/ STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES – Diamond Stone took a semester’s worth of classes at Maryland before declaring for the NBA, but he’s enrolled in a very exclusive continuing education program in Playa Vista.
Around 10 a.m., Stone goes to school with Professor Paul Pierce, with the two players battling 1-on-1 before each of the Clipper practices over the past few weeks.
And class, it can get pretty contentious, starting with roll call.
“Diamond is a stripper name,” Pierce said. “His name is Rookie.”
The pair have very little in common on the surface.