Joey Linn
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LA Clippers beat writer. Biola University grad. Proverbs 16:3.
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Darius Garland is excited to face Steph Curry in the Play-In Tournament: “It’s pretty cool going against a top-75 guy like that. A first ballot Hall of Famer. It will be cool just to compete with a guy like that. The skill and the ability that he has, that affected me and the way that I play. It’s super cool to see that on the other end. It’s gonna be fun. Any time you play against top-75 guy like that or a first ballot Hall of Famer or someone that you’re inspired by or looked up to and watched when you’re growing up, it’s always super cool to go against him and go at him a little bit. I’m super excited about that, but my main goal is trying to win the game so that’s all that matters to me.”
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Ty Lue on Chris Paul: “I just think it wasn’t a good fit for what he was looking for. It is what it is. Do I want to see CP go out like this? No. I have a lot of respect for him. He’s been a friend of mine over the years. You never wanna see a great go out like this. But I’m pretty sure he will find something, because he’s a great player. He’s a — you know. I didn’t wanna see it end like this.”
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Steve Ballmer was asked why Aspiration would pay Kawhi Leonard $7 million per year to do nothing. Ballmer: “I don’t know why they did what they did. And I don’t know how different it is… Any speculation would be crazy. These were guys who committed fraud. How would I be able to — look, they conned me… At this stage, I have no ability to predict why they might have done anything they did. Let alone the specific contract with Kawhi.” 🎥: ESPN
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Kawhi Leonard on being the last player left from the trio of himself, Paul George, and James Harden: “It’s the NBA. We know why these guys left. I wish them the best of luck. Tried to help him stay, but business calls.” Said he wanted to give it another run with that group, but it didn’t happen that way. “It’s over. Guys are gone.”
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Kawhi Leonard on being stuck at 29 minutes after saying he wanted his minutes increased: “It doesn’t matter about that. They’re missing their star players and we can’t get a win…” On the Clippers losing leads when he sits: “Like I said, it’s not about that... If we’re trying to win a championship we need everybody. It’s not about the minutes played or any of that. We’re up in these games, we should be able to close it out.”
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Kawhi Leonard: “He better try to see if he can eat something else. I don’t know how healthy that is.”
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Kawhi Leonard was asked if his game-winner counts as a “Wet Ball.” Kawhi: “What you think? Did it hit rim? Wet Ball, then.”
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Kawhi Leonard said he doesn’t understand the All-Star Game format and wants to see it go back to East vs. West. “With the teams split up you don’t really know who you’re playing with or what the score is… I rather it just be East and West and just go out there and compete and see what the outcome is. I don’t think a format can make you compete.”
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Chris Paul on receiving a message from Blake Griffin after joining the Clippers: “Man it’s dope. It’s really dope. I’m sure BG — well I hope BG get out to a game or something this year. DJ, we still talk all the time. Even tho JJ coach the Lakers I still talk to him all the time. A lot of guys. Matt Barnes, Jamal Crawford, all us are still well connected. So it’s really dope to still have that bond with them guys.”
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James Harden on Steph Curry and LeBron James having another iconic Christmas game: “Me and Steph was talking about that after the game as well. We love to hoop. It’s just, Father Time is undefeated… I know LeBron probably feel the same way. We love the game of basketball… Now we just got little nagging injuries that when you’re younger you probably just don’t get… It’s weird, but it’s a part of life… I hope fans and people who enjoy and love the game of basketball can embrace and cherish these moments. Because once players like us are gone, we’ll never see them again.”
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Steph Curry said if Steve Kerr didn’t go off on the ref he was about to do it himself: “To be honest, I was gonna do that but I saw him. That’s why I fouled Kris Dunn because I was watching coach go crazy and I was appreciative of that. Two crazy calls in a row… I love that. That fire from Steve. Somebody had to do it tonight.”
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Kawhi Leonard did not know Ivica Zubac made an appearance on ESPN. “I don’t think nothing of it. I don’t watch SportsCenter or any of that. But whatever he feels I’m happy for him. I don’t know what he was on there for. I guess it’s because he’s an NBA basketball player and he’s been playing great. But I don’t know what the topic was or anything.”
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James Harden said he understands the Clippers felt they weren’t good enough and had to make a decision for their future: “I was informed (a trade) was a possibility and I was like, ‘Oh wow.’ But me and L Frank had conversations about my contract not being guaranteed. Which I understand that part. There’s a part where if we’re not good enough, they gotta make decisions for their team… I think both sides made the right decision. Credit to those guys. Much love to those guys. I hope the best and much success.”
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James Harden on the challenge of integrating players the Clippers didn’t expect to rely this heavily on: “Challenging.” In what ways? “Every way.” On his floor-raising ability not being enough for this group: “I don’t know. I don’t know… Situation here is difficult…”
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