dump destination for draft pick compensation, league sources told HoopsHype.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-j-b-bickerstaff-breaks-silence-head-coach">Besides the Pistons</a>, Beasley also received interest from the New Orleans Pelicans since they believe that he could “stretch the floor” alongside their main, featured star in Zion Williamson. Also reported by Scotto, the Pelicans were looking to trade for a center, so it is likely that their focus went away from the Florida State product.</p><p>“Lastly, the New Orleans Pelicans are interested in signing Beasley to stretch the floor around Zion Williamson, league sources told HoopsHype,” Scotto said. “The Pelicans are also eying a trade for a center while clearing some salary off their books.”</p><h2><b>Beasley joins Detroit who has been active this summer</b></h2><p>It is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-pistons-2-year-deal-tobias-harris">also likely that the Pistons</a> gave Beasley the best contract as his last contract was a one-year deal from the Milwaukee Bucks worth $2.7 million. Since the Pistons are coming off of a dreadful season where they had the worst record in the NBA, it could have been a hard pitch to make unless the money along with it was right and that was apparently the case.</p><p>Beasley can contribute as a complimentary piece for any team, especially to boost their three-point shooting since he has great efficiency from beyond the arch. As said before, he played college basketball at Florida State where he was selected with the 19th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-tobias-harris-reuniting-52-million-contract">The Pistons have</a> been very active this summer where they gave a large $226 million contract extension to their 22-year old main star in point guard Cade Cunningham as well as giving $52 million to former Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit star from 2015-2018 Tobias Harris. Adding Beasley to that mix, that is a solid start to the summer compared to other teams that have been silent during this free agency and signing period.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-cade-cunningham-226-million-max-contract-extension">Detroit will try in anyway</a> to improve after a disastrous last season where they went 14-68 which put them last in the Eastern Conference and the worst record in the NBA, close to the Washington Wizards who had 15 wins. Part of their rebuilding process <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-detroit-j-b-bickerstaff-head-coach-cavs">for the Pistons was</a> firing head coach Monty Williams and hiring former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons signs Malik Beasley to $6 million contract

<!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', '/damian-lillard-favored-to-win-2024-3-point-contest-over-tyrese-haliburton-malik-beasley');   ga('set', 'title', 'Damian Lillard favored to win 2024 3-Point Contest over Tyrese Haliburton, Malik Beasley');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Damian_Lillard_favored_to_win_2024_3-Point_Contest_over_Tyrese_Haliburton_Malik_Beasley.webp"></figure><h1>Damian Lillard favored to win 2024 3-Point Contest over Tyrese Haliburton, Malik Beasley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-08T16:59:37-08:00">February 8th, 4:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-08T16:59:37-08:00">February 8th, 4:59pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a>Jack Winter is a veteran NBA writer and editor based on the West Coast. He currently lives in Oakland, covering the last legs of the Golden State Warriors' dynasty.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Damian Lillard is shooting just 34.7% from beyond the arc this season, one of the lowest marks of his Hall-of-Fame career. Don’t let that uncharacteristically average accuracy fool you into assuming the Milwaukee Bucks superstar is no longer one of the league’s most flammable marksmen, though—a reality Vegas believes he’s poised to prove once again at All-Star weekend.</p><p>Lillard is the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=all-star" rel="noopener">betting favorite</a> to win the 2024 Starry 3-Point Contest in Indianapolis on All-Star Saturday night, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The first-time All-Star starter is currently at +500 odds to be the last player standing in the event, which he won last year in Salt Lake City.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-malik-beasley-hopes-to-face-against-damian-lillard-in-3pt-contest" rel="noopener">Bucks teammate</a> Malik Beasley—who’s shooting a scorching 45.0% on triples this season—comes in next at +550 odds, tied with the Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton. New York Knicks franchise player Jalen Brunson and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns, the event’s tallest ever winner at 6’11, both sport +600 odds at FanDuel. Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young and Utah Jazz big man Lauri Markkanen are at +650 odds, while Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers brings up the rear at +700.</p><p>While Damian Lillard is an understandable and deserving favorite, literally no outcome from the long-range shoot-out would be surprising. All eight participants have proven themselves as imminently dangerous three-point shooters during their careers, their offensive success at least partially stemming from the pressure they put on defenses from deep. It’s truly anyone’s event to win.</p><p>The 2024 Starry 3-Point Contest is set to begin at approximately 5:00 p.m. (PT) on Saturday, February 17th from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Damian Lillard favored to win 2024 3-Point Contest over Tyrese Haliburton, Malik Beasley

<!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', '/bucks-news-malik-beasleys-scary-take-on-doc-rivers-new-defense-should-put-rest-of-nba-on-notice');   ga('set', 'title', 'Malik Beasley’s scary take on Doc Rivers’ new Bucks defense should put rest of NBA on notice');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bucks-news-malik-beasleys-scary-take-on-doc-rivers-new-defense-should-put-rest-of-nba-on-notice.webp"></figure><h1>Malik Beasley’s scary take on Doc Rivers’ new Bucks defense should put rest of NBA on notice</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-04T10:03:41-08:00">February 4th, 10:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-04T10:03:41-08:00">February 4th, 10:03am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Malik Beasley’s scary take on Doc Rivers’ new Bucks defense should put rest of NBA on notice

<!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', '/bucks-news-malik-beasley-drops-best-shooter-claim-amid-scorching-hot-2023-24-campaign');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Malik Beasley drops ‘best shooter’ claim amid scorching hot 2023-24 campaign');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Malik_Beasley_drops__best_shooter__claim_amid_scorching_hot_2023-24_campaign.webp"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Malik Beasley drops ‘best shooter’ claim amid scorching hot 2023-24 campaign</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-17T16:33:55-08:00">January 17th, 4:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-17T16:33:55-08:00">January 17th, 4:33pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a>Jack Winter is a veteran NBA writer and editor based on the West Coast. He currently lives in Oakland, covering the last legs of the Golden State Warriors' dynasty.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Malik Beasley’s bounce-back campaign with the Milwaukee Bucks has quietly been among the most pleasant league-wide surprises of 2023-24. After sorely disappointing following a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-grading-the-3-team-russell-westbrook-dangelo-russell-trade" rel="noopener">midseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers</a> a year ago, the veteran sharpshooter opted to sign a minimum deal with the Bucks in free agency, turning down a bigger offer from the purple and gold for the lure of a guaranteed role with a top-tier title contender.</p><p>Halfway through the regular season, Beasley’s decision has more than paid off. He hasn’t just started each of Milwaukee’s 38 games next to Damian Lillard in the backcourt, but re-established himself as one of the league’s most reliable long-range shooters while rising to the challenge of defending the opposing team’s top perimeter threat on a near nightly basis.</p><p>Beasley is overstretched in that “stopper” role, especially against quality competition. The Bucks could use another impact rotation player before the trade deadline comes and goes, no doubt looking for a wing better suited to defend stars than Beasley. Even if Bucks general manager Jon Horst and company manage to bring in that type of player with extremely limited stable of assets, though, Beasley’s place on the team is secure. The league leader in three-point percentage on high volume is pretty much guaranteed regular minutes, especially when he’s not an abject defensive liability.</p><p>Beasley <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1747664257120972960" rel="noopener">seems fully confident</a> his red-hot 48.1% long-range shooting this season is no fluke, too. Asked if he’s the “best shooter” in the NBA, the 27-year-old definitely didn’t disagree.</p><p>“Yes, I do feel like I’m one of the best shooters in the league,” Beasley told Shams Charania of The Athletic and STADIUM on Tuesday. “Obviously there’s lots of guys who can put the ball in the hole. I’m not trying to be cocky or anything, I’m just confident right now. I’m real confident in my work, I’ve been putting in work every day, and it’s showing. Like I said, not to be complacent, that’s the main thing I’m focused on right now. Just don’t get bored with success, keep doing my work, keep recovering and things like that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bucks guard Malik Beasley sits down with <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>: “I feel like I’m one of the best shooters in the league.”</p><p>On Lakers exit, choosing Milwaukee and making Giannis Antetokounmpo laugh, leading the NBA in 3-point percentage and wanting in on All-Star 3-point contest: <a href="https://t.co/hTMpepKFj0">pic.twitter.com/hTMpepKFj0</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1747664257120972960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Malik Beasley makes case for 3-point shootout at All-Star weekend</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bucks_news_Malik_Beasley_hopes_to_face_off_against_Damian_Lillard_in_3PT_contest.webp"></figure><p>Malik Beasley is shooting the ball better than ever, but has been one of the league’s most prolific three-point marksmen for years. He’s shot at least 35.7% from deep on a heavy diet of difficult attempts ever since 2018-19, his third year in the league.</p><p>An invitation to the three-point contest at All-Star weekend has eluded him regardless, something he’s actively working to change as the midseason festivities in Indianapolis loom a few weeks from now.</p><p>“I feel like I have deserved to go for the last couple years, but especially this year. I’m leading the league in three-point percentage,” Beasley said. “God forbid, I wanna continue that. Yeah, I deserve to be in the three-point contest. I’ve always wanted to be in it. I think I can win it. I’ve been talking a lot of talk with [Damian Lillard], he’s been helping me out. Other than that, I believe I should be in it. I’ve worked hard and I’m shooting at a high rate right now.”</p><p>Beasley hasn’t just been getting help from Lillard about being included in this year’s event, either. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-malik-beasley-hopes-to-face-against-damian-lillard-in-3pt-contest" rel="noopener">wants to beat the reigning three-point shootout champion</a> head-to-head, too, recently insisting there would be a “new sheriff in town” if he’s invited to Indianapolis.</p><h2>Los Angeles lights weren’t too bright for Malik Beasley</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/lakers-news-malik-beasley-reflects-on-his-time-in-los-angeles-1.webp"></figure><p>Malik Beasley isn’t just lighting it up from deep this season. He’s hitting a solid 53.3% of his twos as well, the second-highest clip of his career and a nearly five-point spike compared to last season. Who could use Beasley’s blend of constant floor-spacing, hyper-efficient scoring and willing one-on-one defense? Pretty much any team in basketball, actually, but especially the three-point starved Lakers.</p><p>Beasley started 14 games with Los Angeles shortly after arriving as part of the Russell Westbrook trade, slotting in to play a very similar role next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis he’s thriving in alongside Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. He just never found his footing as a Laker, though, shooting just 34.0% from deep as a starter before being sent to the bench then phased out of the rotation entirely come playoff time.</p><p>Were the bright light of LA too much for Beasley? That’s been a common talking point among Lakers fans amid his success in Milwaukee, but Beasley swears other factors contributed to his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-malik-beasley-reflects-on-his-time-in-los-angeles" rel="noopener">disappointing tenure in purple and gold</a>.</p><p>“Obviously LA is LA. Lights are always brighter, but I live for those moments. I’m not running away from the pressure. I like pressure,’ he said. “I don’t think it was necessarily the pressure of the lights. Like I said, I think I had off-court things I could’ve been better at and from my past issues, just focusing on that. Other than that, nah, I didn’t make the shots that I wanted to. But I don’t think it was because of the lights.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.6	3.1	1.9	0.1	0.8

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.6	3.1	1.9	0.1	0.8

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