C****er Darrell: Just when you thought YOU had a dysfunctional organization

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Disgusting. I got a chance to meet him before a game, he is one of the nicest guys around and a true fan.

    http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport...n-asked-to-drop-name-20120229,0,2391911.story

     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Donald Sterling is something else.
     
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    It really sucks. I've met the guy too. But I get it. He doesn't work for the Clippers and people might assume he does. I think the solution is to hire him, but if they don't want to, well that sucks.
     
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  4. EL PRESIDENTE

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    Did they hire Larry Miller to write their press release?

    http://clippers.ocregister.com/2012/02/29/clippers-statement-regarding-clipper-darrell/

    That is just disgusting. They're going to lose Blake Griffin over this eventually. Watch.

    Way to burn a fucking bridge with your most consistent fan.
     
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    Oh, so they have offered to work with him. There you go.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    It's a completely ham-fisted, semi-retarded way to handle PR ... in other words, "vintage Clippers."
     
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  7. EL PRESIDENTE

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    do you really trust what Sterling has to say?
     
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    BlazerWookiee better watch out, he's going to have the Blazers and Lucas Films on his ass.
     
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    I think it's kind of shady for the guy to pass himself off as "Clipper Darrell", as it does seem to insinuate an official connection to the team.

    The smart move is to distance yourself from the guy, in case something goes haywire at one of his appearances.

    Protect your brand. Hard for me to get upset about this one. He should just change his name to "LA Darrell", or something like that, and go on making appearances.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    He was offered quite a bit of money to become a Mavs fan by Mark Cuban.


    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/arash_markazi/04/28/clipper-darrell/index.html
    http://logan-logsblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/clipper-darrell.html
    What's next, let's sue blazers edge.com?
     
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    I agree. The team gives him free tickets and he seemingly plays himself off as a member of the franchise at various events and also seemingly makes money from it all. If true, that's whack. I can see why the team is unhappy.
     
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    Hmmm. Maybe it's time to think about a new name for myself.
     
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    Do they even own the rights to Clipper? They're the Clippers.
     
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    If his fame and appearances weren't from his antics at Clipper games, I'd agree with you. It would be hard for him to argue that his nickname (and appearances) are not derived from the NBA franchise.
     
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    What did happen to the Blazer Hippie?
     
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    http://clipperdarrell.com/2012/02/29/i-am-devastated/

    Wow that sucks... Leave it to Sterling to fuck things up.
     
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  17. EL PRESIDENTE

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    He should turn into "Greased-up Darrell".
     
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    He should change his last name to Clipper. LOL that would be insane and nothing the Clips could do about it. All he has to say is "Hey that is my legal name fuckheads"
     
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    Or his first name.
     
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    Or his first name to "Clipper" and his last name to "Darrell."
     
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