Late in the first quarter of Tuesday's game against the Phoenix Suns, Zach Randolph must have woken up and realized he was a member of the Los Angeles Clippers. That's when the nightmare set in and a panicked Randolph lashed out and struck Suns reserve forward Louis Amundson with what amounted to a left-handed bitch slap. Randolph, his 22 points per game average and 10.7 rebounds a contest, was excused for the night, leaving his teammates to endure a 140-100 blowout. That was a bad beat for even a Clippers team.
Did somebody inform Randolph that All-Star weekend was over? There were no parties to go to that night. Randolph probably does have a short fuse this season. He escaped what was a zoo in New York last season, only to be sent into exile with the Clippers. Come on, right now... name three Clippers' players? And for a bonus, why not pull a rabbit from the hat and name one key reserve. Okay, that's more copy already than the Clippers warrant but maybe, just maybe Randolph was trying to do the Suns a favor by allowing them to showcase their bench.
Remember Louis Amundson? I watch my fair share of NBA ball and can honestly say I've never heard of the third-year forward before this incident. Wow... I knew the Suns weren't having the best of seasons but Louis Amundson? Comedian Louis Anderson I know. The Suns Amundson is a 6-9 forward who made his mark at Nevada-Las Vegas. This season he's averaging just under 10 minutes a game and is shooting .521 from the field. He played over twenty minutes in the win against the Clippers, matching his season and career high point total of 13 points. He also hauled down eight rebounds.
Forget Amar'e Stoudemire. Amundson could be the man. Need proof? He torched the Boston Celtics as well in January for 13 points in a 104-87 loss. I'm really going to have to start watching my Directv NBA package more.
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