Clips say vet Tucker will be away from team

The LA Clippers and P.J. Tucker mutually agreed that the veteran won’t be with the team for the time being while they work to find him a different situation.”P.J. is a pro who has achieved a lot in his career and there’s more he wants to accomplish,” the Clippers said in a statement Sunday. “We will continue working with P.J. and his representative to find the best situation for him moving forward.”This is the second time that Tucker will be apart from the team since he came from the Philadelphia 76ers in the James Harden trade early last season. The Clippers sent Tucker and point guard Bones Hyland away from the team on Feb. 14 with one game left before last season’s All-Star break to clear their minds before rejoining the team in the first game out of the break in Oklahoma City on Feb. 22. Both were unhappy with their roles.Last season, Tucker was frustrated with his lack of playing time and was fined $75,000 by the NBA for what the league described as public comments about…