Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at 11:00 am  |  17 responses

Baron Davis Goes into Damage Control Mode

by Marcel Mutoni

Let’s face it: It’s not like he had much of a choice, after Stephen Jackson got a little too candid with the press following a lengthy talk with B-Diddy.

Baron Davis came out and denied Jackson’s claims that he wants out of L.A., and according to Davis, the thought of playing for the Warriors again is the furthest thing from his mind. Courtesy of the LA Times:

“No, I don’t want out,” he told The Times on Monday at practice. “I don’t know what Stephen Jackson got from my conversation. That never came out of my mouth.”

“We talked about how I miss playing with him. When you see people, you miss what you had,” Davis said. “Obviously, in no way shape or form am I ready to jump ship. That’s not why I came here. That’s not why I committed to come here. I’m committed here to turn this thing around. I like the talent on this team, I like the promise.”

Re-assuring as that may be for the Clipper front office and fans, the question remains: Why did Cap’n Jack say what he did?

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  • Moose Posted: Dec.30 at 11:02 am
    My answer to the last sentence: Most likely because Baron did say that stuff. Jackson should’ve just kept it between them. Baron said this to keep his reputation intact, not start any controversy. Jackson just shouldn’t have said all that.

  • Chinese Dan Posted: Dec.30 at 11:28 am
    because Stephen Jackson is crazy….?

  • matt the jazz fan Posted: Dec.30 at 11:30 am
    even if the clips and warriors merged their rosters they still wouldn’t make the playoffs in the west. not talent wise but health and maybe even team spirit.
    i mean on paper (sorry to use a utah example) ronnie brewer is light years away from corey maggette. but do you think utah would trade one for the other straight up (even keeping salary considerations aside)? nope.

  • Z Posted: Dec.30 at 11:35 am
    Jax was way too specific to have invented that conversation. However, he shouldn’t have put B-Diddy on the spot like that. Of course, he’s going to deny it and call Jax a liar (basically). PR 101. Jax should have known better, you just don’t leak ish like that.

  • Tarzan Cooper Posted: Dec.30 at 11:55 am
    meanwhile tricky ricky got caught with two boxes of pre-rolled optimos.

  • thesubwayconnection Posted: Dec.30 at 11:55 am
    Jack said what he did because it was said, but also because things aren’t much better in Oakland than they are in LA.

  • ClydeSays Posted: Dec.30 at 2:01 pm
    I like SJax, but c’mon. Are you really going to trust him to keep quiet? That’s just dumb.

  • B. Long Posted: Dec.30 at 2:08 pm
    He should just move all his stuff into the other locker room in the Staples Center and see if anybody notices.

  • Josh D Posted: Dec.30 at 2:48 pm
    Jax probably said that to get Baron back on the team, or Baron is lying,Baron is never going to be able the Clippers situation around, the Clips r the Clips

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  • grillzboy224 Posted: Dec.30 at 3:13 pm
    “Re-assuring as that may be for the Clipper front office and fans, the question remains: Why did Cap’n Jack say what he did?” Answer: cause he’s dimwitted

  • I am the walrus Posted: Dec.30 at 5:00 pm
    Almost any situation would be beter for Baron Davis than what he has to endurer on the Clippers. RETURN TO G-STATE!

  • Jose Posted: Dec.30 at 5:46 pm
    yea either jax needs to go to the clips or baron needs to head back to g-state i’d rather see 1 decent team than 2 below .500 teams. (or g-state and the clips should form one team,awsomenes right there)

  • Hursty Posted: Dec.30 at 6:45 pm
    lol B.

  • Tzvi T Posted: Dec.30 at 7:18 pm
    Step was probably just trying to get the heat off of himself (and his reported trade rumors). That’s why he shined the light on Boom.

  • Young Chris MP3 Posted: Dec.30 at 8:35 pm
    Because he’s WOOOOOOOOOOOO crazy!

  • Darksaber Posted: Dec.31 at 12:13 am
    Bloody politicians, retracting statements and….. oh, it wasn’t one of them? Really?

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