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Bill Walton and Ralph Lawler to call final regular season game

By Kenneth Hawkes

(Los Angeles, Ca ? Saturday, February 28, 2009) LA Clippers play by play announcer Ralph Lawler shares a laugh with stage manager Brittany Savelkoul, left, and partner Mike Smith. (Photo by Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
(Los Angeles, Ca ? Saturday, February 28, 2009) LA Clippers play by play announcer Ralph Lawler shares a laugh with stage manager Brittany Savelkoul, left, and partner Mike Smith. (Photo by Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) /
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For his final game with the LA Clippers, Ralph Lawler will be joined by Bill Walton and will receive in-game honors.

On Thursday, April 10th, a celebration of the great Ralph Lawler will commence. He will call his final LA Clippers regular season game with the assistance of Bill Walton. Ralph’s 40 season career as the head announcer for the Clippers will never be underappreciated. Contributing his whole life to what he loved, his enormous impact on the Clippers organization will leave a mark forever engraved in Staples Center.

Ralph was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and will rightfully call the Clippers last game. Accompanied by his friend and fellow NBA voice, Bill Walton, Ralph will be more than comfortable with his assignment: speaking over a LA Clippers game. Their opponent, the Utah Jazz, will be nothing special to Ralph. However, the Clippers do face the challenge in overcoming this opponent to provide a win in honor of Ralph.

Part of attending the event will be a free Lawler bobblehead. This bobblehead will voice some of his famous expressions, including widely known phrases like, “Oh me, oh my” and “The lob, the jam!” which gave Lob City a dramatic taste to it.

Among the celebration will be a halftime ceremony featuring numerous special guests and a tribute video for his prolific career as a NBA broadcaster. In addition to his commendations, the Clippers will unveil a logo at half-court honoring Lawler. The festivities also include a specialized shirt worn by the players for the plethora of years he has dedicated to this organization.

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Ralph will be forever remembered by the whole entourage of the NBA, but especially in Clipper fan hearts. In more than 3,000 games called, Ralph truly envelopes the LA Clippers.

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