Clippers to cover Lakers' banners for home games

[Primetime21]

Mods move if this has been discussed

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers were mostly diplomatic when asked about the Los Angeles Clippers' new initiative, led by coach Doc Rivers, to cover up the Lakers' championship banners and retired uniforms during Clippers home games, but it didn't sit so well with L.A. native, and former Clipper, Nick Young.



"He can do that?" Young said after Lakers practice Sunday, the team's first since returning from China. "For real? That's disrespectful. We got to talk to Doc. He can't have that. We got to do something about that."


The Clippers put banners of seven of their players over the Lakers' 16 championship banners and 10 retired numbers during a preseason game Friday night.
The Clippers revealed their Staples Center redecoration during a preseason game Friday, as they plastered giant posters of players Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Jamal Crawford, Matt Barnes, Jared Dudley and J.J. Redikk over the Lakers' 16 championship banners and 10 retired uniforms.

"That's a lot of pull y'all are giving Doc," Young said, somewhat facetiously. "I think he shouldn't come in and have so much pull like that. He's got to earn his keep."

When a reporter argued that Rivers' championship resume from his time with the Boston Celtics should give the coach the credence to do so, Young retorted, "But he didn't win no title in L.A. That's where it's at. Look at all these banners in here, you can't shadow those up."

The Lakers and Clippers have shared the Staples Center since it opened for the 1999-2000 season, making them the only teams in the league to have such an arrangement.

"I guess if you were in the Clippers' organization you probably want to do that, too," Lakers point guard Steve Nash said. "It's their arena on their night, so I would try to make it feel like home."

 

[Primetime21]

@pete clemenza how you like the new look

 

[Captain Crunch]

 

[AVXL]

Gotta respect it

Clippers the new GTA game to watch (Grand Theft Arena) so it's only right

 

[AVXL]

Double ​

 

[Brozay]

looks kinda nice how they did it.. but i got to laugh at reddikk, barnes & dudley have posters covering up title banners.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Anybody that has issue with this is one of these "let's be friends" ass bytches runnin around in the NBA today.


You got bytch ass nikkaz goin to nba championship celebrations of the team that just beat you in your own city.

I Doc

 

[jadillac]

it's cool I guess....but you got pictures of Jared Dudley and Matt Barnes possibly covering up Magic, Kareem, West numbers?

 

[ll_simon]

On some Jets shyt huh? Man fukk these nikkas man, they don't like to look up in our rafters they can get the fukk out. This our house, don't touch shyt!

 

[Primetime21]

On some Jets shyt huh? Man fukk these nikkas man, they don't like to look up in our rafters they can get the fukk out. This our house, don't touch shyt!

Doc said that since the Clippers will be playing in the post season its just as much their house as it is the Lakers

 

[Miggs]

kickn the Lakers when they down

 

[john goodman]

Will the lakers cover the clipper banners in response?

Lol

 

[jaguar paw]

This is GOAT level disrespect...

What's the going rate on #LWO membership nowadays anyway?

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

I.....actually like this shyt. Doc is trying to install a culture in these nikkas. The legends and the past can't play for you now, it's all about what is going on today.

 

[G.O.A.T]

Will the lakers cover the clipper banners in response?

Lol

The Clippers banners get taken down after their games (I believe). Dont see a problem with the arrangement, I'm sure everything Laker related is always removed/covered before every Clippers game until theyre over already