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DeMar DeRozan Gets Honest About Playing for Lakers or Clippers

Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan spoke on playing at home with the Lakers or Clippers

Joey Linn

DeMar DeRozan Gets Honest About Playing for Lakers or Clippers
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An LA basketball legend, Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan used to feel like he needed to play at home for the Los Angeles Lakers or LA Clippers at some point in his NBA career. Now at a stage in his career where he's fine without playing for one of his home teams, DeRozan joined Clippers star Paul George on a recent episode of Podcast P, which is presented by Wave Sports and entertainment, to discuss this dynamic.

"I used to feel like that," DeRozan said when George asked if he ever wants to play in Los Angeles. "I used to think like, man I gotta play home so I could see what it's like. It's like I get it from both ways now. From home, and I'm able to represent home from where I'm playing. I'm at a stage now where I'm okay now if I don't. It's not like an ultimate desire of mine."

George and DeRozan discussed the possibility of teaming up prior to the Bulls star signing in Chicago, but the financial logistics were just unrealistic at that time. It was something all parties were interested in, but the Clippers were unable to offer DeRozan anywhere close to what he signed for in Chicago, which is something George was unaware of at the time he was recruiting his friend to LA.

A basketball legend in Los Angeles, DeRozan is content representing his city from wherever he plays.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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