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Congrats, Clipjoint! Getting Traded to LA Was the 'Lowest Point' of Camby's Life

I am not going to share the lowest point of my life with you, dear reader, but I can promise you that it is vastly worse than being traded to Los Angeles to get paid millions of dollars to play basketball.

Which is what happened to Marcus Camby recently. It is also what he recently described to the Boston Globe as being the single worst thing that has ever happened to him.
A year ago, Camby dealt with the birth of daughter Maya three months premature. Camby then played well for a disappointing and highly compensated Nuggets team that was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the fourth straight season. The Hartford native recently learned about a "real-life family issue" back home that has caused great stress. And after playing the past six seasons in a city he had grown to love, he was surprisingly dealt.

"With everything I've been dealing with off the court, this is the lowest point of my life," said Camby.
I understand that professional basketball players are people too. And I understand that getting forced to move to another state is not the greatest thing in the entire world.

However, those are the breaks of getting paid millions to play a game you love. Sometimes, you are required to do things that you might not otherwise choose to do. And this is a Los Angeles Clipper team that, despite it's inability to keep Elton Brand on the team, is actively in pursuit of a roster that can be competitive next season.

So, Marcus: not "thrilled to get traded?" Sure. "Lowest point of your life?" That seems a bit of a stretch.

Via SBB

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