The Los Angeles Clippers’ season is over. There’s one man particularly who appears fairly completely satisfied about that.
Chris Paul, the twice-over former Clipper who retired from the NBA after an acrimonious divorce with the franchise during the season, responded to the team’s 126-121 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament on Wednesday with a single meme.
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There have been no phrases, however Paul didn’t want them to convey his message when he posted a sure picture on his Instagram story. The web is sort of conscious this picture comes with the caption, “I stopped by one of my biggest haters funeral today just to make sure that … was dead.”
Screengrab of Chris Paul’s Instagram story.
(Instagram)
Time doesn’t seem like therapeutic any wounds up to now.
In case you want a refresher on why Paul may be having fun with the Clippers’ demise, this season noticed him sign with the team for his final NBA season, fall out with leadership after they didn’t appreciate his presence in the locker room, get permanently exiled from the organization, get dealt to the Toronto Raptors at the trade deadline and finally retire rather than try to hop onto a contender.
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Paul, the Clippers’ all-time assists chief and probably the greatest gamers in franchise historical past, has not been shy about his displeasure with the franchise in retirement. Soon after retiring, he was airing grievances on his friend Carmelo Anthony’s podcast. And now each events are accomplished for the season.
Wednesday was a brutal evening for the Clippers
As awkward as Paul’s exit was, it was much less embarrassing than what occurred to the Clippers on Wednesday. Facing a diminished Warriors workforce that solely acquired Stephen Curry again every week in the past, the Clippers seemingly had 10 completely different alternatives to show an enormous lead into an insurmountable one.
They failed at that each single time, after which acquired ripped aside by a classic Curry and the Warriors’ different growing older veterans down the stretch. They led for 85% of the sport, at dwelling, and misplaced.
It will get even worse, although, because the Clippers gained’t even get to get pleasure from a lottery decide. They owe their unprotected 2026 first-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder because of the Paul George commerce, which may now land within the prime 4. They do have the Indiana Pacers decide due to the Ivica Zubac commerce, however that solely goes to them if it lands between No. 5 and 9.
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Oh, and the workforce can also be nonetheless awaiting the outcomes of the NBA’s investigation into their Leonard-Aspiration scandal, which may come with important repercussions if the league finds they circumvented the wage cap.
The Paul state of affairs was one other chapter of dysfunction within the Clippers’ current historical past, nevertheless it may solely be one a part of a nasty 2026 for them.
