DeAndre Jordan explains his decision to stay with Clippers (Video)
By Jack Crosby
DeAndre Jordan sat down recently to explain his side of what really happened between the Clippers and Mavericks
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While there were a lot of stories that came out of the latest NBA Free Agency period, the one that no one will ever forget is the saga featuring the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and center DeAndre Jordan. After agreeing to sign with the Mavericks early on in the period, Jordan had a last-minute change of heart and stayed in Los Angeles.
Of course, with things going down the way they did, not a lot of people were happy with Jordan and how he handled it all. Aside from Clippers fans who were happy with his decision –obviously– Jordan received a lot of backlash.
Well, recently Jordan sat down with the Players’ Tribune to explain what exactly happened that led to him choosing to stay in Los Angeles as opposed to making the move to Dallas for the next few years.
"“I woke up Monday morning feeling like there was something missing, something I didn’t do, something that was not covered, and that’s when I started to begin to have second thoughts…“Originally I said yes to the Mavericks because I thought I needed change. I thought I wanted change at that point in time…"
It was nice of Jordan to give the explanation, and as a human he had every right to change his mind. However, that still doesn’t mean that the system for all of this still might need to be changed, and this was a perfect example of why changes might be needed.
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