The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers continues to run deep for players on both sides.
Even though the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round, the Clippers advanced to the second round after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in a back-and-forth seven-game series,
It’s left many in the NBA spectrum wondering if Lakers’ fans would support the Clippers to win it all since they both represent the same city.
However, Lakers’ legends Shaquille O’Neal and Robert Horry took no time to shut down any hopes of wanting the Clippers to win.
On an episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq, Horry and O’Neal were asked about rooting for the Clippers, and both responded with emphatic noes.
“H-ll no,” Horry said.
“H-ll no dot com,” O’Neal said.
“The only reason I would root for the Clippers is because of Ty Lue. You know, Ty Lue won a championship with us in L.A. but that’s the only reason. But you can not have the Clippers try to put up a damn banner in Staples Center. They don’t belong in Staples. They can get up out of here with a hurry.” – Horry.
The Clippers haven’t won a championship since it was founded in 1970, then known as the Buffalo Braves.
The Clippers moved to L.A. in 1984 and has seen more success in recent years when Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan formed “Lob City”, but that team never won a ring.
With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George joining the Clippers in recent years, the rivalry with the Lakers reignited since LeBron James and Anthony Davis were on the opposite side.
As of now, the Clippers trail the Utah Jazz in the second round, 2-0.
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