Photo essay: Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan's uneasy relationship

On Friday, DeAndre Jordan announced he would be leaving the Clippers to join the Mavericks next season, and on Monday, ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz reported the decision was influenced by Jordan's desire to get away from Chris Paul.
Photo essay: Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan's uneasy relationship
Photo essay: Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan's uneasy relationship /

On Friday, DeAndre Jordan announced he would be leaving the Clippers to join the Mavericks next season, and on Monday, ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz reported the decision was influenced by Jordan's desire to get away from Chris Paul.

The report says Jordan felt Paul was "constantly barking," his leadership style was "petty" and the big man was annoyed that the point guard would frequently do thing like seek high-fives form everyone on the court but him.

This may initially seem like surprising news, but a look through the photo archives shows that the two have long had a rocky relationship.

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The pairs on-court body language often seemed to be adversarial.

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And while sometimes the battles appeared playful;

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Other times it took on a decidedly angrier tone.

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