A solid young core, half-decent finances, and promising free agency prospects has Clippers fans hoping their time has come. Is the curse finally over? Only time will tell — but don’t forget who owns them.

Tell him he can’t move his team, and he’ll move it anyway. Complain that he’s a cheapskate, and he’ll spend just enough to maintain the profit margin he wants. Sue him for sexual harassment or housing discrimination, and he’ll buy your silence with a hefty cash settlement. Call him a racist, and he’ll show you an eminent civil rights organization lauding his accomplishments.