Kemp Takes In The Clippers Game

by Clipster Hipster on Oct 13, 2009 9:47 PM PDT

Dodgers centerfielder Matt Kemp turned up at the Clippers game last night. He's apparently good friends with Clippers Number One draft pick Blake Griffin, and also seemed pretty chummy with former Clipper Corey Maggette, who now plays with the Warriors. Anyway, Phil Gurnee who sits nearby asked if I would post some pictures of Kemp here. So here you go Phil:

(Ignore this part. In order to post this it has to have at least 75 words. So here goes: Philly sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! Philly Sucks! That ought to be about 75 words)

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nice

Go Clippers :)

by TheNewbster on Oct 14, 2009 4:42 AM PDT reply actions

I wonder how Kemp knows Maggette

On a side note, I miss Corey.

by Michael White on Oct 14, 2009 7:54 AM PDT reply actions

Thanks Steve

Steve also has a gazillion Dodger photos and is an excellent photographer. If you want to check out his flicker photo’s check these out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cultureshlock/

Click on the slide show and see what a real photographer can do with a camera. Dodgers, Clippers, USC, Cars.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Oct 14, 2009 8:04 AM PDT reply actions

I have never seen such awesome proficiency in meeting the 75 word requirement.

Nice job. Good to see the Bison nice and relaxed ready to pounce on a 3-2 pitch.

by Dodger Dude on Oct 14, 2009 9:37 AM PDT reply actions

hey its Hancock!!! haha

just kidding

Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....

by shaqfor3 on Oct 14, 2009 9:54 AM PDT reply actions

Matt Kemp is my favorite Dodger...

And the Clippers are my favorite basketball team. Weird combo, I know, but I like it.

"If a Clippers fan is reading a newspaper in his living room and the ceiling falls on him, he'll just shrug and move to another room." -Bill Simmons

by WestsideBrandon on Oct 14, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions

So did you miss this?

http://www.truebluela.com/2009/10/9/1078481/true-blue-clipper-fans

by meercatjohn on Oct 14, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions

The best part of Kemp being there

was that he stayed the whole game.

by meercatjohn on Oct 14, 2009 12:05 PM PDT reply actions

everyone would have stayed the whole game

it was a great game

by matthewmafa on Oct 14, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

We were down by 20 points at halftime

and I’ve seen many celebs leave the game at halftime during a regular season game.

by meercatjohn on Oct 14, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Just in case someone wants to do a fact check on those 20 points

it may have only been about 17 so I should play it safe, they were down between 1 and 20 points at halftime.

by meercatjohn on Oct 14, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions

It was 17

And it was great seeing the game and the 2010 ROY.

by bhsportsguy on Oct 14, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions

and most improved

in baron davis

by XXDC2XX on Oct 14, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions

who are the celeb regulars at clippers games besides Billy and Frankie

do you see any others that go to alot of clippers games?

William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.

by Ollie on Oct 18, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

that 2nd photo

seems like the usher lady has some kind of issue. possibly a Philly fan? For some reason I would really like to but some context in the conversation.

Oh yea and nice shots on Flickr

by MammothDodger on Oct 14, 2009 12:11 PM PDT reply actions

I can fill you in

Two girls wanted his photo and were yelling out his name at half time. The Usher was telling them to go away when Kemp heard them calling his name. He got out of chair and the Usher was telling him the girls couldn’t come down to him but that he could go around and up to them. Which he did and then the Usher ended up taking the photo as he hugged both girls. He was very cool about the whole thing.

by meercatjohn on Oct 14, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

bison....nice

by MammothDodger on Oct 14, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Steve can vouch

for when he took the photo with the story below but the story I mentioned above also did happen. Just don’t want you to think I was making stuff up. BH can vouch for me.

by meercatjohn on Oct 15, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Sweet story. Kemp is the man.

You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.

by Jesse S. on Oct 16, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions

MammothDodger

The incident with the two girls and the photo did happen, although I think it was later in the second half. If I’m not mistaken this was taken just before half time and Kemp was trying to find a snack bar. He originally was going to go into the tunnel under the stands which is where is pointing, and I think the Usher was telling him there were no food stands under there and he would have to go up to get food, which is where she’s pointing. He then went up the steps through the 100 level seats out into the lower level of the Arena where there are food stands. When he came back it looked like he had a package of Gummy Bears that he proceeded to eat.

by Clipster Hipster on Oct 15, 2009 1:38 PM PDT reply actions

Perhaps he found the prices of everything else too high.

Down in those seats, I thought they brought the food to the people.

by David Young on Oct 15, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Your right

but I don’t think I saw any of them working that night.

by meercatjohn on Oct 15, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

thanks

funny how a expression caught in a photo can influence things. that look and gesture seems to say you get out of here that way. of course in the next instant she could have a big smile then a couple of moments later Bison is back all happy with his Gummy Bears

by MammothDodger on Oct 15, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions

You know, I had a shirt that looked a lot like the one Kemp is wearing

Only that was in 1984.

by David Young on Oct 15, 2009 2:52 PM PDT reply actions

Years ahead of your time :)

by Eric Stephen on Oct 15, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Uh

He did an interview during the game with the Clips’ play by play announcer BTW

by Nevitt on Oct 19, 2009 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

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