Overview

• In an interview with KMOV’s Tamar Sher in St. Louis, Beal said “I need a ring” as his primary motivation for joining the Clippers.
• Beal agreed to forfeit roughly $13.9 million from his remaining Suns salary in a mutual buyout that allows Phoenix to stretch the cap hit over five years.
• He signed a two-year, $11 million deal with a player option in year two to bolster a veteran roster built around Kawhi Leonard and James Harden.
• Beal relinquished his No. 3 jersey to Chris Paul out of respect, and Clippers president Lawrence Frank praised his scoring and playmaking fit.
• The move has drawn social media mockery over ring-chasing with a title-less franchise and comes after two injury-marred seasons that limited him to 53 games each in Phoenix.