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Clippers rout Sacramento, then dedicate the night to suspended owner Ballmer

The Clippers opened 2026/27 with a 121-96 win over Sacramento and dedicated the night to Steve Ballmer, the owner suspended by the league.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/22/2026, 12:18

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Os Clippers abriram a temporada 2026/27 com um atropelo de 121-96 sobre Sacramento na noite de quarta-feira e passaram boa parte do pós-jogo falando sobre o homem que não estava no ginásio.

Tyronn Lue dirige o time sem Kawhi Leonard, que não está mais lá, e sem Brandon Ingram, Max Strus e Jordan Miller, três de vários jogadores afastados por lesão no começo da campanha. Para quem cobre a franquia, este é o teste mais duro da passagem dele em Los Angeles.

A complicação fora da quadra fica no camarote do dono. Steve Ballmer está suspenso por toda a temporada 2026/27 depois que a liga concluiu que a franquia violou as regras de burla ao teto salarial.

O vestiário não fingiu o contrário. Darius Garland e Brook Lopez disseram que sentem falta da energia de Ballmer à beira do Intuit Dome, e Lue entregou a vitória a ele.

Lue disse:

Antes de tudo, essa vitória foi para o Sr. Ballmer. Só quero agradecer por tudo e ainda estamos lutando por ele. … Nós o mantemos em nossos corações. Ele proporcionou uma ótima vida para todos neste ginásio. Um dos melhores homens que conheço.

Nem todo mundo na cidade leu a noite assim. A colunista Mirjam Swanson argumentou que o clube deveria lutar pelos torcedores, e não pelo bilionário no centro do escândalo que custou à organização cinco escolhas de primeira rodada. A equipe deixou 4.000 clientes trocarem suas camisas de Leonard, a número 2, por outras novas, mas, na visão dela, o esforço para recompensar a torcida não foi nem de longe suficiente.

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