Always so talkative Reggie Jackson was invited by the Los Angeles Times to discuss his relationship with the Clippers public. With his spectacular play and outgoing attitude, the former Thunder and Pistons point guard has become one of the darlings of the Crypto.com Arena, and he reflects on the specificity of the Clippers public, a “blue collar” public. .
“I played in front of a lot of audiences. Well, not many, but a few. At OKC, it was young and the public was fun. In Detroit, there was a story. But here it is unique” believes Jackson. “Especially because this team has forged its own identity with Pat (Beverley), Montrezl (Harrell) and Lou (Williams). Then I arrived with this new wave alongside Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, with whom we tried to maintain this identity. “
“I always explain to the guys in the locker room that the Lakers are 50 years ahead of us”
For the Clippers, it’s about stepping out of the shadow of the towering Lakers. Pending the move to Inglewood, the team is doomed to be the unloved in town, and even when the Clippers outperform their neighbors, they’re never really talked about.
“I always explain to the guys in the locker room that the Lakers are 50 years ahead of us. I realize what that means to the city, and it’s definitely overrun with Lakers fans. But I feel like the Clippers Nation is like the heart. It really is LA. It’s more than that. I don’t mean to offend them, but the Lakers are the lights. They are bright lights. They are Hollywood. It’s the Lakers. We are aware of it. They represent the show. That’s what people called them for so long. But I feel like we’re definitely the heart of the city, and that’s something we really want to embody. “
Already in the past, Doc Rivers had insisted on the “blue collar” side of the Clippers with a public very different from that of the Lakers, where the fans identify more with the qualities of the Clippers. It was also at the initiative of Rivers that the Staples Center had hidden the banners and jerseys withdrawn from the Lakers when the Clippers were playing.
“We absolutely want to show that we are there for the people, that we give our all for the people”, continues the Clippers point guard. “We have a wide range of fans, a diverse group of fans, socially, economically and ethnically. We feel like we are the city… We want to do something unique here and we really want to be able to win a title at some point. “
| Reggie Jackson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2011-12 | OKAY | 45 | 11 | 32.1 | 21.0 | 86.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| 2012-13 | OKAY | 70 | 14 | 45.8 | 23.1 | 83.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| 2013-14 | OKAY | 80 | 29 | 44.0 | 33.9 | 89.3 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 13.1 |
| 2014-15* | All Teams | 77 | 30 | 43.4 | 29.9 | 83.0 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 14.5 |
| 2014-15* | OKAY | 50 | 28 | 43.2 | 27.8 | 86.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 12.8 |
| 2014-15* | TED | 27 | 32 | 43.6 | 33.7 | 79.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 17.6 |
| 2015-16 | TED | 79 | 31 | 43.4 | 35.3 | 86.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 18.9 |
| 2016-17 | TED | 52 | 27 | 41.9 | 35.9 | 86.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 14.5 |
| 2017-18 | TED | 45 | 27 | 42.6 | 30.8 | 83.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 14.6 |
| 2018-19 | TED | 82 | 28 | 42.1 | 36.9 | 86.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 15.4 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 31 | 24 | 41.1 | 39.3 | 83.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 11.9 |
| 2019-20 * | LAKE | 17 | 21 | 45.3 | 41.3 | 90.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| 2019-20 * | TED | 14 | 27 | 38.4 | 37.8 | 78.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 14.9 |
| 2020-21 | LAKE | 67 | 23 | 45.0 | 43.3 | 81.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.7 |
| 2021-22 | LAKE | 65 | 31 | 39.6 | 33.0 | 84.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 17.1 |
| Total | 693 | 26 | 42.5 | 34.6 | 85.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 13.0 | |
