It’s 75 degrees and sunny on a mid-November Friday in L.A., but the Clippers are leaving town.
Facing 6,029 miles of travel, including three games in four days, the team is bound for New York City, buried under five inches of snow.
This the fourth of 17 road trips the team will make this season, and while the treks tend to blur over the course of a six-month grind, each one is unique. Climates change, opponents vary, and travel logistics force tough decisions for a basketball operations staff attempting to create a home-away-from-home at every stop along the way.