The Clippers are having a nightmare season, and rumors of Kawhi Leonard or James Harden being traded were shut down. Senior NBA writer of The Athletic, Sam Amick, shed light on the situation when he was asked about Leonard and Harden’s trade possibility. Amick was brutally honest with his response, and NBA fans couldn’t agree more.
Amick mentioned that Steve Ballmer has a borderline insane addiction to the Clippers group. He discussed Leonard’s involvement in the NBA cheating scandal. Amick outlined the problems on the team and highlighted that Ballmer has never wavered in his loyalty to Kwai. He also talked about how poorly they handled the Chris Paul situation.
NBA fans were 100 percent on the same page with Amick as to dropping wild reactions, trolling Steve Ballmer for not giving up on Leonard or Harden. Here are some reactions from X.
The Clippers are unlikely to trade James Harden or Kawhi Leonard, per @sam_amick.
“Steve Ballmer man, he’s got this ‘borderline insane’ addiction to this group.”
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) December 9, 2025
“Dude doesn’t wanna admit he’s wrong. But, it makes sense bc he originally said iPhones would be a failure (face with tears of joy),” one fan commented.
“Ballmer is so addicted to keeping Kawhi happy that he had to do schemes with Aspiration to hide Kawhi’s additional salary lmao,” another fan wrote.
“This is why they lost PG for nothing. incompetent ass franchise,” one fan responded.
NBA Fans Continued To Slam Steve Ballmer For The Team’s Struggles
Fans held nothing back as they continued to slam Ballmer for the team’s struggles. Several fans called him out for the whole Chris Paul situation. Some NBA fans believe the team will not improve for the next five years.
“That’s exactly why the Clippers are in purgatory and will be for the next 5 years,” one fan wrote.
That’s exactly why the Clippers are in purgatory and will be for the next 5 years
— kap (@hopefulmetsfan) December 9, 2025
“Lou will is still made PG and Kahwi came.. clippers been cooked ever since,” wrote one fan.
“Crazy. At this point you have literally no other option except to blow it up and take any picks you can get for them,” one fan chipped in.
NBA fans took this moment to lash out at Steve Ballmer. The Clippers got off to an awful start, and things are not going to get any better for the team. Hopefully, trading for a few players might help them. However, everything seems to have fallen out of place.
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