The Los Angeles Clippers first came into existence as the Buffalo Braves in 1970. The Braves were one of three expansion franchises to join the NBA that year (the Portland Trail Blazers and the Cleveland Cavaliers were the other two), as the league dueled with the upstart American Basketball Association for prominence. After struggling through their first few campaigns, the Braves soon found playoff success under the coaching of the legendary Dr. Jack Ramsay and high scoring Bob McAdoo. Unfortunately, drastic changes in the organization's ownership during the 1976-77 season threw the team into a tailspin, resulting in back-to-back losing seasons. Following a proposal by then-NBA attorney David Stern, the Braves were allowed to leave Buffalo after the 1977-78 season for San Diego. The deal was a complicated one, as Buffalo Braves owner John Y. Brown traded places with Boston Celtics owner Irv Levin. Levin, a California businessman, was unhappy in Boston and relished the opportunity to own a team in his home state. Levin immediately renamed the club the Clippers due to San Diego's bustling harbor and seaside locale. Under Levin, the Clippers posted respectable records, but could not seem to reach the playoffs due to a loaded Western Conference. In the Clippers' first San Diego season, their 43 victories were impressive, but just shy of playoff caliber. That year, six Western Conference playoff teams tallied at least 45 victories. After missing the playoffs for the third straight year, Clippers ownership again changed hands as Beverly Hills attorney and real estate mogul Donald T. Sterling purchased the team in June of 1981. Despite the play of new additions Tom Chambers and Terry Cummings, the Clippers continued to struggle in San Diego over the next few seasons. Injuries plagued the team and box office numbers plummeted. Finally, with attendance averaging fewer than 4,500 fans per game for the third consecutive season, Sterling moved the team north to Los Angeles in 1984. On November 1, 1984, the Los Angeles Clippers debuted at the Los Angeles Sports Arena with a 107-105 win over the New York Knicks. The arena became the team's home for the next fifteen seasons, during which the franchise snapped a playoff draught, hired NBA legend Elgin Baylor as Vice President of Basketball Operations, and landed 2 #1 overall draft picks in a 10 year span. The 1998-99 campaign marked the Clippers' final season at the L.A. Sports Arena as the team again changed addresses. In 1999-00, the franchise moved just up the street into the new state-of-the-art STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles. Since making the transition to STAPLES, the team has broken attendance records in each year of its residence and has added a crop of talented young players that have dazzled Los Angeles crowds.

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As of July 2013, it is not possible for the public to watch the LA Clippers practice. This is because of space constraints and because they wish to keep their signature moves and tactics private.

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they were originaly in san diego and there is a clipper ship there but they moved to la so they stuck with the name

Clipper ships were first built in about the 1850s.

The Los Angeles Galaxy play their home games at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

I think 18,990 for lakers games and I think it holds 19,010 people for clippers games. Visit Wikipedia for more

Then they would play each other. The court would change from the Clipper's court to the Laker's court each game and vice versa. Due to the intense popularity of the Lakers, both courts would technically be a home-court advantage for them.

They don't have an official mascot.

The LA Clippers is the same team that Buffalo Braves and San Diego Clippers with other city and name in the first case but is the same, so Randy Smith is the all time leading scorer with 12735 ponts

like only the LA Clippers is Elton Brand with 9336

they have never won a nba championship

Seating capacities vary for every STAPLES Center event. For basketball, the capacity is 19,079; for hockey it is 18,118. For concerts and other special events, the capacity nears 20,000 guests, depending on the set-up of the event. Check this site: (under S for seating Capacity) http://www.staplescenter.com/doublecol.php?section=guestservices&page=faqs

The Los Angeles Clippers have been practicing at the Spectrum Health Club in El Segundo, CA. Specifically at 2250 Park Place, El Segundo, CA 90245

This small , short bladed tool is used for clipping threads and ripping seams.

The owner of the LA Clippers, Donald Sterling, was allegedly recorded making very racially charged comments. The recording claims to be between him and his girlfriend, where he goes on to plead that his girlfriend not be seen with African American men in public. Due to these allegations, the NBA has banned Sterling for life from the LA Clippers and the NBA as a whole

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Obviously, because they are LA and LA is in CA.

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I believe you are asking about a Sears, JC Higgins C02 Air Rifle. If so, it was made by Crosman (model 180) for sears under the JC Higgins name, It has a wood stock. Mfg first in 1956-59 and then again with a die cast trigger housing from 1962-67.

In Prime 100% condition it is worth $180 but from what you say it's more like 20% condition at about $55.

Dr. Dennis Colonello of Beverly Hills is the Los Angeles Clippers Chiropractor and has been since 2010. You can see him treating the team on the Clippers instagram account. He travels with the team and the team visits his office regularly.