Skip Bayless’ allegiance to the Clippers has been public knowledge all season long. Since Kawhi and Paul George arrived, Bayless has been on the bandwagon, insisting that they would be the ones to lift that Larry O’Brien trophy when it is all said and done.
But after L.A.’s game 6 collapse on Sunday afternoon, Mr. Bayaless changed his tune by absolutely flaming the Clippers on Twitter.
CLIPPERS have turned back into the lowly laughingstock clippers, the stepchildren of Staples. They led by 16 at half. They got embarrassed and blown out in 2nd half. They quit playing defense, gave up layup after layup. THEY JUST QUIT.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 13, 2020
He also conceded the Championship to the Lakers, concluding that the Nuggets would go on to win the series and give the Lakers an easier path to the Finals.
CONGRATS, LEBRON: Looks like you just won your 4th championship. The Nuggets have now seized control of this series. Playing harder, making EVERY SHOT. So now, Bron, you get to beat the Nuggets and the Heat-Celts winner. CAKEWALK.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 13, 2020
Skip is a notorious LeBron hater, so him admitting James is going to win his 4th title means quite a lot coming from him.
And while Bayless doesn’t have the Clippers advancing, there is still another game to be played, which means that the L.A. vs. L.A. matchup is still not out of the equation.
But the fact still remains that there are problems with this Clippers team that needs to be sorted out. Tonight was just one of multiple occasions in which they blew a major lead down the stretch of an important game.
They certainly deserve criticism and doubt many are throwing their way. Even if they win Game 7, can they really beat L.A. with how they’ve performed in these playoffs?
It remains to be seen, and it will be interesting to see how they respond.
