The Curse Of The Los Angeles Clippers
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- The Los Angeles Clippers are a franchise that has been an up and down roller coaster for most of their existence. To say that this team has had a long stretch of bad luck is possibly the biggest understatement ever. And with their most recent playoff failure it is another loss to a 40 year series of suffering. So in this video we are just going to go over how a talented and promising franchise like the Los Angeles Clippers became one of if not the most cursed team in NBA History.
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0:00 Intro
2:43 The Lob City Era
14:29 The Kawhi/PG Era
25:27 Will This Curse Be Broken?
**I do not own any of the footage in this, it belongs to the NBA. I only use the footage for entertainment purposes only all the clips used belong to it's respected channel** - Sport
Apologies in advance my mic has been buggin at times. Tried fixing it as best as I could. Anyways hope you guys enjoy the video.
Raptors fan here. Really enjoyed your content. The mic was fine, btw...
Sounds fine tho. Keep making good vids. I enjoy this one.
Clippers somehow managed to become the best LA team for the first time in history against a historically bad Lakers and yet they still somehow never won a championship and even let the bad Lakers win one, while technically being the better LA side
Shits crazy
LA Clappers😢
The clippers are the best team that never won a championship.
LA FLIPPERS 😂😂
i remember in 2000s there was a kid on bill cosby who was asked hypothetical question :
- " What would you do if you were the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers ? "
the kid without hesitation : " Sell 'em"
In my childhood days, we say “clippers suck” fir cultural reasons
LA Clappers😢
I knew the Clippers were always cursed. 25 years ago i came from Norway to visit my favourite city of the whole world LA. Me and my friends rented a car and we were driving near the old Lakers stadium. We were bumping Warren G song Super Soul Sis. The only thing that messed up the mood was a big poster hanging on the side of the stadium showing the Clippers. My first thought was hell no. I came from the other side of the world to see the Lakers. Wtf is the Clippers? You dont come to LA as a tourist to watch the Clippers🤣🤣🤣
I never hate Kawhi for this, but its funny to think he left a team with an entire country at his back to go to LA to do... this.
How do you think the organization who built him up, supported & nursed his injury felt, only to have him force a trade after they gave him the keys to a franchise forged by four hall of famers?
@@Airbender19he didn’t force them to trade 😂he was a free agent and wanted to go back to the place he was born and raised at. He owed the raptors nothing, he wanted to choose his own destiny
@@romanrules007the spurs
@@romanrules007 oh yeah I was totally talking about the raptors 💀
He should have stayef with the raptors
Don sterling actually did some really underhanded stuff to move the clippers up to Los Angeles and i think that the way he stole the clippers from san diego is the original sin that created this curse on the franchise.
The quote will forever haunt the organization even after his death. Ask Ballard from Toronto.
unlike the chargers, who were cursed long before they moved to la
also, damn, san diego keeps getting shafted by owners moving their teams to la
Raised born in San Diego dont understand why move our teams too LA how many teams do LA need
I don’t even know why the Clippers are still in LA. They’ll always be in the Lakers shadow it’s embarrassing 😂
@paulbryant3402 the answer is pretty simple: 💰💰
"He has a ginormous hammer" coming out of Shannon Sharpe's mouth is absolutely wild.
So was he literally saying kawaii is hung? That was weird
I’m workin in a warehouse an literally jus said “WHAT?!” loud asf 😅😂
Great video. Don't forget that the Clippers had a chance to get a young Kobe Bryant but were too worried about getting trolled by other teams. PEAK Clippers behavior.
Kobe used the clippers as leverage and knew he wouldn’t wanna play with them anyways
@@therealjaystone2344 this is when he got drafted in 1996.
Good for Kobe and the rest is history 😊
The Clippers era in LA will aways be hilarious 40 years of nothing hopefully they become an actual franchise in Inglewood
Hope it’s all worth it though especially after basically mortgaging their future.
Inglewood bleeds 💛💜💛💜 tho
@@BabylonGateLA that’s the problem though. Lol
Laker fans watching this with glee 😂
Same, f*cking clipper 😂😂
I remember when being a great franchise and winning championships did that for them. Dr Buss rolling in his grave
Laker nation for life😂
Clippers FO: Let's discuss Kawhi. He plays the least & demands the most....I think it's obvious right? Let him hit free....
Balmer: Give him $150m
Clippers FO: That's what we were thinking
😅
Harden and PG were locked down most of the series 😂
As a Lakers fan, there are two teams I despise… The Celtics and the fking Clippers
As a Laker fan… the Clippers have always been & always will be the JV team. Lakers have had some really bad eras… but eventually bounce back. Clippers have never gotten close. I don’t hate them… I pity the fools. Best they’ve done is 2 wins in WCF history.
They shoulda moved to Vegas to get out of the Lakers shadow
The curse of the Clippers began when the Buffalo Bills were sold.
The curse of the clippers began when they were born in Buffalo
Great video. I like how detailed this video is. Keep producing more bangers. You should bring back those hot takes videos.
just found this channel, loved the vid keep making 20 minute vids like this!
Kawhi thought he could replicate the championship run in LA, not realising he got super lucky Warriors were injured.
He stalled a few teams, ensuring he will get PG.
Pat Bev and the rest of Clippers celebrated as if they won it all already.
They chocked, despite being up 3-1 in the so-called *EASIEST TOURNAMENT* in the bubble.
You damn lose to that tournament? Really?!?☠️
They tried to put Kawhi and KD into the greatest in the world LMAO
Look where they at right now 🤣
Clips fan you are right idk why pat bev would talk. I hope I am able to witness a championship in my lifetime
It's worse being a Twolves fan. We are always ruining top draft prospects' careers. Hopefully, we win this season but I just watch no more hoping.
@@davidantunez4147 You will if they get their own arena, that place is cursed for the Clipps. So much bad history
@@kimdohyun2024 You didn't mess the draft, they were really good prospects/talents. The problem is money changing the players motivation and being in a small market any talent without a hunger for glory will eventually succumb to mediocrity coz nobody talks about small market teams
Okay but Warriors “got lucky” Kawhi Leonard (aka Pachulia causing a long term injury to his leg) or else Kawhi would have probably beat them in 2017 playoffs…
The algorithm fed me this and I'm glad it did, you're doing great work, I wouldn't be suprised if you become the next big NBA content channel.
Great video, but just a minor correction: I think Westbrook went to the clippers after he was bought out by the Jazz
yo, this is a very well produced and detailed video, subbed and you deserve even more!
Leave LA to undo the curse 💀
Back to SD
Not gonna happen with the new arena, Ballmer spent a lot of money on it
@@romanrules007 New arena same result. The la clippers will always be remembered as La Flippers and The Side piece of La Lakers
@@romanrules007 Maybe do a rebranding and become the Inglewood Clippers, try to branch out and distance yourself from the Lakers tho they could lose some money for the name change, big money market LA.
Your vids are actually great! Hope your channel grows!
Love your take..subscribed!
great video brother! subscribed a couple days ago bro is mad underrated
Clippers where broken goods go to collect Balmer greens.
Great video, I gave you a like 👍 even though it was painful to watch as a clippers fan, I just hope with the new arena, that they’ll finally be able to break the curse. I’m just tired of the pain 😢
As a Lakers fan, I’ve been laughing at their downfall for I dunno how long, and once again it happened again with Dallas, who as of now are in the WCF and may likely hit the Finals if they keep their run like this
Great editing style, great story telling and research, the details matter, great stuuf
I think the curse will be broken if they move back to San Diego. Bring back the San Diego Clippers!
They actually need to move them back to buffalo if they want to remove the curse
@@emekaobi7572Buffalo doesn’t want them back
Not gonna happen with the new arena, balmer spent a lot of money on that new arena
New arena.....in L.A... that's not happening for a looooong time... L.A. has 2 San Diego teams now Clippers and Chargers....L.A. has to be a surrogate parent now for failed San Diego teams.
L..A is a surrogate parent for failed San Diegan professional teams.
just move to san diego we need a team
Seattle needs one again.
@@dk6173 yes, either both of those or a Vegas team and then move Memphis and New Orleans to East
@@dk6173Sonics had great uniforms
@StonexRanger Yes that would make much more sense.
@cowboyschad5x778 The only reason they left is because the city wouldn't build them a new arena. Which I can understand they're position, but a new arena would generate so much long term business they would make it up x10.
Clippers are cursed but they have an overrated front office. They had SGA but wanted to fasttrack their success by trading for PG and then ended up with Pumpkin P. Clippers need to change their name and do a full rebrand. That might be the only way to lift the curse.
That, trade the roster and rebuild.
@@dk6173they are planning to win it all in their new arena in the near future. Same thing is what with the Bills.
They can't rebuild they have no draft picks and they did change their logo. With ballmer I think they will win a chip eventually he won't be afraid to make changes
@@davidantunez4147they are never winning a chip bozo
@mrpopo5097 every team wins one eventually ha
About Chris Paul “nobody was stopping him from winning a championship that year … he didn’t win” 😂😂😂 savage
They hoping the new stadium will lift the curse.
Just found your channel via the algorithm. You added a new sub
since coming to the clippers, kawhi is either already hurt or got hurt during the playoffs... that's some next level of cursed 😂
And when he was healthy he choked
@@ry_an.most of the time when his players around him choked harder
@@ry_an.outside of 2020 game 7 he hasn’t choked, yall just say anything.
Man I loved lob city. Totally changed that Franchise
I heard about the Clippers Curse since Highschool - now Im a humble functioning working man of society in my early 30s, I still believe in that curse.
This video made me a subscriber to your channel now
Same
25:25 it straight up disgusts me as a Suns fan that you don't mention Phoenix. 10 Conference Finals and 3 NBA Finals but zero championships. Incredible history too with numerous hall of famers and 3 MVP's. Just tragic we can't ever get it done.
I thought 2021 was the year
After they move they gotta change the name and rebrand. There is no other way to lift the curse
That outro though... Meet the clippers😂😂
The Lob City era is funny to me because apparently people expected them to achieve so much more than what they did but they did exactly what I thought they were capable of with that version of Black Griffin as their "first option".
13:27 "ONLY FOR THEM TO TRADE HIM AFTER 33 GAMES!"
😂😂😂
😮Clippers fail every year... One of the most cursed franchises of all times.
Many people may not know or remember that the Clippers once had a playoff series drought of 30 years. They had a stretch where they went from 1976-2006 between winning playoff series and once had the longest all time playoff drought going between 1976-1992 which ironically enough Doc Rivers was on that ‘92 squad that made the playoffs. Go figure by the time the Clippers made a Western Conference Finals they had to do things the hard way without their best player in Kawhi Leonard. With the team moving into their own arena starting at the 2024-25 season, maybe they’ll find a way to break the curse.
In addition, the Sacramento Kings do have a case on being the most cursed NBA team as well considering that while they have won a championship they’ve relocated a few times and their last championship was all the way back in 1951 as the Rochester Royals.
they should also change that los angeles to california clippers
The only curse the Clippers and Suns have is named Luka Doncic. Don't piss that man off. I am telling you. He is a great guy off the court but on that court he changes. He remembers every time someone did something to him. Both franchises talked smack to him and paid the price. Booker and Paul will never recover from what Luka did to Phoenix in Game 7. They will remember that for the rest of their lives.
Didn’t know Luka doncic has been playing for that long
Clippers are 2 and 1 vs luka in playoffs theirs is dumb injuries
@@gungadin9686 so you can make excuses but clippers can't huh got it
@gungadin9686 what is happening with luka now? He has been laying an egg the past couple games, truthfully kyrie has carried them the past couple games
They are up 2-1 and winning. Why does the truth bother you so much? @@BobBob-cx9wm
Shannon saying kawhi has a big hammer is wild
the real question is why los angelas still has the clippers 🤔
Real question is why can't you spell?
Here’s what we need to come to realize, KL is not one of those stars. some super stars are not available. Like D Rose, as sad as the cases can be. You can’t count on them no matter how good they are, they are not even on the floor.
Why did Shannon say Kawhi has a “ginormous hammer”? 💀 shit caught me off guard lol
Credit for the Clippers front office for trying to go for it, but yeah a shame that injuries played a huge role in their downfall. It's very hard to win to the chip cause you got like 5+ serious teams trying to win it
OKC won the PG trade to the clippers.
Decisively.
Durant, Westbrook and Harden being on the Thunder just seems like a fever dream years ago at this point.
Great video!! I believe they are cursed!!!
Great video. Reminded me how good that suns team really was. Why did they trade for beal. Nothing against him but they needed a team not a star. (Had KD and booker)
Yeah, I remember how good the Suns were when Luka scored more than they did in Game 7.
Harden, George, Kawhi but still not enough it is really cursed 😮
I've been a Clippers fan since Lamar Odom & Darius Miles days in 2000. I am very stubborn and still waiting to see them breaking the curse !
If they move, wish granted.
More content like this thanks
22:00 they didn't get russ via trade. they acquired him via the buyout market. Lakers traded Russ to the Jazz and the Jazz waived him. :)
meet the grahams at the end was touuugh bro
On top of the ongoing curse, Kawhi wins 2 rings in other teams, and then comes to this cursed team and gets injured every damn playoff series. Even the Klaw, the Terminator is stuck in it.
The curse will only be broken if they move back to San Diego
For the people that hate the clippers and think they are a joke, that is exactly the reason why I like them. You see, I'm not a big basketball fan, I'm more of a nerd (anime and videogames) but when I had to play nba2k I wanted to play as the team that is considered a joke and play them ironically. Then, as I began to get to know the players (strengths and weakness) I began to root for the team sincerely, and from then on, my loyalty lies with the clippers (not the players) I will forever stick with the team through highs and lows (which is almost all the time) nothing can make me care about basketball unless its the clippers playing, then I'll give it a few minutes of my attention.
btw, the current clippers are probably the best version of the team right now but Lob City is what made me fall in love.
Be quiet goofy with this incredible cringe comment that you liked yourself
You're not a fan at all, you're just some geek with no knowledge of the game and playing a basketball video game does not mean you know ball. Get outtta here kid
And you are not a clippers fan so shutup
Are they becoming the Inglewood Clippers?????
I'd sign and trade Kawhi for Spida, trade PG for OG and some picks. Let James Harden go and resign Russ for the min and build with young pieces. They need to rebuild and get younger.
Amazing video. Thanks to it I am ever more motivated to have my own CZcams channel. Thanks, brother.
how do you own an nba team & be racist at the same time
Don’t think it’s a curse but they still have this upcoming next season! I like the team but they should trade for a younger pg and let Westbrook and harden be in the second team
Clippers need to move to other city then maybe curse will be lifted. LA is Lakers! No one will root for clippers to win any championship while they’re still in LA
I do
Lmao dunking over the hood of a Kia is iconic because of the wrong reasons😂
Imagine adding Kawhi to the Lob city teams. Or Adding Paul George. That would probably be it. You'd have to sacrifice alot, but they did that in the end anyway for PG lol
Kawhi would have been more successful if he had stayed in Toronto...🤦🏻
Clippers,suns and nets are cursed
I believe the Clippers remain a formidable team despite their limitations. While some may view the Sixers as a cursed team, I am confident the Clippers will overcome any challenges. Success hinges on their ability to unite and perform under pressure. As the clock winds down, their star players must seize opportunities, whether through rebounding for crucial shot attempts or delivering when it matters most. Inaction is not an option; they must show up when it counts.
Clippers will always be my team no matter what. GO CLIPPERS
Its officially time to "make wholesale changes" to quote SAS
The Curse of The Clippers? You ignored everything before Chris Paul. You click baited me. It's so hard to like The Clippers. Has anyone ever thought your franchise could win a championship with DeAndre Jordan as your 3rd option? Then there's Blake Griffin who was injured from the get-go, missed an entire season, then spent his early career dunking on everyone instead of developing an all-around-game. They sold a lot of tickets and jerseys, but this team you start off with here - since you are ignoring everything before CP3 - was never going to win championships. It's a shame Chris Paul has ruined championship opportunities everywhere he's had a chance to win one. Injuries are just heartbreakers. Now, The Clippers signed Kawhi...Kawhi who wants to sit and rest his body for a 3rd of the season, then he's hurt for a 3rd of the season, and ultimately misses the playoffs. These are the people The Clippers hire. They hired Westbrook because he's good buddies with George! Paul George asks "hey, can my buddy play here?" The Clippers go: "oh yeah, well, yes, of course, let's sell some jerseys. "What does Westbrook have to offer? They hired Harden! Why? Because selling tickets matters. Look deeper into it...some teams build, some teams just throw BS together and let it float. It's fun seeing how things unfold. Anyway, look closer into the entire history of the cursed franchise. In the end, there are no such things are curses, it's fun to own a sports team that makes billions of dollars, and it's good to have a passion for sports.
Seeing that clipper lore you just dropped…I see why you’re so angry about this…must be tough being a clippers fan bro, I mean I’m an okc fan personally and even these past two seasons before this year was painful to watch as my team got straight up clapped lol, anyways tldr: hope clippers get better for your sake homie 🫡🤙
I don’t even know why slipper fans even put themselves thru this 😂😂😂 insanity especially when there’s a perfectly good franchise across the hall with 🏆’s
Kind of crazy to think that the Clippers "before CP3" would be any different. I mean, they didn't win anything either. 😂
@@kimochapman2009lucky u my wizards are just clapped
Bro stop... kawhi literally just played the most games he has in the past 7 years. Injuries are injuries. There is no reason to hate on someone because of injuries. And people who say play through it... i counter that by asking if you can run half a mile with a marble in your shoe . Let's see how far you last.
By watching this video, it only re-enforces some of the perceptions I had of them, that they were just mediocre and to me was always like a permanent lottery team and just one of the forever expansion team.
GO Lakers!!
The Clippers would be a good team if they didn't trade all their assets for Paul George.
The problem was they got suckered by Kawhi. He threatened to join the Lakers if they didn't get Paul George
I'm not a Clipper fan, however I recognize the passion of Clippers owner Steve Ballmer...
There are some pro sport owners who look at their team is a business pursuit. Not Ballmer, he's in it to win it. He will move mountains, make painful trades and he is ready to spend any amount money. He's even building the state of the art basketball stadium, the Intuit Dome, that is designed to be the noisiest stadium on the NBA. Be assured that one day the Clippers will be the champs. Curses only exist in the minds of the superstitious.
Bro, then why all the injuries? Also, all he cares about is money.
@@matthewhenningervonada9914 Bro, what you're saying has no relevance to my comment.
@@ilovephotography1254 Also, Donald Sterling has more division titles than him at this time.
Also, that's one nice piece of garbage stadium they made. Hope it does a Sally schoolhouse so I can laugh at you nitwits, and the team has to finally move and break the curse.
@@matthewhenningervonada9914calling it garbage without seeing it for yourself is wild 😂
is that meet the grahams in the background?
Yes
as a NBA fan, i have my own most overrated players list, and somehow, LAC managed getting every single one of them
I knew Clippers were cursed when that Josh Smith game happened. Forget NBA history....it is one of the greatest meltdowns in sports history.
Really feels like the curse is real
It's time for Kawhi to go. The Clippers hold-on to injury prone players for far too long. They will get something of high value for him because he's still a great player.
They’ve gotta change that name. That would be a start.
At least the Lakers got a trophy the flippers are a joke
Injuries have wrecked this franchise for decades
You knew they were cursed when Westbrook hit 3 free throws in a row against them
Clippers fan and its tough out here. But i know with Ballmer they are in good hands he wants to win and is willing to do what it takes to win i hope and think they can win in one in my lifetime
They won't, unless they move to cancun, Seattle, Mexico, or anywhere else.
@@matthewhenningervonada9914 don't care where they are just want a chip idk y laker fans care about clippers so much they have 17 chips and clips don't have one so who cares
@@davidantunez4147 I'm not a lakers fan. Can't stand Lebron. But the clippers make Lebron look saintly.
W video
Should never have left San Diego. 🤷 Cursed the entire franchise.
Only fitting the Clippers final game at staples was a 30 point loss
I had ptsd watching this
If the Clippers had any decent coach instead of the tragically awful coach that is Doc Rivers they would definitely have a ring or two.
Ballmar needs to take a look at the front office, and fire everybody including Lawrrence Frank.
Kawhi's legacy is...complicated. Chris Paul too in my opinion. Those injuries when it mattered and matters the most...Need a scientist, a mathematician, Jesus and somebody random all in one room figuring it out. Like, jokes aside, what is the legacy of these two players??
I'll gladly give my thought.
Chris Paul is just a legacy of bad luck and unfortunate situations. But we can't deny that some of it was on him as I mentioned 2014 or you can even mention some years in HOU or PHX. But injuries have also derailed his chances to possibly get a ring.
Kawhi I have some opinions on Kawhi that people aren't ready to talk about. We have see him dominate at a high level but we haven't seen him replicate his success in 2019. 2021 was the closest but he unfortunately tore his ACL. Kawhi is an amazing player but he has a lot of stuff that prevents him from being in the best in the world convos and all time rankings.
The Clips have been cursed since season one in San Diego
when they almost made it into the playoffs that season (would have been a first for any pro team of any sport)
Condemned by Don Sterling, one of the worst owners in pro sports