In the present NBA, nothing is certain until the ink is dry and the final buzzer is finished blaring.

And in the current day-and-age of NBA free agency, that can cause some issues. Unofficial (but agreed upon) deals are announced well in advance of the actual signing period, and when offers are pulled or players change their minds, things can get messy.

That's a bit of an understatement for the events surrounding four-year, $80 million contract, a max deal, to join the Dallas Mavericks earlier this week.

But he has since had a change of heart. Maybe.

The Los Angeles Clippers are doing all they can to make his decision to return to the team easier, as Doc Rivers and a few players are traveling to Houston to meet with Jordan the day before the moratorium is lifted and he would be able to sign with a team.

Of course, they'd have to beat July 8, 2015

Clippers shooting guard resides in Austin, Texas, might be able to drive there first.

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— JJ Redick (@JJRedick) July 8, 2015

Jordan's frontcourt mate July 8, 2015

Even the brand new Clipper, pic.twitter.com/SIyHJjDScR

— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) July 8, 2015

Perhaps The Truth doesn't have an emoji keyboard on his phone, but the copy-and-paste job works all the same.

With the potential backing out of his verbal agreement, Jordan has sparked some internet gold, but in all seriousness -- what should he do?

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According to be a big blow to the Clippers, but the Clippers have more to offer than the current roster of the Mavericks -- that much is certain.

legally -- it's not quite so cut-and-dry, but if Jordan wants to compete for an NBA title, then he just needs to ✈️ back to Los Angeles.