Prior to the 2019–20 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers chose to go into win-now mode by teaming up Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Many believed the Los Angeles Clippers would crush the Los Angeles Lakers and govern the city of Los Angeles when the pair first started playing together.
But a few years down the line, the Los Angeles Clippers, with their duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, are yet to make a huge impact on the team. Sure, the Clippers have destroyed the Lakers during their regular season matchups, but come playoff time, the Clippers are yet to even make the NBA Finals since pairing up Leonard and George.
The Lakers, on the other hand, traded for Anthony Davis in order to create a superstar duo with AD and LeBron James. The gamble helped the Purple and Gold in winning the 2020 NBA Championship,
Kawhi Leonard And Paul George Have Failed To Impress NBA Fans
After winning the 2020 NBA Champions, the Lakers have struggled to get back into that form. As a result, they have become an easy target for the media to troll. But their noisy neighbors, the Clippers, aren’t doing that well either.
To be precise, the duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George may seem exciting on paper. Still, due to constant injury troubles, the duo hasn’t really been available for the organization.
As mentioned in the above-attached tweet, LeBron James and the Lakers have taken a lot of heat for their failures in the past two seasons. But Kawhi and George have been very disappointing as well. Here’s what fans think of that narrative:
We ain’t forget how everybody said it was gonna be a Lakers Clippers WCF matchup 😂
— Kenny (@804_Kenny) January 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/1Caspa_/status/1613408742552526856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1613408742552526856%7Ctwgr%5E427ef83ccc63666742d62bd74b1e223dae39db76%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffadeawayworld.net%2Fnba-media%2Fkawhi-and-paul-george-are-bigger-disappointments-than-lebron-james-and-the-lakers-nba-fans-agree-that-the-clippers-have-failed-to-impress
— -Whit2wavvy (@whit2wavvy) January 12, 2023
Especially the expectations going in. They were literally debating if they were going to be the greatest defensive team of all time. Then the 3-1 meltdown in the bubble was epically funny.
— Jig1388 (@jig1388) January 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/Mitt7593/status/1613390509439090688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1613390509439090688%7Ctwgr%5E427ef83ccc63666742d62bd74b1e223dae39db76%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffadeawayworld.net%2Fnba-media%2Fkawhi-and-paul-george-are-bigger-disappointments-than-lebron-james-and-the-lakers-nba-fans-agree-that-the-clippers-have-failed-to-impress
Gave up all them picks and sga for one western conference finals appearance in what, 4 years?
— Scott 🦈 (@Enriched_Sniper) January 12, 2023
Since the pairing up of Kawhi and PG13, the expectations have always been sky-high from the Clippers. But so far, they are yet to fulfill those expectations. Even in the 2022-23 NBA season, the Clippers have a 22-21 record, which is definitely lower than what was expected of the team before the start of the season.
Source: https://fadeawayworld.net
