Don’t talk to the Clippers about their rivalry with the Lakers.

It doesn’t exist as far as they are concerned.

And until they do something about it – like, say, make long playoff runs and overtake the Lakers in the standings consistently – it’s just a bunch of talk.

“We’re trying to make it a rivalry. I don’t think it’s a rivalry right now, but we have to play well consistently and we have to win basketball games to make it a rivalry,” Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. “The Lakers’ success speaks for itself and we’re trying to start something here and it’s the beginning of the process for us and a big test for us, no question.”

But everything needs a beginning point, and clearly the Clippers are thinking this year is it.

via Vincent Bonsignore of the Los Angeles Daily News