By now you know the story. Big fish free agent DeAndre Jordan was all set to get out of L.A. and sign with the Mavericks. But he got cold feet, changed his mind, and will now did re-sign with the Clippers. It's safe to say that a lot of people in (and around) Dallas aren't happy with this decision. One of those people is a free agent Dallas acquired last year, forward Chandler Parsons, who recruited the hell out of Jordan to get him to sign with the Mavs only to have the rug pulled out from under him. In an interview with ESPN.com Parsons was very straightforward about his thoughts on this most gripping of offseason dramas. Here are a batch of highlights we selected from the transcript:
First, Parsons intimated Jordan was scared to be the guy, saying:
When asked if the friendship between himself and Jordan could endure this flip-flop, Parsons said:
Before adding a knife twisting:
While making sure everybody knew that Jordan was "still a good dude" and he's not a bad person for choosing to play in a different city in a game that is (at the end of the day) ultimately meaningless, Parsons still said:
He also stated that Jordan's switch really put Dallas' nuts in a bind in terms of what they accomplish during this offseason:
Parsons (like Mark Cuban before him) seemed pretty annoyed at the way Jordan treated the Mavs owner like a buddy who you don't really want to hangout with. On the subject of Jordan ducking Cuban's texts, Parsons said:
And then, seconds later, added to that by saying:
Still, possibly the best line from Parsons' (quite frankly, refreshingly honest) interview was this:
And finally he concluded by not mixing words. Actually, he didn't mix words at any point in the interview. So, let's just say in his final answer he really didn't mix words...if that makes any sense. When asked if there was any last thing he wanted to add he stated:
Parsons' words aren't going to change anything in the DeAndre-Mavericks saga at this point. That ship has sailed. But if nothing else, let us hope that this ushers in A.) A truly great rivalry, and B.) More athlete interviews like this in the future.
[via ESPN]
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