<!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', '/blazers-biggest-concern-shaedon-sharpe-2023-nba-summer-league-performance');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ biggest concern about Shaedon Sharpe after 2023 NBA Summer League performance');   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/2023/07/Thumbs-15-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ biggest concern about Shaedon Sharpe after 2023 NBA Summer League performance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-19T12:28:02-07:00">July 19th, 12:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-19T12:28:02-07:00">July 19th, 12:28pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a>Mike Cruz is an editorial writer at ClutchPoints, primarily covering the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Another NBA Summer League has gone for Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-blazers-unmotivated-damian-lillard-trade-stance" rel="noopener">Blazers have their primary focus</a> on finding a new home for disgruntled star Damian Lillard and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-portland-damian-lillard-birthday-tribute-has-fans-demanding-them-to-trade-disgruntled-star" rel="noopener">Portland fans can’t wait</a> for the trade to go down. But they also had their eyes on the incoming sophomore to see the progress he made after his first year in the NBA.</p><p>For the most part, Summer League was a mixed bag for Sharpe. The Canadian started kicked off his Las Vegas stint scoring 21 points on 21 shots (seven of which he made). Sharpe added seven rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a couple of blocks to round out an all-around performance despite the horrid shooting. Sharpe shot way worse two days later, where he went 4-of-18 to score just nine points in a win over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. He went 0-of-5 from beyond the arc but did add eight boards and four assists.</p><p>Sharpe finally had a solid shooting game with 26 points on 8-of-17 field goal shooting and 8-of-11 freethrow shooting during their 97-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets. In his Vegas finale, the 6-foot-6 guard played just 12 minutes but still scored 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting.</p><p>Sharpe certainly played much better in his latter two games and that may just be a matter of the 20-year-old finding his rhythm after not playing NBA basketball for over a couple of months. Nonetheless, it’s hard to look at his numbers and not find something concerning. With that said, let us talk about the Blazers’ biggest concern for Shaedon Sharpe after seeing his NBA Summer League stint.</p><h2><b>Inconsistency and shooting</b></h2><p>In four Summer League games, Shaedon Sharpe shot just 34.8 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from beyond the arc. Those numbers are a far cry from his shooting percentages in his debut season. As a rookie, Sharpe shot an efficient 47.2 percent from the field and a decent 36.0 percent from three in 80 regular season games.</p><p>His paltry efficiency is largely due to those two horrid shooting games to begin Summer League, which can happen to anyone. Still, his Vegas stint can cause some concern considering he wasn’t able to dominate, unlike some of his peers from the 2022 draft class such as Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and Keegan Murray, who were sent home early after having their own individual stellar performances.</p><p>Perhaps this is an indication that Sharpe isn’t ready to step into a bigger role on the offensive end — which he had in Summer League — in his sophomore campaign. According to NBA stats, a quarter of Sharpe’s shots were of the catch-and-shoot variety. Over 54 percent of his threes were off catch-and-shoot.</p><p>Sharpe is expected to assume a larger offensive role this upcoming season, especially if and when Damian Lillard gets traded. Portland has reportedly made the <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10078418-nba-trade-rumors-blazers-shaedon-sharpe-off-limits-in-talks-for-no-3-draft-pick" rel="noopener">high-flying wing untouchable</a> in trade discussions, especially during draft night, where the Blazers were in talks to trade the No. 3 overall pick. With that, it’s clear that the Blazers are high on their No. 7 pick from the 2022 NBA Draft.</p><p>Sharpe did flash just how good he could be near the end of his rookie campaign. In his last 10 games of the regular season, the 20-year-old averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sharpsh01/gamelog/2023#71-80-sum:pgl_basic" rel="noopener">23.7 points</a>, 6.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 46.0 percent from the field and 37.8 percent from three.</p><p>Though his last 10 regular season games gave some hope, Sharpe’s Summer League stint should still keep Blazers fans on the edge a little bit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ biggest concern about Shaedon Sharpe after 2023 NBA Summer League performance

<!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', '/rockets-news-jabari-smith-jr-stuns-shaedon-sharpe-blazers-with-epic-summer-league-buzzer-beater');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. stuns Shaedon Sharpe, Blazers with epic Summer League buzzer-beater');   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/2023/02/rockets-news-jabari-smith-jr-reveals-all-star-weekend-event-he-wants-to-participate-in-most.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. stuns Shaedon Sharpe, Blazers with epic Summer League buzzer-beater</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-07T18:35:07-07:00">July 7th, 6:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-07T18:41:28-07:00">July 7th, 6:41pm</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>Houston Rockets big man Jabari Smith Jr. wore his Superman cape and saved the day in their Summer League showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.</p><p>With just 0.6 seconds left and the Blazers ahead 99-97, Smith received the inbound at the top of the 3-point arc and quickly launched it from there to <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1677486029316722689" rel="noopener">beat the buzzer</a>. And he did, as he drained the shot to seal the 100-99 victory.</p><p>It was definitely a desperate attempt, though fans have to give props to Smith for maintaining some shooting form to drain the clutch bucket.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 JABARI SMITH JR. GAME WINNER 🚨 </p><p>WOW. <a href="https://t.co/atNBkHgNxR">pic.twitter.com/atNBkHgNxR</a></p><p>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1677486029316722689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For what it’s worth, the shot was the perfect icing on what was a dominant display from Jabari Smith Jr. in the game. He finished with 33 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one block. He shot 44.4 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>Smith got plenty of help from Tari Eason, who recorded 20 points, nine boards, five dimes and four blocks.</p><p>Shaedon Sharpe led the way for Portland in the game. He had 21 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks, and everyone thought he sealed the game when he drained a bonus Blazers free throw to make it a two-point lead with 9.8 seconds left. Unfortunately for him and Portland, Lady Luck smiled on Houston’s favor.</p><p><b>Injuries for Scoot Henderson Amen Thompson</b></p><p>While the Rockets are certainly happy to win, it’s hard to celebrate. The Rockets’ no. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Amen Thompson, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-amen-thompson-suffers-injury-nba-summer-league-debut" rel="noopener">sustained an ankle injury</a> late in the game and had to limp off into the locker room.</p><p>Meanwhile, it’s a double whammy for the Blazers, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-leaves-nba-summer-league-debut-early-with-shoulder-injury" rel="noopener">Scoot Henderson also being ruled</a> out midway through the contest due to a right shoulder injury.</p><p>More details about the injuries of the two are expected to come out soon as their respective teams assess their conditions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. stuns Shaedon Sharpe, Blazers with epic Summer League buzzer-beater

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Looking every bit like the player who was the consensus number one player in the 2022 recruiting class before reclassifying, his explosiveness and outside shooting are just his most obvious talents.</p><p>In fact, Sharpe has been playing at a historical pace as of late, becoming the first player in franchise history to <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1642656366924906498" rel="noopener">score 25 or more points</a> in three consecutive contests since former fourth overall pick Kelvin Ransey in 1981.</p><p>Sharpe finished with 27 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a narrow win on Apr. 2, his second game scoring as many points.</p><p>Moving forward, Sharpe will definitely be a building block for the Blazers.</p><p>However, his development has had fans wondering what will become of Damian Lillard, especially in light of some of his recent comments.</p><p>Portland may roll the dice on the trio of Lillard, Sharpe, and Anfernee Simons. All three have the potential to light up the scoreboard and punish defenses from deep, which would make them a dangerous squad to face.</p><p>Yet, with the defensive concerns that come with having both Lillard and Simons in the backcourt, perhaps the Blazers would explore trades for their face of the franchise and look to rebuild.</p><p>One way or the other, this offseason will be must-watch TV.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe reaches heights not seen in over 40 years in win over Timberwolves

<!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', '/blazers-news-shaedon-sharpe-dunk-of-the-year-nominee-proves-he-should-be-in-the-dunk-contest');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe ‘dunk of the year’ nominee over Kyle Kuzma leaves Twitter ablaze');   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/2023/02/Shaedon-Sharpe-Kyle-Kuzma-Blazers-Wizards-dunk-contest.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe ‘dunk of the year’ nominee over Kyle Kuzma leaves Twitter ablaze</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-14T21:46:31-08:00">February 14th, 9:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-14T21:46:31-08:00">February 14th, 9:46pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers made a few moves prior to the trade deadline with an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-josh-hart-traded-to-new-york-as-blazers-rebuild-begins">eye towards the future</a>, sending former starting small forward Josh Hart to the New York Knicks for Cam Reddish and a first-rounder and dealing away Gary Payton II for five second-round picks. But it appears the Blazers’ future is now, with rookie Shaedon Sharpe looking to make a leap – both figuratively and literally.</p><p>With Hart and Payton out of the way, the Blazers have cleared the runway for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-shaedon-sharpe-reaches-heights-not-known-to-man-with-unbelievable-putback-jam">potential takeoff for Sharpe</a> in the latter third of the season. And to the rookie’s credit, he appears to be taking advantage of the opportunity by making the most out of his minutes.</p><p>With the Blazers down by 17 to the Washington Wizards late in the third, the ball found its way to Shaedon Sharpe on the corner. Sharpe then easily blew by a closing Taj Gibson, took one power dribble with the left hand, and <a href="https://twitter.com/ClipIt_NBA/status/1625718575511085058">yammed the ball</a> down both Kyle Kuzma and Delon Wright’s throats with a nasty tomahawk hammer that must be seen to be believed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shaedon Sharpe hammer <a href="https://t.co/zktBYppFyt">pic.twitter.com/zktBYppFyt</a></p><p>— That's a highlight (@ClipIt_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClipIt_NBA/status/1625718575511085058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sharpe’s body control and gracefulness in the air was simply incredible. He managed to maintain his balance even as he brought the ball all the way back using every inch of his 6’11.5 wingspan. In addition, Sharpe pulled off this insane dunk even as he hit his head on the underside of the backboard after soaring way too high.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shaedon Sharpe with one of the best dunks of the season <a href="https://t.co/r9xD8iJw3R">pic.twitter.com/r9xD8iJw3R</a></p><p>— Brett Usher (@UsherNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/UsherNBA/status/1625720446883864577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course, NBA Twitter couldn’t get enough of Shaedon Sharpe’s highflying exploits, as they burst into euphoria over a dunk that punches its way for strong consideration for being the Dunk of the Year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shaedon Sharpe is my favorite rookie this dude is special, stupid f***** bounce too but it’s more than that…</p><p>his bounce is unreal tho</p><p>— Malek Different (@MalekDifferent) <a href="https://twitter.com/MalekDifferent/status/1625725723250987010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">shaedon sharpe is ridiculous</p><p>— barry block (@imextragramsam) <a href="https://twitter.com/imextragramsam/status/1625725293389283329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">shaedon sharpe is fuckin amazing</p><p>— yana (@sheknowsball) <a href="https://twitter.com/sheknowsball/status/1625724985464750080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Highlights like these cause considerable excitement – even more so for someone who’s yet to turn 20. With Sharpe’s skillset as a bouncy athlete with potential to grow as a go-to scorer on the wing, some fans couldn’t help but anoint the youngster as a future All-Star talent.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shaedon Sharpe should be an allstar in 2-3 years</p><p>— Maui Yap (@mauuuuuiiii) <a href="https://twitter.com/mauuuuuiiii/status/1625724596937965568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shaedon Sharpe is a very good basketball player. I am sure that he will be an all star in the NBA in the next 5 years. He is special. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a></p><p>— Ahmad (@Ahmad54526059) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ahmad54526059/status/1625723231293345793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Meanwhile, others rued the fact that Shaedon Sharpe chose not to participate in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-all-star-weekend-dunk-contest-skills-challenge-contestants-revealed">upcoming Slam Dunk Contest</a>. With leaping ability that some fans have the audacity of comparing to prime Vince Carter’s, it’s quite a shame that the youngster won’t get to show his bounce in a global stage.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">shaedon sharpe bounce &gt; prime vince.</p><p>— Talon🦅 (@talonisaiah_) <a href="https://twitter.com/talonisaiah_/status/1625723502517944320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Why is Shaedon Sharpe not in the dunk contest lol</p><p>— CP. (@chrisgetsbusy) <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisgetsbusy/status/1625722483495292929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shaedon sharpe not being in the dunk contest is a tragedy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nba</a></p><p>— RP (@CalsCakes29) <a href="https://twitter.com/CalsCakes29/status/1625722304188805121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Why is Shaedon Sharpe not in dunk contest plz tell me…..</p><p>— S.A.M (@keepinthescore) <a href="https://twitter.com/keepinthescore/status/1625721680986357763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Im boycotting shaedon sharpe dunk highlights for the rest of the season. Inexcusable for him to not be in Utah this weekend.</p><p>— Dom Izzo (@DOM_iZZO) <a href="https://twitter.com/DOM_iZZO/status/1625721500954419200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Dunk Contest could turn out to be a banger still, with the likes of KJ Martin, Trey Murphy III, and Jericho Sims headlining the competitors. But the biggest story of the contest could very well be about who’s not there to participate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe ‘dunk of the year’ nominee over Kyle Kuzma leaves Twitter ablaze

<!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', '/blazers-news-damian-lillard-strong-4-word-reaction-to-shaedon-sharpe-promising-start-to-nba-career/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Damian Lillard’s strong 4-word reaction to Shaedon Sharpe’s promising start to NBA career');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Damian-Lillard-Shaedon-Sharpe-Blazers.jpg"></figure><h1>Damian Lillard’s strong 4-word reaction to Shaedon Sharpe’s promising start to NBA career</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-29T09:10:32-07:00">October 29th, 9:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-29T09:11:47-07:00">October 29th, 9:11am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers off to an impressive 5-1 start and won convincingly on Friday without Damian Lillard, who is currently sidelined with a calf strain. In his place, Shaedon Sharpe got the chance to start his very first NBA game against the Houston Rockets and showed well, <a href="https://twitter.com/Dame_Lillard/status/1586226057870716928" rel="noopener">sparking a reaction from Dame on Twitter:</a></p><p>“Shaedon Sharpe is special…”</p><p>When your franchise star is praising a young guy, you know it mean something. Sharpe dropped 14 points in the win. In six appearances thus far, the guard is posting averages of 9.3 points and three rebounds while shooting 42.9% from three-point land.</p><p>Damian Lillard is currently backcourt partners with Anfernee Simons but Sharpe is already showing massive potential. Perhaps he could be the future star of Chauncey Billups’ second unit.</p><p>Speaking of Billups, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-hes-just-must-see-tv-chauncey-billups-gets-real-on-shaedon-sharpes-spectacular-season/" rel="noopener">he also had nothing but good things to say about Sharpe after Friday’s game</a>:</p><p>“He’s just must-see TV,” Billups said. “You never know what he’s going to do when he gets that runway like that.”</p><p>Sharpe went 7 for 12 from the field and while 14 points don’t exactly jump off the page, it’s the way he’s scoring. The Canadian is uber-athletic and threw down several emphatic dunks versus Houston, showcasing his eye-popping bounce.</p><p>Damian Lillard is only going to be around for so long. Portland will need another franchise cornerstone eventually and Sharpe could very well be it. While he’s coming off the bench right now, it’s only a matter of time until the 19-year-old breaks into the first unit.</p><p>As Damian Lillard said, Shaedon Sharpe is special and he’s a big reason Blazers fans should be ecstatic about the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Damian Lillard’s strong 4-word reaction to Shaedon Sharpe’s promising start to NBA career

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-hes-just-must-see-tv-chauncey-billups-gets-real-on-shaedon-sharpes-spectacular-season/');   ga('set', 'title', '‘He’s just must-see TV’: Chauncey Billups gets real on Shaedon Sharpe’s spectacular season');   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://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/%E2%80%98Hes-just-must-see-TV-Chauncey-Billups-gets-real-on-Shaedon-Sharpe_s-spectacular-season.jpg"></figure><h1>‘He’s just must-see TV’: Chauncey Billups gets real on Shaedon Sharpe’s spectacular season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-29T06:41:41-07:00">October 29th, 6:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-29T06:41:42-07:00">October 29th, 6:41am</time><address><a>Gerard Samillano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers are surging to start the season. After completely missing the playoffs last season, this team is looking to remind everyone that they’re still a damn good team. A big part of their resurgence is their young guards in Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe stepping up to the plate.</p><p>Shaedon Sharpe, in particular, has been a pleasant surprise for the Blazers this season. The rookie was expected to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-bold-predictions-for-shaedon-sharpe-in-his-rookie-season-with-blazers/">a bit of a project</a> this season because of his lack of experience. So far, though, Sharpe is proving that he’s more than capable of scoring and facilitating at a high-level. After their most recent win, Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups had high praise for Sharpe. (<a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2022/10/trail-blazers-rookie-shaedon-sharpe-dazzles-in-1st-nba-start-hes-just-must-see-tv.html">via Oregon Live</a>)</p><p>“He’s just must-see TV,” Billups said. “You never know what he’s going to do when he gets that runway like that.”</p><p>Billups is referring to a couple of highlight-worthy plays that Shaedon Sharpe had during the Blazers’ win over the Houston Rockets. The win propelled the team to a 5-1 record, which is mighty impressive considering that their last two games were without Damian Lillard. Sharpe’s standout play from the bench has helped stabilize this roster without their leader.</p><p>This performance from the Blazers is an encouraging sign for the team as they gear up for another playoff run. The concern for this team heading into the season was an apparent lack of help for Damian Lillard again. With players like Sharpe, Simons, and Jerami Grant stepping up, though, this team is locked and loaded for another deep run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘He’s just must-see TV’: Chauncey Billups gets real on Shaedon Sharpe’s spectacular season

<!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', 'Damian Lillard, Blazers get huge news on injury status of Shaedon Sharpe');   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/2022/07/Blazers_news_Damian_Lillard_Portland_get_huge_news_on_injury_status_of_Shaedon_Sharpe.jpg"></figure><h1>Damian Lillard, Blazers get huge news on injury status of Shaedon Sharpe</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-21T05:21:11-07:00">July 21st, 5:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-21T05:21:11-07:00">July 21st, 5:21am</time><address><a>Gerard Samillano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shaedon Sharpe’s rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers got off on the wrong foot during the Las Vegas Summer League. The 7th overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft was pulled from his first game with an apparent injury. Shortly after, it was announced that he would be kept out of the rest of the games due to a shoulder injury.</p><p>Fans were immediately worried about Sharpe’s status moving forward. Thankfully, the Blazers got a good update on their prized rookie’s injury status. Much to the delight of the fanbase, Shaedon Sharpe will NOT be undergoing surgery for his shoulder injury. (<a href="https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1549884817918926849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1549884817918926849%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fw3zlnn%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dfalse">via Sean Highkin</a>)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Blazers say they have determined surgery will NOT be required for Shaedon Sharpe's left shoulder labral tear suffered during Summer League.</p><p>— Sean Highkin (@highkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1549884817918926849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is great news for Blazers fans. Sharpe was likely going to see significant minutes next season playing behind Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons. If he went under the knife, the rookie was likely to miss precious time learning the ropes of NBA play. With this news, Blazers fans can breathe a sigh of relief.</p><p>Shaedon Sharpe was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2022-nba-draft-news-blazers-select-shaedon-sharpe-with-7th-pick/">selected</a> by the Blazers with the 7th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. The rookie guard showed promise playing in the high school scene. His excellent performance in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball Camp skyrocketed his stock. However, his lack of experience playing in the collegiate ranks made him a huge question mark entering the draft.</p><p>The Blazers are making a calculated risk in Sharpe. Will this move pay off for them in the short and long run? Hopefully, Sharpe makes a full recovery and shows off his talents on the biggest stage.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Damian Lillard, Blazers get huge news on injury status of Shaedon Sharpe

<!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', 'Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe suffers brutal injury setback after NBA Summer League debut');   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/2022/07/Blazers-rookie-Shaedon-Sharpe-suffers-brutal-injury-setback-after-NBA-Summer-League-debut.jpeg"></figure><h1>Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe suffers brutal injury setback after NBA Summer League debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-09T13:09:03-07:00">July 9th, 1:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-09T13:09:03-07:00">July 9th, 1:09pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shaedon Sharpe’s first competitive basketball game in nearly a year didn’t exactly go as planned. The Portland Trail Blazers <a href="https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/shaedon-sharpe-injury-update">announced in a statement</a> that an MRI revealed the rookie guard has a small labral tear in his left shoulder, cutting his highly anticipated Summer League tenure short after just a few minutes of court time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe suffers brutal injury setback after NBA Summer League debut

<!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', '2 bold predictions for Shaedon Sharpe in his rookie season with Blazers');   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/2022/07/Trail-Blazers-Shaedon-Sharpe.jpeg"></figure><h1>2 bold predictions for Shaedon Sharpe in his rookie season with Blazers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-08T13:52:50-07:00">July 8th, 1:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-08T13:52:50-07:00">July 8th, 1:52pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shaedon Sharpe is headed to the NBA after being drafted seventh overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>The 6-foot-5, 19-year-old Sharpe was the 2022 NBA Draft’s man of mystery. He didn’t play at all in college yet showed enough in high school and showcases for teams to see him as one of the top prospects in the draft. His scoring abilities and unreal athleticism make him a highlight reel while his defensive potential and untapped playmaking skills could make him even more.</p><p>Although he is heading to a team wanting to win now and is jumping up several levels of competition at once, the young wing has what it takes to blossom into a star and become a key player in just his first year. Here are a pair of bold predictions for Shaedon Sharpe’s rookie season with the Trail Blazers.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA Games LIVE with fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408">click for free trial</a>)*</i></b></p><h2>2 bold predictions for Shaedon Sharpe in his rookie season with Blazers</h2><p><b>2. Sharpe starts the year in the G League</b></p><p>The Blazers drafting Sharpe gives them an ace in the hole for the future. The reason is not only because of his potential but because he will likely be extremely raw coming out of the gate. It would be a bit out-there for Portland to send him to the G League right away. It would be in the interest of both sides though.</p><p>After not playing competitive basketball for over a year and then moving on to the highest league in the world, Sharpe needs to be tuned up. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-shaedon-sharpes-shoulder-injury-gets-important-update-after-summer-league-debut/">injured his left shoulder</a> during the Summer League, though it doesn’t seem like anything that will hamper him long-term. Regardless, it’s an inadvertent sign that Sharpe is still very raw and has to be eased into professional basketball.</p><p>The G League has been a valuable resource for young players who need reps. Sharpe is certainly in need of those and will get one against fringe NBA players and the best starts from college basketball.</p><p>Starting Sharpe off slowly will benefit Portland. Taking it one step at a time is key with any rookie but especially one with Sharpe’s playing history.</p><p><b>1. Sharpe eventually gets starting minutes</b></p><p>Once Sharpe spends some time getting reps in the G League, he will likely be used off the bench. However, he has the skills that would make him a solid starting option along with Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant and Jusuf Nurkic.</p><p>The appeal with Sharpe is that he has the athletic pop and on-ball skills to eventually become a strong scorer — a walking bucket, if you will. For the time being, though, he will have to find a role that helps the Blazers win.</p><p>Sharpe has shown a willingness to cut, rebound and move without the ball in the past. With the passing abilities of Lillard and Nurkic at his disposal, Sharpe will have all the incentive to find open spots in or above the defense. He could become one of the league’s most exciting dunkers right away.</p><p>Chauncey Billips may not play Sharpe in the starting lineup this season since Portland’s urgency to make the playoffs is massive. For someone so young and inexperienced, it makes sense. However, Sharpe has the talent to command such a role.</p><p>Most players who get G League time don’t become starters in their first year. Sharpe is different, as evidenced by the unconventional route he took to get here. The Blazers’ key rookie has a combination of raw potential and clear complementary skills that could allow him to have a big role later in the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 bold predictions for Shaedon Sharpe in his rookie season with Blazers

<!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', 'Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe’s shoulder injury gets important update after Summer League debut');   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/2022/07/Shaedon-Sharpe-Blazers-NBA-Summer-League-Shaedon-Sharpe-Blazers-Shaedon-Sharpe-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe’s shoulder injury gets important update after Summer League debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-08T05:59:24-07:00">July 8th, 5:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-08T07:06:30-07:00">July 8th, 7:06am</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Portland Trail Blazers fans saw a scary sight on Thursday night. No. 7 pick Shaedon Sharpe, who was making his NBA Summer League debut, had to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-shaedon-sharpe-exits-summer-league-game-with-shoulder-injury/">exit the game</a> after just six minutes of action with a shoulder injury. After the game, the seventh overall pick received an important update on his injury, via Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports and Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Portland Trail Blazers lottery pick Shaedon Sharpe sustained a left shoulder injury tonight that ended his Summer League debut and he is expected to undergo an MRI, league sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@YahooSports</a>.</p><p>— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1545298166727131137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Haynes reports that Shaedon Sharpe will undergo an <a href="https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2022/07/shaedon-sharpe-expected-to-undergo-mri-on-shoulder.html">MRI</a> on his left shoulder. Highkin adds that the Blazers removed Sharpe from the Summer League game for “precautionary reasons.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steve Hetzel says Shaedon Sharpe was held out for precautionary reasons after hurting his shoulder early.</p><p>— Sean Highkin (@highkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1545297215874224128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Blazers and their fans will have to hope that it’s not something serious. <a href="http://fanatics.93n6tx.net/n13z2a" rel="noopener">Sharpe</a> wasted no time in jumping right into NBA action, making a tough jumper on the baseline for his first points of the Summer League. In just one play, he showed why Portland was so enamored with him on draft night.</p><p>The 19-year-old was the No. 1 recruit in the nation last September after a standout performance at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, where he averaged 22.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 12 games.</p><p>Sharpe chose to attend Kentucky, then curiously never played a minute for the Wildcats, opting to practice and focus on his draft stock. Evidently, the strategy paid off, as Sharpe was selected inside the top 10 by the <a href="http://foco.vegb.net/LP0NLV" rel="noopener">Blazers.</a></p><p>However, this is not the way fans wanted to see his NBA career begin. The Blazers and their fans will wait with bated breath for the results of Shaedon Sharpe’s MRI.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe’s shoulder injury gets important update after Summer League debut

<!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', 'Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe exits Summer League game with apparent shoulder injury');   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/2022/07/Shaedon-Sharpe-exits-Summer-League-game-with-shoulder-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe exits Summer League game with apparent shoulder injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-07T23:00:30-07:00">July 7th, 11:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-07T23:00:30-07:00">July 7th, 11:00pm</time><address><a>Gerard Samillano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shaedon Sharpe is one of the most intriguing rookies of the 2022 draft class. The 19-year-old star has the potential to be a cornerstone of the Portland Trail Blazers, or a bona fide bust with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2022-nba-draft-news-blazers-select-shaedon-sharpe-with-7th-pick/">seventh overall pick</a>. Fans are eagerly awaiting the promise that this kid brings to his new team.</p><p>Unfortunately, Sharpe’s first taste of NBA action ended a little too early for his liking. The Blazers guard was taken out of the game mid-way through the first half. Afterwards, it was announced that Shaedon Sharpe would not return following a shoulder injury. (<a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1545278809926012928">via ClutchPoints</a>)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shaedon Sharpe who sustained a left shoulder injury will not return to tonight's Summer League game against the Pistons, per <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheSteinLine</a> <a href="https://t.co/XMTvM7rGEd" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XMTvM7rGEd</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1545278809926012928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Before Blazers fans worry too much, remember that it’s the Summer League. Teams will definitely exercise a ton of caution for their precious rookies in this game. It’s entirely possible that Sharpe was just taken out due to an abundance of caution. Still, after all the injuries they’ve had to their past rookies, it’s impossible to not be worried as a Blazers fan.</p><p>Shaedon Sharpe’s trajectory to the NBA is an atypical one, to say the least. The guard impressed enough to be ranked highly as a high school graduate. He initially committed to the Kentucky Wildcats. In a stunning turn of events, though, Sharpe pulled out of college and decided to train for the NBA behind closed doors.</p><p>His camp’s decision to seemingly protect Sharpe’s image came under scrutiny by draft experts. The talent was undeniable, of course. Without any game tape against fellow college players, though, experts found it hard to predict what type of player Sharpe will be.</p><p>Still, despite these risks, the Blazers decided to take a gamble in Shaedon Sharpe. If he pans out, he could form the backcourt of the future in Portland with Anfernee Simons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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