{
  "id": 10650625,
  "title": "‘Cursed’ – Fans are unhappy after Clippers reveal previously unknown injury to new star on media day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/cursed-fans-are-unhappy-after-clippers-reveal-previously-unknown",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T08:42:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cursed-fans-unhappy-clippers-reveal-084243402.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Los Angeles Clippers are facing a significant setback for the 2026-27 NBA season as their new star, Brandon Ingram, will miss the beginning of the regular season due to a previously undisclosed injury. During a media day event, it was revealed that Ingram underwent surgery for heel injuries, and his recovery process is expected to take about six months longer than if he had sustained a full tear of the Achilles. The injury comes at a time when the franchise had hoped to capitalize on Ingram's potential All-Star level play alongside rookie Darius Garland. Fans have expressed their frustration with the Clippers, using terms like \"cursed franchise\" and \"worst-run franchise of all time\" to describe their disappointment and dissatisfaction with the team's management and recent events.",
  "summary": "The Los Angeles Clippers have to deal with another crippling blow before the 2026-27 NBA season as new franchise star Brandon Ingram will miss the start of the regular season. The Clippers traded Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors before being handed one of the strictest punishments in NBA history for the cap circumvention the team did to sign and keep Leonard in LA.",
  "key_points": [
    "Brandon Ingram will miss start of 2026-27 NBA season due to undisclosed heel injury",
    "Surgery revealed at media day, recovery longer than full Achilles tear",
    "Fans call Clippers \"cursed franchise\" and \"worst-run franchise of all time\""
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}