The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Morris Sr

The nine-time All-Star could leave Utah via buyout after his trade from the Lakers this week.

LOS ANGELES — By the time the Los Angeles Clippers pulled into San Antonio last Thursday they had lost nine of their previous 11 games and, with each passing day, valuable time to steer themselves out of their skid.

“The baby Jokic, that’s what I call him,” Nicolas Batum says of Alperen Sengun. “It’s going to be a good test for us.” Batum and the Clippers host the #Rockets on Sunday.

When all 7 feet 2 of Rudy Gobert toppled over and into Marcus Morris Sr. underneath the basket late in the fourth quarter, Clippers players all too familiar with injuries instinctively rushed over to their teammate sprawled on the court.

LOS ANGELES — The participation of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in practice Friday wasn't a precursor to the injured stars' return, after all.

Paul George was sick.

SAN ANTONIO — For eight minutes Friday, the Clippers played like the team that left training camp openly declaring its championship aspirations — their long-armed defenders forcing consecutive stops on one end, their litany of shooters blowing open a lead with ruthless efficiency on the other.

LOS ANGELES — For too long, the Clippers have had a “wait ‘til next year” mindset. Wait for some player’s injury to heal, someone’s slump to pass, a young player to blossom.

Clippers guard Terance Mann sat in a chair, his head in his palms, in the corner of the visitor's locker room. To his left, point guard Reggie Jackson looked ahead with a thousand-yard stare, still in his blue uniform a half-hour after the final buzzer had ended a night in…

LOS ANGELES — The Clippers' starting point guard for Thursday's season opener against the Lakers?

As a longtime former NBA point guard, Tyronn Lue knows how to evaluate the position he once played. And he has not yet decided, he said, whether incumbent Reggie Jackson or John Wall will be the starting point guard when the Clippers' season begins Thursday.