Bill Simmons, free from the shackles of ESPN, has been letting people have it on Twitter. Simmons, who is now signed with HBO, is clearly not being told to tone down his opinions. His latest target was the Los Angeles Clippers organization.
Simmons, a Clippers season ticket holder, let off a slew of tweets that bashed the Clippers as one of the NBA’s three most dysfunctional franchises. Along the way he compared billionaire owner Steve Ballmer to deposed, reviled ex-owner Donald Sterling.
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1. Steve Ballmer seems like a nice enough guy. Donald Sterling was one of the worst human being who ever owned a pro sports franchise.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
2. With that said - since last summer, the Ballmer Clips have been just as much of disaster behind the scenes as the Sterling Clips were. — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
3. Ballmer has shown ZERO evidence that he knows what he's doing. And it's been the best kept secret in the NBA for 15-16 months.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
4. The Clips organization has been as dysfunctional as ever - not just the team but especially off the court. It's a laundry list of things. — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
5. And I'm gonna be interested to see which reporter jeopardizes their long-term access/connections to write the story... Cuz it's coming...
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
6. Three most dysfunctional NBA organizations right now are the Kings, Hornets and Clippers and I am not sure of the order... (Ok I'm done) — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
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Alright, take a breath and digest all that, because Simmons had one more barb aimed at New York fans. Never forget he came up as a Boston sports guy with no love for the Big Apple.
PS: Sorry to offend the Knicks and Nets fans that you don't have a top-3 most dysfunctional NBA organization... You were honorable mention.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
It’s good that Simmons made the distinction between Ballmer and Sterling beyond the fact that they own/have owned the Clippers. While Ballmer’s viewed as something of a crazy man at the games, and was just forced to fork over $250,000 because of the DeAndre Jordan contract fiasco, Sterling made blatantly racist comments that were recorded on tape. He also has a lengthy history of housing discrimination against minorities, and an equally long history of using his money to submit them in litigation. Simmons has just been on fire lately, and he’s building big anticipation for his return to podcasting on Oct. 1.
FYI: my podcast returns on October 1st. New name, new sponsors. — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 24, 2015
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