It could be never for these Los Angeles Clippers.
It could be now, too, but smart money seems to lean toward the former over the latter. So much has been said compared to done during these last four years, they’ve almost become an afterthought in terms of the NBA elite.
Seven franchises have reached the NBA Finals in the last four years, the time since Kawhi Leonard and Paul George joined forces in the summer of 2019 to give the Clippers a real identity and true championship expectations.
And the Clippers are not one of them.