Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Clippers Edition
- Updated: September 4, 2015
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The Los Angeles Clippers aren’t done making changes just yet. Apparently they are looking to add a mascot to their repertoire too.
The Los Angeles Times reports the following on the matter:
“In their continuing quest to rebrand their team, the Clippers are in the “planning stages” of having a team mascot, said an NBA official who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
The Clippers won’t have the mascot for opening night of the regular season, the official said, but the team hopes to have one in place around the All-Star break.
The team plans on using the mascot for community events, the official said.
The Clippers have discussed different names for the mascot — “Seagull Knievel” was declined — and are still in the developmental stages of coming up with a name, the official said.”
Check out some of Yahoo! Sports ideas, including this freebie:
“Clippy the Shippy: This character should not be confused with Clippy, the anthropomorphic paperclip familiar to anyone who used Microsoft Office. (Ballmer will now be sure not to over-promote his former company in an NBA context.) Rather, Clippy the Shippy is an anthropomorphic sailing ship (the inspiration for the franchise’s name) that specializes in aiding both players and fans throughout games at Staples Center. He’s a mascot for the information age, not so much a cartoon as a liason between fans and the in-arena experience.
For instance, if a fan gets up from his seat to use the concessions, Clippy the Shippy will automatically alert the closest counter to prepare two hot dogs and charge a credit card. Wait, you say the fan wants chicken fingers instead? A simple 14-step process will allow him to reverse the order!
California privacy laws will unfortunately prohibit Clippy the Shippy from assisting fans who want to use the bathroom.”
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