The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team founded in 1970 in Buffalo, New York, as an expansion team called the Buffalo Braves. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a Western Conference Pacific Division member.
After moving from Buffalo to San Diego, California in 1978, the team were rebranded to San Diego Clippers before moving to LA in 1984 and becoming the Los Angeles Clippers.
In this article, we take a look at the companies and organisations that serve as the Official Sponsors/Partners to the Los Angeles Clippers — a western conference basketball team competing in the NBA — and enjoy a strong branding presence across its physical and digital assets.
Aspiration
Aspiration, a provider of service solutions for consumers and companies, and the LA Clippers announced a multi-year relationship in September 2021, which named Aspiration as the first Founding Partner of the Intuit Dome, the future home of the Clippers.
Aspiration received physical and digital signage elements, activations that promote sustainability, hospitality elements, and more as the Intuit Dome’s first Founding Partner and a team partner of the Clippers. Aspiration also became the presenting partner of the Clipper Nation MVP Program, which provides special advantages to season ticket holders.
Aspiration also collaborates with the Clippers’ Mentorship Assist Zone programme, which offers education and career exposure to underprivileged youngsters in southern California.
As per reports, the Clippers signed the 23-year deal with green bank Aspiration for a whopping US$300 million.
Globant
In October 2022, the LA Clippers and Globant, an IT software and development business, announced a multi-year cooperation to assist in the integration of the digital road map for the Intuit Dome, the team’s new home opening in Inglewood in 2024.
As the Clippers’ partner in digital transformation, Globant will connect the technology necessary to realise their vision for the Intuit Dome, with an emphasis on reducing friction and forging seamless connections that enhance the fan experience.
Pirnia Law
Pirnia Law Group, a legal services company, and the LA Clippers established a multi-year relationship in October 2022, Pirnia becoming the team’s official legal advisor.
In-arena activations, a giveaway item, digital and social components, hospitality, and synergies throughout the Los Angeles community are all part of the collaboration.
Pechanga
The LA Clippers made Pechanga Resort Casino, a 200,000-sq-ft casino in California, their exclusive tribal casino as part of a multi-year agreement in October 2022.
In order to honour the partnership, the Clippers gave Pechanga officials a jersey during their pre-season game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Crypto.com Arena.
Intuit
Intuit, a multinational technology company that develops TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma and Mint, and the LA Clippers announced their 23-year strategic relationship in September 2021.
The Intuit Dome, the future home of the Clippers, is set to open in Inglewood, California, from the 2024–25 NBA season, with Intuit being the exclusive naming rights partner.
Verizon
Verizon, a New York-based telecommunications company, announced a 5G network deployment to more than 60 stadiums and arenas after striking multi-year agreements to become the official 5G partner of 15 NBA teams in May 2021.
Together with the Los Angeles Clippers, the following 15 NBA teams have installed Verizon’s 5G technology in their arenas: Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards.
Therabody
The LA Clippers partnered with massage therapy device company Therabody in April 2021. Through this partnership, Therabody works directly with the team, helping them improve the recovery of Clippers players. Each player receives different care based on his position, and Therabody creates custom protocols to benefit each player.
Therabody gave the Clippers players access to use Theragun PROS and Wave Rollers during games and practices. The team are also allowed to use Therabody’s compression technology, RecoveryAir.
Betway
In March 2021, online gambling and betting company Betway revealed sponsorship agreements with seven NBA and NHL teams.
In addition to the LA Clippers, Betway has NBA affiliations with the Brooklyn Nets, the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors.
Amazon
The Los Angeles Clippers and Second Spectrum, the NBA’s official video tracking technology provider, developed Clippers CourtVision, a live, augmented game-watching platform. In February 2019, Amazon and the Clippers announced their partnership, making Amazon Web Services (AWS) the platform’s primary cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence provider.
Furthermore, Clippers CourtVision tests Amazon SageMaker in order to create, train and deploy machine learning-driven statistics that are shown during live broadcasts and on-demand NBA game recordings.
Vivid Seats
In August 2018, the LA Clippers and North American ticket provider Vivid Seats announced their partnership, the latter becoming the Clippers’ official ticket provider starting with the 2018–19 season.
The multi-year agreement included integration with AXS, the Clippers’ ticketing service provider since 2017, allowing fans to easily buy and sell tickets on Vivid Seats and the AXS Marketplace.
Currently, the ticket provider’s existing roster includes NFL teams like the Los Angeles Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, and the San Francisco 49ers to go with their partnership deal with the Clippers.
Starlux
The Taiwan airline, Starlux, announced a new multi-year sponsorship agreement with the LA Clippers in March 2023.
The announcement came a few weeks before Starlux launched a new flight route from Taipei to Los Angeles, with the first flight set for April 26. The airline also announced that it would establish its first American office in Los Angeles and that it would work with the LA Clippers to become its official international airline partner.
Kaptyn
Kaptyn, an Electric Vehicle (EV) mobility platform, announced in March 2023 that the company will become the Official Premium Transportation Partner of the LA Clippers.
As the Official Premium Transportation Partner of the LA Clippers, Kaptyn will provide rides for the Clippers Organisation and VIP fans as well as offer 20% off rides to any customer who books Kaptyn on a Clippers gameday using promo code GAMEDAY on the company’s website kaptyn.com.
KTLA
KTLA is a television station in Los Angeles, serving as the West Coast flagship of The CW Television Network. In September 2022, KTLA and the Clippers announced a broadcast television partnership that brought live Clippers games to over-the-air television in Southern California for the 2022-2023 season.
As per the deal, KTLA 5 would broadcast four preseason games and 11 regular season games, and produce pre-game, halftime, and post-game coverage, both organizations said in a news release.
In September 2023, KTLA and the LA Clippers extended their partnership through the 2024-25 NBA season. In addition to game coverage, the partnership also includes the premiere of “Clippers’ Clipboard”, a mini-series providing behind-the-scenes offseason content which began on Thursday, September 14th.
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