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The Heat forward also maintains he is not particularly looking forward to Friday's game in Los Angeles, when he plays the Clippers for the first time since departing as a free agent in the offseason.
``When I left L.A., I left,'' he said. ``When I left the Clippers, I left. I will not allow myself to get caught up in wanting to prove myself. I don't have anything to prove.
``It will just be another game, I promise.''
But it can't be, not after Odom trashed the organization on his way out, and not after the Clippers not only declined to match the Heat's six-year, $65 million offer, but also got in the last words in a contentious dialogue.
``In the final analysis,'' Clippers Vice President Elgin Baylor said in allowing Odom to depart, ``the decision was based on issues of character and other risks involved.''
Lots of other good quotes from Lamar and Elgin Baylor still talking back and forth...
The Heat forward also maintains he is not particularly looking forward to Friday's game in Los Angeles, when he plays the Clippers for the first time since departing as a free agent in the offseason.
``When I left L.A., I left,'' he said. ``When I left the Clippers, I left. I will not allow myself to get caught up in wanting to prove myself. I don't have anything to prove.
``It will just be another game, I promise.''
But it can't be, not after Odom trashed the organization on his way out, and not after the Clippers not only declined to match the Heat's six-year, $65 million offer, but also got in the last words in a contentious dialogue.
``In the final analysis,'' Clippers Vice President Elgin Baylor said in allowing Odom to depart, ``the decision was based on issues of character and other risks involved.''
Lots of other good quotes from Lamar and Elgin Baylor still talking back and forth...