On Sunday evening we reported that the Clippers engaged in a heated argument after their loss to the Toronto Raptors, their 7th loss in the last nine games.
Now reports are circulating that it involved Josh Smith and an unnamed coach according to the Orange County Register’s Dan Woike.
Loud commotion inside the Clipper locker room. Can hear it through the walls.
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) November 22, 2015
Josh Smith and an unspecified Clipper coach were involved in a frustration-fueled argument following the Clippers’ 91-80 loss to Toronto Sunday.
Profanities and yelling made their way through the cement walls separating the Clipper locker room from an adjacent room where the media was waiting to speak to head coach Doc Rivers.
Rivers and Clipper players didn’t offer details on the incident.
“It’s (like any) locker room after you lose and play like that. Guys are upset,” Rivers said. “That’s about it.”
J.J. Redick jokingly classified the scene inside the locker room as “loud noises,” though it’s clear the team’s upset after falling below .500 with their seventh loss in their last nine games.
“It’s because we’re losing,” Redick said. “Things happen during the game, and your frustration level increases or decreases based on the final result. It’s a level of toleration you have either with yourself of other people. …The end result dictates your mindset.”
The 6-7 Clippers are off to their worst start since acquiring Chris Paul, and seem to be cracking under heavy championship aspirations.