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| The '''Los Angeles Clippers''' are an American professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Los Angeles]]. The Clippers compete in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) as a member of the [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific Division]] of the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]]. The Clippers plan to move into their own arena, the [[Intuit Dome]] in nearby [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], by 2024. The Clippers previously played their home games at [[Crypto.com Arena]] from 1999 to 2024, which they had shared with NBA team [[Los Angeles Lakers]], the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA), and the [[Los Angeles Kings]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). | The '''Los Angeles Clippers''' are an American professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Los Angeles]]. The Clippers compete in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) as a member of the [[Pacific Division (NBA)|Pacific Division]] of the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]]. The Clippers will play in the [[Intuit Dome]], their future arena in nearby [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], starting in the [[2024-25 NBA season]]. The Clippers have previously played their home games at [[Crypto.com Arena]] from 1999 to 2024, which they had shared with NBA team [[Los Angeles Lakers]], the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA), and the [[Los Angeles Kings]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). |
| The franchise was founded as the '''[[Buffalo Braves]]''' in 1970 as an [[expansion team]]. Led by [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Bob McAdoo]], the Braves reached the [[NBA playoffs]] three times during their eight seasons in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. Conflicts with the [[Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball|Canisius Golden Griffins]] over the [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]] and the sale of the franchise led to their [[Relocation of professional sports teams|relocation]] from Buffalo to [[San Diego|San Diego, California]] in 1978 and subsequent rebranding as the '''San Diego Clippers''', in reference to the [[clipper|sailing ship]]s synonymous with [[San Diego Bay]].<ref name="BehindTheNameClippers">{{cite web|title=Behind The Name|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/news/behind_the_name.html|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=August 31, 2006|access-date=June 6, 2021|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021060...ers/news/behind_the_name.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team saw little success on the court and missed the playoffs during all six of their years in San Diego. In 1984, owner [[Donald Sterling]] controversially relocated the franchise to Los Angeles without NBA approval. The NBA spent more than three years on a lawsuit to force the team back to San Diego before eventually dropping the suit in exchange for Sterling paying a fine. | The franchise was founded as the '''[[Buffalo Braves]]''' in 1970 as an [[expansion team]]. Led by [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Bob McAdoo]], the Braves reached the [[NBA playoffs]] three times during their eight seasons in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. Conflicts with the [[Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball|Canisius Golden Griffins]] over the [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]] and the sale of the franchise led to their [[Relocation of professional sports teams|relocation]] from Buffalo to [[San Diego|San Diego, California]] in 1978 and subsequent rebranding as the '''San Diego Clippers''', in reference to the [[clipper|sailing ship]]s synonymous with [[San Diego Bay]].<ref name="BehindTheNameClippers">{{cite web|title=Behind The Name|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/news/behind_the_name.html|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=August 31, 2006|access-date=June 6, 2021|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021060...ers/news/behind_the_name.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team saw little success on the court and missed the playoffs during all six of their years in San Diego. In 1984, owner [[Donald Sterling]] controversially relocated the franchise to Los Angeles without NBA approval. The NBA spent more than three years on a lawsuit to force the team back to San Diego before eventually dropping the suit in exchange for Sterling paying a fine. |
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