Mo Williams hurting himself and Clippers with selfish attitude From Cleveland -- What a bummer. Here I am in the middle of a fairy tale, with the Clippers playing like champions, only to stumble across a stereotypical selfish athlete hell-bent on making a fool of himself. Until now it's been a love fest, the Clippers seemingly doing nothing wrong. DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin are acting as if they were raised together; Chris Paul's spreading around the goodwill as much as he does the basketball; and Caron Butler's comeback story is beyond inspirational. The Clippers seemingly had something special going, but maybe there's some doubt now with Chauncey Billups going down for the season. At the very least, it's the wrong time for Mo Williams to remind everyone how wrapped up he is in himself. It's time for the Clippers to take a stand as a team to overcome such a hit, but instead Williams is saying, "I just want to know where I stand with the Clippers." Translation: He's looking for a contract extension. Me, me, and me, he's saying, as we sit down to talk about life without Billups, and why am I not surprised? He was upset when the Clippers acquired Paul and Billups, two future Hall of Famers to buoy a long-lost franchise. Everyone is talking about what it might mean to have the Clippers improve so quickly except for Williams, who wants to know, what about me? "I want to play," he says in explaining his attitude, but what he really means to say is, he wants to start. But aren't Paul and Billups better players? "I'll let you decide," Williams says. They are teammates of mine, so I won't say. I help him out: They are much better than you are. Now Billups is out, and Coach Vinny Del Negro is going with Randy Foye as his starter instead of Williams. Obvious question for Williams: Are you upset about this? "For this team I have a role," he says, "whether I accept it or not." And does he accept it, his job still to come off the bench and provide energy and scoring? "Like I said, I'm playing basketball," he says.