Did the Boston Celtics Really Win their Last Four Titles?

May 22, 2012 The Los Angeles Clippers are the successor team to the Boston Celtics. The Celtics? They are a successor to the Buffalo Braves. It's easy -- if you follow the fine print. 

When Buffalo and Boston Swapped Franchises, and How Larry Bird Almost Never Played for the Celtics

Here is something else you have you might know: The Los Angeles Clippers have a championship pedigree.

That is because, in the strictest of strictest interpretations of the law -- not to be confused with what actually goes on in the NBA -- the Clippers are, in reality, the Boston Celtics. The owner, Donald Sterling, longed to model his franchise after the Celtics (even though every move he made basically killed that plan). Well, he got his wish.