Clippers Staples Center lease expires in 2013-2014

[kingBynum]

Doubt cheap sterling will move. They just built the new practice facility and no one or city is gonna fund a new arena, heck they can't even get one for the NFL

[devin112]

Wow... great question. In 13 years as a fan I'm not even sure . I would think so.... but not positive. I agree it would be a mental shadow looming to know you share a court. I guess it's not much different than sharing it with another sports team like Hockey though because it means it's not exclusively yours.

I was just told though that it's extremely unlikely. Clippers are selling out every game making a ton of money.

One of my friends dad is a construction worker who worked in the construction of it and he brought me along years ago when they had it open showing for the workers and their families.

They even let us check out the locker rooms and yes Clippers and Lakers have their own- same size just different colors. The Staples main tenant isn't actually the Lakers but the Kings and the reason why the seats inside staples is purple is because of the Kings.

[Meticode]

Sharing a center must be horrible. Do they have 2 different locker rooms for the Lakers and Clippers?

Yes they do.

[Ronin]

Move to San Francisco

[iDefend5]

Move to San Francisco

Warriors

[kingBynum]

Move to San Francisco

you guys have golden state and Sac already

[FindingTim]

Santa Monica, baby. Stadium on the beach. build it on a warf/harbor, have clippers in the harbor (they are boats right?). And aquariums. the area should have aquariums. I know it sounds a little out there, but it would be dope. Think SBC Park but in west LA. Also, a uniform adjustment would keep things fresh; not an overhaul, just a tinkering.

[EllEffEll]

The Clippers sold out their season tickets this season for the first time ever. Moving to SD or OC makes little to no business sense when you could lose a big chunk of your season ticket holders and have to play in an arena that is 2nd rate compared to Staples. Especially now that the LA Live area is built up. I can't see Honda Center, or any other SoCal arena competing with that.

The arenas the Clippers used to play in are *S*holes compared to Staples. Heck, they are *S*holes compared to the Forum. As far as I am concerned, they seem to have finally carved out their own identity here. Going to a Clippers game is a distinctly different experience than going to a Laker game even though they are in the same arena, and even have games on the same day. IMHO, they have no reason to harbor an inferiority complex just because they play in the same arena as the Lakers.

[Babalu]

is sterling still the owner?

then the clippers are staying.

[bluechox2]

Clippersfan86 with 1,367 posts last week alone

[EnoughSaid]

So they re-do the floor every single time? That must be so annoying.

[LemonMan]

Clippersfan86 with 1,367 posts last week alone

so what? hating on someone being a big fan of ball sounds stupid to me

[bluechox2]

so what? hating on someone being a big fan of ball sounds stupid to me

who said im hating your assumptions are wrong

[Scholar]

The Clippers need to move back to San Diego.

It must be embarrassing being on the Clippers' roster, looking up and seeing nothing but Lakers' 16 banners and various retired jerseys of players who never would even consider signing with the Clips.

Having an arena of their own would make things easier for them because they won't have to be embarrassed being in an arena, looking up and seeing nothing but Lakers' 16 banners and various retired jerseys of players who never would even consider signing with the Clips.

[dab0yech0]

Im sure they will just come up with a new contract.

CP3 would be pissed because he just bought a house in Bel Air. Most of the team currently owns houses in the Playa Vista area, not to mention our state of the art practice facility is there.

There is no way I mean no way in hell the Clippers move. Sterling spent tons on that facility.