Clippers owner Steve Ballmer Is pumped and wants Los Angeles to be pumped, too.
A stage at the front of a packed south Los Angeles gymnasium was decked out with Clippers logos and television screens displaying the faces of the two guests of honor.Soon, a Clippers duo unlike any other in the team’s history ducked to walk through, the crowd anticipating their entrance unleashed a roar and a franchise that has long operated in the NBA’s shadows emerged into a moment perhaps no one could have predicted one month before.
Having already won two championships, in San Antonio and Toronto, Leonard used his free agency to identify the suitor that offered him the best chance of claiming another. The Lakers already had a superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The Raptors offered a nucleus that just hoisted the championship trophy in June.
There seems to be little debate about their potential playing alongside one another. Jerry West, the Clippers consultant and Hall of Fame executive, is a tough grader when it comes to talent but beamed at the thought of unleashing the long-armed wings. A quadriceps injury caused Leonard to miss nearly the entire 2017-18 season in San Antonio. After being traded one year ago to Toronto, he created a plan to limit his regular-season workload to stay fresh for the postseason. The strategy paid off with Toronto’s first NBA championship and the second Finals MVP honor of Leonard’s career, even after he suffered a leg injury late in the postseason.“This year coming up I feel like I’m going to be at full strength,” he said.
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