I became a Clippers fan back in what can only be described as the Eric Piatkowski era, back when the team was an afterthought. I'm not sure I considered it would ever shoot to such a faraway class.
Wednesday's DeAndre Jordan insanity set the stage for a squad which is bound (guaranteed?) to be the most disliked in the NBA. Even in its own city, Lakers fans make up the majority of the citizens.
Clippers fans love Blake Griffin. He's funny, exciting, immensely skilled and is basically the symbol of the team's transition of basketball bottom-feeder to respected group.