Cyrus Langhorne
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has responded to a plea from hip-hop superstar Kanye West to redesign his team’s newly unveiled mascot Chuck The Condor.
Ballmer hopped onto his Twitter page Sunday (March 13) to extend his hand to Yeezy and offer to speak in-person.
@kanyewest @LAClippers love Chuck but love your creativity. Lets talk. Lunch?
— Steve Ballmer (@Steven_Ballmer) March 13, 2016
@kanyewest Better than lunch. Let's grab a Clips game together and talk
— Steve Ballmer (@Steven_Ballmer) March 13, 2016
Kanye made his unexpected request to change the team’s mascot on Twitter earlier in the day.
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/709110258988351488
The comment even sparked a response from the Clippers’ mascot.
I miss the old Kanye. https://t.co/staijL8Jpf
— Chuck The Condor (@ChuckTheCondor) March 13, 2016
Earlier this month, the Clippers revealed its new mascot.
The Los Angeles Clippers hatched a new mascot Monday, and the reception to “Chuck the Condor” couldn’t have been much worse if they had just trotted out a caricature version of Michael Olowokandi. A Los Angeles Times headline read, “The Clippers’ championship drive just got hijacked by a stupid bird.” (ESPN)
