Christian Clark
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NBA reporter @TheAthletic. Texan. Email: [email protected]
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Kevin Boyle coached both Nembhard brothers. In 2022, he urged teams to take Andrew. "I was telling so many teams to draft him." Now, Ryan has made it to the NBA. "Both brothers are elite at decision-making and knowing how to play.” nytimes.com/athletic/64965…
LeBron James hasn’t had buyout, trade discussions with Lakers, both sides expect that he will be with team for training camp. Reporting with @DanWoikeSports, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/64970…
Final: Spurs 76, Mavericks 69 Cooper Flagg: 31 points (10-20 FG; 3 of 8 from 3). Took 13 free throws. A lot of aggressive drives, some sweet lefty finishes and looked more comfortable taking the 3 in the second half.
Mavericks finishing up Summer League practice. Max Christie, P.J. Washington, Jaden Hardy and other regulars about to get some run in.
“One of the things I’ve learned over the years is (that) fans want hope. It’s when they lose hope that organizations have problems.”
The hype train pulled into Thomas and Mack Center again Thursday, bringing Cooper Flagg to his NBA debut at Summer League in Vegas. He didn’t play well, but that wasn’t important to the fans and celebs who came to see The Next Big Thing. In @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/64867…
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Cooper Flagg vs. Bronny James. Vegas got what it wanted and Dallas got the win — despite how the No. 1 pick felt about his performance. @cclark_13 and @DanWoikeSports on Summer League's most highly-touted matchup so far ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/64873…
Lindsey Harding on doubling Cooper Flagg on the first play: "We know he’s a great player. We know that they’re gonna go to him. We know he is the future of this league so we wanted to try to make it a little difficult for him.” nytimes.com/athletic/64873…
Cooper Flagg: “That might be one of the worst games of my life. But we got the win. So that’s what really matters to me."
Final: Mavericks 87, Lakers 85 Cooper Flagg: 10 points (5-21 FG, 0 of 5 from 3), 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block in his Summer League debut. Ryan Nembhard with 21 points and 5 assists. Dallas plays San Antonio on Saturday. Flagg vs. Harper.
He's gonna be a monster in transition
Cooper Flagg getting going near the end of the first quarter. Transition dunk, fallaway jumper and nice hit-ahead pass that didn't result in a basket. LOUD in here.
Cooper Flagg getting going near the end of the first quarter. Transition dunk, fallaway jumper and nice hit-ahead pass that didn't result in a basket. LOUD in here.
Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont, coach Jason Kidd and a whole lot of other Dallas folks here to watch Cooper Flagg’s Summer League debut
What actually happened with my wrist👀 youtu.be/YdkebiaO5ks
Years before he became the NBA's next big thing, Cooper Flagg had a more menial job. He was a pea picker on the Thunder Road Farm in Corinna, Maine. The pay was $1 for every pound collected.
Cooper Flagg wants to win at everything. Even pea picking. nytimes.com/athletic/64719…
