Serge Ibaka fires back at reporter over fashion comments, reveals Kawhi Leonard’s advice

If there’s one man on the Los Angeles Clippers who is aware of trend, it’s Serge Ibaka. And should you’re speaking to Ibaka about trend, you higher discuss with it as “artwork.”

The Clippers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night time, 128-111, due to a giant sport from Ibaka. The Congolese-Spanish massive man completed with a season-high 21 factors and a career-high six assists to associate with his 9 rebounds and two blocked pictures. After the sport, Serge Ibaka met with members of the media for the third time all season and the primary time since late December.

Ibaka is well-known across the NBA for his outlandish outfits, which frequently embrace hats and scarves. Regardless of there being no crowd, Sunday night time was no completely different. However why does Serge Ibaka nonetheless go all-out dressing up regardless of there being no followers and portion of Los Angeles nonetheless shut down?

“I don’t gown, sir,” Ibaka quickly responded. “I do artwork.”

“So yeah, I simply love doing artwork, that’s certainly one of my favourite elements of trying good as a result of I wish to create and as you’re seeing now I bought my hat and I bought a shawl and I simply flip it right into a masks on the identical time. I simply like to create. That’s my mindset of artwork. As a result of artwork is about creativity, in order that’s what I’m doing proper now.”

“I do not gown, sir. I do artwork. So yeah, I simply love doing artwork. I wish to create. I bought my hat, I bought my scarf, nevertheless it turns right into a masks on the identical time… That is the mindset of artwork. Artwork is about creativity.”

Serge Ibaka when requested about how he attire and his model. #Clippers pic.twitter.com/mSikH1HK61

— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 15, 2021

I took it upon myself to ask Ibaka, who is sweet buddies with Kawhi Leonard, whether or not Leonard truly takes his recommendation on “artwork.”

“Artwork? No!” Ibaka said. “He says, ‘I don’t do artwork.’ He says my model is extra European model. I ask him, ‘What’s completely different? What’s European model?’ He says, ‘Your model is European model.’ So yeah, he thinks my model is extra European model than simply doing artwork.”

“He says I don’t do artwork. He says my model is extra European model. I requested him, ‘what is the European model?’ He says, ‘your model is European model.’ He thinks my model is extra European model than doing artwork.”

Serge Ibaka on giving Kawhi Leonard artwork recommendation. #Clippers pic.twitter.com/1ebIra4gaS

— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 15, 2021

Ibaka and the Clippers received their second sport of the season with out Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Additionally they beat the Miami Heat just a few weeks in the past and misplaced to the Atlanta Hawks when each of their stars have been out. Whereas it solely has been three whole video games, Ibaka says the crew is ready to study probably the most from these alternatives.

“To know the way good you might be is when your greatest gamers are out,” Serge Ibaka claimed after the win. “That’s how you understand how good you might be. I’ve been in conditions earlier than and the 12 months we received with the Raptors, and Kawhi was out for a while of the season, we have been enjoying so good. That’s how we all know that we’re crew. I believe it is a good take a look at for us too, particularly proper now. Kawhi and PG, they’re out, it’s alternative for us to see the place we’re as a crew.”

The subsequent take a look at for the Clippers comes Monday night time when the Miami Warmth come to city. This time, they’ll have All-Star Jimmy Butler again within the lineup. Paul George is not going to play, however Kawhi Leonard’s status has yet to be determined.