Category — Clip Joint

“And then that bastard David Stern came in…”

TNT analyst and former GM Steve Kerr, among others, is sold on the Blazers, who hammered the Lakers again Thursday night in Portland. They have the best mark in the Western Conference at 5-1, their only loss coming courtesy of Chris Paul and the Clip Joint on Jan. 1 in L.A. One of those 5 wins came courtesy of the Thunder, who are everyone’s favorite flavor in the West.
“They are a scary bunch,” Chris Webber said of the Blazers Thursday night on the TNT studio show.
Speaking of the Lakers…: Happy 30th birthday to Gilbert Arenas. That brings us to the Lakers. Did Jim Buss or Mitch Kupchak consider signing Arenas instead of the defenseless Jason Kapono? Didn’t think so.

Sometimes, shit happens.
My worst occurred 15 or so years ago when I referred to Joe Niekro as “Joe Negro” in a caption. Even funnier was hearing my editor, who was white, saying how no 1 would believe it was actually a black guy who screwed this up.
Jim Romenesko.com

Do the Clippers vote David Stern a share of playoff coin if they win it all?
In a poll of 30 ESPN writers and personalities, 25 of them picked the Heat to win this season’s NBA title. Three of them picked the Bulls and 2 predicted the Thunder would win it all.
Us? As much as Miami is the safe pick, we’re rolling with our homies (Thunder). Now beam us up Scottie.
ESPN.com

A day after the Clip Joint smoked the Lakers again, Matt Barnes and Pau Gasol are whining about the impressive exhibition and clinic given by Lob City.
ESPN LA

Noted Laker fan Snoop Dogg hammers Pau Gasol on Twitter.

Is it me or do the Lakers have a lot of white guys?
Depending on who you ask, Chris Paul and the Clippers jumping up and down in the Lakers’ ass Monday night meant nothing. It’s still a long season, the Lakers will say, if only 66 games. And though it was only 1 game, tonight’s beatdown by the Clip Joint could be a pattern.
ESPN LA

Forget the Lakers getting the shaft in the Chris Paul deal. The Rockets are reeling too. And the reputation of Hornets’ GM Dell Demps. Can you spell s-l-a-n-d-e-r?
Adrian Wojnarowski pens 1 of the best pieces I’ve read so far regarding this hijacking by David Stern and the NBA.
Yahoo Sports

In the past week, the Clippers have signed Caron Butler and Chauncey Billups. Now, with a huge assist from David Stern and a colluding group of NBA owners, they’ve added Chris Paul to the mix, making them a major threat in the Western Conference. We imagine Stern will be in Dallas on Opening Day to watch the Heat-Mavericks tilt, but would he be so inclined to catch his new product tip off in the Bay Area on Christmas night?
ESPN LA
Obviously, Lakers are pissed: Wouldn’t you like to be a fly on the wall at their headquarters?
L.A. Times

After being a long-time subscriber to Direct TV’s NBA package, which broadcasts the majority of league contests almost every night, I refuse to pay the $159 fee (down from the $189 from last season) this season. Just couldn’t contribute to this farce David Stern and owners such as Michael Jordan and Dan Gilbert are selling.
If it were smart, the league could have performed a PR stroke of genius by giving the package away free, but that isn’t in the DNA of people like Jordan or Gilbert.