Yahoo! Sports · Mar 21, 2021
Paul George, Clippers pummel Hornets
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, center, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, left, and guard Reggie Jackson defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
LOS ANGELES — Reggie Jackson spoke — from the parking lot, via a Zoom link on a cell phone — outside of shootaround Saturday morning about the importance of landing that proverbial first punch if the Clippers want to live up to their billing as one of the NBA’s teams worth fearing.
“We want to come out and hit first,” the Clippers guard said, “rather than counterpunch.”