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Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:56 pm
by OkcSinceSGA
This sucks. He's missed 2 days of work in 40 years! He's the guy that hooked me on the Clippers broadcasts as a 12 year old with no TV and made me a fan. He's one of the more known and legendary broadcasters in the NBA, I have no doubt he will be honored some day by the HOF. His seemingly orgasmic phrases included "Bingo!", "Oh me oh my!" and "It's the Law!" In reference to first to 100 points wins. You will be missed Ralph. Hope this last season can be special for ya in some way. His memory seemed to be going the last couple years, so it's the perfect time I suppose.
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Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:00 am
by Kabookalu
Is this the guy that says "BINGOOOOO" and "OH ME OH MY!" If so, sad day for Clippers nation. A lot of people think his catchphrases are goofy, but it gave watching the Clippers some personality. No matter how many times DeAndre Jordan blocks a shot he always sounds just as enthusiastic every single time, always gave consistent energy throughout a broadcast.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:01 am
by OkcSinceSGA
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Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:02 am
by jason bourne
Congrats to Ralph Lawler!
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:04 am
by OkcSinceSGA
Kabookalu wrote:Is this the guy that says "BINGOOOOO" and "OH ME OH MY!" If so, sad day for Clippers nation. A lot of people think his catchphrases are goofy, but it gave watching the Clippers some personality. No matter how many times DeAndre Jordan blocks a shot he always sounds just as enthusiastic every single time, always gave consistent energy throughout a broadcast.
This is him. He has a lot of energy for a guy in his 80s
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Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:13 am
by LAvision
Oh me oh my.
That sucks.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:18 am
by rotty
Is this the bingo guy?? If it is its about damn time...
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:20 am
by mg
Love Ralph Lawler!! One of the real pros...
The NBA has had so many great play by play guys over the years and LA was blessed to have both Chick and Ralph on the mic.
Bittersweet..
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:23 am
by levon
Gonna spend the rest of his days kicking geriatric ass at Bingo.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:34 am
by JohnWillow
I liked both of their broadcasters who were there two years ago before Bowen joined Lawler last season, what happened with the other dude?
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:37 am
by Forte IV
rottweiler93 wrote:Is this the bingo guy?? If it is its about damn time...
Those are some fighting words!
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:50 am
by Infinite Llamas
It's inspiring to see these guys like this still loving what they do in their 80's and beyond. Clippers games always felt familiar because his voice was such a constant. And if games didn't start so late I'm sure I would have watched much more over the years. Man is a living legend.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:52 am
by jojo4341
Definitely a legend. Growing up in LA since the 80s, he and the Clippers were overshadowed by the Lakers and Chick Hearn. But he had such an endearing personality. Like you knew he knew the Clippers sucked (pre-CP3 mostly) but you were still going to enjoy watching them as long as he's on the mic. He and Bill Walton made a great team.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:05 am
by cycl0nus
Ralph is the textbook definition of a Homer broadcaster; he always took shots at my Lakers whther they were winning or losing. I've always despised the slippers and never understood how people could follow them because of all their horrible teams, draft busts hijinxs, gimmicky coaches, wasted seasons, etc..but I have to give it to Ralph. he really stuck by his team even though "Lawlers Law" rarely worked in his favor. he gave it his all for his teams fans. i actually thought he was decent when he teamed with big Bill Walton (early mid 90s) and that era had a lot of comical on-air chemistry. he did his job well and made Laker fans like myself hate him and his team even more. good luck Ralph, you earned it, you'll be missed
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:29 am
by druggas
He and Bill Walton together, were usually better than the game it's self.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:38 am
by levon
cycl0nus wrote:Ralph is the textbook definition of a Homer broadcaster; he always took shots at my Lakers whther they were winning or losing. I've always despised the slippers and never understood how people could follow them because of all their horrible teams, draft busts hijinxs, gimmicky coaches, wasted seasons, etc..but I have to give it to Ralph. he really stuck by his team even though "Lawlers Law" rarely worked in his favor. he gave it his all for his teams fans. i actually thought he was decent when he teamed with big Bill Walton (early mid 90s) and that era had a lot of comical on-air chemistry. he did his job well and made Laker fans like myself hate him and his team even more. good luck Ralph, you earned it, you'll be missed
Seriously, pissiest broadcasting duo pre-Bowen. There are worse broadcasters who are just annoyingly explicitly homers, but Lawler and the other dude were always passive aggressively taking shots but never owning them. Fit the personalities of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin perfectly.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:43 am
by bondom34
ClipsFanSince98 wrote:Kabookalu wrote:Is this the guy that says "BINGOOOOO" and "OH ME OH MY!" If so, sad day for Clippers nation. A lot of people think his catchphrases are goofy, but it gave watching the Clippers some personality. No matter how many times DeAndre Jordan blocks a shot he always sounds just as enthusiastic every single time, always gave consistent energy throughout a broadcast.
This is him. He has a lot of energy for a guy in his 80s
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Knew he was old, but wouldn't have guessed 80. He was a reason I'd tune in to Clippers games sometimes when I just wanted background noise, really gonna miss him.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:57 am
by JellosJigglin
I can't imagine doing anything for 40 years. Congrats to him.
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:09 am
by -G-
Damn, what did he say about Kawhi?
Re: Ralph Lawler retiring after this season, ending a 40 year career as Clippers broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:45 am
by Sofia
JohnWillow wrote:I liked both of their broadcasters who were there two years ago before Bowen joined Lawler last season, what happened with the other dude?
Mike Smith was the other guy. Horrible homer who allegedly hated Ralph off the mic. He’s a bum.