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It's borderline unprecedented and very much frowned upon to pressure a free agent change his mind once he has made a verbal agreement, but Jordan reportedly told Doc Rivers he has been having second thoughts, and here we are.
It's now all-out war between the two teams, with players from both teams tweeting out travel emojis indicting they're rushing to Houston, where Jordan is currently at his house.
Before Jordan can officially sign his five-year, $80 million contract with the Mavs at 12:01 a.m. eastern, the Clippers will meet with him. ESPN reports that the Clippers are sending a full contingent to Houston, including Doc Rivers and owner Steve Ballmer.
Not going down without a fight, Mavs owner Mark Cuban has travelled to Houston to join the fray:
ESPN sources say Mavericks owner Mark Cuban arrived in Houston earlier today as Dallas tries to fend off the Clippers' 11th hour push
- Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 8, 2015
Couple sources saying Mark Cuban on his way to Houston to try to push DaAndre Jordan to the finish line.
- Eddie Sefko (@ESefko) July 8, 2015
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- Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) July 8, 2015
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- JJ Redick (@JJRedick) July 8, 2015
Woj can confirm:
JJ Redick lives in Austin, Texas and, as his twitter (@JJRedick) indicates, he's been mobilized to drive to Houston to join Rivers' group.
- Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 8, 2015
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- Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin32) July 8, 2015
Chris Paul, who reportedly contributed to Jordan's initial desire to leave L.A., was last seen on a banana boat in the Bahamas:
LeBron, D-Wade & CP3 -- Just 3 Guys On a Banana Boat (Pic) http://t.co/jI7ifbivFF
- TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) July 7, 2015
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- Chris Paul (@CP3) July 8, 2015
Clips, I'm told, firmly believe they'll be bringing DeAndre Jordan back to LA on a plane tonight. This story, mind you, puts the F in fluid
- Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 8, 2015