Montrezl Harrell had an impressive start for the Los Angeles Lakers in the preseason opener against his former team the Los Angeles Clippers.
Even though it was a preseason game, the dynamic big tried to stay focused on his game and his new team. Harrell finished the contest with a double-double to cap off the Lakers’ win against the city rivals.
(via SB Nation):
“I came here with the mindset that I had a job to do tonight. I’m here with my team, which is the Los Angeles Lakers,” Harrell said. “This wasn’t a come out, ‘hey, how you guys doing?’ laughing it up. Nah. I had a job, and I have a mindset of what I came here to do.”
Harrell was asked about the Clippers’ growth as a team. However, the Lakers’ big didn’t want to discuss anything around his former team.
“No disrespect, but that’s not up to me to discuss. That’s not up to me to really give my opinion on,” Harrell said. “How they came along in their growth has nothing to do with me… Not to be disrespectful, but honestly I really don’t care.
I’m not on a team with those guys anymore, and that’s not the locker room that I’m walking into. So how those guys are coming along in their growth or how they’re taking the next steps in their career really has nothing to do with me.”
The Lakers are moving towards their next preseason game, where, once again, they will face the LA Clippers on Monday.
