And Now....The Rest Of The Story
Elton Brand became a Philadelphia 76er yesterday, the first day teams were allowed to sign free agents. Since that time I've heard Brand called some of everything. A thief, a liar, a snake, and a few other things that would not be appropriate for family entertainment. When Brand opted out of the final year of his contract with the LA Clippers, he made it quite clear that he was doing so in an effort to force the Clippers to bring in another star--and allowing them salary cap space to do so. He was looking for a committment to win from the team. He also stated publicly that he would be willing to take less money to make that happen. And that he had every intention of re-signing with the team. The Clippers responded the very next day by obtaining a verbal committment from Baron Davis of the Golden State Warriors. Brand was said to be instrumental in making that happen. Suddenly the Clippers became the story in LA. Their fans, as well as a new generation of "bandwagoners" began spouting the "P" word--but it's the Clippers, remember.
Faces at the U.S. Open
