Former NBA player Lou Williams sheds light on the Clippers’ early playoff exit during the 2019-20 NBA season, attributing it to a mental struggle within the team during their time in the Orlando bubble.
Williams emphasized that the Clippers faced challenges getting to the bubble initially, expressing a collective desire to leave as soon as possible.
“Mentally, we came into it without the right mindset to finish the job. We didn’t even want to be there,” Williams stated.
“And then I think once we got there, when we were in it, I think I was in the bubble 97 days, was how long I was there. I think about day 67 I was like ‘Let’s get the f*ck outta here.'”
“I think mentally we weren’t in it for the long game. We didn’t really see the goal at the end of it.”
“We started to hear the rumblings that nobody is going to respect this chip, so we kind of just took our foot off the gas.”
