LA Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. says he will leave the NBA bubble in September for the birth of his s
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00:00The L.A. Clippers would be without an important piece of their roster for some portion of the NBA playoffs.
00:05During Friday's Zoom call with the Porters, Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. said that he'd be leaving the bubble sometime in September for the birth of his son, saying, quote,
00:14Growing up without a father, you know, puts so much in perspective. I'm just happy to be one. I've got another son on the way sometime in September. I'm excited about fatherhood, excited about teaching my boys. I can't wait.
00:24I'll be leaving. Yes, I wouldn't miss it for the world. The timing of Morris's son's birth is a bit vague, but what we do know is that it will take place during the postseason, meaning the Clippers will need to get creative with the starting lineup for at least a handful of games.
00:36As far as what stage of the postseason Morris will miss, that's a bit harder to determine. Conference semifinals are slated to begin on September 1st, with the conference finals tipping off on September 15th.
00:46The NBA finals will also begin on September 30th, so there's a good chance that Morris could miss some pretty important contests before returning to the bubble.
00:53While Morris wasn't particularly productive through his first 12 games with Clippers, averaging just 9.5 points on 39% shooting from the field, he was playing the best basketball of his career at the New York Knicks earlier in the year.
01:04If keeping a floor spacing forward on the lineup is important for the Clippers, the team certainly has options.
01:09Though Michael Green is the same size as Morris and is efficient from range, he looked impressive in the 2019 playoffs against the Golden State Warriors.
01:16Patrick Patterson, while at downgrade from both Morris and Green, started the four over a dozen times for LA this season and was efficient from beyond the arc.
01:24When it comes down to it, though, no one's going to blame Morris for leaving. There are many things that are more important to basketball than the birth of a child at a certain level.