While the Clippers are already badly embarked on their series against the Jazz, an additional bad news comes to obscure the picture: the end of the season recorded by a member of the workforce. Definitely, when it doesn’t want to …
Miraculous or almost against valiant Mavericks, the Clippers failed to pass the second against the Jazz. Beaten in the first 2 matches of the series, Tyronn Lue’s men also lost Serge Ibaka for good. Embarrassed by back pain for many weeks, the former Raptors went to the pool table, ending his season:
Clippers say C/F Serge Ibaka underwent season-ending back surgery.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 11, 2021
The Clippers announce that inside Serge Ibaka has undergone surgery which ends his season.
Not 100%, Ibaka could only take part in 2 small games during these playoffs. It remained nevertheless an interesting option by its versatility and its physique in case of recovery to counter the racquet of Jazz. Unfortunately, it will not be.
It was without their lucky insides, as he had predicted that the Clipps would qualify against the Mavs as his teammates were leading 2-0 and 30-10 in Game 3, that Kawhi Leonard and his clique will therefore try to reverse the trend. As a reminder, no team in the history of the NBA has reversed 2 series by being led 0-2 in the same playoffs.
Serge Ibaka, it’s a curtain for this season. A hard blow for Clippers already in the rough, and who will have to climb a mountain to get out of it again …
