In a stunning reversal involving 11th-hour pleas from teammates, DeAndre Jordan decided he wanted to remain with the Clippers.
The free-agent center backed out of a five-day commitment to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, re-signing with the Clippers for four years and $87.6 million—with an opportunity to opt out after the third year—during one of the wildest days in franchise history.
The strange sequence hit a dramatic climax when several Clippers players and executives remained at Jordan's home in Houston until midnight EDT to stave off any last-minute attempts of Dallas owner Mark Cuban to persuade Jordan to fulfill his pledge to sign with the Mavericks.