The situation grew so freakish that the players reportedly began to stake out Mavericks officials who were attempting to reach Jordan via phone or visit his house.
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“Everything is positive”, one league executive said of the Clippers’ pursuit of Jordan, adding the team expected him to re-sign with the Clippers once the clock struck midnight Eastern time.
The centre made a verbal agreement with Dallas to return to his home state on a four year, $80 million contract during the free agency moratorium period.
However, Jordan never confirmed his agreement-it was all reports.
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and Rivers, along with Blake Griffin, J.J. But Paul was not alone on behalf of Clippers when they met DJ on Wednesday afternoon at his hometown Houston, after which the center indicated his change of heart. The players are now staying at his house and will wait until at least 12:01 a.m. ET Thursday to get him to sign a deal.
Dallas owner Mark Cuban late Wednesday told some Mavericks employees that Jordan is returning to the Clippers. They had Jordan and Wesley Matthews (who is still signing with the Mavs) but if they had not gotten those two free agents to come to Dallas, Cuban has said Dallas night have stripped it down and gone for the draft pick this year.
The Clippers aren’t letting DeAndre Jordan out of their clutches this time. Paul – whose reportedly strained relationship with Jordan has been pinpointed as a factor in the center’s initial decision to take Dallas’ offer – has been among those pushing hardest in recent days for Jordan to change his mind, sources said. The Mavericks lost Tyson Chandler when he agreed to a deal with the Suns.
Lin essentially announced the deal with the Hornets, posting on his Instagram page Wednesday night “Lets goooooo!!” This year, he led the National Basteball Association in rebounds (15) while also finishing in the top five for blocks (2.23 per game). Point guard Jason Kiddbacked out of a commitment to re-sign with the Mavericks in 2013 to play for the New York Knicks.
But it’s a rare occurrence, and the unusual last-minute lobbying played out on Twitter with various players tweeting emojis with apparent references to traveling to Houston to meet with Jordan. Thus igniting the infamous emoji twitter battle of 2015.
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Jordan’s maximum $87.6 million contract with the Clippers is for four years with a player option after the third season, league sources said. It was a picture of Rivers and Jordan signing the contract. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
