Clippers release new court design

The Clippers’ court at Staples Center will have a new look next season.

It features the team’s new logo at center court, which the Clippers released last month, and “LA Clippers” on both baselines. The sidelines have the words “American Airlines” and “Clipper Nation.”

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer wanted to give the team a new look as soon as he bought the team in August for $2 billion.

When the team’s new logo was released in June, it was received with mixed reviews. Here’s how Ballmer described the new look during an event at a Sprinkles location in downtown Los Angeles.

“You get the sea of Clippers wrapping around and embracing L.A., probably really important for me as a Seattle guy to make sure people know we love L.A. and we’re here for the long run,” he said.

“You get the nautical theme, the ocean, harkening back to the Clippers and where we came from. You have silver around every one of the letters, the silver lining in the Clipper cloud as we look to tomorrow and the bright future that we hold. And we put black in as another color because I think most people think black is a hip, modern color.”