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For The Love Of God, Steve Ballmer, Let Kanye Redesign The Clippers Mascot
This afternoon, Kanye West tweeted out something I think we've all been thinking:
The new mascot, "Chuck the Condor" sucks. Even Clippers center DeAndre Jordan thinks so:
As a Clipper fan myself, I've hung my head in shame over this season's Clippers aesthetic (including that godawful logo). Chuck, I'm sorry to say, has only served to rub salt in the wound of what has been a pretty rough season. And while I don't necessarily agree with "Millertime" here below, I can see where he's coming from:
I mean the clippers mascot really is ugly it look like a Arby's sandwich
— Mari (@NotoriousPAPl) March 13, 2016
Of course, #NBATwitter is having a field day right now:
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Exclusive look at Kanye West's redesigned Clippers mascot *must credt* pic.twitter.com/8pimIDCM1D
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) March 13, 2016
The new Clippers mascot. pic.twitter.com/go63wBLwi2
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) March 13, 2016
I gotchu RT @kanyewest Steve Ballmer can I please redesign the Clippers mascot pic.twitter.com/iGFWHOTe07
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) March 13, 2016
Chuck the Condor himself "flapped back," citing a line from Kanye's ouevre:
I miss the old Kanye. https://t.co/staijL8Jpf
— Chuck The Condor (@ChuckTheCondor) March 13, 2016
Yeezy: if you need any suggestions for the redesign, call me.
Update, 4:38 p.m.: Steve has spoken.
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@kanyewest @LAClippers love Chuck but love your creativity. Lets talk. Lunch?
— Steve Ballmer (@Steven_Ballmer) March 13, 2016
@kanyewest Better than lunch. Let's grab a Clips game together and talk
— Steve Ballmer (@Steven_Ballmer) March 13, 2016
This is the thread that just keeps on giving. "Tony Bang" feels it!
@Steven_Ballmer @axperhrant @kanyewest in other words swag us out like Drake did with the Raptors
— Tony Bang (@alwaysonlytony) March 13, 2016
Twitter Forever.
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