The Clippers’ new arena gimmick even had Kevin Durant missing clutch free throws

Los Angeles Clippers governor Steve Ballmer spent $2 billion in an attempt to finally get out of the Lakers’ shadow. The Intuit Dome — the Clippers’ state-of-the-art arena — is the result, and on Wednesday night it hosted its first ever game as LA’s other team faced the Phoenix Suns.

The Suns beat the Clippers, 116-113, in overtime. The Clippers were without injured star Kawhi Leonard for this game, and also saw Paul George walk to the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency this summer over a contract dispute. The Clippers are probably going to struggle this year in a loaded Western Conference, but they have one thing going for

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