Mark Cuban Vs. Doc Rivers Is On: DeAndre Jordan Drama Still Not Over

Apparently, there are still some bad blood between Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and some key figures of the Los Angeles Clippers which all began after the DeAndre Jordan fiasco.

During the NBA free-agency period last July, the Mavs were poised to land the athletic center for a five-year deal, only to back down and re-sign with his former team, the LA Clippers.

The way things were managed was simply unpleasant as players Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, and coach Doc Rivers had to go to Jordan's house and secure the whole area so that he won't be able to talk to anyone.

Everybody knows how that turned out. The Clippers were happy, the Mavs were not. But, that did not stop Doc Rivers from throwing some barbs against Cuban.

In response to his tirades, Cuban said that he was surprised Doc said that and he is not taking anything against Doc Rivers as he believes it would be the end of his coaching career if DJ walks right out.


"I think the most interesting is it shows what someone will do when their entire future is vanishing in front of them. That's exactly what Doc did, and I give him credit for it. His professional life was over if he didn't get D.J. And so his back was against the wall and he did what he needed to do, so more power to him."

"But sometimes the deals you don't do are the best ones, so we'll see. But Doc obviously hadn't heard what I said, because I really didn't say anything."

He also believes that DJ's actions reflect that he is not a cornerstone player yet.

"We saw D.J. as a cornerstone, and if you can't handle the pressure of a week, it's going to be difficult handling the pressure of being the cornerstone," Cuban said. "It is what it is. It turned out the way it is. We'll play the games and see what happens."

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