The NBA on Thursday fined Los Angeles Clippers ahead P.J. Tucker $75,000 “for public comments reported during the week of February 5 expressing a desire to be traded to another team.”
Tucker has performed in solely 15 video games this season, none since Nov. 27, regardless of being wholesome. Starting the season with the Philadelphia 76ers, he was a part of a three-team commerce that shipped guard James Harden to the Clippers, however Tucker’s worth may need been extra for his wage impression than his position on the court docket.
ESPN reported on Feb. 6 that Tucker mentioned he’s “actively trying to get traded” from the Clippers.
The 38-year-old had expressed his frustration to ClutchPoints about not being dealt earlier than the commerce deadline. He had signed a multi-year contract with the 76ers in July 2022. He’s making $11 million this season and has a $11.5 million participant choice for subsequent season.
“That’s not on the table,” Tucker advised ClutchPoints earlier this week of the participant choice.
“… I feel like I shouldn’t have to go through this,” Tucker mentioned of his standing with the group. “I didn’t ask to be here. I didn’t ask for and I didn’t demand a trade to be here.”
He averages 1.2 factors and a couple of.4 rebounds in 14.4 minutes in 12 video games for Los Angeles.
Tucker has performed for seven totally different groups in his 13 NBA seasons: the Toronto Raptors (2006-07, 2017), Phoenix Suns (2012-17), Houston Rockets (2017-21), Milwaukee Bucks (2021), Miami Heat (2021-22), 76ers (2022-23) and Clippers. He averages 6.7 factors, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.3 blocks in 867 video games (659 begins).
The Clippers despatched Tucker and likewise upset guard Bones Hyland residence earlier than the sport Wednesday towards the host Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The pair are anticipated to be with the group after the All-star break for the Clippers’ subsequent deliberate official observe on Feb. 21.
Tucker expressed his frustrations forward of final week’s NBA commerce deadline. “All this s– is a f—- joke,” he posted on his Instagram story Feb. 8.
“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,” Tucker advised ClutchPoints 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.”
