The NBA has fined LA Clippers’ ahead, P.J. Tucker, $75,000 for expressing his need to be traded to a different staff in the course of the week of February 5.
Tucker was traded earlier this season to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the deal that despatched James Harden on the market with the star trio on the West Coast. Tucker has been adamant about his need to be traded for about two months. Not many minutes can be found for him, and he has grown pissed off.
The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Tucker and teammate Bones Hyland had been each despatched house early from their street journey earlier this week. Nevertheless, there have been conversations that the disgruntled North Carolina native would be capable of contribute quickly.
“Amid three months of frustrations, the Clippers and Tucker have had productive discussions this week concerning the disgruntled ahead’ staying prepared for probably re-entering the rotation, based on league sources,” Charania shared.
The NBA doesn’t miss lots, and so they additionally fined Tucker for his feedback that had been launched the week of February fifth concerning him expressing that he desires to play. ESPN NBA reporter Ohm Youngmisuk was on the “Briant Windhorst and the Hoop Collective” podcast, the place he talked about that Tucker advised him he was seeking to be dealt.
“And naturally, they do have P.J. Tucker who desires to be traded, has made no secret about that. He even advised me that simply final week in Toronto. I believe his phrases had been ‘actively seeking to get traded.’”
Tucker and the Clippers are planning to make use of the much-needed break of every week in the course of the NBA All-Star break beginning tomorrow to regroup and get again on the identical web page. They intention to make sure that this example doesn’t develop into a distraction main into the playoffs.
PJ Tucker on Instagram:
“All this sh-t is a f-cking joke.” pic.twitter.com/PS6a40q5Li
— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) February 8, 2024
