<!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', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-udonis-haslem-slaps-jimmy-butler-with-harsh-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Udonis Haslem slaps Warriors’ Jimmy Butler with harsh reality');   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/2025/05/Jimmy-Butler-on-May-14-2025-i.jpg"><figcaption>Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Udonis Haslem slaps Warriors’ Jimmy Butler with harsh reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-15T13:58:44-07:00">May 15th, 1:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-15T13:58:44-07:00">May 15th, 1:58pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-makes-game-6-admission-after-season-ending-loss">Golden State Warriors were eliminated</a> in the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves, some people in the basketball world are pointing their fingers at Jimmy Butler for not unleashing his famed playoff mode like with the Miami Heat. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-message-critics-questioning-jimmy-butler-trade">Warriors star Stephen Curry has defended the Butler trade,</a> one person who knows him better than others is Udonis Haslem, who grounded his abilities to Earth.</p><p>Haslem had been with Butler on the Heat for four seasons as a player, but was still around the organization the past two seasons, as he’s seen the current Golden State star play up close. While acknowledging that Butler made the team better by making the playoffs, Haslem said on ESPN’s “First Take” that the <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1923104384390484071" rel="noopener">“Playoff Jimmy” </a>moniker puts people’s expectations too high on him.</p><p>“From this standpoint alone, last year they were in 10th. They didn’t make the playoffs. This year, they started off in 10th. When they got Jimmy, they made the playoffs. I would say it worked out from that perspective,” Haslem said. “But what I would say about Jimmy is, as great as Jimmy is, the playoff Jimmy thing has put Jimmy Butler in a conversation with guys that maybe are a little bit above Jimmy Butler. And sometimes the expectations of Jimmy Butler are the playoff Jimmy Butler expectations all the time. And that might not necessarily be who Jimmy Butler is.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“The playoff Jimmy thing has put Jimmy Butler in a conversation with guys that are above him… Jimmy Butler didn’t have anymore to give… He’s not that unstoppable guy.”</p><p>Udonis Haslem on the Warriors being eliminated by the Wolves 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FirstTake</a>)<a href="https://t.co/DXsIDMhV4c">pic.twitter.com/DXsIDMhV4c</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1923104384390484071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Udonis Haslem on the strengths of Warriors’ Jimmy Butler </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Jimmy-Butler-on-May-14-2025-ii.jpg"><figcaption>Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the injury to Curry, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jimmy-butler-lack-of-involvement-in-game-4-gets-steve-kerr-admission">results from Butler on the Warriors have been underwhelming</a> for many, leading to many criticisms. Haslem would speak further on Butler, sharing his strengths and weaknesses, plus giving props to Minnesota for their defense on the former Heat forward.</p><p>“Jimmy Butler is a very talented basketball player, but he’ll tell you, I’m not the most talented, I’m not the fastest. He is a smart guy. He preys on weaknesses and mistakes,” Haslem said. “We’ve got to give credit where credit is due. To Minnesota. McDaniels was on him. Ant-Man was on him. Randall was on him. He’s not a shooter. He needs to get in the paint. When you get in the paint, we have the number one shot blocker and rim protector on him.”</p><p>“Think Jimmy Butler gave what he gave, but Jimmy Butler didn’t have any more to give against that team, and that’s where you see the differences between other guys and Jimmy,” Haslem continued. “Because I’ve seen guys guard LeBron, and no matter what you do, he gets his. I’ve seen guys guard D-Wade; no matter what you do, he gets his. Jayson Tatum, he gets his. Jaylen Brown, he gets his. Those guys get theirs no matter what you do. Jimmy Butler’s not that unstoppable guy like those guys.”</p><p>Golden State looks to run it back next season with Curry and Butler leading the charge.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Udonis Haslem slaps Warriors’ Jimmy Butler with harsh reality

<!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', '/nba/miami-heat/heats-udonis-haslem-makes-wild-jimmy-butler-claim-vs-lebron-james-dwyane-wade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Udonis Haslem makes wild Jimmy Butler claim vs. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade');   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/2025/04/Udonis-Haslem-makes-wild-Jimmy-Butler-claim-vs.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Heat’s Udonis Haslem makes wild Jimmy Butler claim vs. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-17T20:58:48-07:00">April 17th, 8:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-17T20:59:50-07:00">April 17th, 8:59pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem had a lot of praise for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/warriors-news-stephen-curry-jimmy-butler-full-force-grizzlies">Jimmy Butler following his dominant display</a> in the Play-In Tournament. He even went as far as to put him over LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in one area.</p><p>Butler had whatever he wanted in the Golden State Warriors’ 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. He put forth a dominant stat line of 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists. He shot 12-of-20 from the field, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc, and 12-of-18 from the free-throw line.</p><p>Haslem reacted to Butler’s performance on ESPN’s NBA Countdown. He <a href="https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/1913053462327115787" rel="noopener">revealed a conversation</a> he had with Wade, saying that Butler’s intelligence surpasses him and James.</p><p>“You are talented as hell. LeBron has been talented as hell. But Jimmy is way smarter than y’all,” Haslem said.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Heat in NBA Playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Udonis-Haslem-makes-wild-Jimmy-Butler-claim-vs.-LeBron-James-Dwyane-Wade.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s an interesting statement for Udonis Haslem to make about Jimmy Butler, especially when he played with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James throughout his 21-year career in the NBA.</p><p>In the meantime, the Heat are coming off a convincing 109-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. They took a 71-47 lead at halftime and never looked back, dominating the Bulls on both sides of the ball.</p><p>Four players scored in double-digits for the Heat. Tyler Herro led the way with a marvelous stat line of 38 points, five rebounds and four assists. He shot 13-of-19 from the field, including 3-of-7 from beyond the arc. Andrew Wiggins came next with 20 points and nine rebounds, Bam Adebayo put up 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Davion Mitchell provided 15 points and nine assists.</p><p>Miami finished the regular season with a 37-45 record, taking the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They took part in the Play-In Tournament for the third consecutive season, looking to keep their streak of advancing from it.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/heat-vs-hawks-prediction-odds-pick-spread-for-nba-play-in-2025">Heat will prepare for their last matchup</a> of the Play-In Tournament, competing for the eighth and final seed. They face the Atlanta Hawks on April 18 at 7 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Udonis Haslem makes wild Jimmy Butler claim vs. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade

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He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors (39-29) have been nearly invincible with trade deadline acquisition Jimmy Butler in the starting lineup, but Monday’s 114-105 home loss to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-wiped-out-jokic-murry-less-nuggets-ugly-loss">painfully shorthanded Denver Nuggets team</a> proved that they are quite mortal. A 14-2 record with Butler is still sensational, but this ugly showing highlights just how steep a climb back to the top it could be for the NBA’s most recent dynasty.</p><p>While the team and its fans will want to attribute the outcome to just a bad night or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-shares-eye-opening-take-on-stephen-currys-absence">an overworked Stephen Curry</a>, three-time champion and current analyst Udonis Haslem believes the contest exposed <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/udonis-haslem-struggle-thunder-rockets-play-in/1836084/" rel="noopener">a major Golden State weakness</a>. And it is one that not even Butler might be able to combat.</p><p>“When you talk about Aaron Gordon and Russell Westbrook, you’re talking about guys that have size, speed and athleticism,” Haslem said on ESPN’s “NBA Today,” per Andy Lindquist of NBC Sports Bay Area.</p><p>“Those are the kinds of guys Jimmy struggles with. Smaller guards he can overpower, bigger guys he can usually get around. Those guys that have that balance of both, those teams are ones Jimmy struggles with. Guys with switchable matchups that can guard him on the post and the perimeter.”</p><p>The Warriors are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference and would battle the Nuggets in the opening round of the playoffs if the regular season ended on Monday. Haslem actually thinks there are two teams that pose even more danger for them.</p><h2><b>Thunder and Rockets have specific strengths that could overpower Warriors</b></h2><p>“Neither [Oklahoma or Houston] in the first round is gonna play out well for Golden State,” the Miami Heat fan favorite and undrafted forward opined. “But [Oklahoma City Thunder] has wing defenders. They have Alex Caruso; they have Luguentz Dort. They have these lengthy, long wing defender guys. And Houston [Rockets] have that as well. So, neither one of those teams in the first round is going to play out well for Golden State. So, in my opinion move up as high as you can and get out of there.”</p><p>The Thunder have the No. 1 seed essentially locked up (12 and a half game lead) and the streaking Rockets presently occupy the second slot via tiebreaker. It seems unlikely that the Warriors can reach the Finals without going through either one of these franchises. Versatility can be a menace for a team that relies heavily on veterans, so there is naturally a concern that OKC and Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-draymond-green-sounds-off-tired-reality-loss-nuggets">could wear down Golden State</a>.</p><p>Championship pedigree is a powerful thing, however. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have each won four titles and Jimmy Butler has competed for two in his own right. If they can occasionally lean on the superbly athletic Jonathan Kuminga and an underrated supporting cast, Steve Kerr’s group could potentially overcome any perceived matchup nightmares.</p><p>Regardless, the Warriors are probably not afraid of anyone in the NBA Playoffs. Even if the scouting report paints a bleak picture, they will exude fearlessness. That is an invaluable quality to have when adversity bears down on you. But will it be enough this time around?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Udonis Haslem warns Warriors of 2 teams in the NBA Playoffs

<!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', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-udonis-haslem-bold-claim-potential-pistons-knicks-1st-round-series');   ga('set', 'title', 'Udonis Haslem makes bold claim about potential Pistons-Knicks 1st round series');   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/2025/03/Udonis-Haslem-makes-bold-claim-about-potential-Pistons-Knicks-1st-round-series.jpg"></figure><h1>Udonis Haslem makes bold claim about potential Pistons-Knicks 1st round series</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T14:30:19-07:00">March 18th, 2:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T16:19:28-07:00">March 18th, 4:19pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-detroit-pulls-off-unreal-feat-turn-tables-zion-williamson-pelicans">Pistons hold a 5.5-game lead</a> over the seventh-place Atlanta Hawks and are on pace to make the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 season.</p><p>Even so, speculation is that the Eastern Conference is dominated by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, and New York Knicks. However, former NBA player turned analyst Udonis Haslem sees Detroit making some noise in the postseason.</p><p>During a segment on NBA on ESPN, Haslem praised the level of play coming out of Detroit, so much so, that he boldly claimed that the Pistons could give the Knicks trouble in the playoffs. Haslem even went as far as to say that Detroit <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1902096841975722492" rel="noopener">could upset New York in the first round</a> this postseason.</p><p>“I like those Thundercats out of Detroit… They are excited about this matchup… I’m looking at the Detroit Pistons, and this could be a [first] round exit for the Knicks.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I like those thundercats out of Detroit… They are excited about this matchup… I'm looking at the Detroit Pistons and this could be a 1st round exit for the Knicks."</p><p>— Udonis Haslem 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPNNBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/Z9QYeoPWrW">pic.twitter.com/Z9QYeoPWrW</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1902096841975722492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>If the playoffs started on March 18, then the Pistons and Knicks would face off against one another in the first round. However, Detroit still has 13 games remaining, while New York has 15. So the first-round matchups are yet to be determined.</p><p>Udonis Haslem mentions Jalen Brunson’s ankle injury he suffered in the Knicks’ 113-109 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on March 6. If he’s not ready to go by the postseason, then the Pistons could take advantage of that mismatch. That is if the current standings hold and the two teams face off against one another to open the playoffs.</p><p>That is certainly something to monitor for the Knicks moving forward. As for the Pistons, star guard Jaden Ivey is ruled out with a lower leg injury. It’s not entirely clear when he’ll be back in action, but Detroit will provide another update four weeks from March 13.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/pistons-vs-heat-prediction-odds-pick-spread-3-19-2025">The Pistons’ next contest</a> comes on Wednesday night when they take on the Miami Heat. A win extends their streak to two, while a loss gives the Hawks an opportunity to close the 5.5-game gap.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Udonis Haslem makes bold claim about potential Pistons-Knicks 1st round series

<!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', '/nba-news-udonis-haslem-wild-dwyane-wade-story-involving-oj-simpson-girl');   ga('set', 'title', 'Udonis Haslem shares wild Dwyane Wade story involving OJ Simpson’s ‘girl’');   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/2024/11/Udonis-Haslem-shares-wild-Dwyane-Wade-story-involving-OJ-Simpsons-girl.jpg"></figure><h1>Udonis Haslem shares wild Dwyane Wade story involving OJ Simpson’s ‘girl’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T19:38:12-08:00">November 5th, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T19:39:52-08:00">November 5th, 7:39pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In today’s sports media landscape, every retired NBA player now has a podcast, and fans can hear some truly wild stories coming from their former playing days. For instance, Heat legend Udonis Haslem shared a crazy story about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-dwyane-wade-funny-reaction-controversial-statue">Dwyane Wade, whose statue</a> stands outside Kaseya Center, and the late OJ Simpson’s “lady friend” on the latest episode of “The OGs Show” with another ex-teammate Mike Miller.</p><p>“OJ’s girl tried to hit on his man,” Haslem said on the podcast, via a clip shared by ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter. After Wade said he didn’t recall what happened, Haslem continued the story.</p><p>“The killer?… We will have to ride on the Juice… We ain’t f**k with that,” he added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UD: "OJ's girl tried to hit on this man."</p><p>D-Wade: "I don't remember that part, man."</p><p>UD: "The killer?… We will have to ride on the Juice… We aint f*ck with that."</p><p>Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem with an untold OJ Simpson story 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/theOGsShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theOGsShow</a>)<a href="https://t.co/2GYyER5841">pic.twitter.com/2GYyER5841</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1853976607322513507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Dwyane Wade and the Juice</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dwyane-Wade-embracing-Udonis-Haslem.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Amid a seemingly uncomfortable Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem revealed that the Heat superstar avoided the lady after finding out that she was also involved with OJ Simpson.</p><p>In 1994, the former NFL superstar, known as “The Juice,” <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/key-moments-oj-simpsons-life/story?id=48724637" rel="noopener">faced double murder charges</a> for the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and the waiter Ron Goldman at her house in Los Angeles.</p><p>OJ’s trial began with the infamous “white Bronco chase” and involved the equally notorious glove-fitting attempt that birthed the line, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit,” which ultimately resulted in his acquittal of all criminal charges in 1995.</p><p>Many years later, Simpson received a jail sentence for armed robbery, where he spent nearly a decade until his parole in 2017. Afterward, he became an online presence who commented on politics and current events on social media. Early in 2024, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oj-simpson-passes-away-76-cancer-battle">OJ passed away from cancer</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, Dwyane Wade received a statue from the Heat, celebrating his career there that ended with three NBA championships and one Finals MVP. He also entered the Hall of Fame in 2023.</p><p>Arguably one of the greatest two-way guards of all time, Wade won Finals MVP in 2006 after going on a sensational run to win four straight Finals games to come back from an 0-2 deficit to the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-charles-barkley-dwyane-wade-statue">Wade’s statue received more jokes</a> than praises, as fans noted that its face didn’t look like the legendary guard at all, though he did come to the artists’ defense.</p><h2><b>Key role players</b></h2><p>On the other hand, Udonis Haslem was also a key role player in the Heat’s three title runs, providing a physical presence and gritty attitude to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-dwyane-wades-team-was-pissed-about-miami-big-3-team-up">Big Three era</a>, whose showmanship eclipsed their smothering defense.</p><p>Besides hitting a three-pointer with one shoe, Mike Miller also played a key role as a floor spacer for the Big Three Heat, allowing LeBron James and D-Wade to dissect defenses from the inside-out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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