The Travesty in a Nutshell

Until their 2010 first-round draft choice inevitably blows out his ACL before scoring a single point, we will not blog about our beloved Los Angeles Clippers again. But we couldn't let this dismal season pass without dredging up an anecdote that sums up the franchise's eternal woes in about as concise a package imaginable. It comes from a decade-old Los Angeles Times column, in which a former Clippers coach recounts the big boss's ridiculously skinflint ways:

"I'll never forget [owner Donald...