In a fitting ending to the NBA’s wild free agency moratorium period Wednesday night, DeAndre Jordan reneged on his verbal agreement with the Mavericks to . The max deal, according to , is worth nearly $88 million over four years, with the fourth year a player option.
Jordan, who agreed to join the Mavericks only four days earlier, apparently had a change of heart. He and Chris Paul made up. The Clippers made it clear they still loved him. And then they ( … reports differ) until 12:01 a.m. Thursday, when the moratorium period ended, he could officially sign his new deal and the Clippers wouldn’t have to worry about him changing his mind again.
Of course, the entire ordeal — from the moment it was reported he was thinking of returning, to long after Jordan signed his new deal with L.A. — generated a flood of reactions on social media. There were some biting remarks, mainly of how he went back on his word to the Mavs. But there were mostly jokes and memes — many coming from his teammates.
Here were some of the notable (and/or hilarious) ones:
Don’t agree with the furniture layout but I’m not an interior designer.
— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin32)
That’s why they brought me here lol
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34)
A photo posted by Chris Paul (@cp3) on
I thought I had a good pump fake.
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons)
— nick pants (@nick_pants)
Here’s how Doc Rivers convinced DeAndre Jordan to stay with the Clippers
— SpongeBob Sports (@SpongeBobSports)
Hard to blame anyone but Romo at this point.
— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr)
DeAndre Jordan
— Fantasy Couch (@fantasycouch)
Plan B.
— Robert Wilonsky (@RobertWilonsky)
Live look outside DeAndre Jordan’s front door
— Hoop Classics (@HoopClassics)
Live look-in at trying to get into ‘s crib
— Faisal (@fz206)
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports)
DeAndre Jordan’s phone has been blowing up with Dallas and L.A. people trying to sway his decision:
— NOT SportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter)
Deandre Jordan to The …
— Jeremy Kelley (@JK_Kelley)
Exclusive photo of Blake Griffin outside DeAndre Jordan’s house last night.
— SportsNation (@SportsNation)
Live look at DeAndre Jordan right now
— BuzzFeed Sports (@BuzzFeedSports)
Worst part is they’re pretending to care about DeAndre but they’re all going to leave at 12:01.
— Myles Brown (@mdotbrown)
Dear LeBron, You’re off the hook. You’re welcome. Sincerely, DeAndre
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck)
