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Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: “Having been teammates with both Kobe Bryant and Kyrie Irving, how would you compare their work ethic and leadership styles? Earl Clark: I think they’re similar with their work ethic and their love of hoops which means that they’re not just going to work out in the gym. They’re going to go home and watch film, they’re going to break down — I think Kobe’s a little bit more psycho when it comes to winning. Like, he can’t lose too many games, you know what I’m sayin’? And I’m not saying that Kyrie’s a loser or he likes losing but I think it affected him [Kobe] more, you know? I think Kobe’s a more vocal leader. When I was with Kyrie, he was younger trying to establish himself, get his deals, get and keep taking control of the team and keep building, you know? Because he was the head of the snake. So I think that was the difference between them.
Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: Did you ever see Kobe lose his temper in practice or in games? What was that like? Earl Clark: I mean, every day we competed in practice, you know? I was on the White Team with me, [Devin] Ebanks, Jordan Hill… and they are coming off a back-to-back [NBA Championship] but we didn’t care about that shit, we’re trying to get some minutes so, we’re going at them! And you know of course Kobe’s gonna go hard EVERY TIME! But it’s a few guys that are tired and tend to take days off. So one time in practice we beat them a few games and we’re talkin’ smack, you know what I’m sayin’? And he just flipped, bro! He ended practice, flipped the table and told everybody on his team, “We gotta tighten up! We can’t get better like this!” and he just left, you know what I’m sayin’? But it’s a LOT of times when he would just blow up, flip the table and just leave and practice is over, you know what I’m sayin’? That’s the thing that people get misunderstood about Kobe too is like that I’ve never been around Kobe where he’s been like, a super jerk or talk down to his teammates. What he doesn’t like is soft guys. So if you’re not doing your job and he gets on you and you shy away and you curl up, he’s not really going to trust you in basketball games, you know what I’m sayin’? He wants to see who the dogs are so when it’s time to win and go out there and fight, he knows who can be out there with him.
Given my lifelong fascination with basketball abroad, this was a development I couldn’t resist highlighting: Puerto Rican teams are increasingly luring former NBA players there to continue their careers. I checked in with the foremost expert on tracking such things — HoopsHype's Alberto de Roa — and promptly learned he has a working list of 20 players with NBA experience who have signed to play in Puerto Rico this season. The most recognizable names among them: Earl Clark, Norris Cole, Ed Davis, Tyreke Evans, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Brandon Knight, Greg Monroe, Eric Paschall, Elfrid Payton and Hassan Whiteside.
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JD Shaw: The Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat’s affiliate) have acquired veteran forward Earl Clark from the available player pool, team says.
Earl Clark signs with G League
Michael Scotto: Former NBA lottery pick Earl Clark has signed with the NBA G League, agent Daniel Hazan of @hazansportsmgmt told @HoopsHype.
The Big 3 draft took place on Monday evening and featured some notable names. In fact, former NBA Champion and Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace was selected 9th overall in the first round and has joined the Trilogy. Metta World Peace in the Big 3 makes too much sense. Another former Laker– Earl Clark– went 2nd overall. Metta was previously a co-captain for the Killer 3s and will be joining a new team in 2021.
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EuroBBallVideos: EXCLUSIVE: Earl Clark signed with Besiktas Sompo Japan.
American forward Earl Clark has signed a deal with Henan in China. He finished the season with Delaware 87ers in D-League.
Chris Reichert: After being suspended a couple weeks ago, Earl Clark has now been removed from the Delaware 87ers, per a league source #NBADL
Chris Reichert: The Delaware 87ers have suspended F Earl Clark, per a league source #NBADL
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