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LA Clippers (2015)

Rebrand · 17 Jun 2015

The red italic "Clippers" script across a basketball, with "Los Angeles" above, became a black block "Clippers" wordmark between curved red and blue lines, topped by a badge of a blue C wrapped around a red LA. Black was added to red, white and blue.

LA Clippers logo before and after

LA Clippers logo before 2015 rebrand

BeforeUntil Jun 2015

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AfterSince 17 Jun 2015

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Key facts

LA Clippers launched a new logo on 17 Jun 2015.

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What changed
The red italic "Clippers" script across a basketball, with "Los Angeles" above, became a black block "Clippers" wordmark between curved red and blue lines, topped by a badge of a blue C wrapped around a red LA. Black was added to red, white and blue.
Sources
nba.com, si.com, news.sportslogos.net
Logo history
2 rebrands

Cite this Rebrand Log, "LA Clippers new logo (2015)", https://rebrandlog.com/rebrand/la-clippers-2015/, last updated .

The LA Clippers rebrand, explained

Ballmer revealed the identity on Conan on 17 June 2015, and the team handed out T-shirts with the new look at more than 32 locations across Southern California the next day.

The team said the primary logo keeps the legacy red, white and blue "while adding black to provide a modern edge." The curved lines in the wordmark stand for "the horizon of the ocean as seen from the bridge of a Clipper ship", a nod to the nautical name.

The LAC monogram, a blue C wrapped around LA, was meant to be "literally embracing the city", with the stacked LA shaped like a basketball court.

In short: Script on a ball became a block wordmark and a monogram.

By Rebrand Log Editorial · Updated · facts from the sources below

Quote

“We have one of the top teams in the NBA, and now we have introduced a new look that is bold, edgy, powerful and truly representative of us turning the page and entering a brand new age.”
Steve Ballmer, Owner, LA Clippers · nba.com

Press

Sources

  1. 1. nba.comhttps://www.nba.com/clippers/next-era-clippers-basketball-launches-new-logo-and-brand-identity
  2. 2. si.comhttps://www.si.com/nba/2015/06/18/ap-bkn-clippers-big-day
  3. 3. news.sportslogos.nethttps://news.sportslogos.net/2015/06/18/la-clippers-officially-unveil-new-logos-uniforms