<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/magic-news-michael-carter-williams-signing-2-year-deal-to-return-to-orlando');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Carter-Williams signing 2-year deal to return to Magic');   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/2020/11/Michael-Carter-Williams-agrees-to-deal-to-stay-in-Orlando.jpg"></figure><h1>Michael Carter-Williams signing 2-year deal to return to Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-26T11:01:38-08:00">February 26th, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-26T11:15:23-08:00">February 26th, 11:15am</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-predictions-after-2023-nba-all-star-break" rel="noopener">Orlando Magic</a> are adding to their backcourt depth with the signing of veteran guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-michael-carter-williams-hints-at-retirement-to-pursue-shocking-career" rel="noopener">Michael Carter-Williams</a>, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.</p><p>Carter-Williams <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1629914262893101056" rel="noopener">will sign a two-year deal</a> with the Magic, who already have point guards Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, and Markelle Fultz on the roster. However, MCW spent his last two-plus seasons with the Magic, averaging 7.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game in the 88 contests that he suited up for Orlando.</p><p>At 31-year-old, there’s reason to question what makes the rebuilding Magic want to sign Carter-Williams. However, a team that’s been struggling more than usual on offense, Magic president Jeff Weltman may believe that the basketball IQ and veteran savvy of a true point guard like MCW can help the Magic run their offense effectively.</p><p>If that’s the case, it’s possible that MCW will find himself playing a significant role for the Magic less than two years after seriously considering retirement.</p><p>MCW does fit the Magic in plenty of ways though. Aside from his familiarity with the franchise, there’s the simple fact that he would be the most reliable facilitator they have in their backcourt. His length at 6-foot-5 with a 6-foot-7 wingspan is also sure to appeal to Orlando, who are jumbo-sized at nearly every position.</p><p>It will be his first time with the playbook of Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley though, and that could hinder his impact as a floor general.</p><p>Nonetheless, as the Magic rank just 27th in assists per game (22.7) and 27th in turnover percent (13.5), they could still use his steady hand.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Carter-Williams signing 2-year deal to return to Magic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams hints at retirement to pursue shocking career');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Michael-Carter-Williams-hints-at-retirement-to-pursu-shocking-career2.jpg"><figcaption>Wow...</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams hints at retirement to pursue shocking career</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-10T15:02:05-07:00">September 10th, 3:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-10T15:02:56-07:00">September 10th, 3:02pm</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><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic">Orlando Magic</a> guard Michael Carter-Williams is only 29 years old, but he is already thinking about retirement as he looks to chase his dream career in the UFC.</p><p>No, he’s not dreaming to be a Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Instead, the former Rookie of the Year apparently <a href="https://twitter.com/mcarterwilliams/status/1436360241457811456" rel="noopener">wants</a> to be a referee in the UFC.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thinking about being a ref for mma and pursing my dream into the ufc.. what do y’all think?</p><p>— Michael Carter-Willi (@mcarterwilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcarterwilliams/status/1436360241457811456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>While Michael Carter-Williams has struggled to live up to the hype he created in his remarkable rookie season, he remains a serviceable guard who can contribute as a starter or off the bench. In fact, he averaged 8.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 31 games (25 starts) for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic/roster" rel="noopener">Orlando</a> in 2020-21–showing that he can still play at a high level.</p><p>MCW is under contract with the Magic until the 2021-22 season, so he might have to wait for a bit if he really plans on leaving the NBA and pursuing an MMA career in the UFC. Nonetheless, such move will not be surprising, to say the least.</p><p>For what it’s worth, Carter-Williams is a huge fan of the MMA and UFC. If he’s not talking about basketball in his interviews, he’s out there commenting about the status of the fighting game and the promotion company.</p><p>It remains to be seen if the Magic playmaker will really leave the NBA to try to be a referee in the UFC. Given his love for MMA, though, he can definitely thrive with the career change.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams hints at retirement to pursue shocking career

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson does Michael Jordan tongue after dropping Michael Carter-Williams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Jazz-news-Jordan-Clarkson-does-Michael-Jordan-tongue-after-dropping-Michael-Carter-Williams-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson does Michael Jordan tongue after dropping Michael Carter-Williams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-27T20:47:45-08:00">February 27th, 8:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-27T20:47:45-08:00">February 27th, 8:47pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was feeling like His Airness on Saturday against the Orlando Magic at Vivint Smart Arena. The 28-year-old Filipino-American scorer did his best Michael Jordan impression after dropping defender Michael Carter-Williams with his nifty handles.</p><p>Clarkson had too much fun at MCW’s expense, as he totally owned him in this iso-play. He forced the Magic guard to lose his balance with a series of crossovers before taking his ankles with a slick spin move.</p><p>The Sixth Man of The Year frontrunner had all the open space in the paint that he needed afterward, <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1365860682412027906" rel="noopener">casually scooping the lay-up</a> to finish the play. As terrific as that move was, his reaction was even better.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">oh dear. <a href="https://t.co/fz8GedFjIe" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/fz8GedFjIe</a></p><p>— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1365860682412027906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Jazz franchise, of course, is quite familiar with that tongue gesture since Michael Jordan tormented them over the years with the same in-game antics. To this day, Bryon Russell still has nightmares over that one.</p><p>Jordan Clarkson, on the other hand, was his usual productive self against Orlando, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/utah-jazz-orlando-magic-2-28-2021/44a91d61-87c0-4ed5-b298-34b9de6a4d76" rel="noopener">scattering 18 points</a>, six rebounds and five dimes off the bench. He shot 7-for-16 from the floor and made two threes in 28 minutes. Carter-Williams, meanwhile, barely made an impact in the game against the  Jazz and notched just five boards and seven assists for the Magic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson does Michael Jordan tongue after dropping Michael Carter-Williams

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Carter-Williams agrees to deal to stay with Magic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Michael-Carter-Williams-agrees-to-deal-to-stay-in-Orlando.jpg"></figure><h1>Michael Carter-Williams agrees to deal to stay with Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-21T06:46:37-08:00">November 21st, 6:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-21T06:47:02-08:00">November 21st, 6:47am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic/">Orlando Magic</a> have reportedly signed 6-foot-5 point guard Michael Carter-Williams to an extension, which will see the 29-year-old remain in Orlando for the 2020-21 campaign.</p><p>Shams Charania of The Athletic broke the new on Twitter:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent Michael Carter-Williams has agreed to a deal to return to the Orlando Magic, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1330147561613774850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Carter-Williams spent the past two and a half years with the Magic. The former Rookie of the Year winner originally signed with Orlando on a couple of 10-day contracts back in March 2019, and he has been a Magic ever since. He’s clearly doing well enough for Orlando’s front office to keep him on board.</p><p>Last season, he averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cartemi01.html#all_per_game">7.2 points</a>, 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.1 steals in 18.5 minutes off the Magic bench. He isn’t exactly star-player material, but he gets the job done.</p><p>The details of MCW’s new deal with the Magic remains unclear at this point, but he will likely be earning the same amount of money he pocketed last year, which was the minimum ($2 million). Carter-Williams did not appear to have too many suitors in free agency, so it comes to no surprise that the Magic have been able to sign him to an extension.</p><p>This development is not exactly the headline-grabbing transaction Magic fans have been waiting for. Recently, they were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-rockets-magic-discussed-traded-centered-around-russell-westbrook-aaron-gordon/" rel="noopener noreferrer">linked</a> to a move for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/houston-rockets/">Houston Rockets</a> want-away star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/russell-westbrook/b3770983/">Russell Westbrook</a>, in a rumored trade deal involving <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/aaron-gordon/ab1309fc/">Aaron Gordon</a>. While that swap never really picked up steam, it probably still isn’t dead at this point. Westbrook could still be dawning Orlando’s colors next season. Then again, we wouldn’t advise holding your breath on that one.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Carter-Williams agrees to deal to stay with Magic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams reacts to Bucks’ decision to boycott Game 5');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Michael-Carter-Williams-reacts-to-standing-with-Bucks-after-James-Blake-shooting.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams reacts to Bucks’ decision to boycott Game 5</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-26T16:12:53-07:00">August 26th, 4:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-26T16:14:07-07:00">August 26th, 4:14pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/justintalvarado" rel="facebook">Justin Alvarado</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams is standing in solidarity with the Milwaukee Bucks, Jacob Blake and the rest of the league.</p><p>The Bucks decided to boycott their Game 5 against the Magic in protest of the shooting of Blake in Wisconsin. Milwaukee was supposed to forfeit the game, but Orlando also followed suit and decided to not play — insisting they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-players-not-accepting-bucks-forfeit-of-game-5-after-jacob-blake-shooting/" rel="noopener noreferrer">won’t accept the East top seeds forfeiting the game</a>.</p><p>While MCW <a href="https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1298735988022415360" rel="noopener noreferrer">admitted</a> they were not given a heads up about the decision prior to to the game, the message stands nonetheless and they fully support the Bucks for taking a stand and sending  a strong message.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Orlando guard Michael Carter-Williams’ reaction to the Milwaukee Bucks boycotting the game against the Magic:</p><p>“We weren’t given advanced notice about the decision but we are happy to stand in solidarity with Milwaukee, Jacob, and the entire NBA community.”</p><p>— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1298735988022415360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Bucks’ decision has also escalated to the league ultimately postponing all three games that were supposedly set to play on Wednesday, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder all deciding to similarly boycott.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Lakers and Trail Blazers are sitting Game 5 of series, sources tell <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>All three NBA games will not be played as players sit in wake of Jacob Blake shooting.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1298727661708206081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As mentioned, the said protest from the Bucks, Magic and the rest of the NBA came in the heels of the recent Jacob Blake shooting at Kenosha, Wisconsin. The latest incident of police brutality in the U.S. has pushed players to take a stand and send a message against racism and social injustices — which is the main reason why they decided to play in the first place.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Players will meet at 8 pm tonight to discuss how to proceed, sources told <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SInow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SInow</a>. Said one veteran player, "The season is in jeopardy."</p><p>— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SIChrisMannix/status/1298738881957945344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Recent and upcoming decisions by the players may also possibly dictate the future of the league, as there have been reports that the season is in jeopardy. The players will discuss their next steps later on Wednesday, so it remains to be seen if the playoffs will push through.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><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', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams reacts to Bucks’ decision to boycott Game 5

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers news: LeBron James overheard dissing Michael Carter-Williams during scrimmage');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LeBron-James-is-overheard-dissing-Michael-Carter-Williams-during-scrimmage.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers news: LeBron James overheard dissing Michael Carter-Williams during scrimmage</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-25T19:19:57-07:00">July 25th, 7:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-25T19:19:57-07:00">July 25th, 7:19pm</time><address><a>Brandon Biskobing</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James knows exactly what Orlando Magic combo guard Michael Carter-Williams is all about.</p><p>During Saturday’s scrimmage between the Lakers and Magic, LeBron was clearly heard calling out Carter-Williams’ style of play on offense:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron is basically calling out Michael Carter Williams to his teammates and MCW can clearly hear it. "He's all drive, no shoot. No. 7 is all drive." <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lakers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lakers</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Magic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Magic</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBABubble?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBABubble</a></p><p>— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GwashburnGlobe/status/1287060915339304964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>On top of the subtle disrespect by not calling Carter-Williams by name (granted saying “Number seven” is much faster on the court than “Carter-Williams”), the fact that LeBron knew exactly what kind of a player he’s going up against shows both how much of a student of the game he is, as well as how predictable of a player MCW is.</p><p>Carter-Williams shot only 29.4 percent from three-point range throughout the season prior to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-nba-season-suspended-after-rudy-gobert-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/" rel="noopener noreferrer">stoppage</a>. That was the highest percentage he has ever shot from long range in his career.</p><p>This is one of the unique aspects of playing in the bubble with no fans. Without the added sound of fans, the TV audience will be able to hear everything that is said on the court between the players, which will no doubt include a lot of trash talk, especially during the playoffs.</p><p>While it has not happened yet during the NBA restart, there has already been one instance of a player being caught cursing during a broadcast due to the lack of fans in the MLB during their restart this weekend.</p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson was heard yelling “Get over, Get over! F–!” on a ground ball, urging it foul. Before the opening of the NBA bubble, commissioner Adam Silver already <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/adam-silver-says-nba-may-need-tape-delay-in-orlando-to-avoid-bad-language-from-players-during-games/">hinted at the idea of a need for a delay on the broadcasts</a> in order to catch any foul language, knowing that players talk in a certain way on the court when they know nobody can hear them.</p><blockquote>“I think often players, they understand when they’re on the floor, they’re saying certain things to each other because it’s so loud in the arena, they know a lot of it is not being picked up. They may have to adapt their language a little bit knowing what they say will likely be picked up by microphones and in all seriousness, we may need to put a little bit of a delay.”</blockquote><p>There has been no indication of whether live games will be on a delay or not.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><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', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers news: LeBron James overheard dissing Michael Carter-Williams during scrimmage

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat guard Tyler Herro gets a technical after trash-talking Michael Carter-Williams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tyler-Herro-gets-ejected-after-trash-talking-Michael-Carter-Williams.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Heat guard Tyler Herro gets a technical after trash-talking Michael Carter-Williams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-17T20:18:47-07:00">October 17th, 8:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-17T21:13:15-07:00">October 17th, 9:13pm</time><address><a>DJ Siddiqi</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Tyler Herro may be a 19-year-old rookie, but he’s not going to allow anybody to disrespect him. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat">Miami Heat</a> took on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic">Orlando Magic</a> in a preseason tilt on Thursday night, the rookie shooting guard was knocked down by Michael Carter-Williams — only to get up, nail a 3-pointer in a Magic defender’s face and then proceed to trash talk Carter-Williams on the way back down.</p><p>Needless to say, Herro’s extra jibberish netted him and Carter-Williams a double-technical. However, while that was noteworthy, it was Herro and Carter-Williams’ “scuffle” that got them ejected, as you can see in the video below.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tyler Herro and Michael Carter Williams have been ejected for this vicious brawl. </p><p>WARNING: video may be too graphic for some <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/0cerNHjS0M">pic.twitter.com/0cerNHjS0M</a></p><p>— Mickstape (@MickstapeShow) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MickstapeShow/status/1184996581659029504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>There really wasn’t much to see here. But as is the case in the NBA nowadays, two technicals automatically warrants an ejection.</p><p>As far as Herro’s trash talk is concerned, you can see the teenager run down Carter-Williams and talk some more garbage here.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tyler Herro not taking sh%^ from Michael Carter-Williams.  Gets knocked down.  Gets up and his 3.  Talks trash.  Double technical. <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/ShScKy7GGI">pic.twitter.com/ShScKy7GGI</a></p><p>— Will Manso (@WillManso) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/WillManso/status/1184995873958313984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Herro has made such an impact in the early stages of his Heat career, that he’s considered “untouchable” in trade talks, according to <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/2019/10/tyler-herro-miami-heat-trade-rumors-untouchable/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heavy’s</a> Sean Deveney.</p><blockquote>“They’ve been firm on him and (Bam) Adebayo being untouchable,” one GM told Heavy.com before Herro’s explosive night. “Maybe they would move off of that as the season goes on, but as it stands, they think they’ve got the second coming of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Klay-Thompson/a0dc0928">Klay Thompson</a> offensively. They have not had a lot of useful guys on rookie contracts in past years and that’s killed their cap. They’ve got two now, they don’t want to let them go.”</blockquote><p>Herro has had quite the rookie preseason. The University of Kentucky product is averaging 16.3 points in just 24.7 minutes per game on a ridiculous efficiency. He’s converting on 54.5 percent of his shot attempts and 53.3 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc. That’s not even adding in the fact that Herro is averaging 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game.</p><p>At this point, Herro has established himself as the team’s clear-cut starter at shooting guard and will definitely be a dark-horse candidate for Rookie of the Year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><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', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat guard Tyler Herro gets a technical after trash-talking Michael Carter-Williams

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He has that uncanny ability to snatch the ball out of the handler’s hands.</p><blockquote>“He’s been our best defender. He’s been disruptive, he contains the ball &amp; he’s an elite-level defender. He can guard primary players and he’s one of the few guys that I’ve ever seen that can both guard the ball without getting beat and steal it. And at this level, that’s very rare. He’s got size and he can guard different people, so I want to find ways to use him.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">More Clifford on Carter-Williams: "…and he’s one of the few guys that I’ve ever seen that can both guard the ball without getting beat and steal it. And at this level, that’s very rare. He’s got size and he can guard different people, so I want to find ways to use him."</p><p>— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1182065163861712896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>These are definitely welcome comments from Clifford. The Magic is Carter-Williams’ sixth team in his six-year NBA career.  Last season, Carter-Williams joined the Magic in February via a 10-day contract. He played a total of 12 games for the Magic and averaged 5.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.1 minutes across 18.9 minutes. He re-signed with then over the summer which is a good sign of things to come.</p><p>Has Carter-Williams — a former Rookie of the Year — finally found a home? Will his defense be his main asset and contribution to the up and coming Magic squad?</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><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', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

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