LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers and P.J. Tucker have agreed he won’t be with the team for the time being while it tries to find the veteran forward a different situation.
Tucker came to the Clippers last season from the Philadelphia 76ers as part of the trade for James Harden. He appeared in 28 games while averaging 1.6 points and 2.5 rebounds.
The 39-year-old picked up his $11.5 million player option for the upcoming season. It’s the final year of a $33 million, three-year deal he signed with the 76ers in 2022.
In February, Tucker publicly said he was actively trying to get traded after not appearing in any games for nearly three months. That resulted in him being fined $75,000 by the NBA.
“P.J. is a pro who has achieved a lot in his career and there’s more he wants to accomplish,” the Clippers said Sunday in a statement. “We will continue working with P.J. and his representative to find the best situation for him moving forward.”
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FILE - Los Angeles Clippers forward P.J. Tucker reacts during the first half of the team's NBA basketball in-season tournament game against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
MADRID (AP) — Robert Lewandowski continued his impressive start to the season on Sunday, scoring a hat trick in a 25-minute span as Barcelona beat Alaves 3-0 and went into the international break top of the Spanish league.
Lewandowski scored in the seventh, 22nd and 32nd minutes to take his league tally to 10 goals in nine matches. He has a total of 12 goals in 11 games in all competitions, and has scored eight times in his last five matches.
The Poland striker was coming off a brace in Barcelona's 5-0 rout of Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday.
“We played a very good match from the first minute,” Lewandowski said. “When you score three goals in the first half, it gives you the ability to be a lot more in control in the second.”
The victory moved Barcelona three points back in front of second-place Real Madrid ahead of the international break. Madrid had drawn even on points with the Catalan club with a 2-0 win over fourth-place Villarreal on Saturday.
Barcelona was coming off its first league loss of the season — a 4-2 defeat against Osasuna. It had previously won its first seven matches in the competition.
Lewandowski scored with close-range strikes after a pair of assists by Raphinha and another from Eric Garcia.
It was the third loss in a row for Alaves, which had no attempts on goal in the first half.
Barcelona lost forward Ferran Torres with an apparent muscle injury five minutes into the match.
Atletico Madrid moved to third place with a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad.
Julián Alvarez scored from inside the area after a backheel pass by Antoine Griezmann one minute into the match. Sociedad equalized with a left-footed curler into the top corner by Luka Sucic in the 84th.
The result put Atletico level on points with Villarreal. Diego Simeone's team is ahead on goal difference.
Atletico was coming off a 4-0 loss at Benfica in the Champions League, its joint-biggest defeat in the competition..
Sociedad, winless in two matches, was in 15th place.
Girona ended a six-match winless streak in all competitions with a 2-1 victory at home against Athletic Bilbao, with Cristhian Stuani scoring the winner by converting a penalty kick nine minutes into second-half stoppage time.
Before that, the match had been marked by three penalty saves by Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga — one in the first half and two in the second after a video review required the last penalty to be retaken.
It was Athletic's first loss in six matches in all competitions.
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Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his side's 3rd goal against Alavez during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Barcelona's Raphinha, left, controls a ball challenged by Alaves' Abdel Abqar during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Barcelona's Pedri reacts after missing a chance to score a goal against Alaves during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Alaves' head coach Luis Garcia Plaza gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Barcelona at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Alaves' Moussa Diarra, right, and Barcelona's Pedri battle for the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, right, and Alaves' Abdel Abqar battle for the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, back, scores his side's 3rd goal against Alaves during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, left back, celebrates after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Alaves during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, center, celebrates after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Alaves during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, center, celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Alaves during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
