Clippers Looking Into Leaving STAPLES? It's Not Surprising

I'm not sure why anyone is surprised.ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz wrote today that the Clippers are looking to leave STAPLES Center when their lease is up in 2024. They've begun exploring options for future arena sites. None of this is surprising.

Part of the reason this is no surprise just comes from common sense. Anyone can look at the facts and see that movement is a realistic possibility: STAPLES will be 25 years old when the lease is up, the Clippers get third billing among sports tenants, and they never had an owner willing to open his pockets for a new arena before.

Don't believe me? Look at what I tweeted back in January:

The Clippers' lease at STAPLES Center runs through 2024. Lots of time…