growing up in SoCal i always been the minority Clippers fan. i respect the Lakers franchise but coming up i could not stand their fan base. the Lakers fan base of the early 2000s was a different breed of arrogance.
one day i turned on a Clippers vs Warriors game and i really liked our red jersey with the Clippers in cursive. since then i gravitated to the team and here i am 2+ decades later. our G-League team being based nearby in Ontario is cool too, i pop in for a few games a season.
i was always the only Clipper fan growing up and man those Laker fans used to talk all kinds of shit to me lol making fun of me for wearing Clippers hat or gear, trying to get me to switch sides. but i consider myself to be somewhat of an underdog so the Clippers really spoke to me. fast forward to today i feel like we may have the brightest future in the league, despite the current dramas.
anyway, where are you all from and what drew you to becoming a Clipper fan?
Tennessee! My friend and I would play 2K11 in middle school. I used the Magic which JJ Reddick was on at the time. He was my secret weapon that I’d sub in and shout “WHITE BOIIIII!” As he splashed a three. (We also referred to Gortat as “Skinhead”) After one match I decided to look up JJ and saw he was on the Clippers which also had my favorite player (Chris Paul) been a fan ever since! Until that point I only watched Memphis games and whatever other game my grandpa was interested in.