I’ll be honest, I didn’t much care about the basketball game being played last night. By the time I had gotten to the arena, the LA Clippers’ playoff seeding had already been decided, as both Oklahoma City and San Antonio had won their final games, leaving the Clippers firmly in the 8th seed. The Clippers would have to face the Golden State Warriors in the first round. The game being played, seemed rather insignificant compared to what was going to be celebrated at half-time. That celebration was what had brought me to the arena anyway.
What I had gone to witness was the end of not only an era of Clipper basketball, but an end to a very large part of my life.