Sorry Clippers....

So that didn’t take long did it…It was almost like the basketball gods were asleep for the past week, and when they woke up and realized that there were some positives occurring in Clipper Land, they had to act with a vengeance. Don’t believe me, well just look at the past 30 hours since I dubbed the Clipper’s the team of the week and highlighted all the strides they had made in the last few days…

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

3:23 P.M.- Blog is updated with the Clipper’s as the team of the week.

8:36 P.M – Good fortune continues for the Clips, and they are rolling in Memphis. Baron Davis continues to play at a very high level, almost recording a triple double in the first half (12, 9, 9) and his team is up double digits.

9:14 P.M. – The basketball gods return from their hiatus and are astonished at the success the “other” L.A. basketball team has had in their absence. This was only the second vacation the gods have taken since the Clippers inception (the other coincidently occurred during the team’s only playoff series victory in the 25 years they have been in L.A.) Well ask anyone who follows this franchise closely, but the basketball gods are a fickle bunch, and they set out to restore their reign.

9:17 P.M.– With just under a minute left in the third quarter and the Clippers up 12 points, the gods strike first. While Baron Davis is shooting a free throw the entire arena is forced to evacuate due to an unspecified “emergency”. It later turned out to be a convenient water mane issue, but I think the real emergency was that the Clippers were about to win their fifth game in a row. The fans, workers, and even players were forced out of the arena for over a half an hour before the problem was fixed.

10:08 P.M.- After both teams re-warm up the Grizzlies come out on fire and quickly erase the Clippers lead. Memphis goes on to win 104-102, snapping the Clippers winning streak. Sadly this is just the beginning…

11: 23 P.M.- Leading scorer Chris Kaman has an MRI after aggravating his sore back during warm ups earlier in the night. He not only misses the Memphis game, but will also not be available for their game against New Orleans. Again, this is for an injury that came about from pre game warm-ups, not the game, but warm ups…Seriously, only on the Clippers.

Wednesday. January 13, 2010

12:12 P.M.- Despite reports that his recovery had been progressing nicely, and that he had been working out on a treadmill, Blake Griffin is now reportedly going to be out for the entire season. During the aforementioned workouts, Griffin experienced patella pain and after examination, was forced to undergo another surgery to repair it and will be out for a minimum of four months. Wow… I thought it was a bit ridiculous all the jokes regarding Griffin’s knees in the short time after being drafted by the apparently cursed Clippers, but now after seeing the reality, the prognostications are scary, and speak volumes about the state of this franchise and their tortured fan base.

9:53 P.M.- Playing for the second time with out Kaman, the Clippers come out flat against the Hornets. Well, I mean what did people expect? The team just found out that their number one pick, superstar power forward is out for the season. Needless to say they would not be flowing with energy considering the events of the last day. The Clippers end up losing 108-94, notching the second consecutive time surrendering 100+ plus points, and not coincidently, their second straight loss.

12:27 A.M. – Waiting to board the team flight back to California, captain Baron Davis rallies the guys and tells them to forget the last 30 hours and pull together. Sure they lost two in a row, found out their star of the present is hurt, and hope for the future is once again in limbo, but at least in their next two games they don’t have to face the two teams with the best records in the league….oh wait, that’s right they have the Lakers and Cavs waiting for them. Even writing this I can’t believe the turn of events for this team. It’s so bad that I will now always finish the oft used “hell hath no fury like…” with “the basketball gods after a recent Clipper’s winning streak,” … I owe my parents a lot in life, and am very thankful for everything they do for me, but honestly I cannot possibly thank them enough for moving me from L.A. as a kid, and sparing me from years of therapy and self inflicted torture that comes from cheering for this apparently literally “god-forsaken” team.