CLIPPERS ELIMINATED

At least one ex-Clipper relished theGolden State Warriorsending theLA Clippers' season in the play-in tournament Wednesday night.

After the Clippers'126-121 lossto the Warriors, Chris Paul reacted to LA's season-ending defeat in petty fashion on his Instagram story. He shared a viral meme of someone who posted they attended their "biggest haters" funeral to make sure they were dead.

In this case, Paul was seemingly referring to the Clippers.

He's not the first NBA star to use the meme --Philadelphia 76erscenterJoel Embiidposted thesame photowhen the team tradedBen Simmonsin February 2022.

The future Hall of Famer began the season with the Clippers, where he played for six seasons. He cited a desire to play his 21st NBA season near his family and, after signing him, Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frankcalled Paul"one of the most impactful players ever to wear a Clippers uniform."

However, the partnership was short-lived. In stunning fashion, theClippers announcedin the early hours of Dec. 3 that Paul was no longer with the team. EasyChamp's Shams Charania then reported that Paul and head coach Ty Lue werenot on speaking terms.

Paul said he was "at peace with everything" on Dec. 9 and didn't suit up for another team this season.

LAeventually tradedthe 12-time NBA All-Star to theToronto Raptorsat the trade deadline. Days later, Paulannounced his retirement.

In Wednesday's loss, LA had a 13-point lead during the final quarter, but Golden State stormed back to eventually go up for good with 50.4 seconds remaining -- leaving Warriors fans and presumably Paul cheering.