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A guard drops 22 points on a Tuesday night in November. So does another guard three states over, in a different league, under a different set of rules. Fans treat those two lines as interchangeable, plug them into the same mental spreadsheet, and move on. They shouldn't. The two games those numbers came from aren't built the same way, and pretending otherwise flattens a lot of context that actually matters. That context becomes even more important when box-score numbers are used to judge what...

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The Philadelphia 76ers had the best offseason in the NBA. The team traded for Jaylen Brown in a fleece against the Boston Celtics, and they signed Anfernee Simons and Dean Wade to value contracts in free agency. Of course, the team also added LeBron James, one of the best players in NBA history. The King’s […] The post Did LeBron James just take a shot at Lakers during 76ers Media Day? appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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During one of Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors‘ four championship runs, he had his eyesight checked, leading to his diagnosis of Keratoconus. Speaking to People, Curry recalled having “crazy blurred vision or distorted images” in 2018. The Warriors’ general manager, Bob Myers, saw him “squinting” on the bench, leading to him being recommended […] The post Warriors’ Stephen Curry opens up on rare condition that messed up eyesight – even as he won NBA titles as GOAT shooter appeared ...

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For the most part, the New York Knicks’ offseason following their NBA Finals victory has gone well. While the team did lose Mitchell Robinson, most of the core is back. A number of key role players were re-signed, such as Landry Shamet, Jordan Clarkson, and Jose Alvarado. External talent like Bruce Brown and Andre Drummond […] The post Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns breaks silence on contract talks, and please don’t ask Mike Brown about 2nd apron appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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The Philadelphia 76ers are in the middle of Media Day on Monday, as the club prepares for the upcoming season. Joel Embiid turned heads with his appearance, however, as it appears he has gone through a noticeable weight-loss transformation this offseason. NBA insider Chris Haynes shared a video on X revealing the 32-year-old’s new look. […] The post Joel Embiid’s weight loss transformation steals headlines at 76ers’ Media Day appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Perhaps fans can blame rapper Jay-Z for Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA Finals loss to the New York Knicks in June. In GQ’s cover story, Harper talked about trying to block out Knicks megafans like Michael Rainey Jr. and Jay-Z. It didn’t work, as even he acknowledged that he was distracted. At […] The post Spurs’ Dylan Harper reveals how he got heckled by Jay-Z during NBA Finals and ‘s**t went downhill from there’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.