The Los Angeles Clippers have been scorching hot of late, and one fan will be eating their own words in the literal sense because of it.
Clippers blog editor Robert Flom, who works for independent site 213Hoops, is now realizing that he’d bitten off more than he can chew when responding to head coach, Ty Lue, with a taunting tweet on Dec. 20. At the time, the Clippers were 6-21 and looking like one of the worst teams in the NBA based on roster and payroll.
Lue told his team at that point that the goal was to finish the season 35-20. To this, Flom replied on X, saying, “If they go 15-3 in any stretch this season will print and eat this tweet.” Well, it just so happened that on Sunday, when the Clippers demolished the Brooklyn Nets 126-89, Flom’s challenge had been completed.
Leonard has been the catalyst in the Clippers’ surge, scoring at least 20 points now in 24 consecutive games. In the win over Brooklyn on Sunday, Leonard led all scorers with 28 points in 28 minutes. During the 18-game stretch, Leonard played in 15 of those games and has averaged 31.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.4 steals per game, while shooting over 43% from 3-point range.
To Flom’s credit, he plans to stay true to his word and eat them in the form of a printout during a podcast episode on Monday night.
During January, the Clippers are 10-3 and have won eight of their last nine games. Leonard also commented on the matter of Flom, expressing his concern, saying, “I don’t know how healthy that is for you.”
LA is now 21-24 and sitting in 10th place in the Western Conference.
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