Yesterday, forward Nicolas Batum agreed to return to the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $22 million deal. Sure, to the rest of the league, this news might sound no different from other mundane contracts tied to veterans returning to their team.
To Batum, however, this was more than a mere business transaction between two parties. It was his way of thanking the Clippers and showing nothing less than love to the organization, the city, and the fans — he did owe one to the organization, after all. Well, sort of.
It’s 12:45am here in Paris and I have to get up at 4am for my 5am workout
I don’t care, I’m very excited to be back with this organization who welcome me at my lowest point.