Clippers reportedly planning to introduce team mascot, Twitter reacts

As if the publicly-lambasted new jerseys hadn’t given us enough of an eyeful from the Clippers’ branding campaign this offseason already. Apparently Lob City is now planning to introduce a new team mascot, which could be unveiled to the public as early as midseason.

According to a report by Brad Turner of the LA Times on Wednesday, the Clippers are in the planning stages of developing the mascot. While it won’t be done by Opening Night, the team could have it ready by the All-Star Break. The plan is for the mascot to represent the team in community events.

The Clippers are one of only a select few remaining teams in the Association currently devoid of a mascot presence.

Currently, the Lakers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn are only NBA teams without mascot. Clippers will join group of NBA teams to have mascot.

— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) September 2, 2015

The logistics of what the mascot will look like and be named are still being discussed, but the team has already had some interesting brainstorming sessions, it looks like.

Clippers are still discussing name for mascot. One suggestion was "Seagull Kneivel," but that won't be it, per souce.

— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) September 2, 2015

Oh boy.

At this point, maybe they should just follow the combination of Chris Paul and their nautical roots to its logical mascot conclusion: the banana boat.

Of course, the good folks at Twitter had fun with the news.

There were those who appealed to the Microsoft origins of owner Steve Ballmer.

The #Clippers are working on creating a mascot (via @BA_Turner) We endorse Clippy from Microsoft Word #Clippy2015 pic.twitter.com/rbZmy026d2

— America's Pregame (@AmericasPregame) September 2, 2015

Others were beguiled by mascot nostalgia of yesterday.

Clippers should just bring back the original scary Pierre the Pelican as their mascot. I need that back in my life.

— Sean Highkin (@highkin) September 2, 2015

There were the quirky suggestions…

If the Clippers mascot is anything other than the ship equivalent of this, I will be deeply disappointed. pic.twitter.com/DtPBClWR11

— Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) September 2, 2015

…the “too soon” brass…

Clippers should spy on Dallas' mascot tryouts and snatch up the leading candidate before he gets the job

— Justin Rowan (@Cavsanada) September 2, 2015

…and other local mascots engaging in territoriality.