A new show called “Clipped” has been making headlines over the past week. The show takes a look at the 2010's Los Angeles Clippers team that featured plenty of star-power but also had major problems such as former owner Donald Sterling. Chris Paul, who was the star point guard for the Clippers during the “Lob City” era, recently reacted to the first episode of the show, via The Pat McAfee Show.
“Me and my wife watched the first episode,” Paul said. “It was kind of cringy, right? Honestly, because you got somebody who's telling their vantage point… One perspective. I seen my wife kicking it with Donald Sterling's wife. And I was like ‘what? That ain't ever happened.' You know what I mean? And being in a production space and knowing how movies work and all that.”
Paul later added that he was not consulted about the show. CP3 did say that he talks with his former Clippers teammates about it, however.
“I actually seen Blake (Griffin) a few weeks ago… We talked about it. Like JJ (Redick), we talk. Deandre Jordan, I talk to DJ about it everyday. You know what I mean, so I have no idea what's going to be on that show… But we lived it and we sort of know the real.”
The ‘Lob City' Clippers
The Clippers featured plenty of potential with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin leading the team. They were consistently among the top teams in the Western Conference during the regular season. However, the Paul and Griffin-led Clippers never reached the NBA Finals.
Paul was traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Clippers before the 2011-12 season. He would stay in LA through the 2016-17 campaign. Paul found success with Griffin and Jordan. CP3 often found the Clippers big men at the basket for memorable alley-oops.
The team provided no shortage of highlight reels but again, they fell short in the postseason. Of course, they were dealing with distractions which will certainly be addressed in the show. According to Chris Paul, though, the first episode featured specific events that did not occur.
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