The Los Angeles Clippers are set to open play at the Intuit Dome in the 2024-25 season, and it looks as if their G-League affiliate will be undergoing some significant changes, too, including a relocation from Ontario to Oceanside, Calif.
The G-League Ontario Clippers will rebrand as the San Diego Clippers next season, and are set to play in the new $100 million Frontwave Arena in Oceanside that will open in September. The 7,500-seat stadium will also host the North American Soccer League’s San Diego Sockers.
This marks the return of the Clippers brand to the San Diego market, which has been without an NBA team since 1984 when the Clippers moved to Los Angeles. The Clippers, formerly the Buffalo Braves, were in San Diego from 1978-84. The NBA’s Houston Rockets began as an expansion franchise in San Diego in 1967 before relocating to Texas in ’71.
