[Russo] Tyronn Lue has taken out the starters. All of them. With 10:34 to go in the third quarter. Chris Paul, Kobe Sanders, Cam Christie, Kobe Brown, and Yanic Konan Niederhäuser are all in.
finally get to see CP3 and Kobe
“Bah gawd King! That’s David Stern’s music! As god as my witness he has vetoed Kobe’s sixth ring in half.
Chris Paul has been cursed to perpetually cut the lead to 42 since the turn of the decade
Unironically, that play will be what we remember cp3 for the most 💀
Ok now we just being disrespectful
Redditors just commenting for the sake of it
A 1st ballot hall of fame top 5 point guard who was on one of the most iconic teams of the 2010’s will be remembered the most for a meme in his twilight years
You are a child then since you only saw unc cp3 and didn’t watch him in his prime
You’re getting downvoted but when I think of CP3 memes its either the Rondo or lead cut meme
Most people don’t remember athletes via memes.
Most people do remember athletes via memes. Only hardcore fans don’t.
Hardcore fan, and love JR Smith, but he will be remembered for his boneheaded dribble out end of game one, and bron pointing at the rim. Could’ve maybe upset the kd warriors without kyrie but smith didn’t know the score. Huge what if, took the air out of the cavs team, before that everyone believed maybe they could do it. Maybe the kd warriors could be beat.
Maybe if you’re chronically online lol
The league should relegate the Clippers and all owed draft picks
Hell nah. They still need to pay up for the PG trade
You guys gunna get AJ Dybantsa…I can see it then in two years you trade Chet for a bunch of 2030 picks.
Shai wins 6 rings
SGA and jdub is enough lol
Cam and Chet down low will feed generations
“Watchu got on my 40 homie??” -Debo from Friday/Sam Presti
Genuine joke of franchise. And ruined the league for everyone else just for an attempt to gain a shred of relevance
All while paying Kawhi under the table. Truly a shitshow. Ballmer’s ego is definitely hurt and I’m for it.
On the bright side, the NBA might not penalize them for Aspiration, out of pity.
Which would be great news for the Mark Walter Lakers, since it would mean side payments via LLCs are now legalized.
Lebron taking the minimum. lol
Luka+Reaves+LeBron+Giannis+Jokic
Will be the team that finally takes down OKC
LeAvengers
Just, LeVengers
Anyone but lakers fans should be talking about corruption anything right now. Please stop
Brother. Your team is literally paying a player under the table.
What did the lakers do? Win???
Sit down.
What did the lakers do lol? I guess Pelinka didn’t conspire with Nico, who said he refused to speak to any other team about one of 3 biggest assets in the nba, and traded him for less than the Timberwolves got for Gobert and that was all above board to you?? Ok brother
corruption
You said corruption. Only one team is breaking the rules and its yours.
Mavs GM being an egotistical dumbass isn’t against the rules.
And the mavericks getting the number 1 pick is within the rules too. We see what we want to see, that’s as clear as day. One conspiracy is 100% true to you and the other is 100% false instead of both likely involving fuckery with the obviously corrupt NBA? You know damn well…
We see what we want to see, that’s as clear as day You know damn well
We see what we want to see, that’s as clear as day
You know damn well
Brother. The nba didn’t tear kyrie’s acl and force every team rep to all be in on some giant scam. The mavs got the #1 pick with the same odds as the hawks the year prior. Shit happens bud.
Only team that is cheating once again, is yours.
Dude is getting into conspiracy theory territory. Just give up arguing with a guy like that lmao
If you’re a joke of a franchise, no shit you would make a move to get the reigning finals MVP + a Top 3 MVP candidate. You’re acting like they’re shitty for trying to get better lol.
I’d rather have a team that swings for the fences and misses like the Ballmer era Clippers, than one that cheaps tf out and stays irrelevant like the Sterling era Clippers.
You’re acting like they’re shitty for trying to get better lol.
Right? I’m seeing people shit on Clips all over the place tonight. WTF else are they supposed to do except try and make moves that at the time they thought would make the team better? Yeah, in hindsight years later it was terrible.
Fuck them for not having a time machine. /s
People was calling it worse than the Luka trade lmao go back in time and most people would make that exact same trade if it was on the table
Yep. I get it, LAC sucks and made a trade that worked out horrendously. But I’m not going to pretend like it was some idiotic move for a team that has struggled for any relevancy during it’s entire existence to take a swing when two top players in their primes are attainable.
Like at that time, there were very real arguments that a guy like Collin Sexton or even Landry Shamet were equal if not better prospects than him.
Didn’t you know? Ya’ll should’ve been content with being the league’s carpet
It’s insane to me man. Like yes, we all know we suck ass, but people acting like we ruined anything for shits and giggles is insane. If the Bulls were offered Jalen Brunson and Jayson Tatum for Buzelis and ton of picks, would fans here INSIST that’s a stupid deal because Buzelis might go on to be an MVP player in 5 years?
Nobody is more disappointed in this entire Kawhi era than LAC fans, but everyone here acts like they were idiots at the time.
“an attempt to gain a shred of relevance”
uh you mean trying to win a championship
Are we really laughing at teams for trying to get better now? The 2019 trade looks awful today, but if you looked at what Kawhi and PG accomplished that year it was absolutely a warranted trade to make
Are you a dimwit
We just need to be patient with the Clips. Always knew health would be an issue.
Once they can just get a couple of their guys to be 12 years younger, they’ll make a run for the play in.
clippers just need to trade everyone for picks and young guys and im not trying to be a dick
would they rather go 20-62 with a team full of 30+ year olds
or 20-62 with a team full of 20 year olds and hopefully a few more picks
seems like the season is shot anyway so might aswell funnel as much young guys through the team as possible
I don’t sense any bias in this position
He’s not wrong… do you think this is the look of a team that is about to turn it around? The biased take would be, “I hope Balmer’s stubborn ass keeps this team together” because every one of them (including Coach Lue) has checked out for the season.
Of course he’s not wrong, but it’s just hilarious that it’s 2 Thunder flairs pointing it out given the context
Technically those are Hornets flairs
I don’t think they’re turning it around, but I also don’t think it makes any sense to just do a full 180 into the worst team possible to have mediocre picks that they’ll likely whiff on anyways.
If they can get legitimately valuable prospects or picks in trades, then 100%. For example, if you can get any of Houston’s actual good prospects for Harden, or get some draft capital from OKC for Zu (i.e. Hartenstein + pick control back for Zu), then sure, but those deals are likely pipe dreams.
But the two things that do work are their only valuable assets in Harden and Zu. Harden is still a floor raiser, so while you don’t have assets, you may as well keep him. He also directly makes Zu more valuable by getting him good looks. Outside of that, sure, put everyone on the market. But getting like a shitty pick and filler for Harden doesn’t really help LAC. I’d rather see us fire Ty and fundamentally try shifting the identity of the team by just saying fuck it and getting shooters or something.
I can’t decide which team farms more losses. I think the unc squad might be our best bet, even under a bunch of low level young dudes.
I dont think clipper fans really care about giving us a top pick at this point, they just want their team to be good heading into future seasons, or atleast have the potential of being good.
plus, if it means the lakers dont get a ring any time soon i think they would be happy with that lmao
Bro we will literally settle for watchable. WATCHABLE
This. The team is simply unwatchable. The vibes are awful, there’s no identity or leadership, and it’s pretty clear that Ty quiet quit first and if nothing changes, Harden is gonna do the same.
They need to either lean into trying to be an offensive team or a defensive one, but trying to have it both ways by mixing these players up just gets you nowhere.
I have never seen a clippers team this bad in my life. Abysmal and disgusting. These are professionals getting paid millions?? Fuck Ballmer too for still doing nothing about this. Fans need to boycott and stay home
Man, I get the frustration but this is kind of wild.
Never seen a Clippers team this bad in your life? Must mean you’re pretty young, because many of us remember an LAC team that was hopeless, cheap, and were this bad like 4-5 years in a row (if not worse).
And Ballmer doing nothing about this? It’s been 20 games. I agree shit needs to change SOON, but I’m not gonna lose my shit knowing we’ve had like 10 winning seasons in a row, and things finally fell apart.
This is gonna be a bad season, but honestly, the OKC dynasty we have created is for the rest of the league to figure out. If there’s a team to be in ass, it’s probably in the next few years.
I’m 29 years old and have been watching since 2011-2012. Not sure if that’s exactly “young” but I know there were darker days. I however am not one of those fans and I love basketball and have standards. I gotta watch a team that at least has a direction and style of play. Right now they are so lost it’s head scratching. Like genuinely do not look like a professional basketball team.
20 games is a lot. Mike Malone a championship coach of this actual decade got fired for way less. It’s been time to move on from Ty, if for anything else, a fresh perspective and a new voice. This is unacceptable
Mike Malone had the best player on the planet and a complimentary roster built with him in mind and they were underperforming for a season.
I’m actually on your side though about firing Ty, but my point is that this was a known transition year (just like last) and basically everything that could have not worked out didn’t work out. It won’t be fixed overnight, and this is an outcome from years of bad drafting and playing with fire.
Everyone including the clippers have interest in you all not getting a top pick lmfaoooo. Also this clippers shouldn’t give to shits what the lakers have going on Rn compared to all of the actual bullshit they are going through; two scandals, 2 separate investigation. They should be trying to improve and win this year as best they can.
This feels like projection imo. LAC shouldn’t sacrifice their future by keeping old players just to OKC doesn’t get their pick, if you can pivot and pick up other team’s picks for Harden/Zu you’ve gotta do it. This isn’t going anywhere
I agree in moving harden if they move anyone, I really think they should figure out the next few years with kawhi and Zu.
Keeping Zu is probably the right move, I thought he was older than 28. If Harden goes though that team’s offense leaves with him
Zubac is good but he is expendable. He is a nice Double double machine but he isnt close to being a guy you build arround. Zubac is a prime examble of someone a contender could dump a couple of picks for a missing piece. Same as they did for Bane in the preseason.
I think if anything, they should be trying to move off of Kawhi at all costs. Kawhi is a ceiling raiser while Harden is a floor raiser. They won’t contend at all, so you may as well try to have a higher floor along with someone who can help develop those around him.
The issue with this is the investigations until that is resolved no one will trade for Kawhi. And the reason it’s harden if you plan to Tank is because he has a player option next year, so you gotta get something out of him might as well work with him if clippers decide to go that way.
Yeah, people are acting like the idea is to destroy a 5 seed or something. This team is completely cooked. Inglewood era LAC can now attract major free agents (or the new meta of allstar forced trade guys). Better off just thinning out the salary commitments and looking to develop some young contributors.
We’re screwed the next few years anyway. I honestly hope okc gets the 1st overall pick in the draft and I hope they prevent Luka from ever making the finals with the Lakers. Nico gifting you guys Luka will never make sense and makes me root against you even more.
Not for nothin, but I also think they should trade everyone and tank.
I cannot believe how many Thunder flairs are earnestly responding to you hahaha
I can hear the sound of rubbing hands from here
flair checks out
Everyone will call this comment bias because of the flair. But this is the best way to fix the clippers. They’re not going to magically get younger and quicker. This year’s pick is practically gone already being 11 games under 500. They need to build for the future and not for two all stars in their mid 30s.
Are Raptors fans also unbaised against the Clippers? I just thought the “we before me” thing was annoying AF for a few years and am glad they’re in their rightful place again as the JV team. I don’t care what happens to them, but I feel Raptors fans may be salty about Kawhi.
I’ve felt this way since early last season. Wasn’t wrong, just early. It’s hard to even say how bad the front office really is since they executed the mandate to keep big names on the billboards and sell seats. But it’s been clear since 2023 that the window to even make a conference finals again has been closed on the Kawhi era.
no one’s giving you picks for those monstrosity contracts
Chris Paul being the human loser cigar is sad
Unbelievable
Maybe if Ballmer cuts a couple more under the table deals they can turn this around 🙏🏻
Chris Paul and Kobe??!! David Stern would never.
Not 1 but 2
Imagine Thunder getting Cameron Boozer
Any of the top 3 would be literally unfair
They currently have picks 5, 9, 14 and 27. There’s a non-zero chance they could take 4 Duke players including both Boozers in the 1st round … and they’re 21-1 missing their 2nd best player and two other 1st round picks
I mean they likely go down the route of trading most of those for future picks in order to keep the pipeline going
Or … Hear me out. They draft 4 Duke Players and Presti starts his own g-league with more Cocaine and Hookers.
Absolutely. If presti plays his cards right he can have multiple firsts in the next 10-15 drafts
I AM NOT HAVING A GOOD TIME RIGHT NOW
Jesus christ. Wasn’t this a playoff team last year? Wtf happened
Subtraction by addition
They traded away one of their best players and replaced him with some old and injury-prone former stars
Overpaying a bunch of dudes who can never stay on the court and washed at the same time
Zubac was like a dpoy level guy last year for some reason
Being a Thunder fan must feel so goddamn good
It does 😁
Yup
It has its perks lol 😂
NBAs only hope is that the Kawhi/aspiration thing is big enough that Silver voids every clipper draft pick traded or otherwise
Clippers will always be an embarrassment, but can’t believe they’re now dragging the rest of the league down with them. Such a joke of an organization all the way to the top
Wonder if Ballmer just finds a new hobby after this.
No way he walks away so soon after building that arena, but we’ll see in a few years when they’re consistently missing playoffs & have no promising young talent
DEVELOPING, maybe
Honestly, all the salty ass Laker fans wallowing over this makes the pain a bit more bearable.
Wow lol always an embarrassment huh. This is our first bad year in 15 years.
Okay because you guys were gifted CP3 & couldn’t do anything with him and then got Kawhi through illegal means & did nothing with him either. Not even a finals appearance. As I said, an embarrassment
Don’t talk about “gifted “ when you guys just got Luka for a broken AD…
AD was a top 10 player in the league when he got traded. Who tf did you guys give up for CP3, the #1 PG in the league at the time?
AD was not top 10 in league when he was traded for Luka??
Kawhi ruined them.
Edit: how is this getting downvoted? it’s objectively true. the PG trade was at his request.
They are going to fuck the league big time
The league is fucked.
Clippers are a joke of a franchise. Eliminate their “storied” history and give Seattle the Sonics back. Nobody wanted the Clippers in LA anyways.
Just cuz u don’t want them doesn’t mean there aren’t fans. This is why I can’t stand lakers fans… have fun contending with the thunder for the next decade…
Look up the history of the Clippers. The only one who wanted them in LA was your creepy racist owner.
Nah no interest in the Sonics. Move them to Vancouver.
Veto
Miami with 100 points with 1.5 qtrs to go
Hopefully we dont start missing shots
Cp3 finally gets playing time
I wanna see Miami go for 160
CP didn’t expect his last season to end like this 💀
Two Kobe’s?
There’s gonna be a lot of Kobes in the league soon, huh?
CP3 and KB2
Thanks for Norm Powell
Franchise has to be cursed right?
With 2 Kobes and Chris Paul they might just come back
Demar is the solution for this Clips team
They’re fucking old. Harden can only do so much when Kawhi couldn be bothered to play well enough to earn his salary.
Poverty franchise
wtf 2 kobes
How you gonna lose with 2 Kobe’s
The cherry on top for this awful season will be the league dropping the Aspiration investigation punishment come July.
lol saw this happen and saw Harden live points were still up threw \(500 on his 17.5 unders made a quick \)450
Kawhi is now back in along with collins…. the whole 3rd quarter was gone by the time they came back in, i have zero clue what is happening
It’s alright neither does ty
Trash ass franchise
At this point don’t even punish the clippers. They are an embarrassment
Could you come up with a punishment worse than what they are doing to themselves?
Clippers are always going to be a joke
Someone count the number of Lakers fans saying the clippers are a joke/embarrassment. It’s nearly half the comments.
You’re the bigger LA team. We get it. Shut the fuck up. First “losing” season in 15 years. The only bright spot is that we’re gonna load a dynasty that makes sure your gifted star doesn’t win any rings.
Only dynasty the Clippers built is OKC’s