<!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', '/mavericks-news-dallas-markieff-morris-contract-2024-25-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks, Markieff Morris agree to reunion for 2024-25 season');   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/2024/09/Mavericks-news-Dallas-Markieff-Morris-agree-to-reunion-for-2024-25-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks, Markieff Morris agree to reunion for 2024-25 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-07T14:37:33-07:00">September 7th, 2:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-07T15:00:11-07:00">September 7th, 3:00pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA veteran Markieff Morris and the Dallas Mavericks are <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1832524383803343038" rel="noopener">reportedly in agreement</a> on a contract, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Mavericks were rumored to have interest in re-signing Morris throughout the offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-markieff-morris-message-dallas-free-agency">Morris also seemed to have interest in returning to Dallas</a>. Sure enough, an agreement was reached but the terms of the deal have yet to be announced.</p><p>Morris, 35, is not going to make or break the Mavs’ season. However, Mavericks players appeared to appreciate having Morris on the roster throughout the 2023-24 season. He only averaged 8.3 minutes per outing across 26 games played, but Morris’ veteran leadership was crucial to the team’s success.</p><p>The forward has played at the NBA level since 2011. He understands what it takes to compete in the NBA. Morris is able to offer advice to younger players while leading by example during practices. He is well-respected and his leadership certainly played a role in the Mavericks’ decision to agree to re-sign him.</p><h2><b>What Markieff Morris move means for Mavericks’ roster</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Markieff-Morris-before-game-2-of-the-2024-NBA-Finals.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Mavs roster was already set with 15 contracts. That means the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mavericks-aj-lawson-roster-markieff-morris">Mavericks will need to clear a spot on the roster</a>. Perhaps Dallas will consider making a trade. If not, though, the Mavs may need to release a player.</p><p>Dwight Powell is the Mavs’ longest tenured player and Dallas seems to want to keep him on the roster. Powell doesn’t offer much production at this point, but he does provide respectable depth.</p><p>AJ Lawson’s two-way deal was converted to an NBA contract in 2023-24. With the Mavs likely not being willing to move on from Powell, Lawson’s future with the team may be in question with the Morris move.</p><p>Olivier-Maxence Proser and Jaden Hardy are young players with especially intriguing ceilings. The same can be said for Lawson, but the chances of Dallas moving on from Prosper or Hardy appear to be slim.</p><p>Dante Exum may be another candidate, but he does provide necessary guard depth.</p><p>The Mavs will need to make a difficult decision. Regardless, bringing Markieff Morris back will help Dallas throughout the 2024-25 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks, Markieff Morris agree to reunion for 2024-25 season

<!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', '/mavericks-news-markieff-morris-message-dallas-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Markieff Morris’ 4-word message to Mavericks amid free agency');   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/2024/08/Markieff-Morris-4-word-message-to-Dallas-amid-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Markieff Morris’ 4-word message to Mavericks amid free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-22T11:04:58-07:00">August 22nd, 11:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-22T11:26:27-07:00">August 22nd, 11:26am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It appears that Markieff Morris has interest in re-signing with the Dallas Mavericks. Morris, who was among the Mavs’ leaders during the 2023-24 season despite seeing limited playing time, responded to a post on X, formerly Twitter from MFFL NATION. Mavs fans will certainly take notice of Morris’ <a href="https://x.com/Keefmorris/status/1826655548986851550" rel="noopener">four-word message in the response</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">One of these days! <a href="https://t.co/VslMWzL03R">https://t.co/VslMWzL03R</a></p><p>— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1826655548986851550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“One of these days!” Morris wrote after MFFL NATION shared a hopeful post about the Mavs re-signing the veteran.</p><p>Morris is still a free agent but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-76ers-cavs-mavericks-multiple-teams-interested-marcus-morris">Mavs have been rumored</a> to have interest in a reunion. Signing Morris would require the Mavs to make another roster move, however. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mavericks-aj-lawson-roster-markieff-morris">AJ Lawson has been mentioned as a possible candidate</a> to lose his roster spot in the event that Morris is re-signed.</p><p>The Mavs appreciate what Lawson brings to the table, though. His upside is also quite intriguing. But Morris’ veteran leadership proved to be valuable during the 2023-24 campaign. Perhaps Dallas could make a trade centered around another player, but at the moment it appears that the decision may come down to either signing Morris or keeping Lawson.</p><h2><b>What Markieff Morris offers Mavericks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Markieff-Morris-and-Mavericks-during-2024-NBA-Finals.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Every player on the Mavs seems to respect Morris. He is often spoken highly of and understands what it takes to be a veteran leader. The 34-year-old appeared in only 26 games during the 2023-24 campaign. He saw just 8.3 minutes of action in those contests.</p><p>Again, though, the leadership element is what stands out for Morris. Some teams may opt against using a roster spot on a player who is primarily a veteran leader above all else. However, the Mavericks enjoyed having Morris on the team. If he impacts winning, which he certainly did in 2023-24, there is an argument to be made for re-signing him.</p><p>Lawson is a talented young player, though. Dallas is going to have to make some difficult decisions before the beginning of the regular season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Markieff Morris’ 4-word message to Mavericks amid free agency

<!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-rumors-mavericks-aj-lawson-roster-markieff-morris');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: The Mavericks player in danger of losing roster spot to Markieff Morris');   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/The-Mavericks-player-in-danger-of-losing-roster-spot-to-Markieff-Morris.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: The Mavericks player in danger of losing roster spot to Markieff Morris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-29T08:00:09-07:00">July 29th, 8:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-29T08:05:34-07:00">July 29th, 8:05am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks roster is set with 15 NBA contracts. However, the Mavs are rumored to still have interest in bringing Markieff Morris back. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, AJ Lawson is the “<a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-nbas-longest-running-active-trade?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=147037559&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">most vulnerable player</a>” in the event that Dallas opts to make room for Morris on the roster.</p><p>Lawson was previously on a two-way contract. Dallas saw his potential and converted his deal to an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-jason-kidd-dallas-aj-lawson-signing">NBA contract</a> during the 2023-24 season. Lawson is only 24 years old and has an intriguing ceiling. So why would Dallas consider bringing Morris back instead of keeping Lawson on the roster?</p><h2><b>Markieff Morris’ underlying impact on Mavericks</b></h2><p>The Mavericks just finished their NBA Summer League campaign. Before Summer League began, a number of young players mentioned that Morris has been a pivotal leader for the roster. In fact, a number of players who were on the Mavericks this past season often discussed Morris’ impact on the team.</p><p>Morris, 34, did not receive many minutes during the 2023-24 campaign. He averaged just 8.3 minutes per outing. Nevertheless, his leadership was unquestionably crucial to Dallas.</p><p>Morris seems to share the Mavs’ interest in a reunion, as it was previously reported that the veteran was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-markieff-morris-recruiting-twin-brother-marcus-dallas">recruiting his brother Marcus to Dallas</a>. Morris likely would not have done that if he wanted to join a different team.</p><p>The Mavericks’ roster situation would make it difficult to add both Markieff and Marcus. Still, Dallas seems to have legitimate interest in re-signing Markieff.</p><p>AJ Lawson’s potential will give Dallas something to consider, however. He has displayed signs of becoming a reliable NBA player. Lawson still has room to improve, but there is a reason Dallas converted his contract this past season.</p><p>Again, the Mavs roster is set as the team prepares for the 2024-25 season. The Markieff Morris-AJ Lawson situation will be worth closely monitoring over the next few weeks, however.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: The Mavericks player in danger of losing roster spot to Markieff Morris

<!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', '/mavericks-news-markieff-morris-recruiting-twin-brother-marcus-dallas');   ga('set', 'title', 'Markieff Morris recruiting twin brother Marcus to Mavericks');   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/Mavericks-news-Markieff-Morris-recruiting-twin-brother-Marcus-to-Dallas.jpg"></figure><h1>Markieff Morris recruiting twin brother Marcus to Mavericks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-05T13:59:16-07:00">July 5th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-05T14:00:31-07:00">July 5th, 2:00pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Is brotherly love in the air on Victory Avenue? Markieff Morris fully intends to return to the Dallas Mavericks in NBA free agency, but he wants some company. The veteran forward, who has spent the last year and a half with the Mavs, is <a href="https://twitter.com/NationMffl/status/1808492953746182205" rel="noopener">making it known</a> that he thinks his twin brother would be a great addition to the team.</p><p>“Marcus Morris would be perfect!” Markieff posted on X in response to a list of available free agents the Mavericks should pursue to round out their roster. It has been a while since the former Kansas Jayhawks stars shared an NBA locker room, as they have each gone on to be valuable supporting cast members for various teams after spending three years together on the Phoenix Suns (2012-15).</p><p>A professional reunion in Dallas is feasible. The organization could covet the depth and experience the Morris twins bring. Neither should command a sizable workload or cost much money. The good vibes that would potentially emanate from the squad’s sidelines may be worth it for the reigning <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-reaction-nba-finals">Western Conference champions</a>.</p><p>The 34-year-olds each saw their respective NBA seasons come to an end courtesy of the Boston Celtics and could be motivated to band together on the Mavericks in pursuit of a championship (Markieff Morris won a title in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers). The duo has found itself <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-marcus-morris-nikola-jokics-brothers-go-back-and-forth-in-twitter-battle">in tense situations</a> before, but they would surely relish the chance to be teammates at least one more time.</p><p>The front office is not operating on sentimentality, though. It will need to be convinced that Marcus Morris fits their plan for the 2024-25 campaign. His brother seems to be doing his best on that front.</p><h2><b>Can the Morris brothers enjoy an epic moment with Mavericks?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Markieff-Morris-guards-Marcus-Morris.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>After seeing Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-star-giannis-antetokounmpo-hilariously-goes-on-ig-live-with-brother-thanasis-after-winning-title">celebrate an NBA championship</a> together in 2021, the Morris brothers could be motivated to do the same. The Mavs can present them with the opportunity to obtain this special feat by inking them each to a contract this summer.</p><p>They are reportedly interested in re-signing Markieff, but they may have other ideas on how to fill out their remaining roster slots. Marcus has a compelling case to make, though. He served meaningful roles on the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers over the last five years and averaged 6.4 points in 16.7 minutes for the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023-24.</p><p>He would presumably earn more minutes than his brother, who played in just 26 games for Dallas this past season. Beyond what they can add in the box score, though, these twins possess a level of grit that could appeal to head coach Jason Kidd. Marcus Morris even dropped 25 points for the Cavs in the series-clinching defeat to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, showcasing the amount of tenacity that still lies within the veteran.</p><p>These brothers have been connected since the beginning of their professional careers, with Markieff Morris directly preceding Marcus in the 2011 NBA Draft. Standing side by side with their family as confetti rains down on them would be a wonderful full-circle moment for the Philly natives.</p><p>In order for this dream to come true, the Mavericks must first come a-calling.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Markieff Morris recruiting twin brother Marcus to Mavericks

<!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-kobe-bryant-reason-la-pushed-for-nba-bubble-during-championship-season-per-markieff-morris');   ga('set', 'title', 'The Kobe Bryant reason the Lakers pushed for NBA bubble during championship season, per Markieff Morris');   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/2023/09/lakers-news-the-kobe-bryant-reason-la-pushed-for-nba-bubble-during-championship-season-per-markieff-morris.jpg"></figure><h1>The Kobe Bryant reason the Lakers pushed for NBA bubble during championship season, per Markieff Morris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-19T16:13:02-07:00">September 19th, 4:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-19T16:13:02-07:00">September 19th, 4:13pm</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA Championship ten months after franchise legend Kobe Bryant passed away in January of that year. Although the NBA was forced to suspend its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jarred-vanderbilt-explains-life-easier-playing-lebron-james-anthony-davis" rel="noopener">Lakers ultimately were victorious</a> in the league’s Orlando bubble, paying <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-petition-to-save-kobe-bryant-mural-in-la-gaining-traction" rel="noopener">tribute to Bryant</a> by taking home the franchise’s 17th championship.</p><p>Now, Markieff Morris, who was a member of that Los Angeles team,  is speaking out about the impact that Bryant’s untimely passing had on <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1704225343618576497" rel="noopener">the team’s decision</a> to power forward in the bubble.</p><p>“The sh*t that happened with Kobe [Bryant] was like we got to get it done for him,” said Morris, per Showtime Basketball’s <i>All The Smoke</i> podcast. “We (Lakers) were one of the teams that was pushing more for the bubble because we knew we had the best chance of winning.”</p><p>There was a time during the 2020 NBA season when it was unclear whether or not the season would actually resume amidst the pandemic. However, ultimately, Adam Silver and company announced that the league would resume from Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando. The Lakers went on one of the most dominant postseason runs in recent memory that year, led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, winning the first three rounds in five games before knocking off the Miami Heat in six to win the NBA Finals.</p><p>The victory was a fitting tribute to Kobe Bryant, who took home five championships for the Lakers during his time in Los Angeles. The Lakers’ 2023-24 season is set to begin on October 24 in Denver against the Nuggets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Kobe Bryant reason the Lakers pushed for NBA bubble during championship season, per Markieff Morris

<!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', '/mavs-news-dallas-signs-markieff-morris-new-deal-after-coming-over-kyrie-irving-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavs sign Markieff Morris to new deal after coming over in Kyrie Irving trade');   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/2023/09/Markieff-Morris-Mavs-Kyrie-Irving-Luka-Doncic.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs sign Markieff Morris to new deal after coming over in Kyrie Irving trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-16T11:31:50-07:00">September 16th, 11:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-16T11:32:20-07:00">September 16th, 11:32am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-javale-mcgee-waived-markieff-morris-contract" rel="noopener">waived JaVale McGee</a> last month and hinted at the possibility of re-signing Markieff Morris. As of Saturday, that became a reality. Per Mavs PR, the team <a href="https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1703076352365138196" rel="noopener">is bringing back</a> the veteran forward after he came over from the Brooklyn Nets in the Kyrie Irving blockbuster trade back in February.</p><p>Although Morris didn’t play much when he arrived in Dallas with 4.5 points in just 8.8 minutes per night, he could be a key bench piece for the organization depending on the roles that Richaun Holmes and Grant Williams carve out, plus draft picks Dereck Lively II and Olivier Maxence-Prosper.</p><p>Morris has been in the league since 2011-12, debuting with the Phoenix Suns. He spent 4.5 seasons in the desert before moving on to the Washington Wizards. Morris has also had stints with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers, whom he won a title with in 2020.</p><p>His time with the Heat came with no shortage of controversy in 2020-21 because of how little he played due to the cheap shot foul from Nikola Jokic. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/markieff-morris-nikola-jokic-warning-2021-cheap-shot" rel="noopener">Morris recently said</a> The Joker is “gonna get his” when they meet again.</p><p>The Mavs look to be in a good spot heading into 2023-24 with a strong roster headlined by Kyrie and Luka. Williams brings stout defense and leadership to the table and he’s a player who will leave everything on the court. And given Morris’ ability to shoot the three-ball, perhaps Jason Kidd will use him a bit more than the second half of last season. If nothing else, he’s an experienced player who can help mentor the young players in this squad.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs sign Markieff Morris to new deal after coming over in Kyrie Irving trade

<!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', '/markieff-morris-nikola-jokic-warning-2021-cheap-shot');   ga('set', 'title', '‘He’s gonna get his’: Markieff Morris sends warning to Nikola Jokic after brutal cheap shot in 2021');   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/2023/09/hes-gonna-get-his-markieff-morris-sends-warning-to-nikola-jokic-after-brutal-cheap-shot-in-2021.jpg"></figure><h1>‘He’s gonna get his’: Markieff Morris sends warning to Nikola Jokic after brutal cheap shot in 2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-14T11:49:13-07:00">September 14th, 11:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-14T11:52:55-07:00">September 14th, 11:52am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Markieff Morris has not forgotten about what happened on the court in 2021 against Nikola Jokic. When Morris was a member of the Miami Heat, they were on the road to face Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in November 2021. It was what transpired in the middle of this game that drew headlines.</p><p>Looking to stop play and take a foul, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-markieff-morris-admits-to-nightmare-scenario-after-dirty-nikola-jokic-hit" rel="noopener">Morris ran into Jokic</a> and made contact with the two-time MVP’s ribs. As Morris walked away after the foul, the Nuggets big man charged at him and knocked him to the ground from behind. Forced to miss a lot of time with a neck and whiplash injury, Morris still seems to <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1702374165179932802?s=20" rel="noopener">hold a grudge</a> for what happened.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“What you fining me for? I’m the one who got hit!”</p><p>The Morris twins reflect on Markieff and Nikola Jokic’s incident 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/shobasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shobasketball</a>)<a href="https://t.co/S7CKxhpiRa">pic.twitter.com/S7CKxhpiRa</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1702374165179932802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Catching me off guard, he really ain’t do s**t. But you know, at the time, I was a little off,” Morris told former NBA player Matt Barnes on Showtime’s All The Smoke podcast. “It was more so with the Miami Heat, they was just trying to protect me from, you know, against me from myself. But I was cleared to play like two weeks after that, they just held me out. It really wasn’t one of those things where I was injured or in pain or anything like that…</p><p>“It was a sucker shot. But he gonna get his though. Don’t trip.”</p><p>Since this incident occurred, Markieff has not played against Jokic. However, his twin brother Marcus Morris has, and he stated on the podcast that he made it a point of emphasis to go after the MVP. As Marcus states, the league was watching him closely since they had a feeling he would retaliate and defend his brother, so nothing ever transpired between him and Jokic.</p><p>It’s interesting that Markieff mentions that he was ready to play again after two weeks and the Heat kept him out, especially in light of the league’s new “load management” rules pertaining to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-adam-silver-explains-new-load-management-rules" rel="noopener">player participation</a>.</p><p>On Wednesday, the NBA’s Board of Governors approved new rules that will put an end to teams keeping healthy players and stars out of games. While this would not have necessarily impacted Morris since he isn’t an All-Star or All-NBA talent, the league may have had something to say about Miami keeping him out of games.</p><p>As far as his involvement in what transpired with Jokic, Morris explained what exactly he was doing by fouling Denver’s big man and what the reaction from everyone was after the altercation happened.</p><p>“I put my hand up so he knew I was coming,” Morris continued. “It’s what he did. He tried to jump pass the ball as I’m coming to foul you, like, I don’t know what he was thinking. He made it seem like I was trying to hurt him when it wasn’t… I fouled you and let you know I was going to foul you. Then you hit me from behind, but it’s like ‘you shouldn’t have turned your back.’ Okay.”</p><p>Recently agreeing to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-javale-mcgee-waived-markieff-morris-contract" rel="noopener">one-year, minimum contract</a> to return to the Dallas Mavericks, Morris will potentially get a chance to see Jokic again early on in the 2023-24 season and hash things out on the same court in which he got injured on a couple of years back. The Mavs will be in Denver on November 3 to face the Nuggets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘He’s gonna get his’: Markieff Morris sends warning to Nikola Jokic after brutal cheap shot in 2021

<!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', '/mavs-news-javale-mcgee-waived-markieff-morris-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavs make two key roster decisions involving JaVale McGee, Markieff Morris');   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/2023/08/Dallas-makes-two-key-roster-decisions-involving-JaVale-McGee-Markieff-Morris.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs make two key roster decisions involving JaVale McGee, Markieff Morris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-22T12:30:40-07:00">August 22nd, 12:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-22T12:31:45-07:00">August 22nd, 12:31pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks have made a lot of roster moves this offseason in order to prove that their run to the Western Conference Finals in 2022 was no fluke. In attempts to surround superstar Luka Doncic with “win-now” talents, the Mavs not only <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-kyrie-irving-agrees-3-year-126-million-contract-2023-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">re-signed All-Star guard Kyrie Irving</a> and center Dwight Powell, but they added the likes of Grant Williams, Seth Curry and Derrick Jones Jr. for more depth.</p><p>With training camp just about a month away, Dallas is not done making moves just yet, as big man JaVale McGee now finds his name in headlines. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Mavs are planning to <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1694062596591137156?s=20" rel="noopener">stretch-and-waive</a> McGee. It seemed likely that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mavs-guaranteed-javale-mcgee-move-training-camp" rel="noopener">Mavs were going to part ways</a> with  the veteran center this offseason after failing to find a trade partner for him and the writing has been on the wall following his first season in Dallas.</p><p>As a result of waiving McGee, Charania notes that veteran forward Markieff Morris is expected to remain with the team on a new contract. Morris joined the Mavericks at the same time as Irving a season ago, as he was included in the trade with the Brooklyn Nets. In the eight games Morris appeared in with the Mavs last season, he averaged 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in about 8.8 minutes per game.</p><p>Under contract through the 2024-25 season, including his player option, McGee’s stretch-and-waive deal with the Mavericks will run through the 2027-28 season and he will make about $2.3 million per year. Upon being officially waived and clearing waivers, the 35-year-old will be eligible to sign with any other team in the league.</p><p>Despite things not working out in Dallas, McGee has had some great moments in his career. He’s always been a strong rebounder, averaging 5.2 rebounds per game over the course of his now 15-year career, and he’s a three-time NBA champion. He won two titles as a member of the Golden State Warriors 2017 and 2018, as well as another title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.</p><p>Both the Warriors and Lakers are two teams who still own an open roster spot this offseason and have shown interest in adding more frontcourt depth. It is possible that they will take a look at McGee once he clears waivers from Dallas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs make two key roster decisions involving JaVale McGee, Markieff Morris

<!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', '/heat-news-jimmy-butler-beef-nikola-jokic-markieff-morris-incident');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat star Jimmy Butler drops truth bomb on ‘lingering’ beef from Nikola Jokic-Markieff Morris incident');   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/2023/05/Heat-news-Jimmy-Butler-drops-truth-bomb-on-_lingering_-beef-from-Nikola-Jokic-Markieff-Morris-incident.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat star Jimmy Butler drops truth bomb on ‘lingering’ beef from Nikola Jokic-Markieff Morris incident</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-31T15:37:45-07:00">May 31st, 3:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-31T22:45:43-07:00">May 31st, 10:45pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nikola Jokic is a pretty easygoing guy. The Denver Nuggets superstar is actually <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-jokes-that-paul-millsap-is-playing-like-hes-21-not-77" rel="noopener">one of the funniest dudes</a> in the NBA at the moment. However, in November of 2021, we all saw his dark side after he got involved in a now-infamous altercation with then-Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris.</p><p>For those that require context, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-markieff-morris-blasts-sloppy-fat-boy-nikola-jokic-in-latest-rant-on-injury" rel="noopener">Jokic took exception</a> to a body check foul from Morris during a game, and the Nuggets big man ended up forcefully shoving Morris from behind. This actually led to a neck injury for Morris, who would then be forced to miss a multitude of games because of the knock:</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Unsurprisingly, Jimmy Butler and the rest of the Heat were incensed by Jokic’s actions. So much so that a photo of the Miami players supposedly waiting for Jokic in the tunnel after the game went completely viral.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Heat players were waiting in the hall for Nuggets players last night 😯 <a href="https://t.co/UdInJbi0nr">pic.twitter.com/UdInJbi0nr</a></p><p>— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1458080052856381449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Heading into Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Butler was asked if there are “any hard feelings that linger” from that incident. The Heat talisman decided to play it down, though, but he did drop a truth bomb on the high-profile altercation:</p><p>“I don’t think so,” Butler responded when asked if the previous incident might have any impact on the Finals. “… I don’t think it has too much to do with anything. It’s in the past. … But I will say I wasn’t talking to Jokic. <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1664019878855188480" rel="noopener">That wasn’t my beef</a>, so make sure you write that. The individual who I was talking to definitely knew who I was talking to.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Reporter on the Markieff Morris-Nikola Jokic incident last year: “Are there any hard feelings that linger?”</p><p>Jimmy Butler: “I don't think so… But I will say I wasn't talking to Jokic. That wasn't my beef. The individual who I was talking to definitely knew who I was talking… <a href="https://t.co/Cl0bKyAgxJ">pic.twitter.com/Cl0bKyAgxJ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1664019878855188480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Apparently, it wasn’t Jokic that Jimmy Butler had an issue with. A lot of other players got involved during that incident, and surely, some harsh words were exchanged between the teams. Butler seems to have taken exception to one particular Nuggets player’s actions during the scuffle, and this was what resulted in Jimmy’s “beef.” Butler did not name who this opposing player was, but with this revelation, perhaps we can determine that it wasn’t actually Jokic the Heat players were waiting for in that infamous tunnel photo.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat star Jimmy Butler drops truth bomb on ‘lingering’ beef from Nikola Jokic-Markieff Morris incident

<!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', '/heat-news-jimmy-butler-hates-the-superstar-stamp-per-markieff-morris');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Heat talisman Jimmy Butler ‘hates’ the ‘superstar stamp,’ per Markieff Morris');   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/2023/05/Butler-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Heat talisman Jimmy Butler ‘hates’ the ‘superstar stamp,’ per Markieff Morris</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-10T17:38:39-07:00">May 10th, 5:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-10T17:38:39-07:00">May 10th, 5:38pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-draymond-green-spills-on-jimmy-butlers-super-power" rel="noopener">Jimmy Butler</a> has been in his fair share of controversial moments throughout his colorful career in the NBA. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-emerges-as-favorite-to-sign-dillon-brooks-after-grizzlies-fallout" rel="noopener">Miami Heat</a> star, however, has been relatively drama-free now that he’s in South Beach. Unfortunately for him, his history still turns up every now and again.</p><p>One thing you can say about Butler is that he just wants to win. His unbridled competitive nature sometimes rubs people the wrong way, but for those that really know him, Butler is considered a great teammate. Just ask for Heat forward Markieff Morris:</p><p>“Jimmy is so unselfish,” Morris said on a recent podcast appearance. “… <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFW667txDfA" rel="noopener">He hates the stamp</a> of being one of those ‘superstar’ guys because he’s so much of a team player that when you put that stamp on guys, and like, ‘Yo, he’s a superstar it’s his fault. He’s gotta take that last shot.’ He doesn’t play the game that way. So, his whole thing is like, ‘Don’t put that on me, I’m play to win. I’m just a tough player. That’s just what it is.’”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Whether he likes it or not, however, Jimmy Butler is a bona fide superstar — especially in the NBA Playoffs. The Heat talisman has been nothing short of amazing for Miami in the postseason, and his strong play was what led to a totally unexpected first-round win over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.</p><p>Right now, Butler has a chance to lead the Heat to a win against the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the East Semis. With Miami up 3-1 in the series, you can be sure that Jimmy Butler will do everything he can to try and end New York’s season in Madison Square Garden.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Heat talisman Jimmy Butler ‘hates’ the ‘superstar stamp,’ per Markieff Morris

<!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', '/mavs-news-markieff-morris-gets-brutally-honest-on-getting-sent-to-dallas-in-kyrie-irving-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Markieff Morris gets brutally honest on getting sent to Mavs in Kyrie Irving trade');   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/2023/01/Is-Luka-Doncic-playing-vs.-Pistons.jpeg"></figure><h1>Markieff Morris gets brutally honest on getting sent to Mavs in Kyrie Irving trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-08T14:29:49-08:00">February 8th, 2:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-08T14:56:56-08:00">February 8th, 2:56pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks got more than just Kyrie Irving in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-dallas-nets-make-kyrie-irving-trade-official" rel="noopener">trade with the Brooklyn Nets</a>. As everyone knows, Markieff Morris is also part of the deal despite the fact that, unlike Kyrie, he didn’t ask for a move away from the team.</p><p>So is he bummed about having to move out of Brooklyn as a trade filler to get the Irving deal done? Well, contrary to expectations, Morris actually liked the move.</p><p>Speaking with reporters before the Mavs’ Wednesday game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Morris <a href="https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/1623404471756914688" rel="noopener">admitted</a> that he was hoping he’d get traded along with Irving. He wants more opportunities to play, and he knows he’s not getting it with the Nets.</p><p>“I just wanted somewhere I could have the opportunity to play. …. just a lot going on, man. I just want to play basketball,” the 33-year-old vet said, per Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News.</p><p>Markieff Morris averaged just 10.6 minutes per game with the Nets, and he made only 27 appearances for the team as he got plenty of DNPs instead. With that said, it is easy to see why he wanted out of Brooklyn.</p><p>It remains to be seen how Mavs coach Jason Kidd plans to use him, but considering that the team is lacking in depth, Morris could certainly find himself with an increased role. The squad could also use some additional toughness, especially with defense a big issue for Dallas at the moment.</p><p>Morris and Kyrie Irving are expected to debut for the Mavs against the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Markieff Morris gets brutally honest on getting sent to Mavs in Kyrie Irving trade

<!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', '/nets-news-markieff-morris-goes-off-on-nsfw-rant-in-defense-of-ben-simmons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ Markieff Morris goes off on NSFW rant in defense of Ben Simmons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/nets-news-markieff-morris-goes-off-on-nsfw-rant-in-defense-of-ben-simmons.jpeg"></figure><h1>Nets’ Markieff Morris goes off on NSFW rant in defense of Ben Simmons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-24T07:58:06-08:00">November 24th, 7:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-24T07:58:06-08:00">November 24th, 7:58am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ben Simmons is seemingly turning the corner for the Brooklyn Nets of late. While it’s surprised a few folks, it’s <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFriedell/status/1595624379152568320">nothing beyond</a> what teammate Markieff Morris expected.</p><p>Asked about Simmons’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sixers-news-the-shocking-story-behind-ben-simmons-anonymous-philanthropy-amid-return-to-philly">much-improved play</a> ever since a two-point dud against the Los Angeles Clippers on November 12, Keef summed it up in one word before going off on the reporters in attendance, via ESPN’s Nick Friedell:</p><p><i>“Healthy. He finally got his legs under him. He was off for two years. Y’all wouldn’t give him a chance, y’all want to criticize him after every fu***** game …,”</i> said Morris in defense of Ben Simmons.</p><p><i>“But when a guy don’t play two years — because obviously y’all wouldn’t know because none of y’all played in the NBA, he had to get his body right. Contact every night, he’s playing 30-plus minutes, it takes time.”</i></p><p>Ben Simmons has scored in double figures in each of his last five games after having exactly zero in his first nine games in a Brooklyn Nets uniform. The improved scoring numbers have also seeped into the rest of his game. He’s become more aggressive in making plays on offense while slowly regaining his all-defensive form on the other end of the floor.</p><p>The Nets have a lot of issues to work on as they try to right the ship amidst a tumultuous season. The trade rumors and firing of head coach Steve Nash have rocked the boat for a team loaded with on-paper talent.</p><p>At least for the time being, the positive progress from Ben Simmons has eased one of their biggest issues as they work their way back to contender status.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Markieff Morris goes off on NSFW rant in defense of Ben Simmons

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Associate NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Staff Writer at SB Nation's CelticsBlog and The Knicks Wall.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A lot has gone awry for the Brooklyn Nets in the early parts of the 2022-23 season. Point guard Kyrie Irving is still suspended and away from the team, Ben Simmons has yet to revert back to the player he was in Philadelphia, and the Nets own a poor 6-9 record, which is good for just the 12th-best record in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>As a result of the off-court distractions and the losses piling up, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-we-can-be-best-team-in-nba-ben-simmons-bold-nsfw-take-nets-players-only-meeting" rel="noopener">Nets held a players-only meeting</a> on Oct. 29. The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Sam Amick <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA/status/1592895516576301060" rel="noopener">reported</a> that during the meeting, “Markieff Morris spoke up about how the Nets need Ben Simmons to succeed and that he has to respond when he deals with adversity on the court.” </p><p>However, forward Markeiff Morris quickly responded to and denied these reports. Morris tweeted the following <a href="https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1592921396828864514">response</a>:</p><p>“Who’s the source? Y’all gotta chill with these false stories man! Let me and my guys hoop!”</p><p>Morris, 33, is an 11-year NBA veteran who has played for seven teams over the course of his career. With the Nets this season, Morris is averaging 2.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks in 9.6 minutes per game, all career lows. </p><p>On a young Brooklyn squad far from contending for a title, Morris’s role is more to provide a solid and positive presence in the locker room than it is to play valuable minutes. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-ben-simmons-gets-brutally-honest-on-health-issues-amid-skepticism" rel="noopener">Nets are racked with instability</a> right now, so some veteran leadership from someone who has had a lot of success in the pros is just what this team needs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Markieff Morris fires back at ‘false stories’ involving Ben Simmons

<!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', '/broke-up-with-my-wife-a-couple-times-were-still-married-markieff-morris-analogy-for-kevin-durant-trade-saga-with-nets/');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Broke up with my wife a couple times, we’re still married’: Markieff Morris’ analogy for Kevin Durant trade saga with Nets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Markieff-Morris_-analogy-for-Kevin-Durant-trade-saga-with-Nets.jpeg"></figure><h1>‘Broke up with my wife a couple times, we’re still married’: Markieff Morris’ analogy for Kevin Durant trade saga with Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-09-27T14:43:39-07:00">September 27th, 2:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-09-27T15:20:26-07:00">September 27th, 3:20pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. Graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum. Keeping you up to date on everything Nets. Follow on Twitter below.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Markieff Morris wasted no time voicing his opinion on Kevin Durant’s trade saga at Day 1 of Brooklyn Nets training camp.</p><p>“That’s the NBA man, you break up with a girlfriend, you get back with her,” Morris said Tuesday. “Same s–t. You air your differences until you figure it out.”</p><p>When asked if that approach can be successful, Morris responded affirmatively.</p><p>“Yeah, I mean I broke up with my wife a couple of times and we’re still married. S–t works,” he said. “Sometimes you need space to figure some things out.”</p><p>Durant informed media Monday that his trade request stemmed from concerns over the team’s direction throughout last season. The 12-time All-Star said he felt things were being “swept under the rug” amid Brooklyn’s struggles. Durant reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-kevin-durant-gets-brutal-reality-check-on-his-brooklyn-trade-demand/">issued an ultimatum</a> to owner Joe Tsai during an August meeting, calling for general manager Sean Marks and head coach Steve Nash to be fired.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“There was a lot of uncertainty around our team last year… We came to a mutual agreement that we should keep moving forward.”</p><p>-Kevin Durant on his offseason with the Nets. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAMediaDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBAMediaDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/dlYEGmeoPP">pic.twitter.com/dlYEGmeoPP</a></p><p>— NBA TV (@NBATV) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1574415745991159808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Nash said Tuesday the report was not fully accurate, claiming it was difficult to get the full scope of events through the media’s lens.</p><p>“It’s not black-and-white like that,” he said.</p><p>As for his relationship with Durant, Nash said the offseason didn’t cause tension the way people assumed it would.</p><p>“Knowing Kevin as long as I have, it didn’t really bother me the way everyone would think,” he said. “That’s a part of being competitors. I wasn’t overly surprised and I wasn’t even overly concerned. This is something I thought we would address in time. We did and here we are.”</p><p>A two-time MVP with the Phoenix Suns during his playing days, Nash is entering his third season as Brooklyn’s head coach. The Nets are 92-62 with one playoff series win during his time at the helm. Brooklyn posted one of the best records in the NBA early last season before Durant missed extended time with a sprained MCL. With Kyrie Irving absent and the Nets dealing with a series of untimely injuries, Brooklyn never got a chance to establish its rotation.</p><p>“There were 200-plus games lost last season to our rotation players,” Marks said. “That’s a pretty tall order if I’m asking Steve to coach a rotation that he doesn’t even know what it’s going to look like on a nightly basis.”</p><p>Still, Durant said Monday that he felt the team was “losing games we shouldn’t have been losing” during an 11-game winless streak mid-way through last season. The former MVP said he was unhappy with the team’s approach as the year progressed.</p><p>“I was more so worried about how we were approaching every day as a basketball team,” Durant said at Media Day. “I felt like we could’ve fought through a lot of the stuff that I felt held us back. Championship teams do that.”</p><p>Durant, Marks and Nash each said the offseason forced several productive conversations. Marks said there were no hard feelings, citing the summer as an opportunity to re-evaluate the organization from top to bottom.</p><p>“Everybody is entitled to their opinions,” Marks said. “And I think, for us, it’s not to hold a grudge against what Kevin said, but it’s a little bit of saying, ‘Alright, if that’s the way he feels, what’s going on here?’ What do we need to change? Is it personnel-driven? Is it logistics? Processes? What is it? What can we do to get back to that?”</p><p>“I hoped it would have never gotten there,” he continued. “But at the same time, I’m glad it did in one way because it’s forced us to reflect on this and get back to what’s important.”</p><p>Both appear to be on good terms with Durant heading into the 2022-23 season. When asked how he plans to handle adversity Brooklyn faces this season, Nash pointed to a simplistic, fundamental approach.</p><p>“Don’t overcomplicate it, don’t overthink it, don’t make grandiose plans,” he said. “Get back to the basic fundamentals that are clear, simple, attainable, and that we can work at every single day. Once you lay the foundation, you get to work under those parameters and you start to build something, then you can start to get a little more sophisticated. But all great things are usually built on simplicity.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I'm getting older. I wanna be in a place that's stable and try to build a championship culture…we came to a mutual agreement that we should keep moving forward."</p><p>Kevin Durant reflects on his summer decision to stay with the Nets.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/_Talkin_NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_Talkin_NBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/ob5F5K2XhI">pic.twitter.com/ob5F5K2XhI</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1574416812967530496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Nets began laying that foundation Tuesday at practice number one. Brooklyn’s offseason drama appears to be in the rearview mirror, and like Morris’ analogy, the hope is that it stays that way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Broke up with my wife a couple times, we’re still married’: Markieff Morris’ analogy for Kevin Durant trade saga with Nets

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Graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Markieff Morris came to the Brooklyn Nets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-markieff-morris-joins-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-ben-simmons-in-brooklyn/">on a one-year, non-guaranteed contract.</a> On the surface, this may seem like a relatively insignificant signing. However, a recent report said ownership played a role in what the team deemed an important acquisition.</p><p>According to <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/almost-all-the-way-back-nba?sd=pf">Marc Stein</a>, the Nets considered signing Morris “sufficiently significant” to the point where owner Joe Tsai made a personal recruiting pitch to the 33-year-old.</p><p>“The Nets were desperate to add a veteran who could command the respect of stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving,” Stein said. “They believe Morris has the gravitas to speak up when necessary like he did in Los Angeles alongside (LeBron) James and (Anthony) Davis.”</p><p>Markieff Morris won a championship with James and Davis in 2019-20, playing a key role in Los Angeles’ 21-game playoff run. The Philly native played just 17 games for Miami last season after injuring his neck in a scuffle with Nikola Jokic. He now steps into a precarious situation in Brooklyn following a drama-filled offseason surrounding Durant and Irving.</p><p>Among Morris’ most important attributes is the physicality he brings to the court and the attitude he brings to a locker room. Tsai and Marks appear to value his strong veteran presence on a team filled with star personalities.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brooklynnnn!!</p><p>— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/Keefmorris/status/1564713658449596420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>On the floor, that strong attitude and physicality can be seen in Morris’ defense and rebounding, two areas where the Nets need to improve from last season. With his athleticism on the decline, the 33-year-old’s time guarding wings is nearing an end. He is expected to fill a small-ball five role with the Nets, similar to that of Jeff Green and Blake Griffin in recent seasons. His strong 245-pound frame should assist him in defending centers and bigger forwards down low.</p><p>Offensively, a stretch big who can open the floor for Ben Simmons is an important need for the Nets. Morris is a respectable shooter at 34.1 percent from three for his career. The former first-round pick shot 42.0 percent from deep on 3.3 attempts per game during the Lakers’ bubble championship run. But he has struggled from behind the arch since, and his ability to recapture that production alongside Simmons is something to monitor in Brooklyn.</p><p>Aside from his three-point shooting, Markieff Morris has a nice touch in the mid-range that made him effective as a pick and roll screener with Miami. 34.2 percent of his shots last season came between 10 feet and the three-point line, with the big man converting at a 51.3 percent clip.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Morris is also an above-average passer in the frontcourt, showing a sound understanding of when to hit the open man off defensive rotations. Having Irving and Durant as pick and roll handlers should frequently leave him open in the short-roll to find cutters or spot-up shooters.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>The Kansas product has a tendency to revert to iso-ball in the post. He is not likely to see many of those opportunities in Brooklyn given the team’s lineup of scorers. Understanding his role at the five will be an important aspect of Morris’ fit with the Nets. However, given Tsai’s personal recruiting pitch, Morris should come in with a clear outline of the team’s expectations both on the court and in the locker room.</p><p>Brooklyn will look for the veteran to add a strong team-first attitude to the dynamic. If he can do so while shooting respectably from three, defending the post, and rebounding, Markieff Morris could make a substantial impact in a win-now season for the Nets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.5	1.5	0.6	0.1	0.2

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