<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-extremely-bold-paul-george-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Luka Doncic draws extremely bold Paul George claim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lakers-guard-Luka-Doncic-1.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers’ Luka Doncic draws extremely bold Paul George claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T12:07:15-07:00">September 11th, 12:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T12:44:22-07:00">September 11th, 12:44pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George addressed Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic’s trajectory toward potentially becoming the “biggest international” star in the history of the NBA. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-slovenia-eurobasket-elimination">Doncic and Slovenia were eliminated from EuroBasket</a>. However, that doesn’t take away from what could be the biggest season of Luka’s career as he enters his first Lakers training camp ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.</p><p>With a new contract extension and the motivation to prove his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, wrong, Doncic is entering a new era in his career, which George believes could be <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1966202846711583230" rel="noopener">the beginning of an unprecedented run</a> by an NBA star, he said, per Podcast P with Paul George.</p><p>“We’re talking about being the biggest international player now. That’s surpassing GOATs,” George said. “That’s surpassing Dirk. That’s surpassing Tony Parker. That’s surpassing Hakeem. He’s got a chance to be the biggest international guy, surpassing Giannis in a way. He’s got a chance to be one of the best to ever do it. His game is just way older than what he is. He’s tough, man. He’s a problem. Big fan of Luka and he talk that s***, too.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“He’s got a chance to be the biggest international guy… He’s got a chance to be one of the best to ever do it. His game is just way older than what he is.”</p><p>Paul George says Luka Doncic could be the best international hooper ever 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/PodcastPShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PodcastPShow</a>)<a href="https://t.co/31gH4fjiPK">pic.twitter.com/31gH4fjiPK</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1966202846711583230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Doncic could be on pace to become the largest international NBA star in the history of the league. The five-time All-Star is entering his eighth season ahead of his prime years. At 25, Doncic could be entering the most memorable campaign of his career. George makes a strong, but interesting point that could turn out to be true.</p><h2><b>NBA scout predicts Luka Doncic revenge MVP season with Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lakers-guard-Luka-Doncic-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After a body transformation throughout the summer, one NBA scout says <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-nba-scout-predicts-luka-doncic-mvp-fat-shaming-revenge-mavericks">Lakers’ Luka Doncic is out for revenge</a> over fat-shaming from the Mavericks. Following his shocking trade to the Lakers, many speculated his former team didn’t want to give their All-Star guard an extension based on his conditioning.</p><p>An NBA scout says Doncic is entering the upcoming season <a href="https://dallashoopsjournal.com/p/los-angeles-lakers-luka-doncic-mvp-scoring-title-nba-news-rumors/" rel="noopener">as a man on a mission</a>, per Dallas Hoops Journal.</p><p>“Man, he looks incredible,” the scout said. “He’s quicker and more explosive. He’s getting by people more easily. I think he’s on a mission, man.”</p><p>The scout believes Doncic is chasing the MVP award.</p><p>“I think he’s going to win MVP and the scoring title next season,” the scout said. “He wants to get revenge on Dallas for basically fat-shaming him.”</p><p>The Lakers will host the Suns in their preseason opener on October 3.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Luka Doncic draws extremely bold Paul George claim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-patrick-beverley-roasts-paul-george-jeremy-lin-worst-passes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Beverley roasts Paul George, Jeremy Lin for ‘worst passes ever’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Former-NBA-player-Patrick-Beverly-for-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Patrick Beverley roasts Paul George, Jeremy Lin for ‘worst passes ever’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T10:28:15-07:00">September 10th, 10:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T10:30:22-07:00">September 10th, 10:30am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Patrick Beverley <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-patrick-beverley-thinks-kevin-durant-vs-larry-bird-isnt-close">did not hold back</a> when revisiting some unforgettable moments with former teammates Paul George and Jeremy Lin. During a <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/09/10/patrick-beverleynow-this-one-anytime-i-shoot-my/86070988007/" rel="noopener">recent podcast appearance</a>, Beverley laughed about what he called the “worst passes ever” in his NBA career. He pointed out specific plays involving George and Lin. These were players he shared the court with during different stages of his career. Beverley explained that he respects both of them, but the blunders were too memorable to ignore.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-patrick-beverley-paul-george-klay-thompson-championship-claim">Beverley and George played together with the Clippers</a>, forming a defensive-minded backcourt. Despite their chemistry, Beverley recalled one particular play where George threw a pass so off-target that it became a running joke between them. He joked that he still doesn’t understand what George was thinking at that moment. Still, Beverley emphasized that George remains one of the most talented scorers he has ever played alongside. He added that their time with the Clippers helped elevate his own game.</p><p>The veteran guard also brought up <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/10-greatest-games-of-jeremy-lins-nba-career-ranked">his stint with Jeremy Lin during their time with the Rockets</a>. According to Beverley, Lin once attempted a flashy no-look pass that completely missed its mark. He admitted that the play left him stunned but laughing afterward. Beverley said Lin’s aggressiveness and willingness to take risks often led to incredible highlights. However, sometimes the execution went hilariously wrong. Their shared moments in Houston were filled with similar instances, giving Beverley plenty of stories to tell.</p><p>While Patrick Beverley roasted both George and Lin, he made it clear there was no malice behind his comments. He praised George’s leadership with the Clippers and Lin’s creativity with the Rockets. Beverley also acknowledged how much he learned from both. His candid storytelling highlighted his ability to mix humor with respect, offering fans a behind-the-scenes look at life in the NBA.</p><p>With Beverley now embracing his role as both a player and a media personality, his playful critiques continue to resonate with fans. His stories about Paul George and Jeremy Lin remind everyone that even elite NBA players have their unforgettable bloopers. Beverley, of course, will never miss a chance to share them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Beverley roasts Paul George, Jeremy Lin for ‘worst passes ever’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-joel-embiid-paul-george-workout-videos-have-fans-buzzing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joel Embiid, Paul George workout videos have 76ers fans buzzing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/76ers-Paul-George-Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Joel Embiid, Paul George workout videos have 76ers fans buzzing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T20:22:36-07:00">September 9th, 8:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T20:22:36-07:00">September 9th, 8:22pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-joins-joel-embiid-paul-george-sixers-practice-court">Philadelphia 76ers have just one goal in mind</a> heading into the 2025-26 season: to make it back to the playoffs and compete for a championship. They may have won just 24 games last year, but that was with the injury bug ravaging the entire team, with Joel Embiid and Paul George missing so much time and suffering severe drop-offs to their production due to them being less than 100 percent healthy.</p><p>The key for the 76ers this upcoming season would be to stay healthy. Embiid will have over seven months of rest and recovery from the knee surgery that ended his 2024-25 campaign early, while George elected to have arthroscopic knee surgery early in the offseason so he could get back on the court as soon as possible. And with training camp set to begin in just 15 days, the 76ers are already <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1965582947131727934" rel="noopener">hard at work</a> — with Embiid and George looking very good in workout photos and videos the 76ers’ official account on X posted.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/cxjgowl3l4">pic.twitter.com/cxjgowl3l4</a></p><p>— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1965582947131727934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This behind-the-scenes look at the 76ers’ training before training camp officially begins elicited a bit of an uproar among 76ers fans, who would want nothing more than to see Embiid and George be healthy and play up to their full potential for the upcoming campaign. Embiid, in particular, caused so much excitement, as he was seen practicing without a knee brace.</p><p>“Everything needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but it’s awesome and encouraging that the #Sixers posted Embiid and George in the lab today,” X user @jmoreno76ers <a href="https://x.com/jmoreno76ers/status/1965589993881223562" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“Sixers post workout footage featuring both Joel Embiid (with no knee brace!) and Paul George 👀,” @eringrugan <a href="https://x.com/eringrugan/status/1965586945406640432" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>“Braceless Embiid 😭🔥,” @ttpLeem <a href="https://x.com/ttpLeem/status/1965606625403912416" rel="noopener">furthered</a>.</p><p>“Embiid practicing with no brace 👀👀👀,” @sixerfan1220 <a href="https://x.com/sixerfan1220/status/1965605326369243414" rel="noopener">pointed out</a>.</p><p>Considering how badly last season went for the 76ers, any bit of hope is welcome. This certainly provides that.</p><h2><b>Joel Embiid’s return to form will be key for the 76ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Joel-Embiid-shooting-free-throws.jpg"><figcaption>Kim Klement-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/sources-joel-embiids-ongoing-knee-issues-create-genuine-concern-about-76ers-future">Embiid clearly was not 100 percent healthy</a>, as he was still recovering from the wear and tear he put himself through during the 2024 NBA playoffs and the 2024 Paris Olympics. But he still tried his best to get back on the floor as soon as possible amid mounting pressure on the 76ers to contend.</p><p>His play dropped off big-time; he averaged 10 fewer points than he did the previous campaign, and his efficiency tanked. If he returns to full strength, even if he requires a few rest days in between games, that should be enough to get the 76ers back to playoff contention at the very least. And if George returns to form as well? Then there might be life in their championship hopes yet.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joel Embiid, Paul George workout videos have 76ers fans buzzing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-joins-joel-embiid-paul-george-sixers-practice-court');   ga('set', 'title', 'VJ Edgecombe joins Joel Embiid, Paul George on 76ers practice court');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/VJ-Edgecombe.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>VJ Edgecombe joins Joel Embiid, Paul George on 76ers practice court</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T19:42:06-07:00">September 9th, 7:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T19:42:49-07:00">September 9th, 7:42pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the summer rapidly coming to a close, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-2025-26-schedule-joel-embiid-paul-george">Philadelphia 76ers are slowly but surely</a> making their way back to the Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey, to prepare for the 2025-26 NBA season.</p><p>Among the fresh crop of talent who will be heading to New Jersey to test their mettle and get their game ready to go for opening night against the New York Knicks is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-news-vj-edgecombe-earn-respect-philadelphia-fans">rookie phenom VJ Edgecombe</a>, who got his first taste of NBA action in a 76ers pinny in Summer League. Fresh off being the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Edgecombe got his first taste of being a full-on Philadelphia star on Tuesday when, in some informal activities before training camp, the Baylor product got to <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1965586161575047607" rel="noopener">share the court</a> with Joel Embiid and Paul George.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joel Embiid, V. J. Edgecombe and Paul George putting in work at the practice facility 🧪</p><p>Embiid worked out without a knee brace 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sixers</a>)<a href="https://t.co/qHoIQ1z3tG">pic.twitter.com/qHoIQ1z3tG</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1965586161575047607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Whoa, Embiid is taking shots without a brace on either knee? Now <i>that</i> is an important development for arguably the lynchpin of the 76ers’ success in 2026.</p><p>Wearing a practice jersey and gym shorts, Edgecombe reminded fans why he is one of the most exciting players in this year’s rookie class, with the two-way guard having a unique ability to get up in the air and make something happen, be that an offensive rebound, a block, or his signature slam dunk that made him a social media star in Waco.</p><p>While the 76ers are without a doubt Embiid’s team, as Philadelphia fell apart in spectacular fashion when he was unable to play last season, “The Process” has also proven he can’t lead a team to the NBA Finals by himself. If Nick Nurse’s squad is going to return to their winning ways and prove that last season was nothing but a fluke, they will need strong performances from everyone, be they max contract players like Tyrese Maxey or PG13, or a newcomer like Edgecombe, who has yet to see official NBA action.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VJ Edgecombe joins Joel Embiid, Paul George on 76ers practice court

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Recently, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/robert-downey-jr-leonardo-dicaprio-drake-kawhi-leonard-scandal">Los Angeles Clippers and</a> Kawhi Leonard came under fire after reports surfaced that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-steve-ballmer-kawhi-leonard-story-suspicious-bill-simmons-take">Leonard had signed</a> a lucrative no-show deal with the since-bankrupt company Aspiration to help Los Angeles circumvent the NBA salary cap. Now it has emerged that Leonard and his uncle allegedly have been looking for such a deal for <a href="https://x.com/bruce_arthur/status/1965428823648076194" rel="noopener">quite some time</a>, dating back to his days with the Toronto Raptors, whom he left in free agency during the 2019 offseason.</p><p>“In 2019, Kawhi Leonard’s uncle asked the Raptors for a piece of the Leafs and a Paul George trade but also for two big extras: no-show sponsorships and ownership shares in outside companies, which he seems to have gotten with Aspiration, and the Clippers,” reported Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Libaan Osman of the Toronto Star then confirmed on his own X account that it was indeed a “$10-million-a-year no-show sponsorship deal to stay with the Raptors.”</p><p>The Raptors were evidently unwilling to provide such a deal, and Leonard bolted for Los Angeles, where he himself has yet to play a game outside the second round.</p><p>The decision was controversial during the 2019 offseason considering that Leonard and the Raptors had just won the NBA championship less than a month earlier, but now it appears that many more factors were at play than just basketball and standard contract negotiations.</p><h2><b>An interesting decision for the Raptors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Clippers-forward-Kawhi-Leonard_3beeb0.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Toronto Raptors’ decision to stay on the ethical side of things may have kept them out of hot water in the present day, but it certainly didn’t help them from a basketball perspective.</p><p>Toronto made it to the second round of the playoffs the year after Leonard left but has yet to reach that point since then and has now positioned themselves to be one of the most expensive rosters in the NBA while simultaneously not figuring to be very competitive in the upcoming season.</p><p>Still, it’s certainly possible that had they kept Leonard around, the same injury troubles that have tormented him during his stay with the Clippers would have shown up in Toronto as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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