{"id":3142,"date":"2016-12-28T07:45:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2016-12-28T05:08:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T10:08:18","slug":"deandre-jordan-minor-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2016\/12\/28\/deandre-jordan-minor-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"DeAndre Jordan Involved in Minor Car Accident, One Person Hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong> center <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jordade01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeAndre Jordan<\/a><\/strong> was\u00a0involved in\u00a0a minor car accident in <strong>Playa del Rey<\/strong>\u00a0on Tuesday, while on his way to the airport to travel with the Clippers for\u00a0their December 28th game against the <strong>New Orleans Pelicans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>DeAndre Jordan Involved in Minor Car Accident, One Person Hurt<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2016\/12\/27\/chris-paul-deandre-jordan-car-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TMZ Sports <\/a><\/strong>was the first to report the accident. The Clippers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramonashelburne\/status\/813883142796820480\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>confirmed<\/u><\/a> the story to <strong>Ramona Shelburne<\/strong>, senior writer for <strong>ESPN.com<\/strong>, shortly thereafter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clippers confirm TMZ report that DeAndre Jordan was involved in minor car accident on his way to the airport for the team&#39;s flight to NOLA<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramonashelburne\/status\/813883142796820480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jordan Uninjured, Paul Not Involved<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Jordan, 28, was reported to be uninjured in the crash, and completed the flight to New Orleans with\u00a0his teammates. The big man&#8217;s status for the game has yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clippers say DeAndre Jordan is OK and is flying with the team to New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramonashelburne\/status\/813883729139503104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was originally reported that Clippers point guard <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paul<\/a><\/strong> was\u00a0also\u00a0involved in the accident, but multiple outlets are now\u00a0contradicting that report. Paul and team officials are now\u00a0reported to have been called to the scene to check on Jordan after the incident occurred, and to transport him to the airport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Paul was NOT involved in the accident. Clips say he was near the airport and came with team staff to give DJ a ride to the airport<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramonashelburne\/status\/813883388608192512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The two-car collision, which occurred around noon,\u00a0did leave one driver with minor injuries. \u201cThe injured party was transported to the hospital after he complained of pain,\u201d L.A. police spokesperson <strong>Sal Ramirez<\/strong> told <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/clippers\/2016\/12\/27\/deandre-jordan-auto-accident-chris-paul-clippers\/95889732\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cThe injury is going to be non-serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Accident is Latest in Clippers&#8217; Bad Luck Streak<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Clippers, who have had a string of bad luck lately, cannot afford to be without their athletic big man. Jordan is the only starter who has played in all 33 of the team&#8217;s games this season, and he&#8217;s averaging 11.5 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per contest.\u00a0The underhanded\u00a0Clippers\u00a0are already without <strong>All-Star<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/griffbl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Griffin<\/a><\/strong>, who has been out since December 20th after undergoing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2016\/12\/20\/blake-griffin-out-knee-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">knee surgery<\/a>.\u00a0They&#8217;ve also not won\u00a0any of their games since losing\u00a0floor general\u00a0Paul to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/18337690\/los-angeles-clippers-guard-chris-paul-says-ok-strained-left-hamstring\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strained hamstring <\/a>on December 22nd. Additionally, sharp-shooter <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/redicjj01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.J. Redick<\/a><\/strong> has missed games\u00a0in the last week\u00a0due to a <a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2659617-jj-redick-injury-clippers-guard-injures-hamstring-vs-lakers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hamstring injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of so many starters due to injury was a major factor in the Clippers&#8217; embarrassing loss to their cross-town rivals, the <strong>Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong>, on Christmas Day. It also contributed mightily to the squad\u2019s December 26th loss to the <strong>Denver Nuggets<\/strong>. The losses are starting to visibly frustrate a number of the Clippers&#8217; usually unflappable players, including the\u00a0generally jovial Jordan. According to <strong>Dan Woike<\/strong> of the <strong>Orange County Register<\/strong>, Jordan\u00a0left after the Clippers&#8217;\u00a0loss to the\u00a0Nuggets without\u00a0speaking to\u00a0the media &#8211; something very uncharacteristic for him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeAndre Jordan left after the Clippers&#39; loss to Denver without speaking to the media.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanWoikeSports\/status\/813632786670096384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tip off for\u00a0Wednesday&#8217;s Clippers-Pelicans\u00a0match-up\u00a0is 5:00pm\u00a0PST \/ 8:00pm EST. \u00a0The Clips will need to rally in order to pull out a win despite the current challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/511816154\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 62.289562% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/511816154?et=Q0KdEVGHT0Vq2dRA5IMXtQ&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=d-Zaa-22Vp80K4TAjqb49Fems_XjMCbEQKgSUepc9l0=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"370\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Clippers&#8217; bad luck continues as DeAndre Jordan is involved in a car accident on Tuesday, on his way to the airport. 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