Jamal Crawford: Congrats @Marc Stein and the other greats on the Hoop HOF. Big time respect šš¾
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Jamal Crawford
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Born: 03/20/80
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Earnings: $123,993,384 ($144,646,137*)
Born: 03/20/80
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Earnings: $123,993,384 ($144,646,137*)
Many NBA teams use iMessage for their group chats, according to the players we surveyed, although there are some organizations that use other messaging apps. When players make their own group chats on the side, itās typically over iMessage or theyāll create a group direct message on Twitter or Instagram. āThere are many messaging options; it all comes down to preference,ā said Cody Toppert, an assistant coach with the Memphis Tigers who was on the Phoenix Sunsā coaching staff last year. āGroupMe is used by a lot of teams, and I like it because you can see who has or hasnāt read your message. Some teams use WhatsApp (especially overseas teams). Thereās also Teamworks, which is a team-focused messaging app. Last year, when I was with the Suns, we tried several of the apps, but our players were having trouble getting our messages for whatever reason, so we went old-school and would just send group texts over iMessage. That ended up being the most successful group-chat option for us. Jamal Crawford still has a BlackBerry, so we couldnāt include him on the group texts and had to send everything to him in a separate text, which I thought was hilarious (laughs).ā
Jamal Crawford: Happy birthday to the one and only @Kobe Bryant ! pic.twitter.com/tVS0AYKNWG
And if the Clippers and Warriors boycotted one game, what would happen to the rest of the playoffs? “If we didn’t play the first game,” Crawford said, “I don’t think we would’ve played any games, to be honest with you. I think that just would’ve been that, until something happened.”
06 Aug
Jamal Crawford: This is part of the one of the best recruiting classes in the country that year.. First time ever in the legendary @SLAM Magazine mag. Used to dream about being in that magazine..Twenty years ago. Wow!! #goblue #TBT pic.twitter.com/jY6lB9PTAv
Jamal Crawford: Shaun Livingston would be a PERFECT fit with the Clips on that second unit. Everything coming full circle, makes too much sense! šš¾
Jamal Crawford: I just stay prayed up, & know it will all work out in the end..
ESPN Stats & Info: Lou Williams is the 2nd player to win 6th man of the year 3 times, joining Jamal Crawford. Williams joins Kevin McHale and Detlef Schrempf as the only players to win the 6th Man of the Year in consecutive seasons.
Jamal Crawford: No way...
Jamal Crawford: I think Boston beats Milwaukee this series.
Jamal Crawford: KD isn’t of this world btw..
Jamal Crawford: RIP to the great John Havlicek. Prayers to his family.
Jamal Crawford: My youngin @Caris LeVert Is serious!
Jamal Crawford: Draymond’s basketball I q is next level..
Gerald Bourguet: Jamal Crawford said heās not done and can still play in this league. Confirms the š was for Nipsey Hussle
Alex Kennedy: Last night, Jamal Crawford (@Jamal Crawford) had 51 points, 7 threes, 5 assists and 5 boards, and shot 60% from the field. When asked if he’ll play next year, the 39-year-old told me, “Hell yes! Maybe even longer!” What a way to show potential employers what he has left in the tank! pic.twitter.com/gIVXsLfzl0
Tim MacMahon: Jamal Crawford (51 points on 18-30 FG) is the oldest player in NBA history to score 50. What a night at the AAC.
David Hardisty: Jamal Crawford on @Chris Paul : “He’ll play as long as he wants to because he’s so smart. He’s a basketball genius. Like, this dude is a genius. I saw that being with him every day for five years.”
Jamal Crawford not retiring
At 39, Crawford is still capable of those get-buckets moments. And though he acknowledges his 19th NBA season has not been what āwe all envisioned coming into itā ā the Suns are 18-60, after all ā Crawford remains adamant that he is not contemplating retirement. āOh, no,ā Crawford told The Athletic following Mondayās shootaround. āThatās the part I hate ā the perception because of how things went this year. You may look at the numbers and (see) Iām only taking six shots a game. I think itās to be applauded (for me to) say, āHey, when I go in, Iām not going to jack up every shot.ā
As you mentioned, youāre not young anymore. What do you think has kept you in the league at this point in your career? Jamal Crawford: Love of the game. When you love it, youāll do anything to play. Youāll foam roll. Youāll (sit in the) cold tub. Youāll stretch. Youāll get massages. Youāll stay in and stay active. Youāll change your diet. Youāll do everything it takes to be out there and try to be at a high level.
Jamal Crawford: Show everyone respect, not just people you think can help you..
So on the same Staples Center court where Lillard tonight will try to pass Aldridge, Crawford initiated what became the repairing of what turned out to be more than just a relationship. It helped Aldridge find peace. It helped Lillard grow. And in the end, Aldridge and Lillard say it just might help the two reunite in Rip City.
Gina Mizell: Crawford is technically active tonight, but is in street clothes on the bench. Igor said a few days ago that he’d likely start resting Crawford on the second night of a back-to-back. Melton also has not played, meaning Booker has been the PG when Johnson has gone to bench #Suns
06 Mar
Jamal Crawford: S/o to my brother @TJ Warren . Getting the jersey in the rafters, that’s forever!! #legacy pic.twitter.com/ekrmgebSJX
In December, former NBA player, activist and author Etan Thomas came to Talking Stick Resort Arena with Emerald Garner to speak at a Suns players-only meeting. The nine-year NBA veteran also handed out copies of his third published book, “We Matter: Athletes and Activism.” Thomas’ book focuses on the intersection of race and politics in sports. It features interviews with several Basketball Hall of Famers including Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, countless NBA all-stars and the Suns’ Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford, 38 years old and on his eighth NBA team, has earned a reputation as one of the wiser veterans in the league. That made for a perfect match when another Seattle-area resident, the legendary Bill Russell, contacted him last summer. The two, quite appropriately, hit it off. āThat was crazy,ā said Crawford, now plying his trade in Phoenix. āFirst, he followed me on Twitter, and then I got a message from him to call him, and he wanted to come and see me play. I was blown away. I really was.ā
In addition to watching the workouts, Russell engaged Crawford in some long talks. āOh, great discussions,ā Crawford said. āDiscussions that are priceless. Heās not just like a basketball hero; heās an American treasure. I think anybody whoās in his presence and can get that kind of knowledge, the stuff heās seen and been through and just who he is as a personā¦ when you can get that aura and be around that, itās only a blessing.ā
One of Crawfordās strongest NBA relationships is actually with a former Celtic who was traded for Irving. Isaiah Thomas and Crawford share Seattle-Tacoma roots, and the latter is bullish on Thomasā future as he prepares to return from his hip problem. āThatās a brother,ā Crawford said. āHeāll be a monster when he comes back. I couldnāt imagine him missing one day of basketball, and with all this time heās missed, heās going to be a monster. Iām excited for him.ā
The Suns extended what is usually a 10-minute cooling off period to almost an hour talking about, well, they didnāt reveal what they discussed. āWeāre just going to keep everything in-house,ā Suns 18-year veteran Jamal Crawford said in a calm, relaxed voice. āWe had a nice talk. Thatās it.ā The locker room was initially opened after the 10-minute cooling off period, but the media was asked to go back outside. Another 40 minutes went by before it was open again. Hmmm.
Jamal Crawford: šš½ @Victor Oladipo
Gerald Bourguet: Jamal Crawford is available for tonight’s game, per Suns. He’s missed the last 5 games with knee soreness
Duane Rankin: Jamal Crawford is again listed questionable with sore left knee. Hasn’t played since Dallas game that was on the 2nd of a back-to-back. Missed Denver after attending funeral of close family friend/coach and missed last three with knee. He played for T-Wolves last year. #Suns
Gerald Bourguet: Suns say Jamal Crawford is out for tonight’s game. Fifth straight game he’s missed.
Gerald Bourguet: Suns say Jamal Crawford is out tonight due to knee soreness
Duane Rankin: No Jamal Crawford tonight (personal reasons). #Suns Arrived about 45 minutes before game. Usually here earlier. Didn’t play Wednesday vs. #Mavs. Igor Kokoskov said it was because it was 2nd of #Suns back-to-back
01 Jan
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(*) Numbers as of January 1, 2019.
Gerald Bourguet: Jamal Crawford (sore knee) is active and will play tonight after missing the last game
Gina Mizell: Per #Suns, Jamal Crawford (sore left knee) is questionable to play tomorrow vs. Thunder. He missed last nightās win at Orlando.
Justin Kubatko: Spencer Dinwiddie is just the fifth player since 1970-71* to record at least 35 points and 10 assists in a game coming off the bench. The others are Pete Maravich, Brian Winters, Jamal Crawford, and Lou Williams. * Starts were first officially recorded in 1970-71. pic.twitter.com/PeTL9tAea9
Former Celtics All-Star Isaiah Thomas has yet to play in a game for the Nuggets this season as he continues to work his way back from last Marchās hip surgery. Suns guard Jamal Crawford, who has been one of Thomasās closest friends for more than 10 years, said he speaks to the point guard every day. And as the doubters pile on ā just as they have throughout Thomasās career ā Crawford said that Thomas is just using it as fuel. āItās going to create an even bigger monster, how hungry heāll be to get back out on that court,ā Crawford said. āHe loves basketball and heād be hungry if he missed one game. The fact that he missed all this time, heās going to be a monster.ā
Last summer Thomas, who once had visions of signing a maximum-salary contract when he reached free agency, inked a one-year deal with the Nuggets for $2 million, the veteranās minimum. āWith him, nothingās ever come easy, so why expect it now?ā Crawford said. āNot that he did, but in general thatās just his journey. Heās doing well, considering everything. Heās working to get back. He loves the game as much as anybody Iāve ever been around, so I know itās killing him.ā
Jamal Crawford: Rip to the great Penny Marshall..
Jamal Crawford: Congrats little bro @Allonzo Trier . Well deserved!! š
Duane Rankin: Jamal Crawford went from questionable this afternoon to being listed out tonight with sore left knee. #Suns
From Jamal Crawford, one of the more positive players in the NBA, slamming the ball on the floor at the end of the third quarter to the friction on the bench between Bridges and Kokoskov, the frustration was apparent. āHow long have you been around basketball,ā Suns veteran Trevor Ariza asked a reporter in a calm voice when asked what the conversations are like on the bench when trailing by 25 after the first quarter. āSo what do you think the conversation would be like after that? āProbably not very positive.” Ariza laughed. āExactly,ā he said. āNot too happy, but again, thatās on us for not playing hard.ā
Jamal Crawford: Frustrations are part of the game, but we won’t let the outside divide us. Win as a team, lose as oneā¦
Wilson Chandler: 19k points is a major accomplishment. Congrats bro. @Jamal Crawford
The Suns turned the tables on the league’s second-best team, controlling the game from the outset and withstanding a late rally, defeating the Bucks 116-114 on Friday night on Jamal Crawford’s jumper with 0.8 seconds left. The victory gave the Suns their first road win of the season. “We showed a lot of grit,” said Crawford, in his 19th season. “Everybody was so tied together. Everybody was so engaged. We were saying the right things on the bench. This seems like the most gratifying win.”
Micah Adams: LeBron James is the 5th player in NBA history with a 50-point game for three different franchises joining Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Bernard King and Jamal Crawford.
So what words of wisdom will Crawford impart on Ayton before he faces Joel Embiid, who said Ayton was going to āget his ass kicked this yearā on ESPNās āThe Jumpā? Shhhh. āIāll have a message for him by then,ā said Crawford, smiling.
Jamal Crawford: Can’t let the night past w/o mentioning my guy Pooh. You’re even more special off the court than you are on. That’s why the real ones who root for you, root for you all the way through. Thank you for being an inspiration #DROSE šš¾
Duane Rankin: 18-year veteran Jamal Crawford will be in uniform for the first time tomorrow night when Phoenix plays at Denver. #Suns pic.twitter.com/fyj2l5YEqk
Gerald Bourguet: Kokoskov said Jamal Crawfordās role will be coming off the bench since itās no secret what he can do. Said heāll handle the ball and playmake quite a bit
Gerald Bourguet: Someone was about to ask Crawford about Kokoskov stressing defense in training camp. Crawford cuts him off, smiling, āOh so youāre already gonna pick on my defense, huh?ā
Montrezl Harrell: Aye real respect to the OG @Jamal Crawford game wouldnāt have been same without my guy ,remember speaking to you this summer that was big for me āšæāšæāšæ
The Disabled Player Exception that Phoenix applied for with regards to Darrell Arthur is now voided with his waiver. The Suns will have a $7.4M cap hit on Arthur and $50K with Shaquille Harrison. Teams eligible to claim Harrison must have cap space or a trade exception to claim him based on the guard signed a three-year contract in March. The remaining $1.4M on the Harrison contract is non-guaranteed and he has a $1.6M team option in 2019-20. The Suns will need to waive or trade one player before Jamal Crawford is signed.
Gina Mizell: #Suns coach Igor Kokoskov on addition of Jamal Crawford: āDefinitely somebody who is capable. We know his ability to score ā heās an instant offense guy. But also, another leadership (guy)…I think the time for adjust and to adapt to a new system is going to be very quick.ā
Tim Cato: Jamal Crawford was also considering the San Antonio Spurs before signing with the Suns, per source.
Suns adding Jamal Crawford
Shams Charania: Free agent Jamal Crawford has reached agreement with the Phoenix Suns, per league sources. @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium
Shams Charania: Crawford has agreed to a one-year deal with the Suns, league sources said. Crawford provides Phoenix with much-needed established leadership and production in backcourt.
The Phoenix Suns have offered the veterans minimum to former Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jamal Crawford, according to 98.7 FM Arizonaās Sports Stationās John Gambadoro.
Ryan Anderson says heās didnāt know much about Jamal Crawfordās visit to Phoenix. āHe couldāve just come in here and grabbed lunch,ā said a smiling Anderson after Saturday’s practice. Uh huh. Anderson doesnāt know the 18-year veteran personally, either, but he believes Crawford would be a good fit in Phoenix. āFor sure,ā Anderson said. āObviously having another veteran guy with his abilities. Another vocal guy who can come in and teach these young guys, especially at the guard position, would be really helpful for us.ā
āI like Jamal,ā said Jones in an interview Friday on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. āI know him personally. Heās a great player, heās a great guy. Those are the types of players that we will look towards as we go through the season. More importantly, itās not even about who potentially could be here or whoās out there. Iām focused on whoās here and we know who those guys are.”
12 Oct 18
The Phoenix Suns are interested in free agent guard Jamal Crawford, interim general manager and vice president of basketball operations James Jones told Bickley & Marotta after the 18-year NBA vet was reportedly spotted in the lobby of Talking Stick Resort Arena on Friday.
āI like Jamal. I know him personally. Heās a great player, heās a great guy,ā Jones said on 98.7 FM Arizonaās Sports Station. āThose are the types of players that we will look towards as we go through the season. More importantly, itās not even about who potentially could be here or whoās out there. Iām focused on whoās here and we know who those guys are. Jamal is a name that ā a guy that weāre looking at. Heās someone that weāve expressed interest in, one of many names.ā
Justin Parham: Free agent guard @JCrossover Jamal Crawford spotted at @Suns Talking Stick Arena. Could the Suns be a potential landing spot for the 18 year vet?
As a child, Irving spent summers with his grandparents in Port Orchard, Wash., which sits just across the Puget Sound from Seattle. He returned there for about three weeks this August, both to clear his mind and to find his rhythm. He called NBA veteran Jamal Crawford, who has known Irvingās family for more than 20 years. Crawford is a godfather of Seattle-area basketball, a mentor to pros there, but also teenagers with hoop dreams. Irving still remembers attending Crawfordās pro-am event there when he was just a kid, and the event still takes place today. Basically, Jamal Crawford is the person to call if youāre looking to organize high-level pickup games in the Seattle area. He knows where to find the players, the gyms and the privacy.
āI was honored when Ky called, for him to place that trust in me,ā Crawford said in a telephone interview. āI wanted to really handle it delicately as far as finding an undisclosed location and keeping it that way, off the grid. āAnd I wanted to get players I felt were the best in terms of talent, and not being in awe. He wanted guys that would come at him, because he wanted to get better. He wanted to get his timing down. You want guys that know how to play, not guys that are out there trying to make a name.ā The revolving group included NBA players such as Bulls guard Zach LaVine, Rockets forward Marquese Chriss and Spurs guard Dejounte Murray, and there were also others who played professionally overseas or are currently in college.
āYou know whatās funny, Bill Russell is such an icon and such a legend, I donāt think anybody wouldāve ever known about it ā one, Ky didnāt talk about ā if Mr. Russell with his Twitter account (didnāt) let that cat out of the bag,ā said Crawford, who agreed to speak on the matter publicly only because Irving had earlier in the day. At first, Crawford wasnāt even sure Russell was going to show up. Russell has lived a quiet life in Seattle for years, but his public profile was minimal for such a massive figure until he began using Twitter a year ago. The two had never connected, so he wasnāt sure what to think when the phone rang. āWhen (he) and his wife called me, my wife thought I was being catfished like, āNo way, thatās not him,āā Crawford said. āThen he came to the pro-am and I was like, āAre you serious?ā My whole ride to the pro-am Iām nervous, Iām like āOK, heās coming to watch a pro-am game. Like, what do I do?āā
You see glimpses of something more. Wiggins is a ridiculous athlete. He will occasionally fake toward a pick, tip his defender that direction, and zoom in for a dunk. He peppered Crawford with questions about threading pocket passes and lasers to the opposite corner, Crawford says. He can bully smaller players in the post after switches (making him a useful screener for Jeff Teague), and hit the open man when help comes. But even down there, he too often settles:
āThere is interest,ā Crawford said. āI could just sign a deal to sign a deal. Iām just waiting for the situation where I think I can help where I fit well. I donāt want to sign something just to sign it. āIām not saying āchampionship or bust.ā A team on the rise makes sense. I bring a specific skill set. So, a team that needs me instead of just, āOh, that can work.ā I feel like I just went through that last season and I donāt want to do that again.ā
Jamal Crawford has spent the past 18 years in various NBA training camps: Chicago, New York, Oakland, Atlanta, Portland, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. But this year he is expected to begin training camp in his native Seattle, where there is no team. The 38-year-old guard is still a free agent. āIf you would have asked before if I thought it would go this long, Iād say no, ā Crawford told The Undefeated. āBut, I guess itās kind of a special circumstance with the way the league is going, the market and different things of that nature. But Iām fine. Iām actually really, really good.
āIt just wasnāt a happy environment,ā Crawford said. āI thought I would be playing more before I signed. It ended up being the second fewest minutes Iāve ever played. Just wasnāt a fit or went like I was under the impression it would.ā
The Boston Celtics have 15 guaranteed contracts on the roster, the most they can carry into the season. They also have pretty good depth on the wing: Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward will start at the 2/3 spots, with Marcus Smart and Semi Ojeleye behind them. The Celtics are not really looking to add a wing. Plus, Crawford was frustrated with his role last season in Minnesota getting almost 21 minutes a night and having the ball in his hands a lot, thatās not necessarily a fit with Bostonās selfless style. But a good rumor never lets facts get in the way ā like Jamal Crawford to the Celtics. The Athleticās Jared Weiss, talking on the Celtics Beat podcast with Adam Kaufman, said there is āmutual interestā between the sides.
