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LA Clippers Roundtable: Our Tribute to Ralph Lawler

By Garrett Chorpenning

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - OCTOBER 30: LA Clippers announcer, Ralph Lawler smiles before the LA Clippers game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 30, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - OCTOBER 30: LA Clippers announcer, Ralph Lawler smiles before the LA Clippers game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 30, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – OCTOBER 30: LA Clippers announcer, Ralph Lawler smiles before the LA Clippers game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 30, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – OCTOBER 30: LA Clippers announcer, Ralph Lawler smiles before the LA Clippers game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 30, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Ahead of longtime LA Clippers play-by-play broadcaster Ralph Lawler’s final regular season game, we got together and discussed our favorite Lawler moments.

After spending 40 years with the LA Clippers, legendary play-by-play broadcaster Ralph Lawler will call his final regular season game on Wednesday night when the Clippers host the Utah Jazz.

There isn’t a lot that any of us could say about Lawler that would truly capture our feelings about the man. Not only has he stuck around with one of the worst-performing franchises in all of sports, but he and his wife, Jo, have arguably been the team’s biggest supporters over the years.

Lawler has called well over 3,000 games over the course of his 40-year career, and has given his all for each and every one. He never takes a day off, never puts himself first, and he certainly never arrives to the arena unprepared.

He’s what’s made LA Clippers basketball so special to fans across the country, across the world, and although he’d never admit it himself, he absolutely deserves every honor that could be given to him.

To celebrate Lawler’s final regular season game with the LA Clippers, we rounded up some of the Clipperholics staff to discuss our favorite moments, and what it is that we feel makes Lawler so special.

Here’s to Ralph Lawler, and his unforgettable career.

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