Until their 2010 first-round draft choice inevitably blows out his ACL before scoring a single point, we will not blog about our beloved Los Angeles Clippers again. But we couldn’t let this dismal season pass without dredging up an anecdote that sums up the franchise’s eternal woes in about as concise a package imaginable. It […]
Entries Tagged as 'Los Angeles Clippers'
The Travesty in a Nutshell
April 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Tags:basketball·Donald T. Sterling·Los Angeles Clippers·sports
Winning Isn’t Everything (Anymore)
April 5th, 2010 · 6 Comments
Another lost season for our beloved Los Angeles Clippers has got us thinking about what fate our team would have faced in a less forgiving age. It’s easy to forget that sportsmanship is a rather recent innovation, and that athletes in the ancient world often faced dire consequences should they lose a single contest. We’re […]
“Under My Heart, Three Clouds of Pain”
October 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on “Under My Heart, Three Clouds of Pain”
Seriously, basketball gods? We finally have an inkling of hope that our beloved Los Angeles Clippers won’t totally self-immolate this season, and then you see fit to break Blake Griffin’s kneecap? Ah, cruel deities—can you do nothing to reward our years of steadfast devotion? Or are you so incensed with owner Donald Sterling’s botched facelift […]
Tags:basketball·Blake Griffin·Donald Sterling·hip-hop·Los Angeles Clippers·music·Nice & Smooth·sports
But Do They Know About the Rubio Mess?
October 5th, 2009 · 4 Comments
The NBA fans in the audience are surely aware that the Minnesota Timberwolves are about as hapless as they come nowadays—an even less promising squad than Microkhan’s beloved Los Angeles Clipppers, a team once declared “The Worst Franchise Ever” by Sports Illustrated. But the T’wolves’ woeful prospects haven’t affected the loyalty of a certain Nairobi […]
Tags:basketball·Kenya·Los Angeles Clippers·matatus·Minnesota Timberwolves·Nairobi·software
The Losers Club
April 16th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Those of you who read Microkhan’s debut post know that management reserves the right to veer away from estoerica on occasion, and delve into topics of a far more personal nature. Well, this is one of those times. Read on if you’d like a brief peek inside Microkhan’s troubled heart; otherwise, fear not, the polymathism […]