Four days after Kim Hughes was "relieved of his duties as interim head coach," he met with Clippers owner Donald Sterling who informed him that he still had a job with the Clippers until his contract is up on June 30.

Hughes has been reporting for work to the Clippers training facility in Playa Vista every day since. Like the Clippers other assistant coaches, he is reviewing game tape from this season, working out players and helping to evaluate potential free agents.

"Well, basically Mr. Sterling called me on Tuesday and told me there was a misunderstanding," Hughes explained. "I came back in on Wednesday and have been here ever since.

"We had a long talk, a very good talk, and he said he didn't want me leaving the Clippers family and I told him I never wanted to leave."

Hughes would've been paid through June 30, regardless.