When you consider the decades of NBA history, the Los Angeles Clippers can be considered one of the worst franchises in the league.
With a boring history and a habit for failure, they have been known more as a team living in the shadow of their rival more so than as a big threat in their Conference.
But this season, they are changing that narrative by winning big.
Sans Kawhi Leonard, and against a Jazz team that has played great all year long, the Clippers won Game 6 to advance to their first-ever Conference Finals.
Needless to say, things got a bit hectic on Twitter with reactions from fans and media all over the world.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost in the first round. THE LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS ARE IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR HISTORY.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 19, 2021
The Clippers and their fans celebrate their first ever trip to the conference finals 🙌 pic.twitter.com/t7ThuZSzQu
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 19, 2021
THE CLIPPER CURSE IS FCKNG BROKEN!!!! pic.twitter.com/iewxjDjJ20
— CLIPSET🔥✂️ (@PrimeLAC_) June 19, 2021
A game with the #1 Seed, DPOY, Donovan Mitchell, Paul George, and cemented veterans galore, Terance Mann, a 2nd round pick who played garbage minutes all of last season, and showed out this season, dropped 39 to send a us to our first WCF. If that isn’t poetic, I don’t what is. pic.twitter.com/kWjMHgo9oj
— Clippers Content (@clipperscontent) June 19, 2021
A title in Cleveland? A Clippers Conference Finals? Ty Lue is wildly underrated. pic.twitter.com/Iv0IOz9Mjx
— The Ghost of Big Ten Basketball (@TheGhostofB1G) June 19, 2021
WE DESERVE THIS CLIPPER NATION #ClipperNation
— Bb (@ClipzBb) June 19, 2021
51 years for this very moment. went thru a lot to get here man pic.twitter.com/oOKD8Vkk49
— Jamal Cristopher (@JamCristopher) June 19, 2021
How Playoff P finally showed up to lead the Clippers to the Western Conference Finals pic.twitter.com/lilwee0Eb2
— Rich (@UptownDC_Rich) June 19, 2021
The Entire Clipper Organization and their fan base after winning their first semi finals in 75 Years: pic.twitter.com/IrOVabDzK3
— 𝐋𝐆𝐃 (@LeGodJamez) June 19, 2021
Chris Paul is looking to advance to his first ever NBA Finals
To get there, he’ll have to fight through his old team in their first Conference Finals ever, the Los Angeles Clippers
I love the NBA
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) June 19, 2021
The Clippers have had a pretty wild road so far. They came back from down 2-3 in Round 1, then won four straight after going down 0-2 in Round 2. But perhaps even more exciting than the past is the future for this Clippers team.
To advance to the Finals, they’ll have to battle against the Suns and a familiar face: Chris Paul.
So, while the NBA world is taking a moment to recognize this great moment in Clipper history, the job is not yet done, and the biggest challenges are yet to come.
