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Los Angeles Clippers

American basketball team
Also known as: Buffalo Braves, San Diego Clippers
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Los Angeles Clippers, American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles that plays in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was originally based in Buffalo, New York, and was known as the Buffalo Braves upon joining the NBA in 1970 alongside fellow expansion teams the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers. The Braves posted losing records in each of their first three seasons before running off three consecutive winning...

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