At least one ex-Clipper got a taste of it Golden State Warriors to end LA Clippers‘ Wednesday night in the season play-in tournament.
after the clippers 126-121 defeat As for the Warriors, Chris Paul reacted in petty fashion to L.A.’s season-ending loss on his Instagram Story. He shared a viral meme of someone who posted that they attended the funeral of their “biggest haters” to make sure they were dead.
In this case, Paul was referring to the Clippers.
He’s not the first NBA star to use a meme – philadelphia 76ers Center joel embiid posted same photo when the team made a trade ben simmons In February 2022.
The future Hall of Famer began the season with the Clippers, where he played for six seasons. He expressed his desire to play his 21st NBA season near his family and, after signing him, Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank said called paul “One of the most influential players to ever wear a Clippers uniform.”
However, the partnership was short-lived. In great style, Clippers announced In the early hours of December 3, Paul was no longer with the team. ESPN’s Shams Charania then reported that Paul and head coach Ty Lue were not on speaking terms.
Paul said that he “at peace with everything” on December 9 and did not suit up for any other team this season.
la finally traded Up to 12 times NBA All-Star Toronto Raptors At the trade deadline. A few days later, Paul announced his retirement.
In Wednesday’s loss, L.A. had a 13-point lead during the final quarter, but Golden State battled back and finally got to good point with 50.4 seconds remaining — making Warriors fans, and presumably Paul, happy.
