We at ClipperBlog are unenthused by the new logo and design of the Los Angeles Clippers — and it sure sounds like Clipper Nation is underwhelmed. So after a call to fans bored with a tepid graphic and flat logo, the staff made their selections and declared a winner: Mark Matsuno of Glendale, C[...]
Design is a visual gift, a means for an entity to express its values through images. In sports, a logo and jersey are how a franchise presents itself to the world. Good ones evoke vivacity and strength. An upstart team will summon the future, just as a team steeped in history trying to restore its g[...]
So here we are. The Clippers have decided to turn Jared Dudley and a 2017 protected first-round pick into cap space enough for four minimum salary players. They are required to sign at least two to meet the minimum roster requirement of 13 players. It’s a deal that, like most things, can be tuned to[...]
Over at TrueHoop, I wrote about the quiet departure of “curse” talk in regards to the Clippers. So it goes for the Clippers these days. For a franchise that has had its share of unusual occurrences, even in recent memory — a water main bursting during a game in Memphis? — unf[...]
Spencer Hawes verbally agreed with Los Angeles Clippers over the weekend. So what’s he all about? We reached out to observers of the last two teams Hawes has spent full seasons on to get a clearer perspective. 1. Will there be any issues with Spencer Hawes in a backup role? Jovan Buha, (@jovan[...]
Over at TrueHoop, a bit of a post-mortem for the 2013-14 Los Angeles Clippers: the fall in the postseason, and how despite some bumps, it’s all a part of the process. Curious but telling phrases popped up in Rivers’ lexicon this past season: “emotional hijacking,” “victim role.” Euphemisms wit[...]
Over on the mothership, Ramona Shelburne pens the last days of decline for the infamous Clippers owner. For full coverage of all things relating to the Sterling fiasco, click here. Over the years, he has thrown hundreds of parties in the hotel’s swanky ballrooms. He paid for beautiful girls to[...]
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