DALLAS — DeAndre Jordan took off his warmup jacket, tossed it aside and declared that his decision to join the Dallas Mavericks didn’t mean he also would be playing for his favorite NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys. He wanted to make sure coach Rick Carlisle and Dirk Nowitzki, among others, didn’t have any hard feelings. But it was definitely forgive — long before Jordan actually followed follow through on his plan to be Nowitzki’s teammate. Those are a couple of reasons Carlisle didn’t even have to forgive the 6-foot-11 Jordan when the exploratory phone call came. And he’s going to be a big asset for us.”Harrison Barnes was a defending NBA champion with Golden State when Jordan jilted the Mavericks.

Source: Philippine Star September 22, 2018 06:00 UTC