Montrezl Harrell Takes Digs At Clippers After Signing With The Lakers

Montrezl Harrell doesn’t sound like he’ll be missing playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. The big man will move across town to play with the rival Los Angeles Lakers. Harrell had his introductory press conference today, and took some shots at his former team.

Reporter – “Did you feel like the Clippers wanted you back?”

Lakers’ Montrezl Harrell, after a long pause trying to find the words – “Apparently not if I’m on the other side.” pic.twitter.com/p9DbTKrajU

— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) November 23, 2020

Montrezl Harrell on signing with the Lakers: "Honestly, it was a business decision. I felt it was the right decision for me. … I'm definitely going to be with a team that wanted me and with a group of guys I feel I'm going to gravitate well to and build chemistry fast."

— Matthew Moreno (@MMoreno1015) November 23, 2020

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In Montrezl Harrell’s defense, those questions did kind of bait him. Obviously the Lakers wanted him more, if they were willing to pay him more. It even seemed like Harrell tried his best to answer in an uncontroversial way.

Harrell had some bad blood with a few of his teammates when he was a Clipper, though. According to NBC Sports, there was a scuffle between Montrezl Harrell and Paul George during the NBA Playoffs in the bubble. Here was an excerpt from that story at the time of the incident.

“Early in the second quarter, a struggling George had committed two careless turnovers in less than a minute. The second mishap was a half-court pass to Harrell, who was near the paint but surrounded by Murray and Michael Porter Jr.  Murray picked off the pass…

Harrell approached his teammate about the risky pass, with George not taking responsibility and arguing the pass could have been caught had Harrell made the right play, sources said…

Harrell responded with something along the lines of, “You’re always right. Nobody can tell you nothing,” and expletives were uttered from both players, sources said. George eventually toned down his rhetoric, but a heated Harrell wasn’t having it. Teammates began clapping on the sideline, in part to disguise what was going on and in an attempt to defuse the situation. The incident deescalated shortly after as coach Doc Rivers took his seat to go over the game plan.”

Maybe this story is just two competitors pissed off with losing, but maybe there’s more than what meets the eye here. Either way, it seems like Montrezl Harrell is happy to be on the other side of the Los Angeles Lakers against Los Angeles Clippers rivalry.

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