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| Los Angeles Clippers | |||
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| Conference | Western | ||
| Division | Pacific | ||
| Founded | June 3, 1970 | ||
| History | Buffalo Braves 1970–1978 San Diego Clippers 1978–1984 Los Angeles Clippers 1984–present |
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| Arena | Staples Center | ||
| City | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Team colors | Red, Royal Blue, White |
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| Owner(s) | Steve Ballmer | ||
| General manager | Gary Sacks | ||
| Head coach | Doc Rivers | ||
| D-League affiliate | Bakersfield Jam | ||
| Championships | 0 | ||
| Conference titles | 0 | ||
| Division titles | 2 (2013, 2014) | ||
| Official website | clippers.com | ||
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The Los Angeles Clippers are a team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Lakers also play their home games in the Staples Center.
The Clippers have not have much success over the years. They have never won an NBA Championship, and have had few winning seasons. However, with young players like Eric Gordon and Blake Griffin, the Clippers have recently given fans reason to hope for the future.
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Bob McAdoo (11) was the NBA MVP in the 1974–75 season after averaging 34.5 points per game and 14.1 rebounds per game.
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Doc Rivers, nine-year Celtics coach, became the Clippers head coach during the 2013 offseason.
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The Clippers hosting the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 2015 NBA Playoffs first-round series
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The Clippers' updated wordmark logo, unveiled on June 18, 2015.
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The Clippers' current uniforms.
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Los Angeles Clippers secondary logo
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Ken Norman, the Clippers' scoring leader in 1988–89, was a key part of the team's nucleus during the late 1980s and early 1990s