
The Los Angeles Clippers have done the unthinkable: they've gone 15-3 dating to back to December. This means amazing things for the Los Angeles franchise, which is now 21-24 after starting the season an abysmal 6-21, but it also means an unfortunate twist fate for one Clippers fan and podcaster.
Back when the Clippers were just 6-21, Robert Flom of the blog 213Hoops posted on X that if the Clippers went 15-3 in their upcoming stretch, he would eat his post.
Well, the fateful day has arrived, and the Clippers aren't going to let Flom forget it. Fans in "The Wall" the specially designed seating area in Intuit Dome for only the fiercest of Clippers fans, held up a large cardboard sign of Flom's post as the Clippers went on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 126-89, reminding Flom of his regretful promise.
Ty Lue got in on the fun after the game, jokingly calling out Flom in his postgame interview and the Clippers social media team got in on the fun too.
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, who scored a team-leading 28 points in the win over the Nets along with five rebounds and two assists, had his own reaction after the game when reporters explained the sign in The Wall and the story behind it.
"He should try to see if he can eat something else. I don't know how healthy that is for you," Leonard said (via The Sporting Tribune).
All jokes aside, the story around Flom's post-eating escapades reveals something deeper about the Clippers fanbase as a whole and just how dedicated they are to their team.
When Ty Lue made the declaration in December while the team was in mid-collapse that all the Clippers needed to do was go 35-20 to finish the season shoot for the play-in tournament, it seemed like a hopeless attempt at lifting the spirits of his team and fan base.
But, with every win in the Clippers' miracle run it seems more and more likely and the fans have bought in now more than ever.
The Clippers may live at times in the shadow of the other basketball franchise in Los Angeles, but their fans are their own breed of loyalty. The fact that The Wall even exists is proof of that, as are posts like Flom's that show the fanbase's self-deprecating awareness and fervent passion for their team.
No matter how the Clippers' season ends at this point, what's transpired over the course of the last month proves yet again that there is truly no other fanbase quite like the one that packs the Intuit Dome night after night.