Davis spoke at an Obama event at UCLA before the regular season, and Clippers swingman Ricky Davis met Obama at a fundraiser and did some campaigning for him last season in Florida when he played for the Miami Heat.
"He definitely talks about ball," Ricky Davis said. "He asked me what it felt like playing in the NBA."
Ricky Davis said he TiVo'd the election coverage.
"It's pretty much the first time I've seen New York look like New Year's for an election," he said. "It's great. Hopefully, we can get it changed around and have a new look on the world."
Time management
The Clippers' 0-5 start sparked a search through the record book for other similar rocky openings.
They opened 1-6 in the 1999-2000 season, which came after the memorable 0-17 start in the lockout-shortened season of 1998-99. A moment or two for poor Chris Ford . . .
Back to the present.
"We want to win. A win is more important," Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy said before the game. "I'd take not playing better and winning right now, for sure.
"The first thing is we've run out of gas; that's part of it. I've got to try to recognize that and try and figure a way around it. Shorter stints, maybe minute-wise."
This early Clippers season has been plagued by second-half collapses. Apparently, the spirit is willing but the body isn't, in many cases.
"You can't trust players," Dunleavy said, smiling. "If you ask a guy: 'How do you feel?' 'I feel great.' And next thing you know, you just drop off a cliff. The meaning, the intention is good. They just don't know themselves. You're hoping for the truth. Let me know when you're ready to go back in.
"It's always been that way for some guys. You've just got to know your guys."
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