<!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: Suns’ Devin Booker hit with Flagrant 1 foul after scary tackle on Raptors’ Precious Achiuwa');   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/2022/03/Devin-Booker-hit-with-Flagrant-1-foul-after-scary-tackle-on-Raptors_-Precious-Achiuwa.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Suns’ Devin Booker hit with Flagrant 1 foul after scary tackle on Raptors’ Precious Achiuwa</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-03-11T20:24:53-08:00">March 11th, 8:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-03-11T20:26:31-08:00">March 11th, 8:26pm</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>In a rather uncharacteristic turn of events, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker took down Toronto Raptors big man Precious Achiuwa in what seemed to be a frustration foul.</p><p>After turning the ball over to Achiuwa, Booker tried hard to catch up to the Raptors youngster in a bid to stop him from getting a bucket. However, <a href="https://twitter.com/raptorsrepublic/status/1502488190107762690" rel="noopener">Booker ended up tackling</a> Achiuwa, who dropped to the floor and stayed down for a bit after the hard fall.</p><p>Booker and the Suns were having a hard time against the Raptors, trailing 78-71 at that point, so it’s not surprising why the All-Star guard was frustrated with the turnover. However, that is undoubtedly an unacceptable gesture.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Precious with a steal, gets taken down <a href="https://t.co/XlnVoQurl3" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XlnVoQurl3</a></p><p>— Raptors Republic 🇺🇦 (@raptorsrepublic) <a href="https://twitter.com/raptorsrepublic/status/1502488190107762690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course Booker was called for a Flagrant 1 foul. While some would argue that he got the ball first, there was clearly unnecessary force that led to the Raptors big falling to the floor.</p><p>It’s rare to see Devin Booker commit such acts, and it should be a lesson he needs to learn from. He can’t allow himself to be in such situations, especially since it can lead him to getting ejected in games or even suspended.</p><p>With Chris Paul <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-chris-paul-injury-update-from-monty-williams-wont-please-fans/" rel="noopener">injured and sidelined</a>–perhaps for the remainder of the regular season–the Suns can’t afford to lose Booker as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Suns’ Devin Booker hit with Flagrant 1 foul after scary tackle on Raptors’ Precious Achiuwa

<!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', 'Raptors’ Precious Achiuwa reveals what he did during isolation');   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/2021/12/Raptors-Precious-Achiuwa-.jpeg"></figure><h1>Raptors’ Precious Achiuwa reveals what he did during isolation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-19T05:27:09-08:00">December 19th, 5:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-19T05:27:36-08:00">December 19th, 5:27am</time><address><a>Joshua Howe</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the old adage goes, people are creatures of habit. That’s doubly true for NBA players, who live and breathe a highly structured lifestyle.</p><p>The unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 era, then, has completely disrupted those usual patterns, pulling players in and out of health and safety protocols, yanking them from in-rhythm stretches and making it difficult to establish long-term flow on the floor.</p><p>Currently, there are over 50 players in the protocols, with that number rising exceptionally quickly as each day passes.</p><p>One player who just returned from isolation, however, is Precious Achiuwa, who had been held out of the Toronto Raptors’ previous four games for that reason. </p><p>“It was good to be out there,” Achiuwa told reporters. “Being able to play again, I’ve been out. Little bit of shoulder tendonitis and then isolation, so I’ve been out for quite some time but it was good to be out there again. I’m getting my lungs back, getting back into game shape.”</p><p>Achiuwa looked excellent in his return, his energy and defensive acumen a welcome addition to the Raptors’ constantly fluctuating bench. He dropped 17 points and<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-dubs-gm-bob-myers-makes-shocking-lamelo-ball-confession/" rel="noopener"> five rebounds on the</a> decimated Golden State Warriors Saturday, playing just 23 minutes in a blowout victory.</p><p>But perhaps even more intriguing than his strong performance was Achiuwa’s post-game revelation about how he spent his extra time during his isolation period, with his typical schedule entirely thrown off.</p><p>“I cooked,” the Raptors talent said. “I did that. I ain’t cooked in so long. Finally I cooked for a little bit, I was home. Binge watched a lot of shows, watched a lot of movies. I had to get real creative in my house. </p><p>“I’m very diverse. I’m a chef. Not just the milk and the Oreos thing, trust. I’m not just a snack specialist. I’m all around the place and I can do a lot of things.”</p><p>Of course, while the matter of players having <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/" rel="noopener">their agendas displaced</a> certainly demands some level of concern, there is a larger understanding that health (particularly long-term health) needs to remain at the forefront of everyone’s minds as the pandemic continues to bear down. </p><p>“We just gotta do what we gotta do to make sure everybody stays safe,” Precious Achiuwa said, “especially right now with the way the virus is going across the league and the nation. We just gotta do our best to make sure everybody’s safe and stay healthy.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Precious Achiuwa reveals what he did during isolation

<!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', 'Precious Achiuwa, Josh Okogie rip Stephen A. 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Smith over disrespectful Nigeria comments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-12T18:53:06-07:00">July 12th, 6:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-12T18:53:06-07:00">July 12th, 6:53pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Stephen A. Smith <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twitter-is-going-off-on-stephen-a-smith-after-atrocious-shohei-ohtani-nigeria-rants/" rel="noopener">has found himself in hot waters</a> for his latest comments about Team USA losing to Nigeria in their pre-Olympic exhibition, and sure enough, Nigerian NBA players like Precious Achiuwa and Josh Okogie didn’t like what the veteran broadcaster said about them.</p><p>The ESPN sports analyst recently went on a huge tirade to criticize Team USA for their 90-7 defeat to the Nigerian national team. While it was typical Smith ripping NBA players, his rant came off as harsh and disrespectful to a team that has worked hard and did everything right to take down the best basketball squad in the world.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is exactly what needed to said about TEAM USA!!! <a href="https://t.co/duH385AlwR" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/duH385AlwR</a></p><p>— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenasmith/status/1414620449250725893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After hearing the poor comments made by Stephen A. Smith, Miami Heat rookie Precious Achiuwa and Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Josh Okogie couldn’t help but call out the commentator, who should have known better.</p><p>Achiuwa called the tirade “<a href="https://twitter.com/PreciousAchiuwa/status/1414743217103269903" rel="noopener">unprofessional</a>,” while Okogie emphasized to put “some respect on the flag and the mother land.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Unprofessional 🤦🏾‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/e9ypb0ffqU" target="_blank">https://t.co/e9ypb0ffqU</a></p><p>— Precious Achiuwa (@PreciousAchiuwa) <a href="https://twitter.com/PreciousAchiuwa/status/1414743217103269903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">You can critique the other team without disrespecting us. Put some respect on the flag and the mother land! Don’t forget where your ancestors came from !!!! 🇳🇬😁 <a href="https://t.co/d7B1lK0nLW" target="_blank">https://t.co/d7B1lK0nLW</a></p><p>— Josh Okogie (@CallMe_NonStop) <a href="https://twitter.com/CallMe_NonStop/status/1414721200358518786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Stephen A. Smith is known for his hot takes, but it is true that he went below the belt with his criticisms. After all, as Okogie said it, he is free to criticize as long as there is no disrespect–there is just a huge difference from a constructive criticism to just being plain harsh.</p><p>Hopefully with the backlash he has received from NBA players and fans alike, Smith has learned his lesson.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Precious Achiuwa, Josh Okogie rip Stephen A. Smith over disrespectful Nigeria comments

<!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', 'WATCH: Kevin Durant embarrassed by Precious Achiuwa with epic block on dunk attempt');   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/2021/07/Team-USA-news-Kevin-Durant-embarrassed-by-Precious-Achiuwa-with-epic-block-on-dunk-attempt-thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>WATCH: Kevin Durant embarrassed by Precious Achiuwa with epic block on dunk attempt</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-10T18:31:08-07:00">July 10th, 6:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-10T18:41:37-07:00">July 10th, 6:41pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Team USA kicked off its final preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games with an exhibition match with Nigeria on Saturday night. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kevin-durant/b0360985">Kevin Durant</a> had bad intentions on an audacious dunk attempt but unfortunately for him, it resulted in an epic block from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat">Miami Heat</a> rookie Precious Achiuwa.</p><p>Here’s a look at KD almost putting Achiuwa on a poster. It did not end well for the Nets superstar, though (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyHeyen/status/1414025368516931585">Billy Heyen</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oh man, this Precious Achiuwa block of Kevin Durant 👀<a href="https://t.co/5WVx9cVSgz" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/5WVx9cVSgz</a></p><p>— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyHeyen/status/1414025368516931585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Check out how high Precious had to get up to swat away that Kevin Durant dunk attempt. He would have been on the wrong end of a poster had he not timed his jump to perfection — and we all know how many others have already fallen victim to KD at the rim. Achiuwa met Durant at the apex, though, and it resulted in a truly memorable block for the Heat youngster.</p><p>This is Team USA’s first exhibition match as they tune up for the upcoming Olympic games in Tokyo. The national squad actually had a bit of a scare earlier in the week with three players from the Select Team being removed from training camp after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/team-usa-news-immanuel-quickley-among-3-players-removed-from-training-camp-due-covid-19-protocols/" rel="noopener">testing positive for COVID-19</a>. Fortunately, none of the members of Team USA were affected by this development.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

WATCH: Kevin Durant embarrassed by Precious Achiuwa with epic block on dunk attempt

<!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', '3 reasons why Precious Achiuwa needs to be your next NBA rookie card investment');   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/2021/01/3-reasons-why-Precious-Achiuwa-needs-to-be-your-next-NBA-rookie-card-investment-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>3 reasons why Precious Achiuwa needs to be your next NBA rookie card investment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-29T08:53:04-08:00">January 29th, 8:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-29T08:56:18-08:00">January 29th, 8:56am</time><address><a>Julio Luis Munar</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After their surprise run to the NBA Finals in the bubble, the Miami Heat had the 20th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. The Heat used that pick on big man Precious Achiuwa to help provide support in the frontcourt.</p><p>Miami is off to a rough start in 2020-21 after the shortened offseason. The defending Eastern Conference champions are 6-12 thanks to a variety of key absences, namely Jimmy Butler. If there’s a silver lining, though, it’s that Achiuwa is getting a good opportunity to carve out a role for himself.</p><p>Find out why the rookie is a player to look out for and why it’s a good move to invest in his cards.</p><h2><b>1. Precious Achiuwa is playing more</b></h2><p>The Heat’s health woes aren’t good for the team, but Achiuwa is getting a nice opportunity off the bench behind frontcourt starters Bam Adebayo and Kelly Olynyk. </p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Heat-news-Bam-Adebayo-makes-bold-claim-about-Miami-rookie-Precious-Achiuwa.jpg"></figure><p>The rookie’s increased role from the bench allows him to adjust faster to the league’s style of play. Achiuwa will have the chance to learn the Heat’s system and use it to contribute, especially on the defensive side of things. If he makes the most out of this opportunity, Achiuwa will become a staple of Miami’s second unit in the games to come. </p><p>The big man <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/achiupr01.html" rel="noopener">is currently averaging</a> 7.6 rebounds and 5.0 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per game while shooting 63.5% from the field. So, he’s certainly making some noise early on in his career, even if he’s not making a major role.</p><p>If Achiuwa continues to develop and the Heat make a push for the playoffs, his card value will rise with the more exposure he gets this season.</p><h2><b>2. He has the chance to be good on defense</b></h2><p>Although card fans value players who are skilled offensively, there’s always a strong case to be made for those who play great defense. Precious Achiuwa has the potential to become that player for Miai. </p><p>The rookie possesses a 225-pound frame packed inside a 6-foot-8 body. This physique allows Achiuwa to stand his ground, especially against taller and more muscular opponents. He is also able to keep up with smaller guards and prevent them from getting an open look on him:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Precious Achiuwa may guard guards and wings better than he does centers.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotAMismatch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NotAMismatch</a></p><p>Side note: Eyes on your man, Kelly O <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#HeatTwitter</a> <a href="https://t.co/J4g3EhBnAh" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/J4g3EhBnAh</a></p><p>— Alberto Fuentes (@thisisntalberto) <a href="https://twitter.com/thisisntalberto/status/1352453847478890500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The potential to guard multiple positions is a skill desired by any team in the NBA. If Achiuwa learns to improve his feel for the game, he will be a force to be reckoned with on the defensive side of the court.</p><h2><b>3. Miami’s culture will be good for Precious Achiuwa’s stock</b></h2><p>Ask any fan what stands out the most about the Heat and you’ll likely get their famed culture as the answer. The combination of Pat Riley in the front office and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/erik-spoelstra-is-easily-the-best-coach-left-in-the-nba-playoffs/">Erik Spoelstra</a> as head coach serves as the tip of Miami’s culture. Their hard-nosed approach to working hard and playing basketball as a team has produced positive results. </p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pat-Riley_s-hyped-assessment-of-Miami_s-Draft-Day-selection.jpg"></figure><p>Precious Achiuwa stands to gain a lot from the Heat’s culture. For one, the rookie will quickly learn the ins and outs of the league and use those lessons to his advantage. If he allows himself to be mentored by Spoelstra, Butler, and Bam Adebayo, the rookie will carve out a definite role in Miami. If his potential is fully realized because of the Heat’s tutelage, his value on the card market will fly high.</p><p>Many were caught unaware when Tyler Herro suddenly broke out in the bubble. It’s better not to make the same mistake with Achiuwa this year. Better hunt his rookie cards now so you can cash in when his stock shoots up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 reasons why Precious Achiuwa needs to be your next NBA rookie card investment

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However, he has yet to see significant action on the floor together with big man Bam Adebayo.</p><p>Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra recently raved about their promising potential of playing together, but he also bared his rationale behind the decision:</p><blockquote>“Defensively, they would wreak a lot of havoc just with their size and quickness and physicality,” Spoelstra said, via <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article248619135.html">Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald</a>. “But we’re trying to simplify as much as we can for Precious. So early on, I don’t anticipate you’ll see much of [Adebayo and Achiuwa playing together]. You’ll see it maybe at times and that’s not a criticism or an indictment at all. This is about trying to fast track success as quickly as possible without your normal ramp-up. That’s pretty much the deal right now.”</blockquote><p>The Heat only had a limited time to prepare for the 2020-2021 season after their run to the 2020 NBA Finals. Achiuwa and the other members of this draft class were immediately thrown to the wolves and had little time to adjust as the league eventually started the regular season in late December, just a month after the November draft.</p><p>The 21-year-old is currently tallying norms of 8.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists through 17.3 minutes per game. He is primarily coming off the bench and has only started two of 12 games played this season.</p><p>The Heat have struggled to start this season at 5-7, thanks in large part to Jimmy Butler’s extended absence and other COVID-19 issues on the roster. Hopefully, both Achiuwa and Adebayo will get to see the floor together more often in order to help Miami win more games.</p><p>The Heat will hope to snag their second consecutive victory as they visit the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 20.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Bam Adebayo-Precious Achiuwa would ‘wreak havoc,’ but Erik Spoelstra reveals why they don’t share court

<!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', 'Memphis Tigers: James Wiseman and the NCAA leaves Precious Achiuwa, others in a pickle');   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/2019/11/James-Wiseman-Precious-Achiuwa-Memphis-Tigers-NCAA-College-Basketball-Penny-Hardaway.jpg"></figure><h1>Memphis Tigers: James Wiseman and the NCAA leaves Precious Achiuwa, others in a pickle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-11-21T06:41:09-08:00">November 21st, 6:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-23T07:23:50-07:00">July 23rd, 7:23am</time><address><a>Galen Donnelly</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NCAA decide to announce its decision regarding the status of Memphis Tigers freshman James Wiseman on Wednesday. And what a decision it was, as the governing body of college sports not only suspended the young man for a dozen games, but fined him.</p><p>We’ll get more into that in about a second.</p><p>One second later…</p><p>It’s The Morning After College Basketball.</p><h2>The NCAA Fined An Unpaid Laborer</h2><p><b>Joseph Nardone (<a href="https://twitter.com/JosephNardone" rel="noopener noreferrer">@JosephNardone</a>)</b>: It doesn’t matter that the NCAA filed it under “a charity of his choice.” If James Wiseman “must” donate $11,500 to be eligible to play college basketball again, it’s a fine.</p><p>The number makes sense from only a black and white viewpoint. Wiseman, who was reportedly unaware his family took any of Penny Hardaway’s money, is tasked with repaying the dollar amount borrowed. However, if his family needed to borrow that much money so the entire Wiseman clan could be closer to James’ sister, how in the world does the NCAA believe he’ll have that money to give back while trotting about the college basketball landscape not paid for his services?</p><p>Is the kid to take out a loan? Is his family to assume the projected NBA Draft Lottery pick will go uninjured the rest of the way, and risk long-term financial windfalls by breaking the bank?</p><p>Wanting to punish the Memphis Tigers because the university had some bravado isn’t ideal either. It’s being reported that the NCAA is not yet done with the school. Why? Not because Marky Mark Emmert and the NCAA Funky Bunch know there’s nefarious things laying around. It’s since the governing body’s feelings were hurt that Penny and company weren’t fully subservient the moment Wiseman’s eligibility was questioned.</p><p>The NCAA isn’t currently operating with much sense. Instead of using critical thinking to help come up with reasonable plans, punishments and/or whatever, it appears as though the NCAA is instead attempting to rally their “anti-pay-players” base.</p><p>It’s actually a playbook stolen from politics. Rather than being right or wrong, choose to defiantly be whatever your ideals (or lack thereof) are, hoping your base will support you no matter what… mostly for all the wrong reasons.</p><p>Nevertheless, James Wiseman, essentially a kid without a job, was fined five-figure dollars because of the actions of other people.</p><h2>What We’ve Seen From James Wiseman</h2><p><b>Blake Lovell (<a href="https://www.twitter.com/theblakelovell">@theblakelovell</a>): </b>The off the court stuff is the main focus with Wiseman right now, but on the court, he’s put up the type of numbers we expected him to.</p><p>In the three games that he’s played, Wiseman has averaged 19.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in playing just 23.0 minutes per game while also leading Memphis with 3.0 blocks per contest.</p><p>Obviously, it’s a small sample size, and the Tigers will be playing much tougher competition once Wiseman returns to action in January.</p><p>But still, there’s a reason he’s the potential No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. You can’t teach his size and wingspan, and his ability to impact the game on both sides of the court will only continue to get better.</p><p>So, while all the talk has been about Wiseman’s issues with the NCAA, there’s no doubt that NBA scouts are already pondering the possibilities of having him on their roster.</p><p>And no, this battle with the NCAA isn’t going to affect his draft stock. There’s no reason to even consider that.</p><p>Wiseman may be the most talented player in college basketball, and he’ll give Memphis a shot at winning the AAC once he’s back on the court.</p><h2>Precious Achiuwa Becomes The Alpha</h2><p><b>Joe: </b>Precious Achiuwa had 16 points and 12 rebounds against the Little Rock Trojans on Wednesday night to help the Memphis Tigers win without their five-star freshman. He’s going to be key to the team’s success as Wiseman serves his suspension.</p><p>The good news? Achiuwa ain’t no slouch, B. A five-star himself, he’s now averaging 13-8 on 52% shooting from the floor. Couple him with DJ Jeffries, who added 15 points all in the first half on Wednesday, and the Tigers still have insane youthful talent.</p><p>Still, it’ll be Achiuwa tasked to play the Alpha role.</p><p>In a weird way, this could benefit the Memphis Tigers in the future. With Wiseman forced to sit, Hardaway will not only be able to see who else can offer what, but guys like Precious Achiuwa have a chance to make such a loud, impressive statement that, by the time Wiseman comes back, opposing teams won’t know how to deal with the Tigers.</p><p>Or, well, it could go poorly. The Tigers seem too talented, though, for it to go that route.</p><h2>The Memphis Tigers’ Schedule</h2><p><b>Blake: </b>Wiseman won’t return until Jan. 12, which means that Hardaway and company will have to navigate the rest of their non-conference schedule and two AAC games without him.</p><p>Memphis will face three SEC teams during that stretch, as Ole Miss and Georgia will head to FedEx Forum while the Tigers will travel to Knoxville to continue the rivalry with Tennessee.</p><p>Elsewhere, matchups against NC State, Bradley, and UAB are on the schedule, and the two conference games will feature Memphis hosting Tulane while hitting the road to play Wichita State.</p><p>As is typically the case, no matter how the Tigers fare during the 12-game stretch, the NCAA Tournament committee will certainly factor how the team played with and without Wiseman into the mix.</p><p>Again, this is a team that should compete for a league title and make the tournament, and how many wins they can reel off with Wiseman sidelined will play a big role in their seeding.</p><p>But like my friend Joe mentioned, it’s not like Memphis lacks talent.</p><p>With Achiuwa taking on a larger load and others around him stepping up as key contributors, the Tigers should be just fine until Wiseman makes his triumphant return against South Florida.</p><p>–</p><p>You can listen to and subscribe to the Cutting The Net Podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cutting-the-net-clutchpoints/id1484561375" rel="noopener noreferrer">on Apple</a> here or at<a href="https://soundcloud.com/cuttingthenet" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Soundcloud here. </a></p><p><i>Also, be sure to follow the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CBBToday" rel="noopener noreferrer">College Basketball Facebook page for more</a> great hoops stuff and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NCAAMemes/" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints NCAA Facebook page</a> for more great college sports postings. 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