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Darrick Jones shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.

Hi Darrick , thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?The thing that brings me joy outside of work is the gym. The gyn helped change my mindset and showed me what hard work really is

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?Hey my name is Darrick Jones i am the president of Dsneakerxpress LLC. We resell limited and valuable sneakers, clothing, and collectibles.

Okay, so here’s a deep one: What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?I believed i was going to be an NBA all star lol

What did suffering teach you that success never could?Suffering taught me that everybody has to endure something to reach success

So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What’s a belief you used to hold tightly but now think was naive or wrong?That credit wasn’t important

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What do you think people will most misunderstand about your legacy?I came from nothing! I Literally had to figure all this out by myself

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In one season of play, LA Clippers’ wing Derrick Jones Jr. faced the same injury twice, with the same timetable of return each time: six weeks. Yet the second time Jones Jr. went down, on Saturday evening against the Boston Celtics, his trade value decreased. He went from a role player who could possibly lure a first-round pick to a throw-in piece, suggesting his contract is a $10 million problem.

Unfortunately, Jones Jr. suffered a grade-two MCL sprain at a troubling time. The Clippers had coughed up their winning streak to the Boston Celtics; they needed to make a winning run in the Western Conference, and more notably, the front office had plans to trade for improvement.

With Jones Jr. possibly returning once the trade deadline and all-star weekend have been wrapped up, the Clippers’ season could look much different. Thus, Lawrence Frank must decide whether it is best to wait on him or accept a bare-minimum offer on the high-flying wing.

The Clippers’ best bet is to wait on Derrick Jones Jr.

Every contest for the LA Clippers until Derrick Jones Jr. is back will be tough. Kris Dunn has more pressure to defend, Kobe Sanders has more pressure to step up and score, and John Collins has more pressure to rim-run, at a higher rate than before, for alley-oops.

Furthermore, the Clippers should be patient; he is far too valuable for Lawrence Frank to settle for what he can get. Adversity will strike, and troubles will be faced, but that is the nature of the game.

Head coach Tyronn Lue has options on both sides of the ball who can fill in for Jones Jr. Though it will not be a replica, with a six-week wait, some production is always better than none at all.

In fact, the Clippers did great in Jones Jr.’s first official missed game amid his second MCL sprain. Sanders recorded a career-high of 20 points against the Golden State Warriors, Collins had 18 points and four blocks, and the Clippers won by one, improving to 13-22 with seven wins in the last eight games.

Two games in the Western Conference separate them from the tenth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies.

That said, what is wise for the Clippers would be to continue paying Jones Jr. his fully guaranteed salary during a six-week recovery period. Right now, he does not belong on the trade block. Had he been healthy, the story would have been different.

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Allow me to pull the curtain back on the way that this particular website operates during the holidays. Once we finalize all our year-end lists, things tend to get way slower around here, and Scott lets us take most of late December off. But someone is always working. Scott is always working, pretty much for his entire life, and one writer per day handles the blog posts. We just divide all of them up among us. Even on Christmas day, someone is posting away. And I have to tell you: On the days when I'm working, I really look forward to blogging about whatever happened at the previous night's Yo La Tengo Hanukkah show.

What a gift. This band, who would be absolute legends even if they weren't upholding fun traditions like these, plays an eight-show residency every year during Hanukkah. The shows used to happen at Maxwell's in Hoboken, and when that place shut down, they moved to New York's Bowery Ballroom. The band always switches up setlists, shares the stage with surprise openers and comedians, and busts out covers.

The videos from this year's shows have been especially lovely. On night one, Yo La Tengo played with Sun Ra Arkestra and covered "New York Groove." On night two, they played with Built To Spill's Doug Martsch and covered Spinal Tap. Wednesday night's set ended with an all-star cover of the Patti Smith classic "Free Money," with Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Matt Berninger, and Lenny Kaye all onstage. And last night, Ira Kaplan began the encore by telling the crowd, "To play the next bunch of songs, we are thrilled and slightly befuddled to welcome Norah Jones to the stage."

Now: Norah Jones and Yo La Tengo are not really peers. They have vastly different backgrounds, and they operate in different spaces. I don't get the impression that they know each other all that well, but I do get the impression that they really like one another. The two entities joined forces for a half-hour encore that was generally soft and lovely. Kaplan said that Yo La Tengo agreed to play one of their own songs only if Jones agreed to sing it, so she sang a beautiful rendition of their classic "Tears Are In Your Eyes." YLT also backed Jones up on her own songs "Carry On" and "Little Broken Hearts." Together, they covered three songs: the Dixie Cups' "I'm Gonna Get You," Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going To Rain Today," and Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight." Watch the full encore below.

Shout out to one Chad Sclove for putting pretty much last night's entire show on YouTube. That is just a nice thing to do. The surprise opener at last night's show was This Is Lorelei, and the comedians were Clare O'Kane and Patti Harrison. Before the encores, Yo La Tengo also sprinkled in covers of the Dixie Cups' "Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright" and Wilco's "If I Ever Was A Child." Check out a few more of those Chad Sclove videos below.

NBA trade season has arrived, and as usual, the LA Lakers sit at the center of speculation as they look to upgrade their roster in pursuit of a record-setting 18th championship. And Lakers fans had reason to get excited when one of the team’s potential trade assets delivered a standout performance in the G League.

In the South Bay Lakers’ 127-118 victory over the San Diego Clippers, Dalton Knecht, who is signed to a four-year, $18,483,220 contract, threw down a thunderous dunk that fired up fans.

Several fans reacted enthusiastically to Knecht’s showing, as he poured in 30 points on 10-of-17 shooting to lead South Bay to the win, with some pleased that his performance could boost his trade value and ready to see him moved.

“demon raising that trade value???????? herb jones welcome to LA????????,” one fan said.

“Lakers need to just let him go, he ain’t go blossom over there man,” another said.

Here are other reactions.

Knecht has continued to slide further down the Lakers’ rotation, and this season he is averaging just 6.4 points and 1.9 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game, all of which are declines from his rookie campaign last year.

The 24-year-old has emerged as one of the Lakers’ most realistic trade chips as the franchise reportedly looks to make marginal improvements around the roster.

Can the Lakers trade Dalton Knecht for Herb Jones?

The Lakers are widely expected to test the trade market in hopes of improving their defensive identity. One name that has surfaced in those discussions is Pelicans wing Herb Jones, one of the NBA’s most highly regarded defensive players.

While Jones would provide an immediate defensive boost for LA, there is a significant obstacle, according to The Athletic’s Dan Woike.

“While Lakers fans can fantasize about some all-out liquidation of the three-win Pelicans’ roster, team and league sources tell The Athletic that New Orleans is not interested in moving Jones,” Woike reported last week.

“And considering what LA would have to offer in a deal, expiring contracts and a single first-round pick, the Pelicans almost certainly wouldn’t engage at that price point.”

A deal in which the Lakers send Knecht, along with expiring guard Gabe Vincent, to the Pelicans for Jones would be financially viable, but Jones cannot be traded until January. If a bidding war were to emerge, it remains to be seen whether LA could outmaneuver rival teams.

It’s one of the NBA’s worst-kept secrets that the Los Angeles Lakers are pursuing New Orleans Pelicans wing Herb Jones ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline. Amid the widespread reports, the All-Defensive forward was called “a Laker” by a fan after the Pelicans beat the Chicago Bulls, 114-104, on Sunday night.

As seen in the clip below, a fan at the United Center in Chicago had some words for Jones after Sunday’s game.

“Herbert Jones, you’re a Laker, my boy,” the fan yelled from the stands, causing Jones to react with a perplexed look.

“Huh?” Jones said as he walked back to the tunnel.

Lakers Trade Rumors Intensify

One wonders whether Herb Jones thought the Lakers pulled off a trade for him during Sunday’s game, and that the fan was informing him of the blockbuster news.

That sort of interaction wouldn’t be a first in the modern NBA, given the cutthroat nature of the business. Even generational stars like Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis were not aware that they had been swapped for each other during last year’s deadline. Similarly, a Miami Heat fan in the audience informed Jimmy Butler III that the Golden State Warriors had pulled off a trade for him shortly before last season’s deadline.

As such, it’s perfectly reasonable that the Pelicans would not inform Jones if and when a trade materializes for him, be it to the Lakers or any other team.

Besides Jones, some of the rumored Lakers trade targets include Miami Heat’s Andrew Wiggins, Sacramento Kings‘ Keon Ellis and Dallas Mavericks‘ Daniel Gafford. All three players can help shore up the Lakers’ mediocre defense, which ranks 20th in the NBA.

What Herb Jones Could Cost

A player like Jones, who made the All-Defensive First Team in 2024, would be an incredible fit on a Lakers team that has three subpar perimeter defenders — Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James — in the starting unit.

That said, the Pelicans may not be very keen on a potential Lakers trade package of either Rui Hachimura or Gabe Vincent and a first-round draft pick. According to The Athletic’s Dan Woike, the Pelicans are seeking much more for their defensive ace.

“Considering what LA would have to offer in a deal, expiring contracts and a single first-round pick, the Pelicans almost certainly wouldn’t engage at that price point,” Woike reported on Dec. 11 on the Lakers’ trade pursuit for Herb Jones.

Woike added Pelicans’ stance could change, but is unlikely.

“Maybe the view of the Lakers’ assets or the Pelicans’ view of Jones will change between now and the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, but as of now, sources point out, New Orleans would need a whole lot to be convinced otherwise,” wrote the L.A. beat writer.

Jones is averaging 1.4 made threes per game this season, establishing himself as one of the NBA’s best 3-and-D players. His numbers will almost surely spike playing next to three excellent playmakers like LeBron James, Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic. He’s never had the luxury of playing next to great decision-makers in his time in NOLA.