On April 16, Beijing time, the second round of the playoffs of the Clippers vs Pelicans began, but this game Paul George as the core could not play because of the virus, Tyrone Lu's first strike was Reggie, Mann, Morris Jr., Batum, Zubac, and the probability of winning without the George Clippers in this game suddenly declined.
After the game, ESPN famous Warwick reported that Paul George triggered the health and safety regulations and he will miss the game against the Pelicans, and in the last playoff against the Timberwolves, George bombed 34 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals + 6 three-pointers, and the Clippers were very difficult without George.
There is also a lot of news about Clippers president Frank and boss Ballmer, which is Kawhi Leonard's attitude towards the team. Clippers President Lawrence Frank said: "Little Card will continue to focus on recovery and there is no timetable for return at this time." Cocowy's camp disagrees with Clippers management over whether Ka can come back to play in the playoffs, which has led to a deteriorating relationship between the two sides.
The little card suffered a fork and meniscus injury in the G4 vs Jazz on June 18, 2021, and he underwent surgery in the offseason, and he has been out of injury for 10 months, after Dinwiddie's fork reconstruction surgery is a 10-month comeback. The camp of the small card may feel that the small card can play, but the Clippers doctor and management feel that the small card has not yet healed, and he has not run into the team for a season, and the tactics of his return lineup need to be readjusted, which has an impact on the team.
To be honest, Clippers owner Ballmer's investment in the Clippers has been very huge, his investment is better than the Lakers' Bath family "ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times", Ballmer is a $91.3 billion big man, he loves basketball very much, and his investment this season is the envy of Lakers fans.
Before the deal deadline, the Clippers sent Bledsoe, Winslow, Keane Johnson, and the 2025 second-round pick (Pistons) deal to Powell and Covington, after which the Clippers' luxury tax will increase by 19 million, and the total Blazer salary will be $906,000 lower than the luxury tax line.
The Clippers' salary this season is as high as $168 million for the third consecutive year, and their luxury tax is $95.4 million + $19 million = $114 million, which means that they have invested 168 million salaries + 114 million luxury taxes. In such a situation, is the small card still not satisfied? George can't play in key games, even if it's a small card?
Text/Yan Xiaobai