<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-lebron-james-reacts-to-quinn-cook-monster-54-point-explosion-in-china');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers star LeBron James reacts to Quinn Cook’s monster 54-point explosion in China');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/LeBron-James-reacts-to-Quinn-Cook_s-monster-54-point-explosion-in-China.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers star LeBron James reacts to Quinn Cook’s monster 54-point explosion in China</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-16T16:37:19-08:00">December 16th, 4:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-16T16:38:52-08:00">December 16th, 4:38pm</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>Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James couldn’t be more hyped up after seeing Quinn Cook explode in China.</p><p>Cook, who won the championship with the Golden State Warriors (2018) and Lakers (2020), recently went viral after his incredible performance for the Guangsha Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association. He actually <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ex-lakers-warriors-champ-goes-full-stephen-curry-in-china-with-mind-blowing-12-3-pointers" rel="noopener">went full Stephen Curry</a> in a game against the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin, banking 12 triples on his way to a ridiculous 54 points.</p><p>Even making he feat even more incredible, Cook needed just 28 minutes to put up that number. He shot 75 percent from the field as he led the Lions to a dominant win.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Quinn Cook dropped 54 points in 28 mins, with 12 threes, and shot 75% from the field. 🔥  <a href="https://t.co/GPMRvTYcwW">pic.twitter.com/GPMRvTYcwW</a></p><p>— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1603143906799108101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course LeBron James saw Quinn Cook’s <a href="https://twitter.com/BeatKit22/status/1603906126869057537" rel="noopener">highlights</a> from the game, and he was quick to praise his former Lakers teammate on his Instagram stories.</p><p>LeBron shared clips from Cook’s 54-point explosion and wrote, “Certified [Bucket]!!! My bro ain’t playing no games. GREEN BEAN!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron James is HYPED after seeing Quinn Cook's 54-point explosion in China 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/yZ5ypb6cGE">pic.twitter.com/yZ5ypb6cGE</a></p><p>— Kit Guinhawa (@BeatKit22) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeatKit22/status/1603906126869057537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sure the level of competition is different in China, but Cook has definitely proven that he can ball. Any time you can put up 50 or more points in a professional league, it only means you’re doing something right.</p><p>Furthermore, the veteran guard couldn’t ask for a far better audition tape than what he did in China. He turned a lot of heads, and now, he could return on NBA radars once again. Who knows, it could very well pave the way for his return to the league.</p><p>The Lakers could surely use a 3-point shooter. Maybe LeBron James and co. will be interested in his services moving forward?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers star LeBron James reacts to Quinn Cook’s monster 54-point explosion in China

<!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', 'LeBron James reacts to Kings signing ex-Lakers teammate Quinn Cook');   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/2022/08/LeBron-James-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James reacts to Kings signing ex-Lakers teammate Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-10T19:41:52-07:00">August 10th, 7:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-10T19:42:48-07:00">August 10th, 7:42pm</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>Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James couldn’t be any happier for his former teammate Quinn Cook.</p><p>For those who missed it, Cook <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-sacramento-signs-another-stephen-curry-lebron-james-ex-teammate/" rel="noopener">recently signed a one-year deal</a> with the Kings after spending the past 2021-22 season in their G League affiliate. He is reuniting with former Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown, who has officially taken over the head coaching duties of Sacramento this offseason.</p><p>On Instagram, James <a href="https://twitter.com/BeatKit22/status/1557551142976233473" rel="noopener">shared his excitement</a> for Cook and wished him the best as he attempts to revive his NBA career.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron James with a show of support for Quinn Cook … 👀 <a href="https://t.co/5w3Zbk6NI7">pic.twitter.com/5w3Zbk6NI7</a></p><p>— Kit Guinhawa (@BeatKit22) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeatKit22/status/1557551142976233473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Quinn Cook was part of the Lakers’ 2020 championship run. While he didn’t find that much playing time during the bubble playoffs, he was still a reliable backup for the Purple and Gold throughout the campaign. He averaged 5.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 44 games (one start) for the team.</p><p>The 29-year-old point guard was eventually waived by the Lakers and eventually found himself signing a couple of 10-day contracts with the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>Now, he is getting another opportunity to prove himself in the NBA level and carve a role with the Kings. Sacramento has a number of guards on the roster, so competition will be tough. Nonetheless, Cook’s familiarity with Brown could be beneficial to him.</p><p>Not to mention that he was probably brought to the Kings to provide some much-needed leadership and winning mentality. He is part of two championship runs, after all.</p><p>It remains to be seen what kind of role Cook will end up getting in Sac-Town, but sure enough, his good friend in LeBron James will keep cheering and supporting him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James reacts to Kings signing ex-Lakers teammate Quinn Cook

<!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 the Warriors could have used Quinn Cook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Quinn-Cook-Warriors-.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 reasons the Warriors could have used Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-22T07:23:20-07:00">September 22nd, 7:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-22T07:23:59-07:00">September 22nd, 7:23am</time><address><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@markhaynesnba?lang=en">Mark Haynes</a>Mark Haynes is an NBA beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors for ClutchPoints. He also hosts a YouTube series, Year 1 by ClutchPoints, where he interviews professional athletes about their rookie season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was believed to be a three-man race when it came to the Warriors potentially shaking some things up with their roster before the season. Reports surfaced Monday that the team would take a closer look at three free-agent point guards. Quinn Cook, Isaiah Thomas, and Avery Bradley have all been scheduled to workout for the Dubs this week. That was true until the reports of Cook <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1440390213700755462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1440390213700755462%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1506435action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">signing with the</a> Portland Trail Blazers hit.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent guard Quinn Cook is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1440390213700755462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Let’s get into the three reasons the Warriors could have used Quinn Cook if they signed him before Portland.</p><p><b>Championship experience</b></p><p>If the Warriors chose to sign Cook, this wouldn’t have been his first stint. He won a ring with the franchise in 2018. He was a key rotation guy who averaged 9.5 points, shooting 48 percent from the field and 44 percent from deep. His championship resume didn’t end there.</p><p>Cook later moved to Los Angeles to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. He won a championship with them in 2020 inside the NBA bubble in Orlando. He averaged 5.1 points shooting 42 percent and 36 percent from three in 11.5 minutes of playing time. Cook’s role in this championship was significantly smaller than his first, but winning it all seems to follow him.</p><p><b>Cooks isn’t new to this</b></p><p>Simply because a role is looked at as minor doesn’t mean it isn’t an important role. Whoever the backup point guard is will have the challenging task of impacting games immediately. Cook has shown he can handle these job duties at the highest level. It doesn’t matter if he plays big minutes or very little.</p><p>During the Warriors championship run, Cook recorded a per of 13.3, which is just under the league average of 15. In the Lakers’ run to a ring, he managed a per of 18.6 even though he played significantly fewer minutes. If Cook can still efficiently operate in limited playing time, he might have been a great fit for the Warriors.</p><p><b>Getting the band back together</b></p><p>The Warriors already brought back their 2015 NBA Finals MVP, Andre Iguodala. Maybe adding Cook from their 2018 championship team could’ve helped get back some of the past championship vibes. Culture is critical to championship organizations. Cook was a part of that championship culture during the dominant times of Warriors basketball.</p><p>His past relationships with other players like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Iguodala might have given the younger Dubs more of a glimpse at how they should carry themselves in the future. This year is about winning now, but building for the future simultaneously is always an added positive.</p><p>Only time will tell what the Warriors will do with the final roster. They will have to waive a player to sign one of the free agents visiting this week. So the unsigned prospects will need to be very impressive if they want to take a spot. Unfortunately, a reunion with Cook is not possible, but these are three reasons the team could have used him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 reasons the Warriors could have used Quinn Cook

<!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', 'Three reasons Quinn Cook will earn the Trail Blazers’ final roster spot');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/three-reasons-quinn-cook-will-earn-the-trail-blazers-final-roster-spot_copy.jpeg"></figure><h1>Three reasons Quinn Cook will earn the Trail Blazers’ final roster spot</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-21T13:53:05-07:00">September 21st, 1:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-21T13:53:05-07:00">September 21st, 1:53pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers added another journeyman on Tuesday, signing Quinn Cook to a non-guaranteed contract, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1440390213700755462">Shams Charania of <i>The Athletic</i></a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent guard Quinn Cook is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1440390213700755462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Though the disclosure of Cook’s deal made it seem like he’s a shoo-in for Portland’s final roster, his contract is essentially no different from similar ones recently signed by fellow veterans Patrick Patterson, Marquese Chriss and Dennis Smith Jr., each of whom will enter training camp next week auditioning for a permanent job. Expect Cook’s initial role with the Blazers to be the same, particulars of reporting notwithstanding.</p><p>Portland currently has 13 players with guaranteed contracts for 2021-22, and Neil Olshey has already made clear that the Blazers will leave one roster spot open as the regular season tips off. Here are three reasons why Cook is poised to beat out his competition in training camp to fill the final slot on Portland’s roster.</p><h2>Outside Shooting</h2><p>The nomadic nature of Cook’s career to date did away with early hopes that he’d eventually settle in as an established backup point guard. Standing just over six-feet tall with slightly above-average length but mediocre overall athleticism, Cook lacks the physical tools needed to be a consistent positive on either end of the floor. He’s an imminent target defensively despite his best efforts, and doesn’t have the off-dribble burst or playmaking ingenuity to serve as a full-time table-setter for the second unit.</p><p>Cook has one verifiable NBA skill, basically, but it happens to be the one that never goes out of style: perimeter shooting. The Duke product is a 40.8 percent three-point shooter for his career, and knocked down a scorching 47.4 percent of his catch-and-shoot triples over 2017-18 and 2018-19 with the Golden State Warriors, per <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1626188/shots-dash/?Season=2020-21&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;PerMode=Totals">NBA.com/stats</a>, the only stint he’s ever had close to a regular rotation role.</p><p>Cook’s numbers as a pull-up long-range shooter have been relatively disappointing, but are victim to small sample size theater. No one should be surprised when he stops behind a ball screen and connects from deep off the dribble. While that overall acumen from beyond the arc hasn’t been enough to get Cook consistent minutes or even a multi-year contract of late, it should be enough to help him earn Portland’s last roster spot considering the talent and fit deficiencies of his training-camp competitors.</p><h2>Championship Experience</h2><p>Quinn Cook has won two rings since breaking into the league in 2016-17, winning his first championship with the juggernaut Warriors a year later and his second title as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Orlando bubble.</p><p>Though he barely got off the bench in the playoffs wearing purple and gold, Cook actually played real minutes during each of his postseason runs with the Warriors. He played in all 17 of Golden State’s playoff games in both 2018 and 2019, averaging 10.8 minutes per game as the primary backup to Steph Curry.</p><p>Cook, obviously, won’t be replicating that role in Portland. C.J. McCollum will play de facto floor general when Damian Lillard is off the floor, and Anfernee Simons will likely spend additional time on the ball in Chauncey Billups’ offensive attack, too. But Cook’s championship experience would prove invaluable for the Blazers even if good health keeps him permanently glued to the bench when the games matter most, let alone if injuries force him into action. He’s been a beloved locker room presence in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, too.</p><h2>Roster Composition</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-larry-nance-jr-reveals-truth-on-shock-trade-to-blazers/">Last month’s trade</a> for Larry Nance Jr. balanced out a roster that seemed overly weighted toward the perimeter. Now, with Nance, Robert Covington, Jusuf Nurkic and Cody Zeller accounting for all available minutes up front, the Blazers’ biggest personnel hole comes in the backcourt.</p><p>What happens if one of Lillard, McCollum or Simons goes down with injury?</p><p>Billups’ plans to implement a more modern, variable offensive system that deprioritizes ball dominance lessens the need for a true point guard to be on the floor at all times. Even when Lillard, McCollum and Simons are healthy, much of Portland’s offense will be marked by quick-hitting, side-to-side ball movement and playmaking initiated by Nurkic and Nance rather than a steady, predictable diet of high ball screens.</p><p>Still, Cook’s experience running the show for marquee teams—even in a pinch—would provide Billups with a sense of security an inconsistent, high-risk player like Smith can’t match. Don’t be surprised if that reality looms largest when it comes time for Olshey and Billups to make their final roster cut, especially given the Blazers’ comparative depth at power forward and center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Three reasons Quinn Cook will earn the Trail Blazers’ final roster spot

<!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: Ex-Lakers guard Quinn Cook gets trash talked, taken shot-for-shot by female fan');   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/image_2021-07-17_140217.png"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Ex-Lakers guard Quinn Cook gets trash talked, taken shot-for-shot by female fan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-16T23:19:15-07:00">July 16th, 11:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-16T23:19:15-07:00">July 16th, 11:19pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Quinn Cook was probably just minding his own business at the mall. A simple shootout game likely caught the former Los Angeles Lakers guard’s eye, which led to him flexing his long-range shooting.</p><p>But when he faced off against a fan named “Alie”, Quinn Cook <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1416185390239600640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1416185390239600640%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">immediately met his match.</a> The fan easily matched Cook shot for shot, making all 10 of her attempts just like Cook did. She made sure to sprinkle in some trash talk while doing it too. Perhaps the Lakers should give her a call, instead?</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Quinn Cook and this fan went bucket-for-bucket at the mall 🔥</p><p>(via sole.resell/IG) <a href="https://t.co/8r3PaQkQx8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/8r3PaQkQx8</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1416185390239600640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>But let’s give props to Quinn Cook for draining all his shots, just like he’s supposed to. Shutting up a feisty fan is a no-win proposition for NBA stars, who have little to gain but risk embarrassment. The 5-year NBA veteran played two seasons with the Lakers, totaling 60 games played with one start. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/quinn-cook/a2b5090c/stats">averaged</a> just 4.3 points in under 10 minutes of action per contest. He shot a decent 36.7% from the three-point line, and has a career mark north of 40%.</p><p>The lifelong Lakers fan has had stints with the New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, and most recently the Cleveland Cavaliers. But Quinn Cook made a name for himself during his time with the Golden State Warriors, winning two titles while playing his role with the Dubs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Ex-Lakers guard Quinn Cook gets trash talked, taken shot-for-shot by female fan

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers make next move at center after waiving Quinn Cook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lakers-news-LA-makes-next-move-at-center-after-waiving-Quinn-Cook-Thumbnail-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers make next move at center after waiving Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-26T10:54:26-08:00">February 26th, 10:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-26T10:56:52-08:00">February 26th, 10:56am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are beefing up the frontcourt after waiving Quinn Cook. The Lakers <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1365366656478846984" rel="noopener">announced Friday</a> the signing of center Damian Jones to a 10-day contract.</p><p>It always seemed likely the Lakers were going to pursue a big man after waiving Cook.</p><p>Anthony Davis is still likely out until after the All-Star break with his leg injury. Veteran enter Marc Gasol has started all 33 games, but is averaging just over 20 minutes per contest. Head coach Frank Vogel would likely prefer to use Kyle Kuzma in more of a swingman role, but has had to deploy Kuz more as a 4-man due to Davis’ injury. The Lakers also just generally lack frontcourt depth outside of Gasol, Montrezl Harrell and an undersized Markieff Morris.</p><p>Jones is hardly the flashiest signing. He is a bench piece, averaging 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds for his career. Jones played 14 games with the Phoenix Suns this past season, though he averaged under seven minutes per contest.</p><p>There had been speculation as to whether the Lakers might pursue a reunion with DeMarcus Cousins after the Houston Rockets waived the former All-Star. Cousins cleared waivers Thursday, but reports <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2021/2/23/22297541/lakers-rumors-not-interested-demarcus-cousins-rumors-quinn-cook-waive-roster-spot-options">suggested</a> the Lakers never had real interest in bringing Cousins into the fold.</p><p>Los Angeles is desperately struggling for momentum. The Lakers were destroyed by the Utah Jazz Wednesday night in Salt Lake City and have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/schedule" rel="noopener">now lost four in a row.</a> They will look to bounce back with a win Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, with Jones having the opportunity to show his value in the frontcourt.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers make next move at center after waiving Quinn Cook

<!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', 'The reason the Lakers waived Quinn Cook right now');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lakers-LeBron-James-Quinn-Cook.jpg"></figure><h1>The reason the Lakers waived Quinn Cook right now</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-23T06:16:16-08:00">February 23rd, 6:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-23T06:16:51-08:00">February 23rd, 6:16am</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers have parted ways with Quinn Cook again, making him available for teams to sign for the rest of the season. While some are questioning the move, The Athletic’s Shams Charania revealed <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1364102092118495234?s=20">why the Lakers chose to waive Cook</a> right now.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Lakers valued Cook, but because of their hard-cap status, this gives the franchise flexibility to play the buyout market. They will be a compelling destination for perspective buyout players. <a href="https://t.co/QkQ8Q16SgY" target="_blank">https://t.co/QkQ8Q16SgY</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1364102092118495234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This isn’t the first time that the Lakers have released Cook in the past year, as they released him back in November. However, ahead of the 2020-2021 season, after mulling over their other options, Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-quinn-cook-re-signs-los-angeles/">re-signed</a> Cook to fill their 15th and final roster spot.</p><p>Seeing that Cook is a more than capable three-point shooter, teams around the NBA will likely express interest in signing him. Even though the Lakers loved his contributions to the team, they are prepping themselves to have an opportunity to sign some of the players who could be bought out soon.</p><p>The release of Cook gives Los Angeles two open roster spots, giving them a chance to add some much-needed help moving forward. With the injury to Anthony Davis, the Lakers have struggled recently, losing four out of their past five games, including an overtime loss to the Washington Wizards on Monday.</p><p>In all likeliness, Los Angeles is looking for aid in the frontcourt ahead of the trade deadline and with buyouts. The Lakers have been rumored as a team that could pursue DeMarcus Cousins from the Houston Rockets.</p><p>Besides Cousins, guys like JaVale McGee and Blake Griffin could be bought out by their respective teams. Despite Los Angeles wanting to keep Cook around, the Lakers believe freeing up roster spots can help them stop the bleeding that has occurred sans Davis recently.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason the Lakers waived Quinn Cook right now

<!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', 'LeBron James chimes in on Lakers possibly bringing back Quinn Cook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/lebron2.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James chimes in on Lakers possibly bringing back Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-01T21:23:39-08:00">December 1st, 9:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-01T21:24:22-08:00">December 1st, 9:24pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers recently made the tough decision to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/quinn-cook-waived-by-lakers-will-become-free-agent/" rel="noopener noreferrer">waive the services</a> of 6-foot-1 point guard Quinn Cook. Lakers superstar LeBron James weighed in on this recent development, and according to the four-time MVP, he believes that Cook deserves another chance with the Lakers.</p><p>James complimented Cook’s outlook towards the game, and pretty much campaigned for the Lakers to consider bringing back the 27-year-old to the team (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1333996038005264384?s=20">Hoop Central on Twitter</a>):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron on the possibility of Quinn Cook rejoining the Lakers;</p><p>"Quinn, he's a pro, he's definitely going to get a look…Hopefully back with us…Hopefully we may bring him back."</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RoadTrippinPod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@RoadTrippinPod</a>, h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@mcten</a>). <a href="https://t.co/6hjlm57wtn" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6hjlm57wtn</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1333996038005264384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 2, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Cook signed with the Lakers as a free agent prior to the start of the 2019-20 season. In his single season with L.A., he averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookqu01.html#all_per_game">5.1 points</a>, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 11.5 minutes per contest. He was not exactly a star player on the squad, but there’s also no denying that he provided some quality minutes for the Lakers as part of the second unit.</p><p>Prior to joining the Purple &amp; Gold last summer, Cook spent two years with the Golden State Warriors, where he won a championship in 2018. Incidentally, it was against LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>Cook won a chip again with the Lakers last season, making the former Duke standout a two-time NBA champ.</p><p>As LeBron expressed above, Cook is a true professional. He knows his role on the squad, and he does his job well. Cook likely won’t have a shortage of suitors in the offseason, with his championship experience forming a key part in his résumé. For his part, James is hoping that the Lakers reconsider, and try and bring back Cook for the upcoming season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James chimes in on Lakers possibly bringing back Quinn Cook

<!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', 'Quinn Cook posts hilarious message to Draymond Green after Duke loses to Michigan State');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Quinn-Cook-posts-hilarious-message-to-Draymond-Green-after-Duke-loses-to-Michigan-State.jpg"></figure><h1>Quinn Cook posts hilarious message to Draymond Green after Duke loses to Michigan State</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-01T21:05:57-08:00">December 1st, 9:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-01T21:36:13-08:00">December 1st, 9:36pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Michigan State Spartans came up with a huge win against the Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday, and there were more than a few folks who were tuned in to the high-octane matchup. Former Golden State Warriors teammates Quinn Cook and Draymond Green were just a couple of the thousands who were invested in the contest, and unsurprisingly, there was a bit of back-and-forth between them after the game.</p><p>Cook, who played four years with Duke before making the jump to the NBA, came out with a preemptive strike towards Green, who himself is a Michigan State alum. Cook took to his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/qcook323/2454989693302637817/">IG Stories</a> to post this hilarious message addressed to his former teammate:</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Cook.png"></figure><p>With the Spartans emerging with a 75-69 win, Cook knew that some smack talking was headed over in his direction. True enough, Green quickly caught wind of Cook’s comments and responded with a jab of his own, also via his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/money23green/2454734497427905124/">IG Stories</a>:</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dray.png"></figure><p>Cook’s precautionary first strike appears to have worked, with Green deciding to take it easy on him. The Dubs forward was probably in a really good mood and decided not to rub salt into the wounds of Cook. Nonetheless, Green is clearly celebrating Michigan State’s victory.</p><p>Perhaps the fact that Cook remains without a team at the moment factored in on Green’s light-handed approach. Cook was recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/quinn-cook-waived-by-lakers-will-become-free-agent/" rel="noopener noreferrer">released</a> by the Los Angeles Lakers, and is currently a free agent.</p><p>As part of L.A.’s championship side last season, Quinn Cook averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookqu01.html#all_per_game">5.1 points</a>, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 11.5 minutes per contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Quinn Cook posts hilarious message to Draymond Green after Duke loses to Michigan State

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Thank you and love! By the way I’ll see y’all in person soon anyways. Lol. 🙏🏾✊🏾👑 <a href="https://t.co/MuBspVgHns" target="_blank">https://t.co/MuBspVgHns</a></p><p>— LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1329520665737584643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers won the 2020 championship over the Miami Heat in six games at Walt Disney World. Although neither Danny Green nor Quinn Cook played a big part in Los Angeles’ title run—Green was a starter but really struggled with his shot and Quinn wasn’t in the rotation—LeBron James had a close relationship with both guys and is clearly sad to see them go.</p><p>The Thunder sent Dennis Schröder to the Lakers in the Green trade. James and Co. are protecting themselves just in case Rajon Rondo leaves the team in free agency. He’s been linked to the Los Angeles Clippers and Atlanta Hawks.</p><p>With the Thunder in 2019-20, Schröder averaged 18.9 points per game and shot 38.5 percent from the 3-point line. He’s going to fit in very nicely with the Lakers since he’s a scoring guard who can stretch the floor with his perimeter shooting.</p><p>During the 2019-20 regular season, Green averaged 8.0 points per game while shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from beyond the arc in 68 appearances. Cook, meanwhile, put up 5.1 points and 1.1 assists in 44 games. He’s now an unrestricted free agent after getting waived by the Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James reacts to champion teammates Danny Green, Quinn Cook leaving Lakers

<!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', 'Quinn Cook waived by Lakers, will become free agent');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lakers-news-Quinn-Cook-waived-by-LA-will-become-free-agent-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Quinn Cook waived by Lakers, will become free agent</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-19T12:05:15-08:00">November 19th, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-19T12:05:15-08:00">November 19th, 12:05pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to create more cap space with free agency officially opening on Friday.</p><p>Los Angeles waived Quinn Cook on Thursday, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329506509437497346">Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. Cook had a non-guaranteed salary of $3 million for the 2020-21 season, receiving $1 million for getting waived, and the move frees up that space against the cap.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving guard Quinn Cook, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>. Cook had a non-guaranteed season for 2020-21.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329506509437497346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Quinn Cook will receive $1M out of his $3M deal in 2020-21. <a href="https://t.co/pYZUxBCYdi" target="_blank">https://t.co/pYZUxBCYdi</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329507672576716803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Cook played in 44 games for the Lakers, averaging 5.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in just over 11 minutes per game. He appeared in just six games during the playoffs.</p><p>The 27-year-old will be looking to join his fifth team in the last five years. Cook went undrafted out of Duke in 2015, and he bounced around the G League and played sparingly in “cup of coffee” stints with both the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans.</p><p>However, Cook eventually stuck with the Warriors. He actually started 18 games during the 2017-18 season when Stephen Curry dealt with some injuries, and played in 17 playoff games for the Dubs en route to their second consecutive title.</p><p>Cook was a regular rotation player again the next season, and actually provided the occasional flurry of bench scoring during Golden State’s run to a fifth consecutive NBA Finals berth.</p><p>The Lakers signed Cook last year, and the Washington, D.C. native won his second ring in the process. But L.A. is parting with Cook to create that added cap.</p><p>Los Angeles needs to re-sign Anthony Davis in unrestricted free agency, and both Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Avery Bradley are entering the open market. The business of basketball can be cruel, but the Lakers need every penny especially if they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-jokes-i-dont-have-a-team-when-asked-about-la/">hope to re-sign</a> one or both of KCP and Bradley, making Cook more expendable on a non-guaranteed deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Quinn Cook waived by Lakers, will become free agent

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Quinn Cook hilariously chats JR Smith in IG Live to get team bus to come back and pick him up');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cook.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Quinn Cook hilariously chats JR Smith in IG Live to get team bus to come back and pick him up</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-11T22:28:06-07:00">October 11th, 10:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-11T22:28:57-07:00">October 11th, 10:28pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As it so hilariously turns out, not even winning a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers made Quinn Cook a valuable member of the squad. So much so, that the team literally left the 27-year-old in the arena, as the team bus departed the venue to head back to the hotel.</p><p>Here are a couple of screenshots courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1315511649034547201/photo/1">SportsCenter</a> with Cook commenting on teammate J.R. Smith’s Instagram pleading for the bus to go back for him:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Lakers forgot Quinn Cook at the arena and he was commenting on JR Smith's Instagram Live 😂 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/TZkGLlggBh">pic.twitter.com/TZkGLlggBh</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1315511649034547201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>You could not have written a more side-splitting script for this.</p><p>We are, of course, joking about Cook’s value for the Lakers. He may not have played a significant role for L.A. in the playoffs, but there’s no denying that he has been a crucial part of the team. Moreover, every single player on the Lakers roster deserves a ring for their contributions to this championship. The mere fact that they’ve all sacrificed so much to be with the team in the bubble speaks volumes of their commitment to the ultimate goal.</p><p>It’s just too bad that Cook was the one that got left by the bus.</p><p>There are no further reports on this story at the moment, so up until this point, we are unsure if the bus actually came back for Cook. Hopefully, someone in the squad took a second off of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-video-lebron-james-facetimes-mom-after-winning-nba-championship/" rel="noopener noreferrer">celebrations</a> to realize that they were literally missing one player on the bus. Sorry, Quinn, but this is just too funny.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Quinn Cook hilariously chats JR Smith in IG Live to get team bus to come back and pick him up

<!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', 'Why LeBron James is a legend, per Quinn Cook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lakers-LeBron-James.jpg"></figure><h1>Why LeBron James is a legend, per Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-28T10:18:40-07:00">August 28th, 10:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-28T10:19:20-07:00">August 28th, 10:19am</time><address><a>Kenny Honaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As part of a recent essay for basketballnews.com, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Quinn Cook laid out the reasons why he is labeling his teammate, LeBron James, a legend.</p><p>James is known for his strict workout routines and day-to-day regimens. Cook pointed to these traits, as well as many others, in his praise for James’ drive:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quinn Cook breaks down Lakers' chemistry, leadership (via <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QCook323</a>): <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/6DWJ0Dzopj">https://t.co/6DWJ0Dzopj</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/iZLrVpyJ9h">pic.twitter.com/iZLrVpyJ9h</a></p><p>— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/basketbllnews/status/1299374934435667978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cook also noted James’ gift of facilitating, noting his unselfish nature:</p><blockquote>“Not only are Bron and (Anthony Davis) two of the best players in the world, they are also so unselfish and they always put the team first,” <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-rumors-lakers-quinn-cook-la-los-angeles-lebron-james-anthony-davis-playoffs-chemistry-bubble-leadership" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cook wrote</a>. “They want to build everyone up and help their teammates. That’s rare.”</blockquote><p>It’s worth noting that Cook has been familiar with James’ work ethic for quite a while. In LeBron’s last two years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cook played for the team’s G League affiliate, the Canton Charge. At that time, Cook’s career was just beginning to bloom, but it was clear that he was a gifted young guard.</p><p>In the 2018 NBA Finals, however, Cook was Lebron’s opponent as a member of the Golden State Warriors. It was here that Quinn learned of James’ devotion to film:</p><blockquote>“I played against Bron during the 2018 NBA Finals and he was calling out many of our sets before they even happened,” Cook wrote. “He’s able to do that because he watches a ton of film and his attention to detail is incredible.”</blockquote><p>Now Cook and James are teammates with the Lakers, making their own push in the postseason. And though the team is currently isolated in the NBA’s bubble, the team seems to be getting along well:</p><blockquote>“For the most part, we are together all day, every day. We go to practice together,” Cook wrote. “Then, we all go eat lunch together as a team. After that, we hang out at the hotel. Then, we go to dinner together. We’ve been having Madden tournaments, watching other NBA games and checking out the Verzuz battles to pass the time. Sometimes, we’ll all just sit around and share stories.”</blockquote><p>The Lakers will be back<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-what-owners-promised-that-has-lebron-james-comfortable-to-return-to-court/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> in action at some point</a> this weekend for their Game 5 matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. Since Wednesday, playoff games have been postponed due to a boycott. Players around the league stepped down to raise awareness for Jacob Blake, who was shot by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the weekend.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why LeBron James is a legend, per Quinn Cook

<!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: Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis tried to stream NBA 2K with Quinn Cook and it was an epic fail');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LeBron-James-Anthony-Davis-tried-to-play-NBA-2K-with-Quinn-Cook-and-it-was-an-epic-fail.jpg"></figure><h1>Video: Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis tried to stream NBA 2K with Quinn Cook and it was an epic fail</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-13T08:34:32-07:00">July 13th, 8:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-13T08:34:32-07:00">July 13th, 8:34am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Los Angeles Lakers</a> trio of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Quinn Cook tried to get some 2K action going to pass the time in the bubble, <a href="https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1282685645635362817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1282685645635362817%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D828608action%3Dedit" rel="noopener noreferrer">and the results turned out to be catastrophic.</a></p><p>Things did not really go as planned, with the servers crashing even before they could get a game in. As it turns out, there were too many spectators on the feed, so the 2K servers were unable to cope.</p><p>Here’s a clip of the actual moment the servers automatically disconnected their feed:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quinn Cook tried to stream <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBA2K?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA2K</a> with LeBron and AD and they broke the park 😭</p><p>(📹: <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QCook323</a>) <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/8AibQCROFz">pic.twitter.com/8AibQCROFz</a></p><p>— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1282685645635362817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cook could not help but take to Twitter to share how hilarious he thought this all was:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yooooo <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KingJames</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AntDavis23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AntDavis23</a> just broke <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBA2K?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA2K</a>!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m crying!!!!</p><p>— Quinn Cook (@QCook323) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323/status/1282531910019776512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Even Ronnie 2K (real name Ronnie Singh), the Digital Marketing Director at 2K, commented on the Lakers guard’s post:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You guys…</p><p>— Ronnie 2K 2K20 (@Ronnie2K) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Ronnie2K/status/1282532762126147584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>NBA 2K’s official Twitter account posted a screenshot later in the night, so it seems they may have finally got things working again after the epic fail:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron, AD, and Quinn Cook got on 2K from the bubble tonight 👀</p><p>[via <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/QCook323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QCook323</a>] <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/V8oc3IYeyl">pic.twitter.com/V8oc3IYeyl</a></p><p>— NBA 2K21 (@NBA2K) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/1282560493224202242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Unsurprisingly, LeBron and Davis are superstars even in the world of 2K, to the extent that their star power literally overwhelmed the servers. 2K better make sure their servers are in good shape, because these players are going to be doing a lot of gaming over the next few months.</p><p>It’s actually quite funny to see how these guys are trying to entertain themselves while inside the bubble. In all seriousness, though, this is a tougher task than it seems. Being quarantined is one thing, but to be stuck inside an isolated venue without access to the outside world and without your family by your side is surely going to be a considerable test for anyone.</p><p>At the end of the day, the players are making a big sacrifice and are taking a big risk just for the NBA to be able to restart the season, so props definitely need to be sent their way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Video: Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis tried to stream NBA 2K with Quinn Cook and it was an epic fail

<!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', 'Kevin Durant’s 7-word advice to Quinn Cook after going undrafted');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Kevin-Durant_s-7-word-advice-to-Quinn-Cook-after-going-undrafted.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin Durant’s 7-word advice to Quinn Cook after going undrafted</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-05-17T16:22:31-07:00">May 17th, 4:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-05-17T16:22:31-07:00">May 17th, 4:22pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers guard Quinn Cook was one of the most successful players in the history of Duke’s basketball program. He was a three-year starter during his time with the Blue Devils and was named second-team All-ACC in 2015.</p><p>However, as is so often the case, the most successful collegiate players are not always the most appealing to NBA teams. Cook entered the NBA draft after his senior year but was not selected.</p><p>However, the Lakers backup guard found comfort in speaking with one of his childhood friends: Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant.</p><p>Durant said Cook called him in distress after going undrafted, but Durant — knowing Cook’s work ethic — implored him to get back in the gym.</p><blockquote>“[Cook] called me when he didn’t get drafted, and he was crying,” Durant said in the documentary “Basketball County: In the Water” (via <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2892106-kevin-durant-reveals-advice-he-gave-lakers-quinn-cook-after-going-undrafted">Tyler Conway of Bleacher Report</a>).“And I’m like ‘Bro, you’ve got talent. Just keep working.’ He never stopped.”</blockquote><p>Quinn Cook did keep working.</p><p>The Washington, DC native spent two years in the G League, constantly battling for a spot on an NBA roster. He got his chance in 2017 when the Dallas Mavericks took a shot at him.</p><p>Cook would have to keep fighting. He was sent back to the G League after a short stint with the Mavs and New Orleans Pelicans.</p><p>Conveniently enough, Durant’s former team (the Golden State Warriors) came calling. Cook became a key backcourt reserve for the Dubs, helping them win the 2018 NBA championship.</p><p>Cook parlayed his success in Golden State into a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-quinn-cook-agrees-with-la-on-a-2-year-6-million-deal/" rel="noopener noreferrer">two-year deal</a> with the Lakers this past summer. His work ethic and dedication have paid off, thanks in part to some encouragement from Durant.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
2.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1

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