<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-pj-tucker-agrees-to-stay-away-from-la');   ga('set', 'title', 'PJ Tucker agrees to stay away from Clippers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Clippers-news-PJ-Tucker-agrees-to-stay-away-from-LA.jpg"></figure><h1>PJ Tucker agrees to stay away from Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T13:07:54-07:00">October 6th, 1:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T15:47:01-07:00">October 7th, 3:47pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the NBA season begins to ramp up, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-breaks-silence-knee-concerns">Los Angeles Clippers</a> will be missing one of their players for the <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1843008810363003143" rel="noopener">foreseeable future</a>, according to Shams Charania.</p><p>“The Clippers and forward PJ Tucker have mutually agreed for the 13-year NBA veteran to be away from the team as the sides work toward a resolution for his future,” Charania tweeted on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>In a statement from the Clippers, they said “PJ is a pro who has achieved a lot in his career, and there’s more he wants to accomplish. We will continue working with PJ and his representative to find the best situation for him moving forward.”</p><p>Tucker was traded to the Clippers last season with James Harden, and he played some games with the team, but after a while, he fell out of the rotation. In 28 games for the Clippers, Tucker averaged 1.6 points and 2.5 rebounds. Tucker picked up his $11.5 million player option for the season with hopes that maybe he and the Clippers can find a trade partner for him.</p><h2>PJ Tucker talks about possible retirement</h2><p>Earlier in the offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-pj-tucker-gets-real-possible-retirement">PJ Tucker talked about retiring</a> and when he’d know it’s time to hang up his jersey.</p><p>“Honestly, I don’t know. I am going to let my body tell me. I do my best to be healthy pretty much my entire career, and I still feel pretty good. You know, I’m just like letting it play out. Once my body tells me, I’m thinking that I’ll do it.</p><p>“A lot of the guys that I used to play with retired too early and tried to make a comeback. I don’t want to be one of those guys. Once I’m done and hang it up, I want to be done. I’m going to make sure that I get it all in at that point,” Tucker said.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

PJ Tucker agrees to stay away from Clippers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-pj-tucker-gets-real-possible-retirement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ PJ Tucker gets real on possible retirement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PJ-Tucker-gets-real-on-possible-retirement.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ PJ Tucker gets real on possible retirement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-12T17:22:54-07:00">August 12th, 5:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-12T17:22:54-07:00">August 12th, 5:22pm</time><address><a href="https://nextmanupblog.medium.com/">Jay Postrado</a>Jay Postrado is a sports writer for ClutchPoints, with expertise in covering the NBA, NFL, MLB, Tennis, and Formula 1. He is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. Jay's need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PJ Tucker is known for three things in the league. A journeyman, sharpshooter, and sneakerhead were all things that were synonymous to him. Now, another adjective could fit his description well and that’s being a veteran since he joined Tyronn Lue’s Los Angeles Clippers. After years of teaming up with guys like James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the like, is his retirement looming?</p><p>The Clippers are the home to the fourth-oldest player in the league. Only LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Taj Gibson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-pj-tucker-takes-shot-at-ty-lue-la-shock-start-amid-lack-of-playing-time">are older than PJ Tucker.</a> Obviously, a big lingering question is always going to be about his retirement. While it is looming, he posits that he can still give his all while playing for Tyronn Lue and alongside Kawhi Leonard. He outlined this desire in <a href="https://x.com/SiriusXMNBA/status/1823073459171442988" rel="noopener">his latest radio appearance</a> on SiriusXM NBA.</p><p>“Honestly, I don’t know. I am going to let my body tell me. I do my best to be healthy pretty much my entire career and I still feel pretty good. You know, I’m just like letting it play out. Once my body tells me, I’m thinking that I’ll do it. A lot of the guys that I used to play with retired too early and tried to make a comeback. I don’t want to be one of those guys. Once I’m done and hang it up, I want to be done. I’m going to make sure that I get it all in at that point,” the elite sharpshooter declared.</p><h2><b>PJ Tucker considers retiring, but not with the Clippers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Houston-Rockets-forward-PJ-Tucker-17-in-action.jpg"><figcaption><br>© Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>In his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-nba-fines-pj-tucker-75000-public-trade-demands">latest run with the Clippers,</a> Tucker was able to play in 31 games. He also knocked down 37.1% of his three-pointers. All of those efforts, despite his age, helped stretch the floor for Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden.</p><p>But, his desire did not match with what happened which is why he ended up playing for Tyronn Lue. If Tucker’s heart was to be followed, he would have retired with the Miami Heat.</p><p>“Honestly, I didn’t want to leave. I expressed that I didn’t want to leave. But with their situation and their not wanting to be hard-capped, I knew it was going to be a possibility. My family is still there. So I obviously wanted to be there, but it didn’t work out. I thought I was going to retire in Miami. But I don’t fault them at all. I understand they didn’t want to be hard-capped and wanted to be able to make moves later,” the Clippers veteran noted.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ PJ Tucker gets real on possible retirement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-pj-tucker-takes-shot-at-ty-lue-la-shock-start-amid-lack-of-playing-time');   ga('set', 'title', 'PJ Tucker takes shot at Ty Lue, Clippers after shock start amid lack of playing time');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PJ-Tucker-takes-shot-at-Ty-Lue-LA-after-shock-start-amid-lack-of-playing-time.jpg"></figure><h1>PJ Tucker takes shot at Ty Lue, Clippers after shock start amid lack of playing time</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-10T17:38:38-07:00">March 10th, 5:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-10T17:38:38-07:00">March 10th, 5:38pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>PJ Tucker and the Los Angeles Clippers have not exactly seen eye to eye since he was traded to the team from the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this season as part of the larger James Harden deal. On numerous occasions, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-pj-tucker-heat-reunion-but-catch" rel="noopener">Tucker has publicly</a> called out the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-tyronn-lue-calls-out-las-extreme-schedule-ahead-bucks-showdown" rel="noopener">Clippers’ coaching staff</a>–led by Ty Lue–for his lack of playing time, and on Sunday afternoon, his wish was granted, as he was inserted into the starting lineup against the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>And yet, somehow, Tucker is still (subtly) complaining.</p><p>“Tough? Finding out the morning of that you are going to start and play minutes for the first time in five months in the NBA, I don’t know, there’s got to be a better word than tough,” said Tucker, when asked if it was tough to find a rhythm after being out of the lineup for so long, per Janis Carr of the Orange County Register on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.</p><p>At 36 years old, <a href="https://twitter.com/janiscarr/status/1766958209880006916" rel="noopener">it’s not clear exactly</a> what skillset PJ Tucker has to offer at this point that his coaches are so cruelly denying from the world. It’s true that Tucker has played a key role on several contending teams in recent years, including the 2021 champion Milwaukee Bucks and the 2022 Miami Heat.</p><p>However, his shooting percentages have dipped over the last year, and his ability to keep up with the game’s greatest players as a defender has understandably declined due to his age.</p><p>On Sunday, Tucker dropped seven points, six rebounds, and two assists in 25 minutes of action.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

PJ Tucker takes shot at Ty Lue, Clippers after shock start amid lack of playing time

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-nba-fines-pj-tucker-75000-public-trade-demands');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA fines Clippers’ PJ Tucker $75,000 for public trade demands');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NBA_fines_PJ_Tucker_75000_for_public_trade_demands.webp"></figure><h1>NBA fines Clippers’ PJ Tucker $75,000 for public trade demands</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-15T12:35:50-08:00">February 15th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-15T12:45:24-08:00">February 15th, 12:45pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA has <a href="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1758223465029439931?s=20" rel="noopener">fined</a> Los Angeles Clippers forward PJ Tucker $75,000 for his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-pj-tucker-doubles-down-on-trade-request-hours-before-deadline" rel="noopener">public comments</a> reported during the week of February 5 expressing a desire to be traded to another team, the league announced on Thursday.</p><p>Tucker, 38, had made it known that he wanted to be dealt ahead of the NBA trade deadline on February 8 to a different contending team where he would have a chance to play. The Clippers were unable to find a trade that they liked involving the veteran, ultimately leading to his current status in Los Angeles.</p><p>While there was some speculation about Tucker possibly reaching a buyout agreement with the Clippers, that does not appear to be an option at this time. Recently, Tucker spoke with ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly about his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-inside-pj-tuckers-frustrations-and-future-with-clippers" rel="noopener">frustrations with the organization</a>, clearly stating that he had no intentions of a buyout.</p><p>“Nah,” Tucker said. “That’s not on the table.”</p><p>Unlike James Harden, who had requested a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the season, Tucker claimed that he never requested a trade from the Sixers. As a result, he believes that the way the Clippers are handling his situation is wrong.</p><p>“I didn’t ask to be here,” Tucker told Azarly. “I didn’t ask for and I didn’t demand a trade to be here.”</p><p>On Wednesday, it was reported that the Clippers had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-pj-tucker-stepping-away-reset-mindset-months-frustration" rel="noopener">sent Tucker and Bones Hyland home</a> ahead of their road game against the Golden State Warriors and the All-Star break. No clear reason was given for their departure from the team, but both players were involved in trade rumors leading up to last week’s deadline.</p><p>With a week to clear his mind, Tucker is expected to return to the team following the All-Star break. It is unlikely that he will become a part of the Clippers’ rotations again, especially since he has not played since November 27.</p><p>In 12 games with the Clippers this season, Tucker has averaged 1.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in roughly 14 minutes per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA fines Clippers’ PJ Tucker $75,000 for public trade demands

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-inside-pj-tuckers-frustrations-and-future-with-clippers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Exclusive: Inside PJ Tucker’s frustrations and future with Clippers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Los-Angeles-Clippers-PJ-Tucker.webp"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Exclusive: Inside PJ Tucker’s frustrations and future with Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-14T18:38:22-08:00">February 14th, 6:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-14T19:04:04-08:00">February 14th, 7:04pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his seventh season as the LA Clippers beat writer for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content below:</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers sent PJ Tucker, along with guard Bones Hyland, home ahead of the team’s final game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. Tucker and Hyland are both expected to join the Clippers following the All-Star break, which concludes with the team’s expected first official practice on Wednesday, February 21st.</p><p>This is just another development in what’s been a frustrating season for 38-year old PJ Tucker.</p><p>Back in December, Tucker expressed his frustrations to ClutchPoints about not playing or being in the rotation.</p><p>“I feel like I still got a lot to contribute to a team to be able to win, whether that’s here or somewhere else,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-pj-tucker-breaks-silence-on-trade-rumors-frustrations-with-role" rel="noopener">PJ Tucker told ClutchPoints</a> in an exclusive interview back in December. “I know myself, my worth. I know what I bring. I know what I’ve brought. I know what I can continue to bring. And with that, I want to be able to go to a good team that I can be able to help that.”</p><p>With about two months left before the NBA trade deadline, the 13-year NBA veteran was hopeful to find a new home — preferably a contender where he could get legitimate rotation minutes while competing for an NBA championship. That didn’t materialize at the deadline, which sparked even more frustration for Tucker.</p><p>“Coming here, you try to figure out the best way possible to be able to do what you do. But, you know, like I said, sometimes you see it and it ain’t there. Sometimes you see it, but the team doesn’t see it the way you see it.”</p><p>So, what does the future hold for PJ Tucker?</p><p>For starters, a buyout is not something under consideration for Tucker. The veteran is owed a little over $11 million for this 2023-24 season, as well as an $11.5 million player option for the 2024-25 season</p><p>“Nah,” PJ Tucker told ClutchPoints earlier this week about a potential buyout. “That’s not on the table.”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/P.J.-Tucker-prepares-to-shoot-as-he-warms-up.webp"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Head coach Tyronn Lue addressed the Clippers sending both Tucker and Bones Hyland home ahead of the All-Star break, saying he understands their frustrations.</p><p>“I mean it’s a good thing because I played the game and I understand that you want to have competitors on your team,” Tyronn Lue told reporters at Wednesday’s shootaround. “They want to play. And so when you try to get traded and it doesn’t work out and you want to go to a place where you want to play, it doesn’t mean they’re not happy here, which they are. But they want to play, they want to compete.”</p><p>Tucker played in his first 12 games with the Clippers, averaging 14.4 minutes per game all off the bench. The team struggled to play at a high level during his time on the court, and a lot of it was due to a positional crunch. The Clippers went 4-8 in the games that Tucker played, including the six-game losing streak when he first arrived while registering a -8.9 net rating in 137 minutes. The Clippers desperately needed athleticism and shooting around Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden, which is why they tried playing rookie Kobe Brown before finding something in Amir Coffey.</p><p>Tucker hasn’t played since November 27th, and there’s no expectation that he’ll join the rotation anytime soon. In fact, Tucker, who has not been inactive for any of the Clippers’ games this season, has rarely put his jersey on for almost 3 months while sitting on the bench. Since the trade deadline, Tucker has started wearing his jersey.</p><p>“When you’ve got guys like PJ, who have another year left on his deal, he can ride off into the sunset, he’s 70 years old,” Lue added Wednesday. “But he wants to play, he wants to compete. And so you understand that you want guys like that. So the trade didn’t happen, they’re going to be here. So we’re just gonna give them a little time off, get their minds right and come back Oklahoma City and be ready to go.”</p><p>Still, Tyronn Lue said Tucker should remain ready to receive an opportunity as the season transitions into March and April.</p><p>Terance Mann and Norman Powell, the two players who sit to the right and left of PJ Tucker in the Clippers locker room, have credited Tucker with not letting his frustrations spill into the locker room and continuing to be the player-leader they need from the sidelines.</p><p>“PJ’s been great,” Terance Mann said. “He’s been great, he’s always vocal on the bench, telling us what we need to be doing, what we don’t need to be going. He’s a great guy. He’s not going to be selfish and take away from the team at all. So, you know, he’s been great. I think a lot of defensive stuff, just being physical. He always taught me, move people off their spots and just being physical.”</p><p>“I played with PJ in Toronto for a season and I mean he’s always been a great locker room guy no matter what’s going on personally for him in his career,” Norman Powell added. “He’s always given advice, always talking about the game and how we can win and improve, especially defensively. That’s where he makes his mark. So I still joke with him on the things that he was telling me. He always gives me a hard time about some of the rotations. Like, ‘man, that’s the same thing I was telling you when we was in Toronto. You’re still doing it.’ So he’s always been good. He’s a good vet.</p><p>“I know he is probably frustrated,” Powell continued. “He wants the opportunity and hopefully down the stretch of this second half of the season, after All-Star, he will be able to make a contribution. It’s more on the coaches to figure out how to use him because he’s really good, especially as an enforcer on the defensive end. I think when the game starts to slow down, especially in the playoffs and teams start to lock in, he’ll be a good guy to go to and you need a big body to bang and be physical and take somebody out.”</p><p>—</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/James-Harden-speaks-with-Philadelphia-76ers-teammate-PJ-Tucker.webp"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>During the summer of 2022, James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers worked to sign PJ Tucker as a free agent, eventually inking him to a three-year, $33 million deal. Tucker will be 40 years old at the end of his current deal, assuming he opts into his 2024-25 option.</p><p>When Harden signed the one-plus-one deal that summer, taking a paycut in order to help the Sixers facilitate roster moves to contend for a championship, the expectation was that James would opt out and receive a long-term contract the following offseason.</p><p>There were reports that Harden’s malcontent with the Sixers began once they didn’t communicate with him ahead of free agency, and there was reportedly no max contract offer. So while Harden’s trade request was documented, the same could not be said for PJ Tucker at the time.</p><p>A 13-year veteran who has spent time and won championships both in the NBA as well as overseas, PJ Tucker says he doesn’t feel like this current role with the Clippers is something he has to endure because, unlike Harden, he never requested a trade.</p><p>“No, not necessarily because I feel like I shouldn’t have to go through this,” Tucker told ClutchPoints regarding his status with the Clippers. “I didn’t ask to be here. I didn’t ask for and I didn’t demand a trade to be here.”</p><p>In regards to Tucker being on the move, he made it very clear when asked if he ever requested a trade from Philly:</p><p>“No,” Tucker adamantly responded. “So, I don’t feel like it’s something I have to deal with. I don’t look at it as one of those things. When I was younger, struggling to play or trying to figure it out. I figured it out, I mastered my craft, and what I bring to teams. So, it’s something I got to deal with, yeah, but it is what it is.”</p><p>“So, I don’t feel like it’s something I have to deal with. I don’t look at it as one of those things. When I was younger, struggling to play or trying to figure it out. I figured it out, I mastered my craft, and what I bring to teams. So, it’s something I got to deal with, yeah, but it is what it is.”</p><p>Tucker’s eventual addition to the James Harden trade package was puzzling, especially considering the different pathways that could’ve landed the Clippers James Harden while also retaining a respected veteran like Nicolas Batum or Robert Covington. But sources familiar with the situation who are not authorized to speak publicly said there was essentially no James Harden trade with the Clippers without PJ Tucker’s inclusion.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PJ-Tucker-with-his-tongue-out-during-Clippers-Nuggets.webp"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Sixers were determined to move off Tucker and his contract in any Harden trade, per sources, and some of the delays in getting a Harden deal done were initially because the Clippers were trying to find ways not to take his contract on, including potentially re-routing him to a third team. ClutchPoints NBA insider <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/siegels-scoop-inside-james-harden-sixers-clippers-trade" rel="noopener">Brett Siegel reported on this</a> and the James Harden trade in detail.</p><p>Ultimately, the Clippers were forced to give up Batum and take on Tucker in their deal to acquire James Harden. Tucker told ClutchPoints that being included in the trade was a surprise, especially since he was told by the Sixers’ front office that he wasn’t going to be moved.</p><p>“Yeah, and they still traded me.”</p><p>With a weeklong All-Star break to refocus on the Clippers, Tucker, who turns 39 years of age in May, still plans to show up to the gym early to get his work in and still plans to be the positive veteran the Clippers need.</p><p>“That’s natural, regardless of what’s going on with the front office. [I have] a responsibility to the guys to be positive. It’s not their fault.”</p><p>“I’m 38. I know the game. I know what it takes. It’s something that, like I can’t get out of shape. I get out of shape, it might be over, I might get injured, all kind of shit can happen. We’re older.”</p><p>A message from Tucker to those younger than him: “Kids, stay ahead of the game, stay in shape regardless of [what’s going on], in life, not just basketball.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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