LA Clippers Send Home Two Players Before Facing Warriors

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The LA Clippers are set to face the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, and they have reportedly sent two players home from their trip. It was reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic on Wednesday morning that both P.J. Tucker and Bones Hyland have been sent home by the team.
Charania initially shared a Tucker report, writing, "Amid three months of frustrations, PJ Tucker will be away from the Los Angeles Clippers to reset mindset and is expected to rejoin the team after the All-Star break, sources say."
Development: The Clippers sent home two players – Bones Hyland and PJ Tucker – from road trip vs. Warriors tonight, sources say. Both are expected to rejoin the team after the All-Star break. https://t.co/YkhZiWm026
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 14, 2024
The NBA insider then added, "Development: The Clippers sent home two players – Bones Hyland and PJ Tucker – from road trip vs. Warriors tonight, sources say. Both are expected to rejoin the team after the All-Star break."
Tucker's frustration has been public for a while, but the Hyland situation comes as more of a surprise. While Hyland has also been out of LA's rotation, there have been no reports of him being overly upset about this, and he has remained engaged while on the bench.
It's important to note that these situations are usually between players and management/coaching, as opposed feuds with other players. By all accounts, both Hyland and Tucker have remained good teammates while out of the rotation.
For now, it seems the Clippers will not have these two players with them in Golden State.
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.
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