DeAndre Jordan pursuit turns into emoji battle

DeAndre Jordan to the Clippers or Mavs?!? If only we had some small cryptic pictures to sort through all the rumors...

The pursuit of DeAndre Jordan, which had already been an interesting one, became a lot more compelling on Wednesday afternoon.

According to multiple reports, Jordan is being lobbied by members of the Los Angeles Clippers to reverse his decision to join the Dallas Mavericks and instead return to the Clips.

In order to convince the 26-year-old centre to change his mind, the Clippers are reportedly pulling out all the stops in a meeting with Jordan.

But that’s not the best part of this story — the emojis are.

That’s right, the emojis.

Chandler Parsons kicked it off.

Chandler Parsons on Twitter

J.J. Reddick joined in.

JJ Redick on Twitter

Blake Griffin wouldn’t be out-done.

Blake Griffin on Twitter

Chris Paul, recently spotted on a banana boat with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, joined the fun at his own expense.

Chris Paul on Twitter

Paul Pierce used a JPEG rather than an emoji…

Clippers assistant coach Mike Woodson is apparently swimming to the meeting.

Mike Woodson on Twitter

But Golden State Warriors forward Marreese Speights wins.

Marreese Speights on Twitter

And Kobe Bryant might be a close second.

Kobe Bryant on Twitter

Even some NHL teams are getting in on the action.

Canadiens Montréal on Twitter

Canadiens Montréal on Twitter

New Jersey Devils on Twitter

Carolina Hurricanes on Twitter

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