US EditionWall of support: Clippers fans flown out to Denver by owner Steve Ballmer for Game 7 against Nuggets
- The Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer flew more than 120 fans to Denver for Game 7 against the Nuggets on May 3, 2025.
- Ballmer arranged the trip to boost crowd noise after the Clippers faced a tied first-round series and a recent Nuggets victory.
- The fans, assembled behind a basket in the Ball Arena near the Clippers bench, belong to the team's 'The Wall' section known for rowdy support.
- Ballmer chartered a plane and buses to transport 125 fans, who replaced Denver’s promotional towels with signs like 'FEAR THE WALL,' creating loud support.
- Despite the strong fan presence, the Nuggets won Game 7 to advance, while observers noted Ballmer’s unique fan mobilization effort stands out in the NBA.
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Clippers owner flies over 100 fans from LA to create 'The Wall' at Ball Arena for Game 7
DENVER (KDVR) — The Los Angeles Clippers are bringing their A-game to Denver for the final game of an intense series against the Denver Nuggets. Nuggets players might have had to do a double-take as they walked on the court to warm up for their make-or-break Game 7. Likely, ready to hear the calm before the storm in an empty Ball Arena, the players were greeted by over 100 Clippers fans, who were already causing a ruckus and trying to throw off …
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer flies 125 L.A. fans to build ‘The Wall’ at Ball Arena
The Clippers have gone Wall to the Ball for Game 7. On Friday, Los Angeles season-ticket holders David Evans and Paul Boulos — and 123 other bastions of “The Wall,” the Intuit Dome’s famed baseline section that specializes in free-throw distraction — had an email pop into their inbox from the Clippers. It stated, as they recounted roughly, that owner Steve Ballmer had selected them to fly out to Denver to invade enemy turf for Game 7. Ballmer, t…
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Wall of support: Clippers fans flown out to Denver by owner Steve Ballmer for Game 7 against Nuggets
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