Chandler Parsons on DeAndre Jordan: 'This is something I've never seen in my career'

Jordan had been telling the Clippers what he wanted for months, and he didn't feel he was being taken seriously. Between his own conversations and his agent's discussions, Jordan had been clear about his feelings. He felt underappreciated, like his only value to the team was to rebound and play defense. He felt like he could do more, but the Clippers didn't need or believe he could.

So he strayed. He flirted with four other teams, cheated with the Mavs and broke up with the Clippers to prove his point.

Was it immature? Yes. Inconsiderate? Absolutely. Within the rules? Unfortunately for the Mavs, probably.

"If he's in this situation again, which he will be, he'll probably be better at it," Rivers said. "It happens."

The Mavericks were furious, and rightly so. They had been played and then dropped without so much as an explanation or an apology.

"This is something I've never seen in my career," Parsons said. "When a man gives you his word ... it's just very unethical and disrespectful."

That friendship Parsons thought would endure anything, even if Jordan chose to play in Milwaukee?

"Um, you know it's ... we did develop a really good relationship, and we got close over the last few weeks," he said. "I just think the decision was much bigger than that. It was something that he wasn't ready to handle.