Hello everyone, my name is Will and I’m a … Clippers fan. Yup, I’m a diehard supporter of that basketball team from Los Angeles. If you’re wondering why I sound like someone at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting it’s because being a fan of one of sports most ridiculed franchises isn’t something you always find yourself yelling to the world.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love (II) my team and will always follow and support them, there’s a certain badge of honor us members of ClipperNation wear, and that comes from acknowledging how utterly bad our experiences have been and still sticking by the team. Read the full story
Blake Griffin played like an overall number one pick in his NBA debut. Granted it was a game in the Las Vegas Summer League, but he would’ve gotten crushed if he looked weak so props where props are due. After the game Griffin got on the Clippers‘ team bus and gave an interview to DeAndre Jordan. Read the full story
If past performance is indicative of future results Blake Griffin is screwed. The Los Angeles Clippers are the Bermuda Triangle of NBA franchises, and their selection of Griffin with the overall number one pick in June’s NBA Draft guarantees Blake’s career will disappear. It might be injuries, it might be management, but something is gonna go wrong with his career. It’s physics.
Before Blake Griffin’s future was ruined by the Clipper Curse, the 6-foot-8-inch power forward battled 6-foot-4-inch guard Willie Warren in a dunk contest at an OU practice. I apologize in advance for the short, grainy videos. Read the full story
The Los Angeles Clippers have shipped Zach Randolph to the Memphis Grizzlies for Quentin Richardson in a move aimed at freeing up a starting spot for Blake Griffin. LA made the move for two reasons: The overall number one pick has to start, and Griffin will help put a few more butts in the seats. Read the full story
Blake Griffin will be the number one overall pick of the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, an honor that has only been bestowed upon Danny Manning and Michael Olowokandi.
Before joining the lovable, dysfunctional Clipper family, Griffin took on Jared Fogle in a game of S-U-B-W-A-Y at The Cage in New York. Read the full story
The Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA Draft Lottery Tuesday evening, a feat the franchise has accomplished three times since 1988. LA’s other team selected Danny Manning first overall in 1988, and Michael Olowokandi first in 1998. Is Blake Griffin going to be their 2009 selection? Read the full story
• Baron Davis and Rick Ross shop at the same beard boutique
Back in the dia I did a post about NBA players and their look-a-likes from The Wire. At the time I said Baron Davis looked like Cutty.. Same beard, same stocky build. Another dude rockin’ the BD beard is Rick Ross. People have said it before but I don’t remember hearing an NBA color analyst point out the similarities.