LOS ANGELES -- When the Los Angeles Clippers signed forward Bobby Simmons on Monday, the nine-year veteran who last played for the Clippers in 2005, smiled and said, "I can't wait to see Clipper Darrell."

Darrell Bailey says the Clippers asked him to stop using his longtime "Clipper Darrell" nickname. Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images

It looks like Simmons won't be seeing him anytime soon.

Darrell Bailey, an 11-year season ticket holder who is better known as "Clipper Darrell," announced on his website Wednesday that the team has asked him to refrain from using the name "Clipper Darrell."

"I have been told by Clipper management they no longer want me to be Clipper Darrell, a name that was given to me by the media because of my unwavering support and team spirit," he wrote. "I am devastated!"

After Bailey announced the news on Twitter, Clippers players quickly came to his support.

Clippers guard Chris Paul wrote, "WE GOT YOU!!!" Clippers forward Blake Griffin tweeted, "Bring back #ClipperDarrell," and Clippers center DeAndre Jordan added, "I love you Clipper Darrell…#ClipperDarrell."

"I'm not feeling too good right now," Bailey told ESPNLosAngeles.com by phone Wednesday. "They asked me not to be Clipper Darrell anymore. They don't want me to dance. They don't want me to cheer anymore at the games. I can't be Clipper Darrell. They don't want me in the suit. They don't want me to do anything anymore."

Bailey refused to go into further details. The Clippers issued a harshly-worded statement in response to Bailey's claims on Wednesday.