WATCH: John Wall scores first points in over a year in Clippers debut
Welcome back, John Wall.
The Kentucky basketball legend made his regular season debut for the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night against the Lakers, and it didn’t take long for the 2010 NBA Draft’s No. 1 overall pick to make his mark, scoring his first points off the bench on his first shot taken.
Wall is looking for a fresh start to his NBA career after a toxic two seasons with the Houston Rockets that led to him sitting out during the 2021-2022 season. He previously spent his first nine seasons in the league in Washington where he was an All-Star from 2013 through 2018.
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Catch the rest of the Clipper’s season opener against the Lakers live on TNT as Wall looks to make the most out of 11th season on the court.
John Wall details reasoning behind signing with Clippers, warns NBA
John Wall hasn’t played an NBA game since the 2020-21 season for the Houston Rockets. Now, he’s gearing up to get back on the court for the Los Angeles Clippers — and he had a warning for the NBA.
Wall signed a two-year, $13.2 million deal with the Clippers this offseason after sitting out last season with Houston. The former Kentucky star has only played 40 games in the last three years as he battled an Achilles injury during the 2019-20 campaign and sat out last year as the Rockets worked to trade him. That, of course, didn’t happen, and he signed with Los Angeles once free agency got started.
In fact, Wall signed quickly as free agency got started. That’s because he likes a lot of things about the Clippers, both on and off the court.
“They’re just a first-class organization,” Wall told ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. “Great teammates over there. Great guys. Getting the opportunity to play with Kawhi and PG.
“And I just like to have a great culture. That’s something I want to be around and also, not having to be a Batman every night. Having the opportunity to play with other players who I can take a back seat and develop my game but also help those guys out as much as possible.”