Clippers blogger Credit: Robert Flom
By Sean Keeley on

Social media has a long memory. So if you’re going to publicly commit to do something outlandish around an outcome, you better be ready to make good when it happens.

Clippers blogger Robert Flom is learning that lesson like so many before him.

On December 20, the Los Angeles Clippers were a depressing 6-21. When a fan responded to an X post of his, claiming that the team would go 15-3 at some point this season, Flom, owner of Clippers blog 213Hoops, responded, “If they go 15-3 in any stretch this season, will print and eat this tweet.”

A funny thing happened not too long after this post. The Clippers started putting it together. And with their 126-89 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, they completed an 18-game stretch in which they went 15-3.

Uh-oh.

Sure enough, everyone involved with the Clippers seems to know about the self-imposed bet.

“I didn’t think they would be horrendous the entire season,” Flom told The Athletic. “I thought they would improve, but I thought 15-3, based on what we’ve seen, seemed just about impossible, and they proved it wrong.”

True to his word, Flom printed out and ate the tweet during a livestream on Monday night.

Good for Flom for following through and having some fun with it. Also, kudos for not promising to eat anything more disturbing. We’re STILL waiting for the Florida State fan who promised to eat dog poop to pay up.

About Sean Keeley

Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.

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