(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1978 1980 1984 Relocation to San Diego In 1978, San Diego welcomed the relocation of the Buffalo Braves franchise because the city had lost their Rockets to Houston seven years earlier. San Diego team officials did not think Braves was a representative nickname for the club. A contest decided on Clippers because the city was …
Los Angeles Clippers Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1984 1999 2014 2011 2015 Donald Sterling and Move to LA The 1981 – 1982 season brought changes to the franchise as Irv Levin sold the team to Los Angeles-area real estate developer and attorney Donald Sterling for US$12.5 million. The Clippers’ poor play in the final years in San Diego resulted in averaging only …