Hassan Whiteside has clarified his comments about DeAndre Jordan.

"He catches lobs. I shoot jumpers, catch lobs and block shots. I do a lot. He just catches lobs," said Whiteside about Jordan on Thursday.

Whiteside stressed Friday his point was that with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick alongside, Jordan had more leeway to focus on his All-NBA-level shot-blocking and rebounding.

"Definitely misconstrued," Whiteside said in front of his locker. "First, I would never diss another big fella. I'm all for the big guys in the game. I was just saying on the offensive end, our roles are different. Obviously, he's a top-three rebounder and one of the best defensive players in the game. I didn't think I had to explain that, but I see I do. Quote me on that."

Whiteside acknowledged that he also was able to focus primarily on lob offense when he had Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh as teammates.