After the Los Angeles Clippers got knocked out of the playoffs by the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals, reports started to emerge claiming that Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan had a "falling out" throughout the season. Fox Sports' Bill Reiter went on to say that this fracture in their relationship could result in Jordan joining another team in the offseason.
Since their epic collapse at the hands of the Rockets, both guys have remained relatively quiet about this report. However, Clippers head coach and president of basketball operations Doc Rivers went on L.A.'s The Beast 980 to put an end to these rumors.
"I can put this to rest: They get along great," Rivers told Fred Roggin of The Beast 980 on Thursday. "Clearly, like everybody, they don't get along all the time, and they don't get along with me all the time, either, by the way. I don't see that as an issue. I think all three, and I'm including Blake in this as well, understand how important the other guy is to them. Meaning, they all three need each other to win, and I think all three get that and all three know that and all three want to do it together. To me, that's the most important thing."
Clippers fans have to be encouraged by what Doc had to say about this reported "falling out," but it would be better to hear these comments from the soon-to-be 26-year-old free agent. Maybe Rivers is just trying to keep these things behind closed doors. Maybe he truly doesn't know the issues going on between Jordan and CP3. Maybe he's actually right about their relationship. Whatever the case, we should probably wait and see what DeAndre has to say.
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[via Eye On Basketball]
