The show began Wednesday night with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer standing with fans on the East side of his palace called Intuit Dome in an area known as “The Wall.” Ballmer did a phonetic dance with those fans inside his $2-billion venue before he took the microphone.
“Welcome home, Clippers Nation,” Ballmer bellowed.
Indeed, this is the Clippers new home after spending 25 years at Staples Center/Crypto.com Arena, sharing it with the Lakers and Kings.
It was the Clippers first regular-season game in Inglewood and unfortunately it came without their biggest star, Kawhi Leonard, who missed the game because of recurring inflammation in his right knee.