HoopsHype.com Rumors

There was the uncertainty and trepidation he felt at the morning shootaround in New Jersey. The celebratory pregame hug he shared with the Bulls' strength and conditioning coaches and training staff. The headbands his teammates donned to honor his return after a 58-game layoff. The protective sleeve he pulled over the bulky knee brace he wore. And of course, the 10 points, two assists and two steals he posted in 15 minutes of an eight-point loss to the Nets. "Even though I knew I was ready, I was scared," Crawford said before the Clippers' victory against the Pistons on Sunday. Chicago Tribune

Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Injuries, Jamal Crawford 

Chris Paul: I'm definitely gonna let @Jamal Crawford and @Blake Griffin finish......but @DeAndre Jordan has the BEST DUNK of the year!!! (Kanye Voice) Twitter @CP3

Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Jamal Crawford, DeAndre Jordan 

Ben Rohrbach: Crawford on KG scuffle during NBA lockout: "You say, 'What up?' after it's over." Called KG the most bizarre player he's every played with. Twitter @brohrbach

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Garnett 

Ben Rohrbach: Crawford on KG (1/2): "The zone he gets in before the game, where he goes from breakfast on … Twitter @brohrbach

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Garnett 

Ben Rohrbach: Crawford on KG (2/2): "You don't talk to him, you know not to talk to him. You've gotta see it. It's amazing." Twitter @brohrbach

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Garnett 

Creativity is one way to explain what Crawford did as soon as he got the ball in his hands. With Griffin trailing him, Crawford didn’t even take a dribble as he lofted the ball up with his right hand, brought it between his legs in midair before leaving it perfectly placed in front of the rim for Griffin. “I honestly didn’t know what I was going to do,” Crawford said. “We had a whole open court and the best jumper in the world right there and you might as well get creative. That’s something I’ve always wanted to do in a game or if I ever made the All-Star Game.” ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Jamal Crawford 

“I honestly had no idea what he was going to do,” Griffin said, sounding similar to Crawford when describing the play. “I thought he was going to throw it off the backboard. Normally in situation like that you’re looking at each other like, ‘What are you going to do?’ But he didn’t even look back and I was just kind of stuck out there. And I saw him do his little between the legs and I’ve seen that before in practice so I just tried to finish.” ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Jamal Crawford 

Jamal Crawford: Clippers organization from top to bottom is the best, never wanna play anywhere else..#honestmoment #family Twitter @JCrossover

Los Angeles Clippers, Jamal Crawford 

Clippers guard Jamal Crawford, who was not selected as an All-Star reserve despite being a leading candidate for sixth man of the year, tweeted about his disappointment during halftime. "Woulda showed up, and showed out," Crawford tweeted. Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers, Jamal Crawford, All-Star 

Jamal Crawford sought out reporters and asked why no word was mentioned about the "incredible job" the Clippers' training staff has done this season working with all the injured players. Crawford suffered a broken nose against the Raptors, a sore right shoulder and a left thigh contusion. "Our training staff is the best," Crawford said. Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers, Injuries, Jamal Crawford 

Alex Kennedy: Jamal Crawford (@Jamal Crawford) on briefly wearing a mask: "The mask was the best defender I've seen this year." tinyurl.com/azlewsw Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA

Los Angeles Clippers, Jamal Crawford 

For leading Sixth Man of the Year candidate Jamal Crawford, it’s a no-brainer for the Clippers to stand pat. “No, we don’t want to make a trade,” said Crawford, averaging 17.1 points per game. “We are family and it would be like trading a family member.” HoopsHype

Los Angeles Clippers, Trade, Jamal Crawford 

Of course in the NBA there is little room for sentimentality, although Crawford said he isn’t allowing emotion to cloud his opinion. “We don’t think there is one thing we need that is missing,” he said. “We have everything.” HoopsHype

Los Angeles Clippers, Trade, Jamal Crawford 

Jamal Crawford: Damn, hated to hear that about Barbosa.. Twitter @JCrossover

Boston Celtics, Leandro Barbosa, Injuries, Jamal Crawford 

Ethan J. Skolnick: Jamal Crawford: "You tip your hat to @Dwyane Wade. He's been the man his whole career. He's let LeBron come in and get the shine." Twitter @EthanJSkolnick

Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Jamal Crawford 

The Los Angeles Clippers plan on having forward Blake Griffin and guards Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups and Jamal Crawford in uniform and playing Friday night against the Miami Heat, a team source said. ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Chauncey Billups, Jamal Crawford 

The Clippers' Jamal Crawford suffered a broken nose in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors and has been listed as a game-time decision for Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics. Crawford said that he was hit with Kyle Lowry’s elbow and was bleeding after the game. Crawford got an MRI on Friday night after the game and a CT Scan on Saturday that revealed the fracture. The Clippers were trying to find a mask for Crawford to wear in the game against the Celtics. Asked if he was going to play against Boston, Crawford said, “We will see.” Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers, Injuries, Jamal Crawford 

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, 7.6 points: Shooting 48.3% from the floor, including 40% on threes, while taking 5.1 shots per game in the fourth. Averaging 1.7 rebounds in the fourth. Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving, 6.6 points: Shooting 84.5% from the line and 43.9% from the field – just 27.1% on threes. Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford, 6.5 points: Logs serious minutes in the fourth quarter – 10.7 per game and is shooting 92.5% from the foul line. Shooting 43% from the field and 36.8% on threes in the final quarter. USA Today Sports

Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Jamal Crawford, Kyrie Irving 

Prior to the March 15 trade deadline, the Trail Blazers offered up Crawford for Bledsoe and a first round pick, the source said. They called and called until the very end. “Yeah, I knew they (Trail Blazers) were calling for me,” Bledsoe told CSNWW.com. “They have a great fan base, but I wasn't too worried about it at the time.” CSNNW.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Trade, Eric Bledsoe, Jamal Crawford 

Madelyn Burke: Jamal Crawford checks in to a sea of "boo"s from this Portland crowd. He did, however, recieve lots of warm welcomes from arena workers Twitter @MadelynBurke

Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Jamal Crawford