In case award shows aren’t your cup of tea, the ESPYs aired last night. Normally, the Clippers are only mentioned when on the receiving end of a few jokes. This year, though, Blake Griffin won an award (Breakout Athlete) and starred in an SNL-style digital short with Kevin Love, Tyson Chandler, Adrian Peterson and Metta World Peace, poking fun at the NBA and NFL lockouts. Blake isn’t the most charismatic guy, but at least he’s trying. Check it out.
Video courtesy of ESPN’s YouTube channel.
The lone overseas Clipper, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, (or for the sake of my spell check, Big Sofo) is currently playing in the Greek A-1 League Finals with the rest of his Olympiakos teammates. In the video below you’ll see a little bit of what Sofo can do on the court, and get a peek at a former NBA player that’s out there on the market. Hint: It’s the guy with the giant afro.
But what you’ll mostly see is a huge reason for Sofo to finally make his way overseas. Yes, the crowds in Staples aren’t nearly as supportive, but foam fingers are a lot less dangerous than what transpired in this particular game. Check out the video below:
The newly renovated Clippers.com released their top ten plays of the season today. Did they miss any big time plays? Did they get number one right? Watch below, and then let’s hear it in the comments section:
A couple of recent clips of 19-year-old Czech forward Jan Vesely, slotted in the 10-13 range in most mock drafts.
The first is from last Thursday’s Euroleague playoff game vs. Maccabi:
The second is from a regular season Partizan Belgrade game. Watch Vesely time his basket cut — and take a look at those springs!
I can tell the morale around these parts is a little low…getting blown out by the Warriors will certainly do that to you. I think I’ve got something that might cheer you all up though. Courtesy of Citizen Ming over at ClipsNation, here’s a ten minute montage of our favorite Greek center absolutely wrecking house. Don’t have time for the whole thing? Skip ahead to about the 8:30 mark and have yourself a good laugh. Go ahead. You deserve it.