Earlier this season DeAndre Jordan jogged down the tunnel at Staples Center the way he had for all of his professional life. He moved through the two large doors, passed the Lakers locker room and turned left midway down the hall for the door leading to the locker room where he got dressed, where he got taped, where he joked, cursed and laughed alongside teammates.
The lifelong Clipper is months into the season with his new team, the Dallas Mavericks, and visiting Staples Center for the second time this fall to face the Lakers was still a little strange Friday.