New Clippers Player Reacts to Joining Kawhi Leonard and James Harden
The LA Clippers lost Paul George to the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency, and they are expected to part ways with Russell Westbrook either via trade or buyout. This breaks up the group of four Southern California stars, as the Clippers will enter Intuit Dome with a duo of Kawhi Leonard and James Harden.
Leonard and Harden will be joined by several new players the Clippers have added this summer, including Cam Christie, who LA selected 46th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft. Speaking with reporters in LA for the first time on Sunday morning, Christie was asked about playing with his new future Hall of Fame teammates.
"It’s super cool for me to even have this ability," Christie said. "To be able to play with guys like James and Kawhi. A bunch of other really good vets. It's super cool for me to be on the same team as them. I’m gonna try to learn as much as I can from them. They're very good at what they do, they've been doing it for a long time at a high level. So just recognizing that and just trying to be as good of a rookie as I can.”
Cam Christie on playing with future Hall of Fame teammates:
— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) July 7, 2024
“It’s super cool for me to even have this ability. To be able to play with guys like James and Kawhi… I’m gonna try to learn as much as I can from them… Just trying to be as good of a rookie as I can.” pic.twitter.com/NrPjC32fiN
Christie is still just 18 years old, so he will likely spend some time in the G League. In addition to the brand new Intuit Dome, the Clippers are also building a new G League arena in Oceanside for their newly rebranded San Diego Clippers team.
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JOEY LINN
Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.