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WATCH: John Wall details reasoning behind signing with Clippers, warns NBA

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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.”

John Wall: ‘A lot of people have forgotten about me’

Before his injury, Wall was putting on a show as a member of the Washington Wizards. He made five straight All-Star Games from 2013 to 2018 and averaged 20.7 points per game during his last season with Washington before his injury. Even in the lone year he played for the Rockets, he averaged 20.6 points per game.

But he has extra motivation because people counted him out. That’s why he had a warning for the NBA.

“A lot of people have forgotten about me,” Wall said. “But it doesn’t take long to wake them back up.”