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The Clippers are all out, Jenny Bass is the poorest, Ballmer is the richest, but the two are more stingy than the other

8:20pm, 12 May 2025【Basketball】

With the Nuggets breaking out with a super strong offensive in the second half, the Clippers also announced that the season's playoff journey was completely over, and the tiebreak battle ended in a completely defeat. The Los Angeles two-role Clippers and Lakers were also eliminated.

Los Angeles is a big football market, and it is also backed by the Hollywood signboard. Many players want to come here to play. It can gain extremely high attention and bring great commercial value. James, Doncic and Leonard Harden, the leading stars of both teams are all true superstars. But their teams ended their journey in the first round. The Lakers were swept by the Timberwolves 4:1 gentleman, and the Clippers fought to the tiebreak and lost. The former Los Angeles two heroes also became Los Angeles two bugs, which is a big reason for this is related to the team's investment.

The Lakers' market value is in the top three of all NBA teams. The team's value is nearly 7 billion US dollars. The team's owner Jenny Buss ranks the lowest in the league. Her biggest asset is the Lakers. Although she has decision-making and operation rights, she only owns a small part of the equity. For this reason, every year's transactions and signings are made up, and she specializes in picking some unnecessary scraps. Everyone knows that the Lakers need a center who can stand out, which can not only be called their inside defense, but also complete a pick-and-roll with Dongcic.

Jenny Buss just didn't want to get a center, and even voluntarily canceled the center transaction for a draft pick, but in the end he got it out early. Ballmer can be said to be the richest boss in the NBA. He spent $2 billion to build an exclusive Clippers stadium, but this year's Clippers have not even met the luxury tax standards. Zubac made it purely through personal efforts. Harden once again proved that he could not fight hard battles at all and urgently needed a new star training. Perhaps because he was scared of George and Leonard, Ballmer was unwilling to invest heavily again. The final result is that the Clippers will become more passive as they play to the end, and Harden's disadvantages are further amplified. He fought to the tiebreak but was eliminated with a crushing defeat.