<!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', '/mavs-news-mark-cuban-drops-1-emoji-reaction-to-theo-pinsons-luka-doncic-fiba-world-cup-declaration');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavs owner Mark Cuban drops 1-emoji reaction to Theo Pinson’s Luka Doncic-FIBA World Cup declaration');   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/2023/08/Mavs_news_Mark_Cuban_drops_1-emoji_reaction_to_Theo_Pinsons_Luka_Doncic-FIBA_World_Cup_declaration.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs owner Mark Cuban drops 1-emoji reaction to Theo Pinson’s Luka Doncic-FIBA World Cup declaration</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-29T19:30:57-07:00">August 29th, 7:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-29T19:32:07-07:00">August 29th, 7:32pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban appeared to cosign a hot take from one of his organization’s players regarding Luka Doncic and the FIBA tournament. Recently, Mavs guard/forward Theo Pinson declared that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-forward-luka-doncics-strong-take-on-playing-for-slovenia-at-fiba-world-cup-will-please-fans" rel="noopener">Doncic is the best player</a> in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-luka-doncic-corrects-fibas-slovenia-fail" rel="noopener">ongoing FIBA World Cup</a>.</p><p>“There’s been a debate on who’s the best player [in the FIBA World Cup],” said Pinson via the <i>Run Your Race</i> podcast. “I don’t think it’s really a big debate—Luka [Doncic] is the best player.”</p><p>Mark Cuban then took to Twitter to express his <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1696688292572348420" rel="noopener">agreement with the sentiment</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="art">💯💯💯 <a href="https://t.co/19aUPdeLVq">https://t.co/19aUPdeLVq</a></p><p>— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1696688292572348420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course, the FIBA World Cup does not include every great player in the world. Notable NBA superstars not participating include Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, and many others.</p><p>Still, it is certainly an honor for Luka Doncic to receive such high praise while competing against some of the best hoopers from around the globe.</p><p>Doncic is currently starring for the Slovenian national team in their quest for FIBA glory. The team routed Georgia on Monday, with Doncic pouring in 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists in the contest.</p><p>Cuban will certainly be hoping that this year’s season goes better for Doncic and the Mavs than 2022-23. Last year, fresh off of their 2022 appearance in the Western Conference Finals, Dallas failed to even make the Play-In game despite their trade deadline acquisition of star point guard Kyrie Irving.</p><p>Still, if his FIBA World Cup performance is any indication, Doncic will be more motivated than ever to take the NBA by storm in 2023 when things get underway in October.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs owner Mark Cuban drops 1-emoji reaction to Theo Pinson’s Luka Doncic-FIBA World Cup declaration

<!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', '/knicks-news-theo-pinson-takes-credit-helping-rj-barrett-become-great');   ga('set', 'title', 'Theo Pinson takes credit for helping Knicks’ RJ Barrett become ‘great’');   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/2023/08/Theo-Pinson-takes-credit-for-helping-RJ-Barrett-become-_great_.jpg"></figure><h1>Theo Pinson takes credit for helping Knicks’ RJ Barrett become ‘great’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-08T07:36:09-07:00">August 8th, 7:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-08T07:36:09-07:00">August 8th, 7:36am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks had a very successful season in 2022-2023, and RJ Barrett specifically took big steps in the NBA Playoffs. A pair of RJ Barrett’s former teammates in Theo Pinson and Jared Harper recently claimed that they made Barrett a <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1688911674470985729" rel="noopener">better player</a> during their time with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-quentin-grimes-julius-randle-defends-toughness-winning-mentality" rel="noopener">Knicks</a> during an episode of the Run Your Race podcast.</p><p>“We made him [RJ Barrett] great, we made him a dog,” Theo Pinson said with Jared Harper on the Run Your Race podcast. “We had to get that dog in him, and we were busting his a**. And RJ, we’ll get you on here. We could all get three on here and you won’t sit on here and lie because I’ll knock the s*** out you. We were busting your a** RJ.”</p><p>Pinson went on to say that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-josh-hart-donte-divincenzo-roster-addition" rel="noopener">Knicks’</a> coaching staff wanted Barrett to improve defensively, so they had him work with Pinson and Harper.</p><p>“We was like, we don’t know if this s*** is going to get him better, this might kill his confidence,” Pinson said on the Run Your Race podcast. “We want smoke, we ain’t played all year.”</p><p>Barrett’s career has been debated a lot since he was selected with the third pick in the 2019 draft, and there have been good and bad moments. However, the majority of Knicks fans are supportive of Barrett, especially after his strong performance in the playoffs this season.</p><p>The Knicks hope that Barrett can keep improving. If he does, it seems that Pinson and Harper will keep taking credit for the steps he took early in his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Theo Pinson takes credit for helping Knicks’ RJ Barrett become ‘great’

<!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', '/mavs-news-theo-pinson-fiery-response-dillon-brooks-cheerleader-roast');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavs’ Theo Pinson has fiery response to Dillon Brooks’ ‘cheerleader’ roast');   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/2023/03/Mavs-news-Theo-Pinson-has-fiery-response-to-Dillon-Brooks_-_cheerleader_-roast.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs’ Theo Pinson has fiery response to Dillon Brooks’ ‘cheerleader’ roast</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-23T10:38:28-07:00">March 23rd, 10:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-23T10:38:28-07:00">March 23rd, 10:38am</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the Dallas Mavericks’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, controversial Grizzlies swingman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/paid-to-cheerlead-luka-doncic-wont-like-dillon-brooks-slander-at-mavs-teammate" rel="noopener">Dillon Brooks</a> once again made NBA headlines, as he earned his 18th technical foul by celebrating a dunk and directing a taunt towards Mavs swingman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-theo-pinsons-7-word-2-emoji-reaction-to-causing-dallas-100000-fine-for-bad-bench-behavior" rel="noopener">Theo Pinson</a>.</p><p>Following the taunt, Brooks directed a few choice words at Pinson, telling the fifth-year pro that “he was a great player. Now he gets paid to cheerlead.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From last night: Dillon Brooks said his dunk celebration was directed at Mavericks' Theo Pinson</p><p>"Same class, I grew up watching him play. He was a great player. Now he gets paid to cheerlead."</p><p>Landed him his 18th technical foul <a href="https://t.co/ut4nhnCVKD">pic.twitter.com/ut4nhnCVKD</a></p><p>— Avery Braxton (@Brax_Avery) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brax_Avery/status/1638190579514331143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With the NBA becoming more and more like the WWE this season, with players focusing on using podcasts as platforms to weigh in on the state of the NBA or direct shots at each other, the comments by Brooks are unsurprising.</p><p>As is the response from Pinson nearly a day later, in which he took to his Run Your Race podcast to respond to Brooks and question the 27-year-old’s motivation for making those comments.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>For Theo Pinson, the answer not only is about Dillon Brooks playing into a villain role.</p><p>He also believes that a factor likely lies in the past, as he faced Brooks in college and got the better of him in <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2017-04-01-north-carolina.html" rel="noopener">the Final Four in 2017</a>.</p><p>In that matchup, the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Oregon Ducks to eventually win the NCAA championship. Brooks would score 10 points in the loss while shooting 2-11 from the field but had two steals and a block. Pinson scored eight points on 2-8 shooting from the field but had eight rebounds and five assists.</p><p>“My man gets 30 minutes a game,” Pinson says. “I don’t get 30 minutes a game. I’m pretty sure — I’m pretty confident in myself — that I could do what you do, or better, if I had the same opportunity.”</p><p>“If we were matched up mano y mano,” Pinson continues. “I’m winning that matchup.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs’ Theo Pinson has fiery response to Dillon Brooks’ ‘cheerleader’ roast

<!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', 'Theo Pinson’s 7-word, 2-emoji reaction to causing Mavs’ $100,000 fine for bad bench behavior');   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/2022/05/Mavs-Theo-Pinson.jpg"></figure><h1>Theo Pinson’s 7-word, 2-emoji reaction to causing Mavs’ $100,000 fine for bad bench behavior</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-05-22T13:28:40-07:00">May 22nd, 1:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-05-22T13:28:40-07:00">May 22nd, 1:28pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been a roller coaster of a series for the Dallas Mavericks as they’ve fallen 0-2 to the Golden State Warriors. Luka Doncic and his teammates looked phenomenal throughout most of Game 2, however, Golden State fought back in the final quarter to steal the win away. The Dallas bench earned a fine for bad behavior and Theo Pinson finally reacts.</p><p>After learning <a href="https://twitter.com/tpinsonn/status/1528422690679316489?s=21&amp;t=gQn1kFZz1d4Voxs9v2NDmw">he is the main culprit</a> for the fine, Theo Pinson sent a message to social media. The Mavs were fined $100,000 for their antics on the bench during Game 2. At one point, Stephen Curry accidentally threw the ball toward Pinson’s way as he stood too close to the court. Even so, the entire Dallas organization seems to disagree with the league’s decision.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s a crime to support your teammates😂🤷🏿‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/y5uZj6ou73" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/y5uZj6ou73</a></p><p>— Theo pinson (@tpinsonn) <a href="https://twitter.com/tpinsonn/status/1528422690679316489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In this situation, all you can do is laugh it off. There isn’t much else Theo Pinson can do at this point other than calm down his antics on the bench. The Mavs have their first home game of the series on Sunday night, so it will be interesting to see the energy level Dallas brings to the table. It’s likely we see Pinson continue to be electric on the sideline cheering on his teammates as the fanbase will do the same in the arena.</p><p>Although Theo Pinson doesn’t agree with the league’s decision to fine the Mavs, the NBA has a legitimate reason for fining the franchise. The Dallas bench was extremely close to the court throughout Game 2. Additionally, this organization has racked up $175,000 in fines in this postseason alone, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-dallas-fined-100000-for-more-bench-shenanigans-vs-warriors/">the bench is just too excited</a> for their own good.</p><p>Either way, Game 3 will be underway at 9 P.M. Eastern on TNT. The Mavs must win this matchup if they want to keep their title hopes alive. It’ll be a tough battle though, as the Warriors have looked like the best team in the Western Conference throughout the 2022 playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Theo Pinson’s 7-word, 2-emoji reaction to causing Mavs’ $100,000 fine for bad bench behavior

<!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', 'Knicks claim Theo Pinson, waive Allonzo Trier to clear 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/2020/06/alonzo.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Knicks claim Theo Pinson, waive Allonzo Trier to clear roster spot</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-26T14:35:02-07:00">June 26th, 2:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-26T14:35:02-07:00">June 26th, 2:35pm</time><address><a href="https://theknickswall.com">Reid Goldsmith</a>Managing Editor, The Knicks Wall. Cornell University grad, writer and editor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks waived guard Allonzo Trier in order to claim recently waived <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brooklyn Nets</a> swingman Theo Pinson, per <a href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1276621903000723457">SNY’s Ian Begley</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Knicks have claimed ex-Net Theo Pinson, per SNY sources. New York will waive Allonzo Trier to make room for Pinson, sources say.</p><p>— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1276621903000723457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Theo Pinson was a standout guard/forward at the University of North Carolina, spending four years and winning a national title with the Tar Heels. The 6-foot-5 swingman went undrafted during the 2018 draft, later signing with the Nets after a summer league appearance.</p><p>The North Carolina native agreed to a two-way deal, spending most of his time with G League affiliate Long Island Nets and appearing in 18 total regular-season games with the big-league Nets during the 2018-19 season.</p><p>Pinson spent more time with the Nets this past season, making 33 appearances with only nine G League games played. With Brooklyn, he averaged 3.6 points and 1.7 assists in 11.1 minutes per game, shooting under 30.0 percent from the field.</p><p>Meanwhile, Allonzo Trier was originally a two-way player for the Knicks after going undrafted from the University of Arizona in the same draft class as Pinson. A fast start to his NBA career led Trier to signing a normal deal with New York early into his rookie season, including a team option for 2019-20. The ‘Bockers exercised it, but Trier’s sophomore campaign was marked with a long stretch of benching and getting excluded from the Knicks’ rotation of both head coach David Fizdale and Mike Miller.</p><p>Pinson was waived by the Nets on Tuesday and picked up by the Knicks on Friday as the NBA’s transaction window is open between June 23-30.</p><p>The Nets are among the 22 franchises invited to restart the season in Orlando, Florida. On the other hand, the Knicks will head into the long stretch of an offseason waiting on the 2020 draft in October and free agency that same month.</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>

Knicks claim Theo Pinson, waive Allonzo Trier to clear roster spot

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Love this @spidadmitchell and @jalenbrunson1 bump tho!

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Seen that move before @jalenbrunson1 🙄 walking him down lol

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Don’t understand why you take Coby out the game….?

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Could care less how you do it.. Just Win‼️‼️ Good win fellas‼️

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Y’all know we split this year right😂😂😅😅

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