At the 6:48 mark of the first quarter of Thursday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers, a video tribute was played at
Jones played last season for the Mavs and was very instrumental in them reaching the NBA Finals. But after his one-year tenure with the Mavs, Jones signed a three-year, $30 million free agent contract with the Clippers this past summer, and was back in Dallas on Thursday for the first time this season.
“Derrick was a big part of our success last year,” coach Jason Kidd said.