Clipped, the new FX drama series that follows the NBA's Donald Sterling Saga, premiered this week. The series comes after a taped conversation between Clippers owner Donald Sterling (Ed O'Neill) and his arm candy, mistress, assistant, and "silly rabbit," V. Stiviano (Cleopatra Coleman) was released in 2014. The shocking racism on the tape caused a huge uproar, which ultimately resulted in Sterling's dismissal. When the first look at the series dropped, fans were quick to roast the casting of the real-life players and figures. Joe Budden says he can’t get into the show because he can't get over the casting.
The casting of iconic actor Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers, the then coach of the Clippers, was a point of comedy for NBA fans. Now that the first episode is out, NBA fans are roasting the casting of players like Chris Paul, balke Griffin, and Steph Curry. It is hard to get a one-to-one casting, but it is pretty funny that these well-known figures have these accurate doppelgangers. Joe Budden and some viewers just can’t get past the casting choices, and it's hard not to blame them.
Joe Budden Hates The Casting But Clipped Is Pretty Good
A decade after the scandal broke and on the eve of the NBA Finals, the series, which is an adaptation of Gina Welch's ESPN podcast The Sterling Affairs, explores the challenges the league faces. Up to the NBA's 2014 ban and forced sale of the team by new commissioner Adam Silver, Sterling is shown brushing the entire situation off as "A big nothing." Joe Budden and viewers of the first two episodes had some takes on the casting choices. Fans roasted the actors who played Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. Fishburne's Doc Rivers has also been the subject of many jokes on social media.
The casting may be a turnoff for Joe Budden and many fans who know these real-life individuals intimately, but the show is pretty good. It's a trashy and entertaining drama that explores a period in time that isn't that long ago. The casting does add a layer of comedy that makes it fun to watch if you are an NBA diehard. People like Joe Budden may have been expecting a very serious retelling of a time of upheaval in the NBA's ownership due to racism. But the series is having fun telling a juicy story with a lot of moving parts. Overall, what do you think about the Clipped casting?
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