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For years, NBA fans have debated the concept of a “clutch” player and just what that means.
“Clutch time” is described as the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the game’s score is within five points.
During that time, a player might score a lot and help their team secure a victory, which makes them “clutch”.
But on the latest episode of his show, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas took issue with that definition.
He said he didn’t find it fair that someone scoring a lot of free throws could have as many points as someone sinking tough two and three-pointers.
Are they both clutch?
Arenas believes being clutch is about more than that.
Gil’s Arena destroys the media’s modern definition of “clutch” pic.twitter.com/SjB7DtfRus
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) September 3, 2024
He has a point when describing the tricky definition at work.
In many ways, “clutch” is something that is felt and is hard to express.
While someone might shoot a lot of free throws in the final minutes of a game, they typically aren’t considered clutch.
Instead, it’s the athletes who are playing with the most energy, strategically outthinking their opponents, and putting up difficult shots who are deemed clutch.
However, both the free-throw shooter and the three-pointer scorer in Arenas’ scenario are very important to their teams.
Clutch is a term that has been used for years, but the NBA has been focusing on it more lately.
They even have an end-of-season award they give to the player who generally makes the biggest impact in the fourth quarter.
The word is hard to summarize but NBA fans know clutch when they see it.
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