<!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', '/hornets-brandon-miller-miles-bridges-dominate-alongside-lamelo-ball');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, ready to dominate alongside LaMelo Ball');   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/2024/10/Hornets-Brandon-Miller-Miles-Bridges-ready-to-dominate-alongside-LaMelo-Ball-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, ready to dominate alongside LaMelo Ball</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T07:22:28-07:00">October 1st, 7:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T07:22:28-07:00">October 1st, 7:22am</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019 and 2023, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Charlotte Hornets media day featured young, hungry players making up the team’s big three. LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Miles Bridges all seem optimistic about the 2024-2025 season.</p><p>After only winning 21 games the season before, there is nowhere to go but up for this young team. That all <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-charles-lee-sounds-off-championship-culture-charlotte">starts with their new head coach Charles Lee</a>.</p><h2><b>Miles Bridges believes in Charles Lee, team development</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hornets-Brandon-Miller-Miles-Bridges-ready-to-dominate-alongside-LaMelo-Ball.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Lee came to the Hornets after serving under head coach Joe Mazzulla on the Boston Celtics. It may be his first time as an NBA head man, but he has been an assistant coach in the league since 2014. He has been a member of two NBA championship squads.</p><p>“Just enthusiasm,” Bridges said when describing Charlotte’s rookie head coach. “He’s energetic, the last two coaches have been laid back, except for Cliff when he got mad. Coach (Lee) comes with a lot of energy and I feel like that’s what we need.”</p><p>Lee turns 40 in November, so he’s young in NBA terms when it comes down to coaching. Spending time around Mazzulla on a title run with the Celtics in 2024 also puts a different battery in the pack as well. Bridges believes in the team’s development under his new head coach.</p><p>“Taking it one day at a time, one game at a time. Focusing on the next days to get better, day by day,” Bridges said. “The new Hornets DNA is to be obsessed with daily improvement and I feel like that’s what we’ve been doing.”</p><h2><b>The big three is anxious to play at full strength</b></h2><p>While injuries have held Ball back, he is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-eases-injury-concerns-2024-25-season">expected to be ready</a> for the start of the regular season. Seeing the Hornets reach their full potential <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-high-flying-declaration-brandon-miller-miles-bridges-duo">next to Bridges and Miller is a tantalizing sight for Ball</a>.</p><p>“Definitely excited, I mean y’all seen how Miles could jump and Miller might have little low bounce, it’s crazy,” Ball said. “Both of them jumping is definitely a scary fast break.”</p><p>Ball and Miller only played 19 games with one another in the 2023-24 season, so the excitement is their to see the Hornets likely number one and two options mesh their games together to dominate. Ball wasn’t the only one praising Miller, Bridges also had nothing but good things to say about the sophomore star.</p><p>“Brandon gets better everyday. I’ve been so impressed with him since he came to the Hornets,” Bridges said. “He’s more poised than he was last year, he can facilitate better, I wouldn’t be surprised if he hits that All-Star stride.”</p><h2><b>Brandon Miller hypes up Mile Bridges, LaMelo Ball</b></h2><p>The attention will be on Miller since he stole the show last year,  being a consistent force throughout the course of the season. But Miller knows he didn’t find his stride alone.</p><p>“It feels great coming from him,” Miller said about Bridges’ comments. “Without him I wouldn’t make it to be an All-Star. He makes me better, pushes me, I push him. It’s going to be a great season for him too.”</p><p>Miller also noted how playing next to Ball will help elevate his and the entire Hornets’ game.</p><p>“I’m so excited, man. Best IQ in the game. I think he’s the best playmaker, he’s gonna help us. Everyone’s going to follow his lead and we’re going to be right there with him,” Miller said. “Without him it would be different as you saw last year. It’s a new year, I see him doing great things this year. All-Star for him. I’m rooting for him.”</p><p>Training camp will give these guys a chance to grow even closer and build that rapport to backup their lofty expectations. The <a href="https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets-announce-2024-25-preseason-schedule" rel="noopener">first preseason game</a> is at Spectrum Center October 6 against the New York Knicks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, ready to dominate alongside LaMelo Ball

<!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', '/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-high-flying-declaration-brandon-miller-miles-bridges-duo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ LaMelo Ball drops high-flying declaration on Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges duo');   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/Hornets-news-LaMelo-Ball-drops-high-flying-declaration-on-Brandon-Miller-Miles-Bridges-tandem.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ LaMelo Ball drops high-flying declaration on Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges duo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T15:55:54-07:00">September 30th, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T15:56:48-07:00">September 30th, 3:56pm</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>The Charlotte Hornets have shown bursts of potential over the last few years, but they have yet to take the next level as a franchise. While fans know that there is still loads of adversity ahead, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/predicting-hornets-record-2024-25-season-schedule-release">2024-25 NBA season</a> offers the squad an auspicious opportunity to achieve significant growth on both collective and individual levels.</p><p>Health could be the only real impediment preventing the Hornets from effectively forming a young, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/predicting-starting-lineup-for-charlotte-hornets">exciting core this year</a>. LaMelo Ball, who has missed the majority of each of the last two seasons with an ankle injury, <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1840788752505180490" rel="noopener">is pumped up</a> about the prospect of playing an entire campaign with Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges. He is specifically looking forward to seeing them run wild in transition.</p><p>“Both of them jumping?” Ball said at Media Day on Monday, via ClutchPoints. “That’s definitely a scary fast break.” For a deft playmaker like the 23-year-old, having two dynamic athletes to lean on should be highly motivating. The league has not seen this trio at full force yet, but if Ball, Miller and Bridges all continue to develop as expected, defenses will have their hands full.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Both of them jumping? That’s definitely a scary fast break.”</p><p>LaMelo Ball says he’s excited to play with Miles Bridges and Brandon Miller this year 🔥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryDonatien?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JerryDonatien</a>) <a href="https://t.co/gFp9m3Q5YN">pic.twitter.com/gFp9m3Q5YN</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1840788752505180490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What will the Hornets be capable of in the next couple of years?</b></h2><p>Ball has proven himself capable as both a rim attacker and perimeter threat in the past. Miller has a potent combination of length and skill that should only be more apparent in his second season. And Bridges can impact the game in multiple ways. With these three talents leading the way, the Hornets are brimming with promise.</p><p>Though, it is up to former Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics assistant and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/takeaways-charles-lee-being-named-hornets-next-head-coach">first-year head coach Charles Lee</a> to help them reach their ceiling. That will obviously take time, but fans desperately want to see the foundation of a successful franchise reveal itself in 2024-25.</p><p>They also know better than to hastily board the hype train, however. Optimism and skepticism will continue to wrestle with one another in Charlotte until this franchise provides definitive evidence of a breakthrough.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ LaMelo Ball drops high-flying declaration on Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges duo

<!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', '/cavs-news-miles-bridges-earned-serious-cleveland-consideration-in-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Miles Bridges earned serious Cavs consideration in 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.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cavs-news-Miles-Bridges-earned-serious-Cleveland-consideration-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Miles Bridges earned serious Cavs consideration in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-27T09:43:28-07:00">September 27th, 9:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-27T09:43:28-07:00">September 27th, 9:43am</time><address><a>Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers had, by all accounts, a very successful offseason. They managed to sign star guard Donovan Mitchell to a three-year contract extension and they also came to terms to a huge rookie extension with franchise cornerstone Evan Mobley. It may have taken them some time, but the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-how-cleveland-was-involved-with-last-espn-woj-bomb-before-retirement" rel="noopener">Cavs also managed to sign Isaac Okoro</a> to a new deal worth a reasonable amount.</p><p>However, the Cavs recognized that they may have needed a bit more firepower on both ends of the floor if they were to crack the upper-echelon of contending teams in the Eastern Conference. To that end, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/nba-rumors-cavs-team-to-watch-miles-bridges" rel="noopener">they seriously considered signing Miles Bridges</a> in free agency, although in the end, they did not have the financial capability to lure him away from the Charlotte Hornets, the team that re-signed Bridges on a three-year, $75 million deal.</p><p>Bridges, in an interview with Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer, revealed that the Cavs, along with the Los Angeles Clippers, <a href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article292866079.html" rel="noopener">legitimately entertained the idea</a> of adding him to the team.</p><p>“Yeah, the Clippers are a great organization. They wanted me, the (Cleveland) Cavaliers wanted me. But at the same time I was just trying to see what was the best fit for me, and what would make me and my family happy,” Bridges said.</p><p>In the end, the Cavs prioritized keeping Mitchell and Mobley for the long haul, as well as maintaining enough financial flexibility to retain Okoro over the splashy addition of Bridges. Bridges could have stepped in and become the starting small forward for the Cavs, giving them impressive size and athleticism in the frontcourt, but it would have stretched the Cavs’ finances too thin.</p><p>Passing up on the opportunity to sign Bridges may not be the worst outcome in the world for the Cavs. He may have averaged 21/7/3 last season on 46/35/83 shooting splits, but he comes with plenty of baggage due to his domestic violence issues that began in 2022. The Cavs should be a solid enough team even without Bridges, and it’s not as if he’ll be player that gets them over the hump.</p><h2>The Cavs will be alright without Miles Bridges</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Miles-Bridges-soars-to-the-basket.jpg"></figure><p>Miles Bridges would have given the Cavs another explosive scorer who can work with or without the basketball. At 6’7″, he possesses the ideal size for a wing — the position he would have played had he signed for Cleveland.</p><p>But even without Bridges, the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-gets-100-real-on-cleveland-expectations" rel="noopener">Cavs should be alright</a>. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland figure to commandeer most of the touches for the team anyway, while Evan Mobley should be given the opportunity to spread his wings on the offensive end of the court, especially considering the team’s financial commitment to him moving forward.</p><p>What the Cavs need from a fifth starter is someone who can defend, space the floor, and do his job without much fuss. That makes Max Strus and Isaac Okoro the ideal fifth member of the starting lineup, as those two are workmanlike in the way they embrace their limited role in the offense.</p><p>Bridges would have been more ideal for the Clippers. For one, the Clippers have proven that they don’t exactly care about a player’s baggage off the court as long as they can contribute on the court. The signings of Josh Primo, Kai Jones, and Kevin Porter Jr. prove that. And the Clippers need another explosive scorer following the departure of Paul George, making Bridges a logical replacement.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Miles Bridges earned serious Cavs consideration in 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', '/hornets-news-miles-bridges-roasted-on-social-media-for-viral-rap-video');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets Miles Bridges roasted on social media for viral rap video');   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/Hornets-news-Miles-Bridges-roasted-on-social-media-for-viral-rap-video.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets Miles Bridges roasted on social media for viral rap video</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-17T13:01:43-07:00">September 17th, 1:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-17T13:01:43-07:00">September 17th, 1:01pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Charlotte Hornets forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-re-signs-charlotte-75-million-deal">Miles Bridges set to return</a> for the 2024-25 season, he made headlines once again. Bridges released a freestyle under the RTB MB (‘Real Trench Baby’ Miles Bridges) “On The Radar” and it received quite a mix of reviews. </p><p>Comments poured in from everywhere. Some were supportive, and others… not so much. Multiple people posted memes dissing the rap, calling it trash. He mentioned a plethora of things within the rap. Bridges talked about gang activities regarding Ja Morant’s suspension. He also dissed former Hornets owner Michael Jackson.</p><p>Several of the comments under his video were expressing their disinterest in the 26-year-old’s rap career. Ever since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-criminal-charges-domestic-violence-case-dropped">Bridges’s 2022 case</a>, fans have turned their noses away from the former lottery pick. Listeners also linked Bridges’ bars about gang activities to the incidents that earned Ja Morant a suspension. People were bamboozled as to why he was rapping about a lifestyle he tried to escape.</p><p>People are still confused as to why Bridges raps about this. Also, it’s important to note that he started rapping again after he signed his three-year, $75 million contract with the Hornets. </p><h2><b>Will Miles Bridges’ rap video distract the Hornets?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Miles-Bridges-gets-roasted-for-rap-video.jpg"><figcaption>© Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s a possibility. After his domestic violence case, all kinds of stories circulated about Bridges. Not to mention, the Hornets haven’t made the playoffs since he was drafted. Regardless, his production is hard to deny. The former Michigan State forward averaged 21 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game with Charlotte. He also started in 67 of his 69 games throughout the season.</p><p>His mix of freakish athleticism, increased shot-creating, and scoring mentality make him a cornerstone for the Hornets. He and point guard LaMelo Ball have produced countless highlights together. Despite his pure talent, Bridges’ return can be a testament to his resilience and ability to learn from his mistakes.</p><p>Any kind of success this season is critical for his career, but also for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-responds-fan-domestic-abuse-denial">Bridges reshaping public perception</a> and regaining fan support. With fans drifting further and further away from Bridges due to his rap career, it could be the nail in the coffin if he doesn’t regain fan support.</p><p>Bridges has the talent to be a true force offensively. If he can balance both his rap and NBA career, in addition to regaining a positive public image, it could do wonders. Bridges is set to return to on-court action on November 17 after his suspension. In the meantime, the Hornets will be without their newly-paid forward to start the first month of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets Miles Bridges roasted on social media for viral rap video

<!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', '/hornets-news-miles-bridges-responds-fan-domestic-abuse-denial');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets’ Miles Bridges responds to fan with domestic abuse denial');   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/Miles-Bridges-responds-to-fan-with-domestic-abuse-denial.jpg"></figure><h1>Hornets’ Miles Bridges responds to fan with domestic abuse denial</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-21T06:45:29-07:00">July 21st, 6:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-21T06:45:29-07:00">July 21st, 6:45am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miles Bridges <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-re-signs-charlotte-75-million-deal">re-signed</a> with the Charlotte Hornets earlier this offseason on a three-year, $75 million deal, and seemingly all was well for the talented forward after some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-miles-bridges-criminal-charges-domestic-violence-case-dropped">troubling times</a>. Unfortunately, he appears to have gotten himself in some more hot water with his latest social media activity.</p><p>It all started with a simple enough post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday night where Bridges simply said he was excited for the upcoming season. A user quickly responded by labeling Bridges an <a href="https://x.com/boberic69/status/1814826693263036781" rel="noopener">abuser</a> due to his domestic violence case from 2022.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OK abuser</p><p>— Peanut 🥜 (@boberic69) <a href="https://twitter.com/boberic69/status/1814826693263036781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Rather than ignoring it, Bridges responded by saying he never abused anyone. Another user <a href="https://x.com/irony3491958274/status/1814879533524525369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1814879533524525369%7Ctwgr%5Ee78d9999153c54936eed40280c6f33c5795b0aa7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2945404action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">replied with a photo</a> of Mychelle Johnson, Bridges’ former girlfriend who accused him of domestic violence, that shows her injuries from the alleged incident.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">then who did this? <a href="https://t.co/U57VqDsq8W">pic.twitter.com/U57VqDsq8W</a></p><p>— irony (@irony3491958274) <a href="https://twitter.com/irony3491958274/status/1814879533524525369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bridges doubled down on his previous statement by implying that Johnson simply had acne and a failed lip filler procedure. However, he ended up <a href="https://x.com/BronGotGame/status/1814898198726521119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1814898198726521119%7Ctwgr%5E4bfc06b66762f3e91379bf32e3037e433f13a679%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2945404action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">deleting that post</a>, although he has left the previous one up where he denies committing any sort of abuse at the time of this posting.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">Bro😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/lSpudTxnUe">pic.twitter.com/lSpudTxnUe</a></p><p>— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) <a href="https://twitter.com/BronGotGame/status/1814898198726521119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Miles Bridges’ domestic violence case</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Miles-Bridges-of-the-Hornets.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Back in 2022, Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles for felony domestic violence before he got released on $130,000 bond. He eventually pled no contest to this charge, and was sentenced to three years probation as a result. Bridges was suspended by the NBA for 30 games as a result of this case, but after he missed the entire 2022-23 campaign, the league reduced it to ten games, and he made his return to action for the Hornets this past season.</p><p>The past few years have certainly been rocky for Bridges, and while appears to be attempting to put the past behind him, he got sucked into this argument on social media, which wasn’t exactly a good look for him. Bridges will be trying to prove the Hornets right for handing him his new deal this offseason, but it’s safe to say this incident has made it so that things have gotten off to a fairly poor start.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets’ Miles Bridges responds to fan with domestic abuse denial

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Girly just want me for my Juelz I’m finna Dipset 🤦🏽‍♂️

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I wish I was in the studio when Teddy Pendergrass made Love TKO 🔥🔥🔥

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What did I miss? I ain’t have wifi on the plane 4 hours 😐

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Not Lil TJay y’all pray for bro 🙏🏽🙏🏽

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
21.0	7.3	3.3	0.5	0.9

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