Los Angeles Clippers Colors, Facts and History
The Los Angeles Clippers wear navy blue, ember red, Pacific blue and silver.
- League
- National Basketball Association ยท Western Conference Pacific
- City
- Inglewood, California
- Home
- Intuit Dome (18,000 seats)
- Founded
- 1970
- NBA championships
- 0
- Head coach
- Tyronn Lue (Oct 2026)
- Colors
- Navy blue, ember red, Pacific blue, silver
- Recent All-Stars
- Kawhi Leonard (2026 NBA All-Star Game roster)
Los Angeles Clippers history
Buffalo was the first home of this franchise, which started in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves, an expansion club. Bob McAdoo, later a Hall of Famer, helped the Braves reach the playoffs three times in eight Buffalo seasons. A dispute over Memorial Auditorium and a sale of the club sent it west to San Diego in 1978, where the new Clippers name pointed to the old sailing ships out in the bay.
Six San Diego seasons passed with no playoff trip at all. Then, in 1984, owner Donald Sterling moved the team to Los Angeles without league approval, a move that stood after a court fight. From 1999 to 2024 the Clippers shared Crypto.com Arena with the Lakers, Sparks and Kings. Their own building, Intuit Dome in Inglewood, holds about 18,000 fans.
Did you know?
- Before landing in Los Angeles, the team went by the Buffalo Braves and then the San Diego Clippers.
- Fans often shorten the name to the Clips or simply LAC.
- In the 27 seasons after arriving in Los Angeles, the Clippers reached the postseason just four times.
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Questions about the Los Angeles Clippers
Where do the Clippers play home games?
Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, has been their home court since 2024.
Have the Clippers ever won an NBA title?
No. The franchise has zero NBA championships so far.
Sources
- Wikidata Q976396, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: Los Angeles Clippers, checked October 8, 2026
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