I don't have a stake in the success or failure of either the Clippers or the Mavericks. Which team DeAndre Jordan chose had no bearing on me.

And yet.

Jordan verbally agreed to a four year contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He gave them his word. Last night, he took his word and set it on fire, decided to re-sign with the Clippers after all1.

Dallas got screwed. Mark Cuban is a billionaire; he will get over it.

Jordan, however, I'm not so sure. A man is only as good as his word, after all. And if your word is meaningless, well... you can draw your own conclusion.

  1. The NBA has this bizarre situation where teams can negotiate with players and agree to deals starting 7/1, but no deals can actually be signed until 7/9. ↩