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LOS ANGELES – Paul George vs. Erik Spoelstra has been a matchup to watch for almost a decade now. The Los Angeles Clippers star and Miami Heat coach saw their first big matchup against one another back in George’s second year in the league as a member of the Indiana Pacers and Spoelstra’s fourth year as […]

Led by Paul George, the Los Angeles Clippers are expecting to surprise a lot of people this season. They’re not expected to win an NBA championship without superstar Kawhi Leonard. Well, some good news regarding the two-time NBA Finals MVP was recently released. In the minutes leading up to the NBA on TNT broadcast of […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers held off a late rally by Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night to win their fifth game in a row. In their eighth consecutive game without Kawhi Leonard and Marcus Morris, the Clippers got 20-point performances from Paul George, Reggie Jackson, and Nicolas Batum in […]

The NBA is still reeling after the worst altercation of this season occurred during the Miami Heat-Denver Nuggets game on Monday night. Heat forward Markieff Morris and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic were each ejected for their involvements in the shoving match late in the fourth quarter. That got both Marcus Morris and the Jokic brothers […]

The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets game was headed for a blowout win in favor of the Mile High squad, but a dominant performance turned ugly late in the fourth quarter thanks to Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris. With a few minutes remaining and the Nuggets leading by 17, Jokic appeared to ward off a […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers won their fourth game in a row on Sunday night, defeating the Charlotte Hornets, 120-106. While Paul George and the guys were excited to walk out with the win, they were also excited to get a big piece of their rotation in Serge Ibaka back. Ibaka made his season […]

The LA Clippers won their third game in a row on Friday night, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104-84. Paul George had been carrying the team offensively over the first few games of the season, but it was the other Clippers who came to his aid in the win over Minny. Paul George finished with his […]

The NBA was hit with a shockwave of news on Thursday morning when a report from ESPN came out about Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver. The report, which was written by ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, detailed stunning allegations against the Suns owner, including racist and sexist remarks, creating a generally toxic work environment. Reports immediately following […]

Paul George and the LA Clippers are two weeks through their 2021-22 NBA schedule, and so far, it hasn’t been pretty. The team’s gotten off to a 2-4 start, unfortunately wasting two fantastic Paul George games in the process. How much of their struggles are things that are actually concerning right now? Here’s a look […]

When the NBA announced it would be ending its partnership with Spalding last year, it took many by surprise. The league’s basketball partner since 1983, Spalding made custom-made basketballs for the NBA for nearly 40 years. Starting this season, the Wilson ball became the NBA’s official ball. Early returns may not be so great, and […]

PLAYA VISTA – Tyronn Lue has shown his ability to adjust on the fly when he sees something that needs tweaking. That was on full display this past postseason when the LA Clippers faced multiple 0-2 deficits, and it’s likely he’ll have to make some adjustments very soon. The Clippers have started their 2021-22 season […]

If the LA Clippers are going to make a push for a playoff spot, with or without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George is going to need some help. The Clippers dropped their fourth game in five contests on Friday night to the Portland Trail Blazers, 111-92. The game featured another spectacular performance by George, who finished […]

LOS ANGELES — Fresh off their first victory of the season, Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers wrapped up their three-game home stand on Wednesday night with a matchup against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs, winners of two in a row against the Atlanta Hawks and Denver Nuggets, marched into Staples Center with […]

The NBA is only a week into it’s 2021-22 season, but there’s been no shortage of drama around the league. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks got their NBA championship rings and proceeded to defeat Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. Ben Simmons returned to practice with the Philadelphia 76ers, proceeded to get kicked out, […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers blew out the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, 116-86. The final score somehow didn’t even truly indicate just how dominant Tyronn Lue’s club was in what was their seventh consecutive win over Damian Lillard’s Blazers. Portland turned the ball over 30 times on the night. They also shot […]

LOS ANGELES — Paul George has gotten off to a hot start for the Los Angeles Clippers. Through two games, that hadn’t resulted in any wins, and it had head coach Tyronn Lue emphasizing defense. LA entered Monday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers as one of the four teams remaining in the NBA that hadn’t […]

Despite another valiant effort, Paul George and the LA Clippers dropped their second game of the season to Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, 120-114. The game featured double-digit leads for both teams, but a third quarter scoring drought for the Clippers allowed the Grizzlies to build a 16-point lead they would never relinquish. Paul […]

The Los Angeles Lakers‘ 2021-22 NBA season has gotten off to a rough start, and midway through their second game, it isn’t getting any easier. During the Lakers’ second game against the Phoenix Suns, Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard were seen getting into a heated exchange on the bench during a timeout. Anthony Davis and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers nearly left Chase Center with a win against the Golden State Warriors, but ultimately fell short by a score of 115-113 on Thursday night. Paul George and Steph Curry had their back-and-forth moments throughout the game with Curry’s team ultimately coming out on top. George poured in 29 points to go […]

The LA Clippers finally opened up their season Thursday night, the last team in the NBA to do so. Following a nine day stretch between their final preseason game and their first regular season game, the Clippers fell short against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. Paul George and Stephen Curry, however, put on […]

On Thursday morning, X2 Performance, an energy drink company, announced a new partnership with Anheuser-Busch’s AB ONE to create clean and healthy energy drinks for every day athletes.   Prior to this announcement, X2 Performance could only be found inside Southern California CVS Pharmacy’s or Subways. With this new announcement, the energy drink will be […]

PLAYA VISTA – The LA Clippers will open up their season on Thursday night against the Golden State Warriors. It’ll mark Game 1 of what’s expected to be tens of games without Kawhi Leonard as the star recovers from offseason ACL surgery. In his stead, big things are expected of Paul George. Without Leonard, George […]

Playa Vista, CA – Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers tip off their season on Thursday by visiting the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The NBA season, however, is already in full swing after the Tuesday nightcap featured Stephen Curry and the Warriors taking on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite […]

PLAYA VISTA – When the LA Clippers traded away guard Patrick Beverley, they didn’t just lose another role player. Beverley’s roles as lockdown defender, knock-down shooter, and number one hype man are all facets that could be found in other players, to a lesser extent. The toughest part about Beverley’s game and personality to replace […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing for the start of the regular season, and they’ve done that by bringing a familiar face to join LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Avery Bradley is headed back to the Lakers, the team has announced in a release. Lakers announce successful Avery Bradley waiver claim pic.twitter.com/wpVav3SM7C — Michael Corvo […]

Fresh off a surprising NBA Finals appearance, the Phoenix Suns are in the final stages of gearing up for another run. Unfortunately, it appears they’ll have a big distraction with Deandre Ayton on their hands as they try to repeat as Western Conference Champions. Ayton and the Suns reportedly could not agree on a contract […]

The Indiana Pacers are fully committing to their core, at least for now. Ahead of the 11:59PM EST deadline, the Pacers and Malcolm Brogdon have agreed to a contract extension, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon has agreed to an additional two-year, $45 million extension – guaranteeing him $89.3 million over the […]

After a spectacular 2021 postseason, Paul George and Tyronn Lue will lead the LA Clippers into the 2021-22 campaign without the services of Kawhi Leonard. The two-time NBA Finals MVP is expected to miss a significant portion of the season as he works his way back from offseason ACL surgery. The Clippers, however, can’t be […]

The LA Clippers were hopeful to have Serge Ibaka ready for the start of the 2021-22 NBA season, but that appears to be out the window. Ahead of Wednesday’s practice, Ibaka told ClutchPoints he doesn’t expect to be ready to play when the Clippers open up their season on October 21st against the Golden State […]

The Baltimore Ravens enter their week 6 showdown against the Los Angeles Chargers with a 4-1 record. Since dropping their first game of the season, an overtime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Ravens have strung together four straight wins. The latest victory came thanks to some incredible heroics by Lamar Jackson. Jackson completed […]

The LA Clippers retained their core this summer when they re-signed Kawhi Leonard, Reggie Jackson, and Nicolas Batum. Just days prior to the start of the season, they went a step further in securing Terance Mann as a part of their future. On Tuesday, the Clippers announced the signing of Mann to a contract extension. […]

Coming into the 2021-22 season, the LA Clippers were hopeful to get their rookies meaningful playing time. Whether in the G-League or sparingly in the NBA, Keon Johnson, Jason Preston, and Brandon Boston all showed flashes of potential in college as well as Summer League. Unfortunately, they’ll be down a man for the next few […]

The Los Angeles Clippers selected Terance Mann with the 48th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. It was the team’s second pick of the night behind 27th overall pick Mfiondu Kabengele, who was Mann’s teammate at Florida State. When selecting late in the draft, teams are mostly banking on the strength of their player development […]

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to mandate anyone entering indoor businesses such as bars, restaurants, gyms, and sports venues to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. That means in order to attend a Clippers, Lakers, Rams, or Chargers game, a negative COVID-19 result will no longer be acceptable unless given a religious […]

The LA Clippers won’t be whole while Kawhi Leonard rehabs his knee, but they sure seem to be getting a lot closer to that mark with the latest news regarding Serge Ibaka. Ibaka has spent the last several weeks, including all of training camp, going through non-contact drills and workouts. The 12-year NBA veteran underwent […]

Social media has become ingrained in our day-to-day lives. It’s a point where most of us can’t imagine what we’d do with all the extra time we’d have if some social media platforms went down or are taken away. Everybody has been getting a taste of it so far on this Monday, October 4th, as […]

Kawhi Leonard has spend the last few months rehabbing his right knee following ACL surgery. The LA Clippers star currently has no timetable to return, but a report from Farbod Esnaashari of Sports Illustrated claims that Leonard is currently ahead of schedule in his recovery. If Kawhi Leonard is indeed ahead of schedule, that would […]

SAN DIEGO – When Kawhi Leonard suffered the ACL injury in the playoffs, the expectation was that he’d miss the entirety of the playoffs due to the fragility and seriousness of the injury. Leonard going down immediately opened the door for more playing opportunities for LA Clippers players like Terance Mann and Luke Kennard, and […]

Marcus Morris has been very vocal that his Los Angeles Clippers would’ve reached the NBA Finals last year if they were healthy. Kawhi Leonard suffered the partially torn ACL, Ivica Zubac suffered a sprained MCL, and Morris dealt with flare-ups from his knee tendinitis. The Clippers fell to the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference […]