<!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', '/bulls-news-torrey-craig-response-andre-drummond-dunk-fail');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls forward Torrey Craig’s brutally honest response to epic Andre Drummond dunk fail');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/drummond-craig-bulls.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bulls forward Torrey Craig’s brutally honest response to epic Andre Drummond dunk fail</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-10T11:30:06-07:00">April 10th, 11:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-10T11:33:55-07:00">April 10th, 11:33am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>An alley-oop attempt off the backboard <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1777861790111543440" rel="noopener">did not go according to plan</a> for Chicago Bulls forward Torrey Craig on Tuesday against the New York Knicks.</p><p>Video via ClutchPoints:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This fast break did not go well for Torrey Craig and Andre Drummond 😬<a href="https://t.co/j3dVXSqj0V">pic.twitter.com/j3dVXSqj0V</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1777861790111543440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Andre Drummond knocked the ball loose which led to a fast-break opportunity for Craig. Craig, wanting to motivate the Bulls who were trailing 36-27 at the time, decided to throw an alley-oop off the backboard to himself. Drummond, who was following on the break, thought Craig was passing the ball to him, however.</p><p>The result? Drummond almost posterized his own teammate. Instead, both players missed the dunk and the Knicks got the ball back. This would not have been a good look in any scenario, but it is even worse when your team is trailing by nine points.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Caption this Torrey Craig, Andre Drummond photo 😂 <a href="https://t.co/oekNtJIQad">https://t.co/oekNtJIQad</a> <a href="https://t.co/00ZinxyEZT">pic.twitter.com/00ZinxyEZT</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1777867595342856417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Craig, Donovan address failed dunk attempt</b></h2><p>As seen in the image above, Craig instantly regretted the decision. The Bulls forward <a href="https://theathletic.com/5404381/2024/04/10/torrey-craig-alley-oop-drummond/" rel="noopener">addressed the moment</a> after Chicago lost to New York by a final score of 128-117.</p><p>“I just wanted to create some excitement and try to give us the edge,” Craig said, via Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. “Try to create some momentum for us. Obviously, I didn’t know Drum was going to jump after it with me. So it was a miscommunication, or a misinterpretation or whatever. But at the end of the day, I’ve just got to dunk the ball or lay it up. So, I’ll take the blame for that.”</p><p>Bulls head coach Billy Donovan <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-billy-donovans-harsh-reaction-viral-torrey-craig-andre-drummond-debacle">certainly was not pleased</a> about the embarrassing debacle.</p><p>“We addressed it on the bench,” Donovan <a href="https://www.audacy.com/670thescore/sports/chicago-bulls/torrey-craig-failed-backboard-oop-pass-frustrates-billy-donovan-in-bulls-loss" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>, via Cody Westerland of Audacy’s The 670 Score. “Obviously, to me, it was just really disappointing. I’m not going to get into what I said, but you’re down by 10. There was a lot of self-induced things that I thought we contributed to – not only that play but other plays that maybe weren’t as loud as that.</p><p>“But that play was disappointing to me. I don’t care really who he was throwing the ball to. I just, we don’t need to be doing that. I’m not going to get into everything I said on the bench, but that’s not what I’m about and it’s not what we should be about.”</p><p>To make matters even worse, Andre Drummond would later end up <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-andre-drummonds-wheelchair-exit-chicago-fans-worried">leaving the game with an injury</a>. It was an all-around difficult night for Chicago without question.</p><h2><b>Bulls still heading to NBA Play-In Tournament</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DeMar-DeRozan-dribbles-the-ball-vs-Hawks.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Bulls fell to 37-42 following the loss to the Knicks. Yet, despite their losing record, Chicago holds the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference. They are set to participate in the NBA Play-In Tournament.</p><p>Overall, it has been a frustrating campaign for Chicago. Between injuries and underperformance, this Bulls squad does not exactly seem like a postseason team. However, they will have a chance to reach the playoffs by winning in the play-in tournament.</p><p>Of course, they will need to eliminate moments like the failed alley-oop attempt that occurred on Tuesday. Still, Chicago could make a postseason run if they find some momentum ahead of their upcoming play-in game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls forward Torrey Craig’s brutally honest response to epic Andre Drummond dunk fail

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-billy-donovans-harsh-reaction-viral-torrey-craig-andre-drummond-debacle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls head coach Billy Donovan’s harsh reaction to viral Torrey Craig-Andre Drummond Shaqtin’ a Fool debacle');   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/2024/04/Billy-Donovans-harsh-reaction-to-viral-Torrey-Craig-Andre-Drummond-Shaqtin-a-Fool-debacle.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls head coach Billy Donovan’s harsh reaction to viral Torrey Craig-Andre Drummond Shaqtin’ a Fool debacle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-10T11:12:10-07:00">April 10th, 11:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-10T11:12:10-07:00">April 10th, 11:12am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor and Chicago Bulls beat writer at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls lost at home on Tuesday night against the New York Knicks, and there was one play in particular that summed up this season for the Bulls pretty well. Torrey Craig had the ball and was all alone and it looked like he was going to get <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-andre-drummonds-wheelchair-exit-chicago-fans-worried">two points for Chicago</a>. Craig tried to do an alley-oop off the backboard to himself, but Andre Drummond was trailing him, and they both tried to dunk it. The ball did not go in the hoop, and the Knicks got the rebound.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Basketball is beautiful. <a href="https://t.co/MgIcVMqlcZ">pic.twitter.com/MgIcVMqlcZ</a></p><p>— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1777859368425496619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Those kinds of plays just can’t happen, especially at this time of the year. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-injury-update-postseason-dawns">The Bulls are fighting</a> for seeding in the play-in tournament and they were in a close game at that point. It simply can’t happen, and head coach Billy Donovan was not happy about it.</p><p>“We <a href="https://www.audacy.com/670thescore/sports/chicago-bulls/torrey-craig-failed-backboard-oop-pass-frustrates-billy-donovan-in-bulls-loss" rel="noopener">addressed it on the bench</a>,” Billy Donovan said after the game, according to an article from <i>Audacy.</i> “Obviously, to me, it was just really disappointing. I’m not going to get into what I said, but you’re down by 10. There was a lot of self-induced things that I thought we contributed to – not only that play but other plays that maybe weren’t as loud as that. But that play was disappointing to me. I don’t care really who he was throwing the ball to. I just, we don’t need to be doing that. I’m not going to get into everything I said on the bench, but that’s not what I’m about and it’s not what we should be about.”</p><p>Torrey Craig was left in the game despite the disastrous play. Donovan addressed it on the bench, and then he wanted Craig and the Bulls to get back to business as usual.</p><p>“These guys are professional players,” Donovan said. “He’s got a job to do. I think he felt bad about it. I think it got addressed on the bench, but I’m not going to sit there and hold a grudge against him. We need him.”</p><h2><b>Torrey Craig breaks down his thought process</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Torrey-Craig-vs.-Knicks.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Torrey Craig was expecting to give the Bulls two points in emphatic fashion on that play. He wanted to give his team some momentum, but that didn’t end up happening.</p><p>“Just got a fast break, wanted to create some excitement, try to give us an edge, try to create some momentum for us,” Torrey Craig said. “Obviously, didn’t know Drum [Andre Drummond] was going to jump out there with me. It was a miscommunication or a misinterpretation, whatever. But at the end of the day, I’ve just got to dunk the ball or lay it up. I’ll take the blame on that.”</p><p>Craig noted that he knew he should dunk it while he was running down the court, but he thought that doing it with the self alley-oop could give the team some juice.</p><p>“Dunk it,” Craig said in regards to what he was thinking. “Like, dunk it. Like I said, create some excitement for us, try to give us a bit of an edge and just make a run. Obviously, it didn’t turn out that way.”</p><p>At the end of the day, Craig knows he made a mistake, and he knows that he has to be better in the future.</p><p>“Sometimes we let our emotions get the best of us, but it’s an emotional game, especially when you want to win, especially when you’re competitive,” Craig said. “Sometimes your emotions are going to get the best of you. We just got to do a better job as a team in not letting it cost us in games.”</p><p>The Bulls will return to action on Thursday night on the road against the Detroit Pistons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls head coach Billy Donovan’s harsh reaction to viral Torrey Craig-Andre Drummond Shaqtin’ a Fool debacle

<!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', '/bulls-news-torrey-craig-suffers-injury-scare-vs-clippers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Torrey Craig suffers injury scare vs. Clippers');   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/2024/03/Bulls-news-Torrey-Craig-suffers-injury-scare-vs.-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Torrey Craig suffers injury scare vs. Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-09T14:20:28-08:00">March 9th, 2:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-09T14:20:28-08:00">March 9th, 2:20pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Chris Smith is an All Sports Editor for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner. Smith has previously written for FanSided and Last Word on Sports, and his primary interests lie in the NBA, Brooklyn Nets, and distance running.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls engaged in a heated cross-conference matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-vs-clippers-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-3-9-2024" rel="noopener">against the Los Angeles Clippers</a> on Saturday. Chicago had the early advantage midway through the first half. However, Torrey Craig was struck with an injury scare after an awkward landing.</p><h2><b>Torrey Craig looks to bounce back for the Bulls after scary ankle injury</b></h2><p>With under three minutes left in the first quarter, Craig caught an outlet pass and drove in for an open layup. Unfortunately, Clippers guard Norman Powell trailed Craig and landed on the back of the forward’s ankle:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Torrey Craig went down with a scary ankle injury on this play. </p><p>Hope he’s alright 🙏<a href="https://t.co/Td90p9OazX">pic.twitter.com/Td90p9OazX</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1766577290547179564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Thankfully, Craig walked it off and eventually <a href="https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1766576903400395067" rel="noopener">returned to the game</a>, per Bulls Insider K.C. Johnson. Hopefully, the veteran forward can stay healthy. He has been an important part <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-lonzo-ball-takes-massive-step-towards-long-awaited-return" rel="noopener">of Chicago’s rotation</a>.</p><p>The 33-year-old averages 5.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.6 steals, 0.5 blocks, and shoots 37.0% on three-pointers through 34 games played. Chicago continues to rely on Craig more amid star guard Zach Lavine’s absence.</p><p>Lavine dealt with a nagging foot injury that required season-ending surgery. He was one of the Bulls’ top scorers before the team sidelined him. Nevertheless, Chicago has had phenomenal offensive help from DeMar DeRozan and Coby White. DeRozan averages a team-leading 23.1 points while White contributes 19.7.</p><p>Chicago has a steep hill to climb against the Los Angeles Clippers. LA entered the matchup at 40-21, good for fourth place in the Western Conference standings. Meanwhile, the Bulls arrived at 31-32, which ranks them ninth in the East.</p><p>With the end of the regular season quickly approaching, Chicago needs to win as many games as possible for a chance at the NBA Playoffs. Can the Bulls build more momentum and take care of business in Los Angeles?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Torrey Craig suffers injury scare vs. Clippers

<!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', '/bulls-news-torrey-craig-receives-positive-injury-update-from-billy-donovan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Torrey Craig receives positive injury update from Billy Donovan');   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/2024/03/bulls-news-torrey-craig-receives-positive-injury-update-from-billy-donovan.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Torrey Craig receives positive injury update from Billy Donovan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-06T19:07:53-08:00">March 6th, 7:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-06T19:07:53-08:00">March 6th, 7:07pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls have seen some good moments this season, but they have also seen some bad ones, and the bad ones are usually in regards to injuries. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-coby-white-reveals-secret-comeback-mentality-after-michael-jordan-feat" rel="noopener">The Bulls have had</a> a bad case of the injury bug all year long, and they have already seen two players go down with season-ending injuries. Torrey Craig is one <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-billy-donovan-brutally-honest-chicagos-approach-postseason-hunt" rel="noopener">Chicago player that has</a> been out, but the team finally got some good news in the injury department.</p><p>Torrey Craig has been battling a knee injury and he was expected to miss 2-4 weeks. He has already been out for a couple weeks, and it sounds like he will make a return to the Bulls lineup fairly soon.</p><p>“He’s moving in <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/06/chicago-basketball-report-torrey-craig-wnba-draft/" rel="noopener">a really good direction</a>,” Bulls head coach Billy Donovan said, according to an article from the <i>Chicago Tribune.</i>  “I don’t know about this road trip, but it’s certainly not out of the question. A lot of this could be depending on how he continues to progress, but I think the medical guys are pretty optimistic of where he is at this point in time.”</p><p>The Bulls are currently in the midst of four straight road games before making a return to Chicago on Monday when they take on the Dallas Mavericks. It sounds like Craig could make a return before that, but either way, he should be back on the court soon.</p><p>Getting Craig back will be big for the Bulls for a lot of reasons, but depth is likely the most important one. A lot of guys are playing intense minutes, and having another player that can take some of the load will be crucial.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Torrey Craig receives positive injury update from Billy Donovan

<!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', '/bulls-news-torrey-craig-out-at-least-two-weeks-knee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Torrey Craig to miss at least two weeks with knee 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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bulls-news-torrey-craig-to-miss-at-least-two-weeks-with-knee-injury.webp"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Torrey Craig to miss at least two weeks with knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-21T07:39:37-08:00">February 21st, 7:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-21T07:40:52-08:00">February 21st, 7:40am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bulls veteran forward Torrey Craig is set to miss at least two weeks due to a <a href="https://x.com/chicagobulls/status/1760095545790439776?s=20" rel="noopener">right knee sprain</a>, the team announced on Tuesday night. Craig suffered this injury during the All-Star break, and the Bulls’ medical staff will re-evaluate him in two-to-four weeks, meaning he could possibly remain on the sidelines through the majority of March.</p><p>After signing a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-nba-free-agency-torrey-craig-suns" rel="noopener">two-year, $5.4 million contract</a> with Chicago in the offseason, Craig has proven to be a positive factor on the wing when healthy. Unfortunately, the 33-year-old has only played in a total of 33 games this season. In December, Craig suffered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-torrey-craig-critical-billy-donovan-injury-update-amid-lengthy-absence" rel="noopener">plantar fascia injury</a> that was originally labeled with an 8-to-10 week recovery period. He ended up missing just under seven weeks and 22 total games before returning to the court in early February.</p><p>Now, Craig will be sidelined yet again, only this time as a result of his right knee injury. Starting forward Patrick Williams is also dealing with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-patrick-williams-crucial-injury-update-ahead-all-star-break" rel="noopener">left foot issue</a>, leaving the Bulls very shorthanded on the wing entering the stretch run of the season.</p><p>This season, Craig has averaged 6.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, shooting 42.5 percent from the floor and 37.4 percent from three-point range. He currently ranks fifth on the team in three-point shooting percentage.</p><p>Although oftentimes viewed as an undersized forward, Craig has always been a durable two-way presence. His tough-minded approach on defense was one of the main reasons why the Bulls looked to sign him to a two-year deal in the offseason.</p><p>Once again, the Bulls are stuck dealing with injuries on their roster, a reoccurring theme that has held them back from reaching their full potential. With Craig out, as well as Williams’ status being uncertain, Chicago will turn to Terry Taylor and rookie Julian Phillips for extra depth at both forward positions.</p><p>The Bulls will provide further updates on Craig’s status in a few weeks, although it is unlikely that he will be able to return to the court right away upon being cleared.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Torrey Craig to miss at least two weeks with knee injury

<!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', '/bulls-news-torrey-craig-critical-billy-donovan-injury-update-amid-lengthy-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Torrey Craig gets critical Billy Donovan injury update amid lengthy absence');   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/2024/01/bulls-news-torrey-craig-gets-critical-billy-donovan-injury-update-amid-lengthy-absence.webp"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Torrey Craig gets critical Billy Donovan injury update amid lengthy absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-12T18:18:28-08:00">January 12th, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-12T18:18:28-08:00">January 12th, 6:18pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a very shaky start to the season, the Chicago Bulls are having a much better year than most people were anticipating. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavines-game-changing-performance-vs-rockets-fuels-billy-donovan-praise" rel="noopener">Bulls were 5-14 at</a> one point, but they are now 18-21 and not too far away from playoff position. Things are looking good in Chicago right now, but the injury has been an issue. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-steve-kerr-true-feelings-ring-of-honor-gala" rel="noopener">The Bulls were without</a> their star, Zach LaVine, for awhile, and Nikola Vucevic also missed some time, but they are both back now. One player that is still battling an injury, however, is Torrey Craig.</p><p>Torrey Craig has had to miss a fair amount of time now <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2528693/torrey-craig" rel="noopener">with a heel injury</a>. It’s unclear when he will be back on the court for the Bulls, but it sounds like he’s making progress.</p><p>“Actually, [he] went to the doctor a couple of days ago,” Bulls head coach Billy Donovan said of Craig on Friday. “They want him to start to ramp up a little bit more activity, as pain tolerates. That would probably include doing some running on the treadmill. He could probably do some very light shooting. A lot of it is going to be how he responds to that with the injury. He has been cleared to do a little bit more, so it appears to be going well. It’s kind of a unique injury, with what he’s dealing with, but I think they’re trying to be very cautious because it sounds like it’s the kind of injury that if you don’t handle it correctly, or maybe he pushes too hard or too much, he could set himself back a little bit. We don’t want to do that. But he is able to start to resume some activity as it relates to running.”</p><p>It sounds like Craig is making progress slowly, but slow progress is better than no progress. Who know when he’ll be back, but hopefully for the Bulls, it’s sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Torrey Craig gets critical Billy Donovan injury update amid lengthy absence

<!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', '/bulls-news-torrey-craig-receives-pivotal-injury-update-timetable');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Torrey Craig receives pivotal injury update, timetable');   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/2023/12/orrey-Craig-receives-pivotal-injury-update-timetable_1_50.webp"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Torrey Craig receives pivotal injury update, timetable</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-19T16:10:14-08:00">December 19th, 4:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-19T16:10:14-08:00">December 19th, 4:10pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls’ season is getting tougher over time. They have not found their groove nor are they giving Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan many reasons to stay after notching just 11 wins in 28 games. But, things are getting more difficult for them. They saw Torrey Craig go down in their matchup against the Miami Heat. The elite role player has been more than serviceable for them. But, it looks like his time with the team will be <a href="https://twitter.com/JamalCollier/status/1737252658073718991" rel="noopener">cut short for now</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-alex-caruso-torrey-craig-injury-updates-vs-spurs" rel="noopener">Torrey Craig will be out</a> for at least eight weeks, per Jamal Collier of ESPN. The Bulls’ small forward suffered a sprain in his right plantar fascia when they faced Jimmy Butler and the Heat. He will be immobilized for four weeks before his rehabilitation program kicks in. His rehabilitation will also take another four to six weeks before he slowly gets cleared to play alongside Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan once again.</p><h2>Torrey Craig’s season for the Bulls so far</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/craig.jpg"></figure><p>Craig has been an all-around role player for the Bulls this season. He is averaging 6.1 points on a 42.4% clip from all three levels of scoring. All of that mixed with 4.8 rebounds and an assist prove that he can<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-alex-caruso-torrey-craigs-offense-honest-billy-donovan-review" rel="noopener"> contribute to the Bulls</a> when necessary.</p><p>His latest outing even saw him drop 16 points and clean up the glass twice in just 14 minutes of playing time. The season is not yet over for him but it will take some time before he is cleared to play again. The best Bulls fans could do is hope that he recovers faster to help salvage their season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Torrey Craig receives pivotal injury update, timetable

<!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', '/bulls-news-alex-caruso-torrey-craig-injury-updates-vs-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Alex Caruso, Torrey Craig injury updates vs. Spurs');   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/2023/12/bulls-news-alex-caruso-torrey-craig-injury-updates-vs-spurs.webp"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Alex Caruso, Torrey Craig injury updates vs. Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-08T09:41:23-08:00">December 8th, 9:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-08T09:41:23-08:00">December 8th, 9:41am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls had a rough start to the season, but things have been looking up in the last couple of weeks. This could’ve been a disastrous stretch for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-comittment-chicago-amid-injury-trade-rumors" rel="noopener">Bulls as they are dealing</a> with a plethora of injuries, the biggest one to Zach LaVine, but the team has rallied together to win three games in a row with their star on the bench, and they are now 8-14 on the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/zach-lavine-bulls-curious-injury-timeline-related-lakers" rel="noopener">Chicago will look to</a> get their win streak up to four games on Friday night as they take on the San Antonio Spurs on the road, and they got some positive injury news ahead of the matchup.</p><p>Alex Caruso and Torrey Craig are two other Bulls players that have been battling injury, but <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2023-12-08_10AM.pdf" rel="noopener">they are both probable</a> on Friday, according to Friday’s NBA injury report. Chicago will still be without LaVine, however, as he is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.</p><p>This is big news for the Bulls as they want to be healthy as possible right now in this crucial stretch. Games 20-30 are huge for this team in terms of solidifying what kind of team they are going to be this season, and starting that stretch 3-0 is massive. If Chicago can get a fourth win in a row tonight, the perception of this team is really going to start to change.</p><p>More good news for the Bulls is that the Spurs are one of the worst teams in the NBA. San Antonio has a 3-17 record, and that is only better than the Detroit Pistons who are currently 2-19. The Spurs did get Victor Wembanyama with the first pick in the NBA Draft, but the team hasn’t clicked yet. The Bulls are coming into this game as 2.5-point favorites, and it looks like a good opportunity to get a fourth straight win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Alex Caruso, Torrey Craig injury updates vs. Spurs

<!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', '/bulls-news-alex-caruso-torrey-craigs-offense-honest-billy-donovan-review');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Alex Caruso, Torrey Craig’s offense gets honest Billy Donovan review');   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/2023/11/Bulls-news-Alex-Caruso-Torrey-Craig_s-offense-gets-honest-Billy-Donovan-review.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Alex Caruso, Torrey Craig’s offense gets honest Billy Donovan review</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-08T17:35:52-08:00">November 8th, 5:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-08T17:35:52-08:00">November 8th, 5:35pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls season is now in full swing, and so far, it has gone the way that most people have expected. Chicago had a successful season last year getting into the play-in tournament, but they are expected to take a bit of a step back this season. Through eight games, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-most-pleasant-surprise-early-2023-24-nba-season" rel="noopener">the Bulls are 3-5</a>, and for the most part, they have won the games that they should win and they have lost the games where they were out-matched. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-billy-donovan-breaks-down-painful-final-sequence-in-chicagos-loss-to-nets" rel="noopener">it does feel like Chicago</a> let one slip away in their in-season tournament game against the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>Last season, the Bulls had pretty solid luck in terms of staying healthy, and they had a lot of guys step up throughout the season. They will need similar things to happen this year if they are going to find success, and two Bulls that head coach Billy Donovan has been impressed with so far are Alex Caruso and Torrey Craig.</p><p>“He’s had to go through a lot to get where he is now,” Billy Donovan said in regards to Torrey Craig. “Same thing even with Alex [Caruso]. I was in Oklahoma City when Alex [Caruso] was with the G League team there. Those guys have figured out how to play with any lineup or any rotation, that’s what they do. They’re not high-volume shooters or scorers, they don’t need the ball. Torrey [Craig] operates well playing with other really good offensive players. He’s done that throughout the majority of his career.”</p><p>So far this season, Caruso is averaging 6.4 PPG and Craig <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/2528693/torrey-craig" rel="noopener">is averaging 5.3</a>. They aren’t putting up huge numbers, but like Donovan said, the Bulls don’t need them to. They are helping out Chicago’s offense in other ways, and Donovan is liking what he sees from those two.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Alex Caruso, Torrey Craig’s offense gets honest Billy Donovan review

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Torrey Craig started off his career wearing the No. 3. Due to unforeseen circumstances, though, he had to change his number as he jumped from team to team over the past few years. The 32-year-old veteran recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-nba-free-agency-torrey-craig-suns" rel="noopener">signed a deal</a> with the Chicago Bulls and it appears that the first thing on his mind was getting back his old number. Unfortunately for him, it did not go according to plan.</p><p>The moment Craig realized that the No. 3 with the Bulls was already taken, he <a href="https://twitter.com/chisportupdates/status/1675967431280570368?s=12&amp;t=bm8qRt18zuhlXFzV7rKRAQ" rel="noopener">quickly took action</a>. He hit up Andre Drummond with a monetary offer he couldn’t refuse in exchange for the jersey number. As it turns out, however, Craig’s offer actually wasn’t as compelling as he thought:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Newest Chicago Bull Torrey Craig offered Andre Drummond $500 to have jersey number 3. </p><p>(Picture via <a href="https://twitter.com/TCraig_23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TCraig_23</a>) <a href="https://t.co/bFNz5QqD2i">pic.twitter.com/bFNz5QqD2i</a></p><p>— Daniel Greenberg (@ChiSportUpdates) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChiSportUpdates/status/1675967431280570368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That’s a hilarious exchange between the two Bulls teammates. Apparently, there was no way Andre Drummond was going to accept the $500 bribe from Craig. To be fair, Craig’s new deal with the Bulls was <i>just </i>for $5.4 million for two years, so you could understand the frugality from his end. That’s no small amount, but it absolutely pales in comparison to the hundreds of millions of dollars that were spent throughout the first few days of NBA free agency.</p><p>Even Coby White and the great Scottie Pippen had to get dragged into the conversation as the pair argued about their jersey numbers. Whatever the case might be, it appears that Torrey Craig was unsuccessful with his jersey negotiations with Drummond. Apparently, Andre is much more difficult to deal with than the Bulls, who were more than happy to offer Craig a two-year deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The wild amount Torrey Craig offered Andre Drummond for Bulls jersey number

<!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', '/suns-x-factor-vs-nuggets-in-2023-nba-playoffs-and-its-not-torrey-craig');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ X-factor vs. Nuggets in 2023 NBA Playoffs, and it’s not Torrey Craig');   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/2023/04/Suns_-X-factor-vs.-Nuggets-in-2023-NBA-Playoffs-and-it_s-not-insert-player.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ X-factor vs. Nuggets in 2023 NBA Playoffs, and it’s not Torrey Craig</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-27T13:29:21-07:00">April 27th, 1:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-27T13:29:21-07:00">April 27th, 1:29pm</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns won four straight games to beat the LA Clippers to win their first-round series of the NBA playoffs. The Suns advanced to the Western Conference semifinals and will face the top-seeded Denver Nuggets, who beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the first round. </p><p>Phoenix was not perfect in its first five postseason games. </p><p>Stars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant have been the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-stars-kevin-durant-devin-booker-go-full-shaq-kobe-with-dominant-duo-record-nobody-else-has-matched" rel="noopener">NBA’s best duo in the playoffs</a>, averaging 37.2 and 28.4 points per game, respectively. The Suns won their four games of that series by an average of 9.3 points, a clear sign of dominance as the series progressed without Kawhi Leonard, who suffered what is now reported as a torn right meniscus.  </p><p>But <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=nba-finals" rel="noopener">Phoenix is the odds-on favorite</a> to win the West, according to FanDuel, and has things to clean up to meet those expectations.  </p><p>Coach Monty Williams struggled to find a consistent bench rhythm and relied heavily on Durant and Booker, who rank No. 1 and No. 2 in minutes per game this postseason (43.8 for Durant, 43.2 for Booker). </p><p>The Suns’ bench had the second-fewest points (72) of any team in the first round. Williams opted to move Josh Okogie, who started the team’s last 25 games of the regular season, to the bench, which has mixed things up a bit. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-tyronn-lue-bold-torrey-craig-plan-after-22-point-game-1-outing" rel="noopener">Torrey Craig had three games</a> with at least 15 points as he started over Okogie. </p><p>This second-round matchup pits arguably basketball’s two best offenses against each other. Denver is led by two-time reigning MVP candidate Nikola Jokic, one of the game’s best passers and an offensive threat at center. Durant, Booker, Chris Paul and especially Deandre Ayton will have to be at their best to beat the Nuggets, while role players like Craig and Okogie must step up, too.</p><p>But none of those players is Phoenix’s biggest X-factor against Denver in the 2023 playoffs. Who holds that distinction?</p><h2><b>Suns X-factor vs. Nuggets: Cam Payne</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/bdb10a32/cameron-payne" rel="noopener">Cam Payne</a> returned for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-cameron-payne-playing-clippers-game-5" rel="noopener">Game 5 against the Clippers</a> after previously being sidelined since April 7th with back soreness. He played three minutes and did not score a point. </p><p>Payne, who signed a three-year, $19 million contract with the Suns after a productive 2021 postseason run, has been the ‘Energizer bunny’ for Phoenix since its 8-0 stretch in the 2020 Bubble. He plays with pace and contrasts the style of Paul, who tends to let plays develop in a half-court setting. </p><p>Phoenix’s bench needs scoring and must get it from Payne, who averaged 10.3 points in 48 regular-season games. Payne is his team’s most experienced bench player, tasked with leading a group of reserves that many believe could doom star-heavy Phoenix’s title hopes.</p><p>Ayton will be a pivotal player for this series after he played effective defense against Jokic when the teams met two years ago in the playoffs. Phoenix swept the Nuggets without point guard Jamal Murray, who has returned from an ACL injury and averaged 27.2 points per game against Minnesota.</p><p>Ayton’s defense on Jokic will be much-needed for the Suns to slow Denver down offensively. Getting consistent production from Payne, however, is the boost the Suns really need after they struggled mightily to bring a consistent rotation off the bench. </p><p>Williams barely used Terrence Ross or T.J. Warren in the first round, proven scorers throughout their careers. Payne is trusted since he has been with this Suns program for four seasons, and will need to show his worth in the second round for Phoenix to get past the Nuggets in the second round.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ X-factor vs. Nuggets in 2023 NBA Playoffs, and it’s not Torrey Craig

<!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', '/clippers-news-tyronn-lue-bold-torrey-craig-plan-after-22-point-game-1-outing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s bold Torrey Craig plan after 22-point Game 1 outing');   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/2023/04/Clippers-news-Tyronn-Lue_s-bold-Torrey-Craig-plan-after-22-point-Game-1-outing.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s bold Torrey Craig plan after 22-point Game 1 outing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-18T08:07:13-07:00">April 18th, 8:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-18T08:10:01-07:00">April 18th, 8:10am</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his seventh season as the LA Clippers beat writer for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content below:</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The chess match between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns has officially begun, and Game 2 should create even more moves that will require counters. For Tyronn Lue’s club, some of that will start with Torrey Craig.</p><p>Craig finished Game 1 with a playoff career-high 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 from 3-point range. Coming into the season, Craig’s career-high mark in scoring was 28, and he never scored more than 21 points in a game this season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-tyronn-lue-message-russell-westbrook-amid-3-19-shooting-in-game-1-vs-suns" rel="noopener">The Clippers’ game plan</a>, as expected, was to funnel the ball out of Kevin Durant and Devin Booker’s hands and make the other guys beat them. Craig’s career game was not necessarily expected, and even the Suns forward admitted that he didn’t see that coming.</p><p>“I mean, if [Ivica] Zubac was gonna be guarding me, yeah,” <a href="https://twitter.com/PHNX_Suns/status/1648071523633348621?s=20" rel="noopener">Torrey Craig quipped</a> at Suns practice. “But nah, just trying to read the defense. See how they’re playing us and the matchups. They tried to tweak it a little bit, it was a little weird but we made adjustments for that as well.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Torrey Craig on whether he saw a playoff career-high 22 points coming in Game 1: “I mean, if Zubac was gonna be guarding me, yeah.” 💀 <a href="https://t.co/bJqrZOMXUw">pic.twitter.com/bJqrZOMXUw</a></p><p>— PHNX Suns (@PHNX_Suns) <a href="https://twitter.com/PHNX_Suns/status/1648071523633348621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Suns have a clear four players they want to play heavy minutes in Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton. In nine games with Kevin Durant, the Suns had been undefeated until Game 1 vs. the Clippers. Their struggle now appears to be figuring out who plays best with those four and while Phoenix staggers their stars.</p><p>Craig taking a large percentage of the team’s shots is exactly what the Clippers will take: anyone but Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.</p><p>“We know CP, we know Book and we know KD, what they can do,” Clippers coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-torrey-craig-hilariously-shades-ivica-zubacs-defense-ahead-of-game-2-vs-clippers" rel="noopener">Tyronn Lue said</a> after the Game 1 victory. “And [Torrey] Craig has been playing great; nothing to take away from him. We want him taking more shots. You know, just try to keep the ball out of KD and Book’s hands.</p><p>“Torrey played great tonight and hats off to him. You want to see guys play well, not win, but I want to — like I said he played well, and they did a good job of just running actions for him and getting a couple shots, and he played well, but trying to take the ball out of KD and Book’s hands as much as possible.”</p><p>He’s not going to say it, but this was essentially Tyronn Lue’s way of saying, ‘Alright. You made shots, and we’ll live with it. Now do it again.’</p><p>Game 2 between the Clippers and Suns will tip off on Tuesday night at 10 p.m. PT on TNT and Bally Sports.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s bold Torrey Craig plan after 22-point Game 1 outing

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From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content below:</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If Torrey Craig and the Phoenix Suns are trying to fire up Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers, they’re doing a pretty good job of it.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-reality-check-game-1-loss-clippers" rel="noopener">Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers</a> to a Game 1 win with 38 points, five rebounds, and five assist son 13-of-24 shooting from the field. It was a typical performance for ‘Playoff Kawhi’ who has built his legend as one of the greatest playoff performance in recent history.</p><p>Heading into Tuesday’s Game 2 between the Clippers and Suns will either tie the series up at one game apiece heading to Los Angeles or see the Clippers take a 2-0 lead with a chance to sweep Phoenix at home.</p><p>Torrey Craig spoke with members of the media at Suns practice Monday, where he addressed a number of topics regarding the series. When asked about how the team defended Kawhi Leonard, Craig had an interesting response.</p><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1648108979439140864" rel="noopener">Looking back on it</a>, he made a lot of tough shots,” Torrey Craig said of Kawhi Leonard. “A lot of tough shots. Got away with a couple travels. But nah, he’s a great player. Just contesting him is not good enough. Just like our guys that we have. Just elite shot making. I think with him, we just have to limit his catches, make it tough for him, and make the other guys try to make plays.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Looking back on it, he made a lot of tough shots. A lot of tough shots. Got away with a couple travels. But nah, he's a great player. Just contesting him is not good enough."</p><p>Torrey Craig on defending Kawhi Leonard in Game 1. <a href="https://t.co/Duv3Q3IhmI">pic.twitter.com/Duv3Q3IhmI</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1648108979439140864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kawhi Leonard seemingly got better as Game 1 went along, scoring seven points in the first quarter, six in the second, 12 in the third, and 13 in the fourth.</p><p>“I mean, the points you score doesn’t mean that you figured out how they guard you,” Leonard said. “But I mean just being aggressive all game pretty much. Trying to win. Shots fell for me. You know, we continued to play well.”</p><p>“He was great,” Lue added. “Seen some things tonight that we can take advantage of, and so we have got to make sure that we can lock into. I thought he did a good job of getting to his spots, taking what the defense gives him, did he double team, making the right pass and right play, but he did a good job just getting to his spots to the paint.”</p><p>Game 2 between the Suns and Clippers will be Tuesday at 10PM PST on TNT and Bally Sports.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Torrey Craig takes jab at Kawhi Leonard

<!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', '/suns-news-torrey-craig-hilariously-shades-ivica-zubacs-defense-ahead-of-game-2-vs-clippers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Torrey Craig hilariously shades Ivica Zubac’s defense ahead of Game 2 vs Clippers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Suns-Devin-Booker-Chris-Paul-Torrey-Craig.jpeg"></figure><h1>Torrey Craig hilariously shades Ivica Zubac’s defense ahead of Game 2 vs Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-17T19:21:37-07:00">April 17th, 7:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-17T19:23:20-07:00">April 17th, 7:23pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns lost Game 1 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers at home, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durant-reveals-key-difference-in-evenly-played-game-vs-clippers" rel="noopener">115-110</a>, but there are still some positive takeaways for them from that contest. Take for example the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-x-factor-2023-nba-playoffs-vs-clippers-its-not-deandre-ayton" rel="noopener">performance of Torrey Craig</a>, who dropped a surprise package on Los Angeles’ defense, scoring a playoff career-high of 22 points on an efficient 9-for-12 shooting from the field in 27 minutes.</p><p>When asked whether he knew that he was going to have a great offensive night in Game 1, Torrey Craig hilariously shaded Clippers center Ivica Zubac’s defense.</p><p>“I mean, if Zubac was gonna be guarding me, yeah,” Torrey Craigh said to a gaggle of reporters ahead of Game 2 of the Clipper-Suns series this coming Tuesday night.</p><p>The Clippers entered the series with much of their defensive focus unsurprisingly on how to slow down the likes of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton, and Chris Paul, but Torrey Craig made a case why he’s someone’s deserving of such attention as well.</p><p>“I mean, we know CP, we know Booker, we know KD, what they can do,” Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue <a href="https://arizonasports.com/story/3520310/torrey-craig-in-middle-of-a-clippers-suns-chess-match/" rel="noopener">said</a> after Game 1, per Kevin Zimmerman of Arizona Sports. “And Craig’s been playing great. I mean, not to take away from him, but you know, we want him taking more shots.</p><p>In any case, Torrey Craig is carrying more confidence in his offense going into Game 2 than he had entering Game 1. At the same time, he knows his role on the team, with still Durant and Booker as the primary options for a Suns team that can’t afford to lose Game 2 and head to Los Angeles down 2-0 in the series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Torrey Craig hilariously shades Ivica Zubac’s defense ahead of Game 2 vs Clippers

<!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', '/suns-news-giannis-elbow-pops-torrey-craigs-tooth-clean-out-of-mouth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giannis elbow pops Suns F Torrey Craig’s tooth clean out of his mouth');   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/Suns-news-Giannis-elbow-pops-Torrey-Craig_s-tooth-clean-out-of-his-mouth.jpg"></figure><h1>Giannis elbow pops Suns F Torrey Craig’s tooth clean out of his mouth</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-14T23:41:18-07:00">March 14th, 11:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-14T23:49:59-07:00">March 14th, 11:49pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns forward Torrey Craig is going to need an emergency visit to the dentist after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jae-crowder-shares-emotional-moment-with-ex-suns-teammates-in-phoenix-return" rel="noopener">Milwaukee Bucks</a> superstar <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-giannis-reacts-brook-lopez-starting-kings-brawl" rel="noopener">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> knocked his tooth out with an elbow square to the face.</p><p>The unfortunate <a href="https://twitter.com/BALLYSPORTSAZ/status/1635845738503495685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1635845738503495685%7Ctwgr%5Ebfa864ee87a5d55a30bb58b9a843d33dc57367ad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebiglead.com%2Fposts%2Ftorrey-craig-picks-tooth-up-off-court-after-elbow-from-giannis-antetokounmpo-01gvhsc2ehe9" rel="noopener">incident occurred</a> when the Greek Freak was driving off to the side in the third quarter, via Bally Sports. Craig was slow to get up, but when he did he had to collect his dislodged tooth from the floor. As expected, he was in visible discomfort. Adding insult to injury, no foul was called on the play.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Torrey Craig just picked up his tooth off the floor 😳 <a href="https://t.co/3O87N0zG6i">pic.twitter.com/3O87N0zG6i</a></p><p>— Bally Sports Arizona (@BALLYSPORTSAZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/BALLYSPORTSAZ/status/1635845738503495685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In addition to the blow, a 116-104 Suns loss likely left a bitter taste in Craig’s mouth. Giannis could not be stopped, scoring 36 points on 11-of-23 shooting. He took a whopping 24 free throw attempts, which drew a frustrated response from Phoenix head coach Monty Williams. Even before this game, it had been a elbowed-in-the-face kind of week for the team.</p><p>Kevin Durant slipped in pregame warmups of what was supposed to be his Footprint Center debut last Wednesday versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. There is no timetable for his return, with the Suns reportedly wanting to exercise <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-star-kevin-durant-injury-timetable-revealed" rel="noopener">great caution with Durant</a>. Fans may not see him until the very end of the regular season at the earliest.</p><p>The juggernaut’s absence has been sorely reflected on the court with Phoenix dropping its last three games. The Suns (37-32) are clinging to the fourth spot in the Western Conference standings, just one game ahead of both the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers. They are not in the clear yet.</p><p>A home meeting with the Orlando Magic on Thursday could be just what the doctor ordered. Unfortunately for Craig, his ailment might be a trickier fix.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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