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The vibes at Paycom Center are reaching a fever pitch on Wednesday night, and Alex Caruso just added a masterclass in veteran savvy to his highlight reel. With the Oklahoma City Thunder currently dismantling the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of their first-round series, Caruso found a way to impact the box score without even […] The post Thunder’s Alex Caruso appears to convince ref to call tech on Devin Booker appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton recently shared the moment he understood he would not take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Pacers star discussed the experience on the Mind the Game podcast while continuing his recovery from a torn Achilles. Haliburton is sidelined for the entire 2025-26 season after suffering the injury in Game […] The post Tyrese Haliburton on realizing his Paris Olympics role was limited appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Nearly a decade after a tweet posted by a “Jennifer” went viral following a response from CJ McCollum, the Atlanta Hawks shooting guard had a classy message to say to the fan. Just before Thursday night’s Game 3 of the first-round series between the Hawks and the New York Knicks in Atlanta, McCollum was shown […] The post Hawks’ CJ McCollum sends message to ‘Jennifer’ nearly 8 years after viral tweet appeared first on ClutchPoints.

CJ McCollum may not be embracing the role of the villain like Trae Young did back in 2021 against the New York Knicks, but he’s becoming one all the same. On Thursday night, it was McCollum who once again drove the decisive blow into the Knicks’ hearts, as the Atlanta Hawks took a 109-108 win […] The post Hawks’ CJ McCollum keeps Trae Young villain arc going with Game 3 game-winner vs. Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With the hiring of Taylor Jenkins, the Milwaukee Bucks made their second-most important decision of the offseason. Now they just have to figure out the gigantic Giannis Antetokounmpo situation. Following in their footsteps, the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant are next up in the NBA trade rumors market. While not quite the attraction as the […] The post Grizzlies eyeing 6 teams to drive up Ja Morant trade market appeared first on ClutchPoints.

CJ McCollum may be public enemy number one among fans of the New York Knicks at present considering how he’s emerged as the hero for the Atlanta Hawks over the past two games, but Mikal Bridges isn’t far behind. Bridges, the man who was acquired back in 2024 for a king’s ransom of five unprotected […] The post Knicks’ Mikal Bridges takes full responsibility for embarrassing Game 3 goose egg vs. Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Houston Rockets are staring down an 0-2 hole against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. With the series shifting to Houston for Games 3 and 4, all eyes are on Kevin Durant and how he’ll respond after one of the worst playoff games of his NBA career. Durant finished Game 2 with 23 […] The post Jabari Smith Jr. puts pressure on Kevin Durant with blunt take vs. Lakers appeared first on ClutchPoints.