The Los Angeles Clippers experienced another letdown at the conclusion of their season after losing to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. They must regroup for the upcoming season with renewed vigor. Nonetheless, recent developments have escalated their concerns as one of their key stars may be considering retirement, complicating efforts to achieve harmony within the squad.

As recently reported, Nicolas Batum from the Clippers plans to retire following the upcoming season. At 36 years old, Batum has been with the team for four consecutive seasons. Throughout his professional journey, he has played in 285 regular-season matches. In these contests, he averaged 6.4 points along with notable stats of 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

There’s an extremely high likelihood that the upcoming season might be my final one,

Batum

said.


Now then, with Batum retiring after the 2025-26 season, he is not the only one in mind for the Clippers. They do have a lot of things to sort. One of the biggest problems is their ageing roster. With James Harden and Kawhi Leonard now 35 and 33 years old respectively, the team would soon need to find a suitable alternative. Meanwhile, with the Clippers facing a crisis, Russell Westbrook had a vicious message for his former team.


Russell Westbrook Strikes Back at the Los Angeles Clippers

Russell Westbrook was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers. And he did not forget the incident. Thus, when the Denver Nuggets faced the Clippers this year, Westbrook was presented with a golden opportunity. Shunning the Clippers 121-101, Westbrook proved why trading him was a bad idea for the Clippers. Scoring an impressive dunk, Westbrook made sure that his former team crashed out.

After the game,

Westbrook responded fiercely.

, saying, “
Chose the incorrect individual, didn’t they?”


Thus, with problems galore, it now remains to be seen how things pan out in the upcoming future.

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