Sterling “started getting a lot more vocal during the second half of last season,” one team source said. Sterling also said during the much-publicized incident that he was willing to trade every player on the team. Two seasons ago, he made a rare visit to the locker room and launched into a tirade, calling former Clippers forward Al Thornton (notes) selfish. While taunting players during games is somewhat new for Sterling, the owner has previously criticized his team.
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The players typically heard Sterling during free throws or when they were within earshot during a stoppage in play. Clippers center Chris Kaman (notes) and former Clippers Bobby Brown (notes) and Mardy Collins (notes) have also been berated by Sterling during games, a source said. Sources said Sterling is upset with Davis for not living up to the five-year, $65 million contract he signed with the Clippers in the summer of 2008. When asked for more explanation, Sterling shrugged and politely ended the questioning.
“When they don’t, we’re all disappointed.” “When they make shots, it’s great,” Sterling said during halftime of the Clippers’ loss to the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Sterling had little comment when asked about his behavior. “It’s frustrating because I know and my teammates know I’m capable of getting it done, even dudes on the other team. You just get to this point where it’s a fight every day. “There’s nothing I can say,” Davis said of Sterling’s taunts. Including this season, Davis has three years and nearly $42 million left on his contract. Davis has missed 14 of the team’s 25 games this season and is averaging 7.4 points while making a team-high $13 million. While Sterling has also taunted other Clippers players since the middle of last season, none have received it worse than Davis, the sources said. Sterling has expressed his displeasure about Davis’ play by taunting him from his courtside seat at Clippers’ home games, several sources told Yahoo! Sports. Of late, however, the jeers directed at the team’s struggling point guard are coming from a far more surprising source: The man paying Davis, Clippers owner Donald Sterling. LOS ANGELES – It’s not uncommon to hear Los Angeles Clippers fans heckle Baron Davis (notes).
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