Bruce Bowen Fired By Clippers For Kawhi Comments

[superbigtime]

is comical at this point. Bruce’s comments were a mild critique; as were Tony’s, Manu’s and David’s. This desperate attempt to spin those quotes as attacks is just pathetic.

Absolutely embarrassing from an organization standpoint for the Clips, too: firing a guy who, months ago, criticized a player you would like to acquire in a year. I mean Jesus, have some integrity.

it's just pathetic.

[SouthTexasRancher]

To with both LaLa Land teams. May they both miss the playoffs this coming season. The Clips however, will not land Kawhitter.

[bic50]

Can't have someone around who might have hurt Kawhi's feelings.

I swear, Nephew has the psyche of a ing five year old.

doubt Kawhi had anything to do with his firing

[DMC]

I read somewhere that she was done with chemo. Best wishes to them though. I'm sure that was a tough call.

I'm sure it wasn't.

[DMC]

Can't have Bruce throwing shade at Kawhi as if he's a Spurs announcer. KL could very well want to play for the Clippers, and just Bruce being there could be the reason he wouldn't. Possibly they just used the comments as a misdirection, in reality they wanted to remove anything Spurs from the potential path of Kawhi Leonard.

[Ice009]

Jerry West must really like Kawhi.

Jerry West absolutely loves Kawhi. I remember seeing a short clip of him a couple of years ago saying that Kawhi is one of his favourite players to watch, or he may have even said that he is his favourite player (I can't remember exactly what he said, but he's a huge Kawhi fan). You can bet your ass he wants Kawhi on his team over 99% of the rest of the players in the NBA.

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I'm sure it wasn't.

If what I read is true, then she's already been cleared of cancer. But perhaps you're correct...walk a day in his shoes and all.

[BatManu20]

Kawhi’s suckage getting former Spurs players fired smh.. unreal.

[BatManu20]

Kawhi will never be a Clipper. Bruce getting the axe for nothing. ing lame.

[anon]

Jerry West must really like Kawhi.

Unironically this. We've known for quite some time now that Jerry thinks his organization has a shot at Kawhi. West knows who holds the power in today's league. Silver lining for the Spurs is we got another martyr from the glory days to circlejerk around.

Suit up Bow!

[R to the P McMurphy]

F kiwi. Long live Bruce.

[Stabula]

Tbh, a lot of our fans didn't like Bruce to begin with. People felt he didn't mesh well with Ralph. I didn't mind him because he was actually willing to be critical of Doc and Austin instead of toeing the company line (plus anyone's better than Mike Smith). But I'm not surprised that he's not coming back next season. ty reason to fire him, though - of course a former Spur is going to take the Spurs' side.

Not saying this in a mean-spirited way but honestly why do you still support this franchise at this point?

[Stabula]

Good firing tbqh

You cannot publicly bully a re who cannot defend himself on the public stage. There are laws that protect invalids and re s.

Good on you clips

[venitian navigator]

what is weird is that I see till now nobody on tv having to say a word about that...and that's horrible because means that all these supposed journalist are ok about a firing just because somebody has expressed his legitimate opinion. I frankly think not only that's against the right of free speach and the right to have and express an opinion on facts, but also gives you the exact amount of credibility about a cathegory of journalist that don't rise up against a policy that deprive them of the only quality they should have alias express their real opinions of the matters they are gonna speak about.
That means they are just puppets with mouths ready to just say what somebody else already has told them to say.
So...no credibility at all and all these supposed journalist are simply trash...

[duncan2k5]

I doubt Bowen's comments were out of loyalty or that his firing was a directive from Leonard's representative(s).

The former was probably more so what we've seen from myriad Spurs alumni: They are proud to have had a hand, however small, in building the vaunted "culture" and contributing to the success that made this the premiere organization in sports the past 2 decades. Naturally, they don't want anyone (least of all, someone who was late to the party and who the organization had a sizable role in developing) attempting to denigrate it.

The latter was probably more so due diligence. The Clippers, like any organization believed to have a chance to sign a superstar or star, is going to do everything in their power to make that happen. And let's be honest, Bowen is easily disposable not just in terms of role, but in the fact that he's been affiliated with them for one measly season.

Finally someone with common sense

[duncan2k5]

You guys are being misled... Woj never said the clippers stated that as the reason they fired Bowen... He simply wrote two facts next to each other... Bowen criticized Kawhi... Months later his contract wasn't renewed... The rest is sheer speculation... Kawhi nor his team didn't order them to do anything... I doubt Kawhi cares what Bowen thinks... He isn't his teammate that he had played with for his entire career throwing him under the bus... This is simply the clippers doing what they feel is best to get Kawhi... Bowen was cringy as an analyst... Great Spur... But come o

[John B]

Clippers have a real shot at Kawhi and doesn’t want to scare him away. Such a wuss

[Othyus Lalanne]

Clippers have a real shot at Kawhi and doesn’t want to scare him away. Such a wuss

We have no idea if he would care or not.

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We have no idea if he would care or not.

Who is this "we" you speak of? You're a sac holder.

[Coach X]

Organizations giving players additional power, like if they didn't have enough in the NBA. Ironic.

[DAF86]

You guys are being misled... Woj never said the clippers stated that as the reason they fired Bowen... He simply wrote two facts next to each other... Bowen criticized Kawhi... Months later his contract wasn't renewed... The rest is sheer speculation... Kawhi nor his team didn't order them to do anything... I doubt Kawhi cares what Bowen thinks... He isn't his teammate that he had played with for his entire career throwing him under the bus... This is simply the clippers doing what they feel is best to get Kawhi... Bowen was cringy as an analyst... Great Spur... But come o

Why are you here still trying to defend Kawhi?

[exstatic]

Why are you here still trying to defend Kawhi?

Exactly. After seeing his butthurt over Parker's comments, West fired Bowen as a pre-emptive move for next summer. No one said that Kawhi told them to do this, but the fact remains that this was done to placate his sensitive ego.

[Clipper Nation]

Not saying this in a mean-spirited way but honestly why do you still support this franchise at this point?

At the end of the day, even with their tendency to be the corniest franchise in the league, the Clippers still have the richest owner in pro sports, the best executive in league history, and tons of cap space and flexibility starting next offseason. I was a fan during the Sterling era, and this is way better by comparison.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Unless Matt Bonner is fired theirs just no room for Bruce at spurs sports and entertainment.

[Uncle Dennis]

You guys are being misled... Woj never said the clippers stated that as the reason they fired Bowen... He simply wrote two facts next to each other... Bowen criticized Kawhi... Months later his contract wasn't renewed... The rest is sheer speculation... Kawhi nor his team didn't order them to do anything... I doubt Kawhi cares what Bowen thinks... He isn't his teammate that he had played with for his entire career throwing him under the bus... This is simply the clippers doing what they feel is best to get Kawhi... Bowen was cringy as an analyst... Great Spur... But come o

Nobody talks like that to my Son-figure.