Steve Ballmer’s ‘crazy addiction’ derailed rebuild, says Insider
As rumors are swirling around the Los Angeles Clippers as the team goes through a terrible start to the season, there could be talk of rebuilding and tearing it down. With The Clippers are going through other kinds of dramalike the whole Chris Paul situation, an NBA insider is talking about how he owns it Steve Ballmer has derailed any kind of rebuilding situation.
The Athletics’ Sam Amick would appear on FanDuel’s “Run It Back” and say Los Angeles should cut him but for Ballmer’s “borderline crazy addiction” current roster, that won’t happen. Except we have players as stars James Hardenthe one Amick mentions is how Ballmer “never wavered in his loyalty” Kawhi Leonard.
“I don’t see it because, Steve Ballmer, man, he just got this, inexplicable, in my opinion, borderline crazy addiction to this group. If that makes sense,” Ballmer said. “I don’t understand that, because when you’re talking about Kawhi, regardless of the truth about that scandal. The level of control and distraction that came from that partnership with Kawhi was so problematic, but Steve has never wavered in his loyalty to Kawhi and continues to move down that path.”
The Clippers are looking at the summer of 2027
There is no doubt that it is the Clippers rumors will continue, but one has to wonder why Ballmer likes the current team so much, despite a disappointing start to the season, which is an understatement. Looking to the potential future, Amick would mention that the team might want to let this team go for a few more seasons until the contracts increase in the summer of 2027.
“And they’ve been looking at the summer of 2027 for a while now, and it seems to me that’s still the way they’re going, to stick with what they’ve got, that’s how bad this is,” Amick said.
Los Angeles is 6-18 heading into their next game against the Houston Rockets on Thursday.
2025-12-09 23:29:00
