How did the clippers get their name?

Answer 1

The Clippers began play in the NBA as the Buffalo Braves in 1970. The Braves moved to San Diego in 1978. Sometimes when teams move to a new city they change their name. In this case, the team changed their name from the Braves to the Clippers to represent the boating and sailing that can be done off the coast of San Diego in the Pacific Ocean. The Clippers then moved to Los Angeles in 1984. Instead of changing their name, they kept Clippers as the nickname.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Clippers began play in the NBA as the Buffalo Braves in 1970. The Braves moved to San Diego in 1978. Sometimes when teams move to a new city they change their name. In this case, the team changed their name from the Braves to the Clippers to represent the boating and sailing that can be done off the coast of San Diego in the Pacific Ocean. The Clippers then moved to Los Angeles in 1984. Instead of changing their name, they kept Clippers as the nickname.

Answer 3

Before the Los Angeles Clippers moved to LA in 1985, they were the San Diego Clippers from 1979-1984 and the Buffalo Braves between 1971-1978.

Answer 4

The San Diego Clippers are named for the ships that pass through San Diego Bay. In 1984, when the Clippers moved to Los Angeles, they kept their nickname.

Answer 5

After the team moved to San Diego, from Buffalo, they named themselves the Clippers after the large boating industry in their new city, as in, Clipper Ships.

Answer 6

When they moved to San Diego they were named the clippers to represent the boating and sailing you can do off the coast of San Diego in the pacific ocean

Answer 7

L A Clippers got their name from the types of ships that would traditionally port in LA. Clipper Ships.

Answer 8

they call the clippers LOB city due to all the alley-oop dunks to blake griffin and deandre jordan because when they throw an alley oop they just LOB it up