Global InformationLos Angeles Clippers information
| Los Angeles Clippers | |||||
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 2023–24 Los Angeles Clippers season | |||||
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| Conference | Western | ||||
| Division | Pacific | ||||
| Founded | 1970 | ||||
| History | Buffalo Braves 1970–1978 San Diego Clippers 1978–1984 Los Angeles Clippers 1984–present[1][2] | ||||
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena | ||||
| Location | Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Team colors | Royal blue, red, black, silver, white[3][4][5] | ||||
| Main sponsor | PayPal Honey[6] | ||||
| President | Lawrence Frank[7] | ||||
| General manager | Trent Redden | ||||
| Head coach | Tyronn Lue | ||||
| Ownership | Steve Ballmer[8] | ||||
| Affiliation(s) | Ontario Clippers | ||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||
| Conference titles | 0 | ||||
| Division titles | 3 (2013, 2014, 2024) | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The Clippers play their home games at Crypto.com Arena, which they share with NBA team Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Clippers plan to move into their own arena, the Intuit Dome in nearby Inglewood, by 2024.
The franchise was founded as the Buffalo Braves in 1970 as an expansion team. Led by Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo, the Braves reached the NBA playoffs three times during their eight seasons in Buffalo. Conflicts with the Canisius Golden Griffins over the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium and the sale of the franchise led to their relocation from Buffalo to San Diego, California in 1978 and subsequent rebranding as the San Diego Clippers, in reference to the sailing ships synonymous with San Diego Bay.[9] The team saw little success on the court and missed the playoffs during all six of their years in San Diego. In 1984, owner Donald Sterling controversially relocated the franchise to Los Angeles without NBA approval. The NBA spent more than three years on a lawsuit to force the team back to San Diego before eventually dropping the suit in exchange for Sterling paying a fine.
Arguably the least successful franchise in North American professional sports, the Clippers qualified for the postseason only four times and won a single playoff round during their first 27 seasons in Los Angeles. They were frequently considered a perennial loser in American professional sports, drawing unfavorable comparisons to the historically successful Lakers.
The Clippers' reputation improved during the 2010s, which saw them transform into consistent postseason contenders. Aided by the "Lob City" lineup of Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, and Chris Paul, the team qualified for the playoffs in six consecutive seasons from 2012 to 2017 and won two consecutive division titles in 2013 and 2014, both firsts for the franchise. Despite this success, the Clippers struggled in the postseason and were frequently eliminated in the conference semifinals; the team reached the conference finals for the first time in 2021 and lost. To date, they are the oldest franchise in North American professional sports to have never played in a championship game.
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- ^ "NBA.com/Stats–LA Clippers seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Ibarra, Joseph (August 11, 2017). "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Unveil 2017–18 Nike Uniforms". Clippers.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "NBA LockerVision - LA Clippers - Icon Edition - Story Guide". LockerVision.NBA.com. NBA Properties, Inc. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
The LA Clippers Icon Edition uniform represents the team's iconic brand identity. This uniform features LA Clippers royal blue as the base color and showcases the jersey wordmark "Clippers" in white. The side inserts mirror the Association Edition, with horizontal lines that are inspired by the sharp-lined hull of a Clipper ship. The shorts also feature red and white asymmetrical color elements on either side, inspired by maritime navigational lights.
- ^ "LA Clippers Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Honey and LA Clippers Expand Partnership, Introduce Honey Logo Patch on Clippers Jerseys". Clippers.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 20, 2020. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "CLIPPERS RESTRUCTURE BASKETBALL OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT". Clippers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 16, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "STEVE BALLMER COMPLETES PURCHASE OF LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS". Clippers.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Behind The Name". Clippers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 31, 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.