The Clippers put a bounty on Greg Oden

October 23rd, 2008 by Dwight Jaynes | Filed under NBA, Trail Blazers.

Several things in the LA Times story today by Lisa Dillman that you may not have heard about. She says that the Clippers’ Ricky Davis put up a $500 bounty for the first guy to dunk on Oden during last night’s exhibition loss to the Trail Blazers. He had read about the $1,000 bet between Sacramento players Monday night that led to Kevin Martin earning $1,000. Nobody earned the $500 Wednesday.

You know you’re good when opposing teams start figuring out financial incentives for their teammates to do things against you that they ought to be trying to do, anyway. The story also said that Oden needed four stitches after the game to close a cut near an eye.

Here’s what Clippers’ center Chris Kaman said about Oden:

“He’s a big boy,” Kaman said. ” . . . I think he had all dunks tonight and one left-handed jumper. Once he figures it all out defensively, I think he’s going to be a monster.”

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4 Responses to “The Clippers put a bounty on Greg Oden”

  1. Hayduke says:
    October 23, 2008 at 8:11 am

    What is the league’s stance on this kind of stuff. Seems to be in poor taste to me.

  2. NoFairWeatherFan says:
    October 23, 2008 at 9:06 am

    I don’t think I hate any player more than Ricky Davis due to his “Pack of roaches” comment about the Blazers a few seasons back when he was in Minnesota I think. Ever since then I take great pleasure in his displeasure.

    Does that make me a bad person? Don’t answer that, I don’t care :)

  3. ripcityrebirth says:
    October 23, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this. It is true when you have players putting up money to posterize someone they reconize the talent and the caliber of player Oden is and will be. When I first heard there was a “bounty” on my boy I was thinking of ravens/steelers light dude up for a G which I think is wrong, but as long as there not talking bout truck sticking Oden into the snob seats I think its all in good fun. Since basketball isn’t a contact sport opposed to football I think the word “bounty” has a whole different meaning.

  4. Chris L. says:
    October 28, 2008 at 9:53 am

    Why put a bounty on Oden? He hasn’t even played an official NBA game yet? Why not Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan, KG or Shaq?