As the team’s only true big man, Zubac feels a sense of responsibility to be the best. So, he spends hours on the court learning how to improve and additional time in the training room keeping his …
Clippers center Ivica Zubac cringed but only briefly by the memory. His dark bushy eyebrows pulled together as the thought about being posterized by Houston’s Kenyon Martin Jr., a moment that went viral. But like most things – bad games, nagging aches and pains, rough patches, Zubac shrugged it off like some undersized opponent.Unfazed, the Clippers’ center returned to the court, posting double-doubles in three of his next four games.
Back-up center Isaiah Hartenstein bolted for the New York Knicks after last season, leaving the Clippers with little option in the paint. So, when the team goes big, Zubac is there. “I feel that every time I play more minutes in my career, I play better. So that’s what it is – getting more minutes and more confident and improving.”
“The way he’s been playing at a high level, like I said, we don’t want to wear him down early, but he’s been doing great a great job, so we are trying to get the most out of him, but also being smart about it.”
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