Clippers Won’t Hang Division Banners In Staples Center

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Updated: October 28, 2014

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The Los Angeles Clippers have had their most successful seasons as a franchise in recent years. They have been known as the “other” Los Angeles team, rightfully so. However, they won the Pacific division title the last two years and have opted not to hang those banners in the Staples Center.

The Clippers have elected to hang up the banners in their practice facility instead. Hanging a divisional title banner is a tradition that most NBA teams take part in, but not in Los Angeles. The Clippers share the Staples Center with storied franchises like the Lakers and LA Kings, both with multiple championship trophies.

Head coach Doc Rivers won a championship in Boston and looks forward to the Clippers raising what he told Arash Markazi of ESPN.com a “real banner” next year.

Rivers had this to say about the banner situation according to ESPN.com

“We have no history,” Rivers said Tuesday. “You might as well start parading something. It’s nothing deeper than that. I don’t love them. I hope someday we can remove them all and put the real banners up but right now we have to start from somewhere. I think anything that associates yourself with winning anything in this organization is important.

The Clippers have a loaded roster and championship aspirations for this season. They will have to go through the defending champion San Antonio Spurs to get there, and many feel that Clips will be able to do it. Arash Markazi had this to say about the Clips title chances

I still have a hard time putting the Clippers ahead of the Spurs and Thunder but a lot of people I respect have the Clippers winning it all.

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) October 27, 2014