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    Arash Markazi: Clippers shed 'little brother' status while Lakers lean on legacy

    by Arash Markazi, Los Angeles Times Jun 08, 2019 3 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - As Snoop Dogg made the media rounds during the NBA Finals, he echoed a familiar opinion we've heard around Los Angeles for years. "The Clippers are the Lakers' little brother," he said. "They're always going to be our little brother."

    He isn't necessarily wrong. From 1976 to 2011, the Clippers franchise had four postseason appearances, three winning seasons and one playoff series win. During the same stretch, the Lakers went to the playoffs 35 times, the NBA Finals 16 times and won the championship 10 times.

    Calling them a "little brother" during this period

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