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Alex Speers

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The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

So if I missed like something obvious, please let me know.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

So number five, number five lowest tanking moment is when the Rockets were forced to suspend Christian Wood and Kevin Porter Jr.,

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

after what transpired during a game against the Nuggets.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

So the series of events that led to the suspensions were kind of bizarre.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

Before the Nuggets game, then-coach Steven Silas decided to bench Christian Wood to start the game because Wood didn't show up to the daily COVID testing, which caused shoot-around to be delayed.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

Fast forward to halftime.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

Kevin Porter Jr.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

got in a confrontation with assistant coach John Lucas and left the arena, just went home.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

Just drove home.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

Gone.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

Then in the second half, because he got benched in the first half, Christian Wood refused to come back in the game when Steven Silas was trying to bring him in the game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

He just had to go to someone else because Christian Wood refused to get up.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

So both were suspended by the team.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

All this came out in the reporting at the time, and it just painted this picture of a very dysfunctional team, which I think is deserving of the number five spot.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

Yep.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

Number four, lowest tanking moment.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

I'm giving it to the Wizards, letting Bam out of bio score 83 points.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

It's one of the most improbable moments in League history.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

I still can't believe it happened.

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

But the one part that does make sense is that the Wizards were involved.