Clippers' Marcus Morris: 'Really Fun' for Brother Markieff to Join Rival Lakers

Marcus and Markieff Morris may be on opposite sides of the battle for Los Angeles, but the brothers are going to have "fun" with the friendly competition. 

"We're two competitive guys, that's gonna be like really fun," Marcus Morris said Saturday, per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. "Probably gonna ride to the game together. That don't bother us, to have to go out there and compete—we're pros, and both of us gonna go hard and both are gonna do the best we can do for our team."

Marcus joined the Clippers via trade from the New York Knicks at the deadline, and Markieff is set to sign with the Lakers once he clears waivers from the Detroit Pistons. Markieff forfeited $4.3 million in salary this and next season as part of the buyout to join the West-leading Lakers.

The famously close twins have not played basketball in the same city since the Phoenix Suns traded Marcus in July 2015. They spent a season and a half together in Phoenix, living with one another and basking in their opportunity to become teammates.

Youngmisuk's report indicated the brothers will live together again in L.A., though this time as members of the two Western Conference favorites. 

"It doesn't bother us," Marcus said. "We think at the end of the day, we're both very competitive, we both spend a lot of time on the game. For us to be together, it's just icing on the cake."

Marcus is averaging 9.8 points and 4.8 rebounds through his first four games with the Clippers. Markieff averaged 11.0 points and 3.9 rebounds in 44 games with the Pistons.