Looking to make amends for last season’s failures, the Los Angeles Clippers came into the 2021 playoffs with a chip on their shoulder and a whole lot to prove.
According to many, they literally tanked the final few games of the regular season to matchup against the Mavericks in the first round — a decision they might be starting to regret.
Shockingly, the Clippers lost Game 2, and now face an 0-2 hole heading to the American Airlines Center in Dallas for the next two matches.
DALLAS UP 2-0 😳
Mavs take down the Clippers, 127-121
Luka: 39 PTS | 7 REB | 7 AST pic.twitter.com/svtFntLGzB
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 26, 2021
Considering their distant and recent history as a team, we all knew a loss tonight would spark some crazy reactions on Twitter. The fact that the Lakers won their pivotal Game 2 only made things worse for the Clips.
Seriously, things got pretty bad on Twitter.
Luka with his son after the Clippers vs. Mavs game 😂 pic.twitter.com/kTY1kbd8oU
— NBA SKITS (@NBA_Skits) May 26, 2021
Baby Bird Deebo'ed the Clippers again 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/qm18IbCqK2
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) May 26, 2021
The Los Angeles Clippers intentionally lost a game so they wouldn’t have to play the Los Angeles Lakers before the WCF, and they are now down 0-2 to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round. pic.twitter.com/sdGyQgAEw1
— Colb (@___Colb___) May 26, 2021
LUKA COMING!!! https://t.co/6TwaXdPuic
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) May 26, 2021
Texas is 100% capacity in public lmao
Clippers are boned
Imagine them in a hostile arena
They folded in an empty gym in Disney pic.twitter.com/hviV26Z9FT
— (@Original_Gio) May 26, 2021
Luka Dagger I’m never betting on the Clippers again #DALvsLAC pic.twitter.com/kPq3xrCQUN
— Alex Monaco (@Alex__Monaco) May 26, 2021
Clippers about to get swept by Tim Hardaway Jr💀💀
— LakersForDays (@LakersForDays) May 26, 2021
Clippers tanked to avoid the Lakers and about to get swept in the 1st round pic.twitter.com/dBAwPUrcls
— Parris (@vicious696) May 26, 2021
I WAS SO WRONG ABOUT THE CLIPPERS. Now they're going to get swept.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 26, 2021
The Clippers: “Lets duck the Lakers so we can play the Mavs”
Luka:#Mavs #Clippers pic.twitter.com/SKgu2aqI41
— Jay Shah (@TheJayShah3) May 26, 2021
Clippers fans evaporating off the TL 💀
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) May 26, 2021
How Lakers fans are looking at the Clippers losing in the playoffs yet again… pic.twitter.com/GoiYUOOscz
— Mark Brockett (@Tuff_Overlord) May 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/itslikethisanna/status/1397417539563507713
At this point, you’ve got to feel bad for Kawhi, PG, and the rest of the Clippers team. They’re trying their best to earn respect and cement themselves as legitimate contenders.
Instead, it’s almost like they’re suffering from some kind of curse.
They’re losing, dropping the ball, and just kind of making the franchise look foolish. Honestly, if things keep going like they are, and they get bounced in the first round, we could see some major roster changes this offseason.
