Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyrone Lue is getting a lot of backlash after he laid out his team’s plans for the current regular season. On Sunday, Dec. 21, @hoopsalerts on Instagram uploaded a graphic design of Lue.
Lue said his Los Angeles-based team’s goal now is to finish the year with a 35-20 record. This came as a surprise to several onlookers, as the Clippers are settling for mediocrity despite expectations to go far this season. As it stands, coach Lue and the Clippers currently possess a 6-21 overall record.
“Ty Lue says the Clippers goal is to be 35-20 the rest of the season. ‘Our main goal is try to be 35-20 the rest of the way and just keep stacking wins from there.’ The Clippers are currently 6-21 😬,” @hoopsalerts on Instagram captioned with an emoji.
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Basketball fans online called for the firing of Lue from his role at the helm of the Clippers coaching staff.
“Fire Ty Lue, man,” one fan said.
“Ty’s a freaking JOKE not happening. Luka didn’t play second half due to an injury they will continue to lose and get KARMA for doing CP3 dirty,” another shared.
“Lue ain’t good no more,” another user claimed.
“Pack it up buddy,” a user wrote.
“It’s insane to think that a 41-41 season is just completely insane to even fathom for the Clippers this year but it’s just true,” one fan explained.
“Shouldn’t the goal be 55-0?” another fan posted.
“Not to be a negative Nelly, but let’s just take it one game at a time,” a fan commented.
The Clippers finished the 2024-25 campaign with an overall record of 50-32, as they finished as the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference. They then fought tooth and nail in the first round of the NBA playoffs against coach David Adelman’s Denver Nuggets, in which they lost in seven games, 4-3. If the Clippers’ current trend continues, they’ll lose out on postseason play entirely.
The Los Angeles Clippers Recently Snapped Their Five-Game Losing Streak
On Saturday, Dec. 20, the Los Angeles Clippers notched up a huge victory over their in-city rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, defeating them 103-88 on their home floor, the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
Prior to this big triumph, however, the Clippers were on the heels of a five-game losing streak. Los Angeles now looks to carry on the momentum in their next game against the Houston Rockets.
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