Los Angeles Clippers news: Last month, the entire NBA was shocked when the Los Angeles Clippers made arguably two of the biggest moves in this year’s free agency.

First, the team landed reigning Finals Clippers news MVP Kawhi Leonard, who decided to leave the Toronto Raptors after just one season. Then, a few minutes after the deal was announced, news broke out that the Clips have also traded for Paul George, who’s coming off an MVP-caliber season with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Unfortunately, this didn’t sit well with a lot of fans, especially those who are supporting the Clippers’ co-tenants at Staples Center, the Los Angeles Lakers.

World-renowned rapper and entrepreneur Ice Cube, who is also a die-hard Laker fan, admitted that he was a bit disappointed when both Leonard and George joined the Clippers. He even took a shot at both in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times’ Arash Markazi.

“I wish they would have come to the Lakers, but I guess they picked the team that they were more comfortable playing with. You got to be special to play for the Lakers. You have to be ready for all that comes with that. Those championship banners and those jerseys are looking down at you when you play for the Lakers, and it’s probably easier to play if you cover those up for some people.”

The Lakers have been trying to acquire Leonard since the summer of last year when he demanded a trade from the San Antonio Spurs. However, LA refused to include their entire young core during the discussions, which eventually led to Kawhi ending up with the Toronto Raptors, a team he would lead to a title a year later.

As for George, he had an opportunity to join the Lakers as a free agent last year, but he chose to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder, as he believed that they had a chance to compete for a title, which obviously didn’t happen as they were eliminated by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs.

Now, they’ve decided to team up with the Clippers to form one of the best defensive teams in the NBA next season. They may have no intention to initiate a rivalry with the Lakers, but it seems that people have already created that narrative. For Kawhi and PG, it’s all about winning championships. They don’t care about the history of the Purple and Gold, as they’re laser focused on writing their own.

Question now is, are they good enough to win it all next season?

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