What does it even mean to be a Los Angeles Clipper anymore? What is this unfamiliar world? Where are we? The team hasn’t gone anywhere, but the landscape has changed.
What does it mean to be a fan of this franchise now, in 2015? It means wins and higher expectations. It means a puncher’s chance at the title. Being a Clipper fan means more than it used to. Or maybe it means less. There are more fans these days, and there’s less sadness. It’s harder to get in the building and easier to ride the bandwagon.
That’s not a bad thing, though.