Despite a disappointing loss to the Sacramento Kings in his home debut game as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, Reggie Jackson is impressed with the team's locker room.
Jackson also expressed his desire to develop chemistry with his new teammates and said the team's bond was evident after one practice — which (unsurprisingly) included a trash-talking incident ignited by Patrick Beverley.
Reggie Jackson on the Clippers – "This locker room is amazing to be honest, with all the different personalities, guys reading out to each other, it’s already been funny to be in the group chat, just in two days… Like I said, my job is to make everybody else’s job easier." pic.twitter.com/SjzfXS3Xza
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 23, 2020
Earlier this week, Reggie Jackson negotiated a buyout with the Detroit Pistons and promptly signed with L.A., joining his good friend Paul George.
The 29-year old playmaker spent much of the his 10th season nursing a back injury, which limited him to 14 games for the Pistons. In those games, Jackson was ice cold on two-pointers (38.8 percent) but far better from deep (37.8 percent), which the Clippers hope translates to Los Angeles.
Jackson and fellow newcomer Marcus Morris both went 3-9 from the field and were overall out-of-rhythm on Saturday. Jackson got the start in place of Beverley (groin) and contributed eight points and four assists in 23 minutes, while Morris tallied six points and five turnovers.
Kawhi Leonard dropped a customary 31 points. However, with George (hamstring) also inactive, Jackson and Morris were unable to provide an adequate scoring punch — something Jackson lamented after the game. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers largely chalked the loss up to a lack of cohesion with the new additions.
To Jackson's credit, he seems to have his priorities in order as he works to fit in with his new squad.
Reggie Jackson said he brought a tablet with him to a reunion at Paul George's house to learn some plays:
"We had a little reunion game night with friends, and I said as fun as this is, I need to learn some of these plays." pic.twitter.com/xzA8hq7PEn
— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) February 23, 2020
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