There was no grand dais or ceremony. The three men weren’t even able to be in the same room. Questions were fielded virtually over Zoom.
The Clippers’ brass may have been farther apart than normal because of the constraints of 2020, but they believe they’re now closer than ever.
The franchise’s two head decision-makers, owner Steve Ballmer and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, discussed what they believe is an important step in their championship process on Wednesday, introducing new head coach Tyronn Lue, who was officially announced by the team on Tuesday afternoon.
“While there were a lot of great coaches, we had to get the best of the best,” Ballmer said from his home in Washington. “And the best of the best is Ty Lue.”
Frank, who was in his office in the Clippers’ Playa Vista training facility, called Lue a “thinker,” a “connector” and a “dynamic…
