LOS ANGELES – Around the same time DeAndre Jordan, in his black No. 6 Clippers jersey, hoisted himself into the air to receive the ball from DJ Khaled at the All-Star Dunk Contest in New Orleans, another Clippers jersey was being hoisted up 850 miles away.
Clippers rookie Brice Johnson’s watched his No. 11 Tar Heels jersey get lifted into the rafters at the University of North Carolina during halftime of UNC’s win against Virginia, as he was honored alongside fellow four-year player Marcus Paige in an emotional ceremony.
“It was crazy,” Johnson said. “They showed a video of us, a couple of our highlights.