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The 2021-22 NBA season is expected to bring a new level of excitement even greater than its previous season. Russell Westbrook has joined the Los Angeles Lakers. Kyle Lowry has joined the Miami Heat. DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball both joined the Chicago Bulls. Paul George and the LA Clippers, meanwhile, are one of the […]

The LA Clippers restructured their roster this offseason in preparation for a long stretch of the year without Kawhi Leonard. They’ve added defense in Justise Winslow, ball-handling in Eric Bledsoe, drafted three young guards, and retained their all their big-name free agents. Here are three burning questions that the Clippers will have to answer next […]

When Serge Ibaka joined the LA Clippers in free agency back in 2019, continuing his hilarious ‘How Hungry Are You?’ show was surely in his plans. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic made it incredibly difficult to film over the last year and a half. Until now. Over the last few weeks, Serge Ibaka has dropped a […]

The LA Clippers have an interesting season ahead of them. Their 2021-22 campaign will start without Kawhi Leonard, and there’s a chance he won’t take part in any of it as he recovers from surgery on his partially torn ACL. The Clippers, however, did a good job structuring their roster around Paul George this offseason […]

On Monday, the LA Clippers officially completed their trade to acquire Eric Bledsoe. The trade sent Patrick Beverley, Rajon Rondo, and Daniel Oturu to the Memphis Grizzlies. It was a move that was highly criticized for sending fan favorite Beverley away, but there are some positive to take out of the deal that brings the […]

The LA Clippers traded away fan favorite Patrick Beverley this past week, ending a five year run with the team. Beverley arrived in Los Angeles in the trade sending Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets. The trade marked the end of the Lob City Clippers and bridged the gap towards the next era of Clippers […]

Last season, the LA Clippers made only one move at the trade deadline. Lou Williams and two second round picks were traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Rajon Rondo. The deal didn’t seem like a needle-mover at the time. Williams was a scorer that was already on the decline on a loaded team, […]

Heading into this free agency class, there was a lot up in the air. Where would Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, and Lonzo Ball go? What moves would the Lakers make to improve after LeBron James‘ first round playoff exit? Among so many unknowns, the one near-certainty, at least internally, was the expected return of Kawhi […]

After months of waiting to find out what he’ll do, the wait is officially over. Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers agreed to a four-year deal, the team announced Thursday afternoon. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports was first to report the news. Leonard, who opted out of the final year of his previous deal, agreed […]

The LA Clippers and guard Luke Kennard agreed to a four-year, $56 million rookie contract extension last summer shortly after being traded to Los Angeles. If that deal, which could reach up to $64 million with incentives, wasn’t enough proof that the Clippers believed in him, Kennard just doubled down on it. According to Dirt.com, […]

The LA Clippers entered free agency with one main goal in mind: retain Kawhi Leonard, Reggie Jackson, Nicolas Batum in order to run it back next season, and try to improve on the margins with what little assets they had via free agency. They made a few moves this offseason, and with ‘back to school’ […]

The LA Clippers have finalized agreements with most of their free agents, coming to terms on deals with Kawhi Leonard, Nicolas Batum, Reggie Jackson, and Justise Winslow. Additionally, they agreed to a two-year guaranteed rookie deal with a team option on the third year with , Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Sunday. Boston’s […]

After four very quiet days on the free agency front, a slew of reports came in surrounding the Los Angeles Clippers. Both Kawhi Leonard and Reggie Jackson, who had been expected to re-sign with LA, reportedly agreed to deals to run it back with the Clippers after they, alongside Paul George, took them to their […]

On Friday, the LA Clippers came to an agreement on a two-year deal with free agent forward Justise Winslow, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. In five years with the Miami Heat and a season with the Memphis Grizzlies, Winslow has shown flashes of his talent, but has also been hindered by other things. Here are four […]

The LA Clippers have reached an agreement on a deal with free agent forward Justise Winslow, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Free agent G/F Justise Winslow has agreed on a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, his agents Austin Brown and Erika Ruiz of @CAA_Basketball tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 6, 2021 Winslow […]

The LA Clippers made their draft night moves, selecting Keon Johnson, Jason Preston, and Brandon Boston. They are limited in their offseason moves, but they hoped to retain Kawhi Leonard, Reggie Jackson, and Nicolas Batum in free agency. So far, Nicolas Batum has agreed to a deal to return to the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard is […]

The LA Clippers have had a quiet free agency. They’ve quickly came to terms on a deal with Nicolas Batum, and recently reached agreements with Reggie Jackson as well as Kawhi Leonard. While the team has been pretty cap-strapped this offseason, their main goals have been to retain the free agents from last year’s team. […]

Team USA advanced to the Gold Medal game in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and they await the winner of the France-Slovenia semifinal matchup. Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been the best player in the Olympics thus far, but Clippers forward Nicolas Batum and Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert were looking to shut his water […]

The LA Clippers came into free agency with a few things to check off their list: Re-sign Kawhi Leonard, Nicolas Batum, and Reggie Jackson while getting Serge Ibaka to opt in. Through three days, however, they’ve only gotten one of those things done. The team was reportedly interested in free agent star DeMar DeRozan, and […]

Following their most successful season in franchise history, the LA Clippers wanted to bring the band back together for the 2021-22 season. Serge Ibaka opted into the second year of his deal a few days ago, and a few hours into free agency, Nicolas Batum has also agreed to return. According to Sham Charania of […]

After playing six seasons in the NBA on a number of teams, Bobby Portis has found a home. The fan favorite who played a crucial role in the Milwaukee Bucks NBA Championship run has agreed to return, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Free agent Bobby Portis has agreed to a two-year, $9 million […]

The LA Clippers selected three players on NBA Draft night 2021. After coming in with just the 25th overall pick, the team made multiple moves to finish the night with the 21st, 33rd, and 51st picks. One of those picks, No. 33, was Jason Preston of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Needless to say, Preston […]

The LA Clippers reached their first-ever Western Conference Finals behind masterful performances from Kawhi Leonard and Paul George throughout the playoffs. The team ultimately fell short of their NBA Championship goal once Kawhi Leonard suffered a partially torn ACL. Because of the way the Clippers fought without him in the playoffs, many assumed Leonard was […]

Swin Cash enjoyed a very successful 15 year run in the WNBA from 2002-2016. She finished her playing career as a 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Star, and 2-time Olympic Gold Medal winner. Now, she’s the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans. As Cash and the Pelicans prepare for the 2021 NBA Draft […]

The LA Clippers got within two games the NBA Finals this season, and likely would’ve made it had Kawhi Leonard been healthy enough to play. Unfortunately, he wasn’t, and the team’s magnificent playoff run came to an end in the Conference Finals. Leonard suffered an ACL injury during Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals […]

LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair a partially torn ACL, the team announced. This all but confirms a grade 2 sprain of Leonard’s ACL, which was suffered in Game 4 against the Utah Jazz. Kawhi Leonard has undergone successful surgery to repair a partial tear of his ACL, the […]

The LA Clippers had their most successful season in franchise history. It was, by all accounts, their best year, but they still fell short of their ultimate goal of winning an NBA Championship. Paul George did all he could, Reggie Jackson played his way into a lot of money, and Tyronn Lue coached his ass […]

Reggie Jackson was one of the final players to be signed to the Los Angeles Clippers prior to the start of the regular season. In one season, Jackson went from backup point guard to the Clippers’ second-most important player in the team’s deepest postseason run. He called the entire season a blessing. “I’m extremely proud of […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ best season in franchise history came to an unfortunate end on Wednesday night. The Phoenix Suns blew them out, 130-103, in what was the first blowout loss of the postseason. Behind Marcus Morris’ series-high 26 points, the Clippers continued to fight until they had no fight left to give. The loss […]

After fighting and scrapping for weeks, the LA Clippers were finally eliminated from the NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night. Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns defeated Paul George and the Clippers in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993. It took a superhuman effort […]

Injuries have played a major part in the 2020-21 NBA season, and it unfortunately continued Tuesday night. During Game 4 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks, Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a scary-looking knee injury that had State Farm Arena silent. Antetokounmpo went up to block a Clint Capela alley-oop dunk, but appeared to be kicked […]

The LA Clippers defeated the Phoenix Suns on Monday night, forcing a Game 6 on Wednesday. Patrick Beverley was a catalyst for the Clippers, as he has been for most of the series, defending Devin Booker and Chris Paul. Beverley has made life hell for both Booker and Paul since being inserted into the starting […]

When the Los Angeles Clippers needed him most, Paul George delivered once again, and DeMarcus Cousins made sure everyone knew it. Behind a 41-point, 13-rebound, six-assist night from George, the Clippers defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 5, 116-102, and forced a Game 6 back in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Paul George scored his […]

The Los Angeles Clippers continued their historic postseason Monday night, winning Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns and forcing a Game 6 back in Los Angeles. Paul George put on a masterful performance to lead his team to the win, and even name-dropped LeBron James when discussing his recovery from injuries and changing his game. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night. Paul George led the way for LA, outplaying Suns stars Chris Paul and Devin Booker en route to 41 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, and three steals. One of the highlights, or lowlights depending on your […]

The LA Clippers will head into Monday night’s Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns not only with their backs against the walls, but at nowhere near 100 percent. Kawhi Leonard and Serge Ibaka have already been ruled out, and now center Ivica Zubac has been added to the injury report as questionable with a sprained […]

Paul George, Ty Lue, and the Los Angeles Clippers’ backs are officially against the wall once again. After overcoming an 0-2 deficit against both the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz, the Clippers also started their series against the Phoenix Suns down 0-2 as well. The only difference is they’ll now face a daunting 3-1 […]

The LA Clippers have played the last five playoff games without star Kawhi Leonard. Game 4 on Saturday night against the Phoenix Suns will be no different. The team announced Leonard will miss his sixth straight game since suffering a sprained knee in Game 4 in the Clippers’ second round series against the Utah Jazz. […]

For the third series in a row, Paul George, Tyronn Lue, and the LA Clippers bounced back from an 0-2 hole to win Game 3. The Clippers defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 3, 106-92, giving them their first win of the series. Bouncing back from the heartbreaking Game 2 loss wasn’t easy, however. Paul […]