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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 […]

Paul George, Patrick Beverley, and the LA Clippers not only blew a massive opportunity in Game 2 against Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns. They may have just lost the series because of it. George scored six straight points, including a pair of buckets to give the Clippers a one-point lead twice. The second came […]

The LA Clippers still have no updates on star forward Kawhi Leonard. All Tyronn Lue and the team is willing to say is that he’s been ruled out for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Suns. Leonard has been back home in Los Angeles, rehabbing what the team called a ‘knee […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been without superstar Kawhi Leonard since Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals. While they were able to take Game’s 1 and 2 against the Utah Jazz, the team fell short just 38 hours after Game 6 in Game 1 to the Phoenix Suns. Leonard is still back home getting […]

Less than 38 hours after defeating the Utah Jazz and making franchise history, Paul George, Reggie Jackson, and the LA Clippers dropped the opening game of the Western Conference Finals. The Phoenix Suns, coming off a six day break after sweeping the Denver Nuggets, defeated the Clippers in Game 1, 120-114, led by Devin Booker‘s […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have advanced to their first ever Western Conference Finals, defeating the Utah Jazz in six games. Tyronn Lue, the current Clippers coach and former member of the Los Angeles Lakers, had a bit of a message postgame for basketball fans in LA. Staples Center saw a sellout crowd of over 17,000 […]

After 51 years of futility and playoff failures, the LA Clippers are headed to the Western Conference Finals. Behind big nights from Paul George and Reggie Jackson, as well as monster performance from Terance Mann, the Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz in front of an absolutely raucous Staples Center crowd to advance. In order to […]

Tyronn Lue and the LA Clippers have Donovan Mitchell and Utah Jazz on the ropes, leading their Western Conference semifinal series 3-2. With the Game 5 win over the Jazz despite being down Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers have positioned themselves to advance to the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. With Game […]

Donovan Mitchell was not a happy camper after his Utah Jazz fell to Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5, 119-111. The Jazz now trail the series after initially leading 2-0 and face their first elimination game of the postseason Friday night in Los Angeles for Game 6. The biggest takeaway of […]

Without Kawhi Leonard, the LA Clippers survived a pivotal Game 5 against the Utah Jazz thanks to a heroic performance from Paul George. George scored a personal postseason high 37 points to go along with 16 rebounds and five assists on 12-of-22 shooting. The win gave the Clippers a 3-2 series lead and now puts […]

When the LA Clippers needed him most, Paul George delivered on the biggest stage. Kawhi Leonard was already ruled out, but the Clippers managed to defeat the Utah Jazz in Game 5, 119-111, to take a 3-2 series lead heading back to Los Angeles for Game 6. George led the way for the Clippers with […]

The Los Angeles Clippers announced Kawhi Leonard as out for Game 5 against the Utah Jazz with a right knee sprain. In his place, head coach Tyronn Lue has elected to start Terance Mann. Clippers starters for Game 5: Reggie JacksonTerance MannPaul GeorgeMarcus MorrisNicolas Batum Jazz starters: Donovan MitchellJoe InglesBojan BogdanovicRoyce O'NealeRudy Gobert — Tomer […]

The LA Clippers’ second-round series against the Utah Jazz just got a lot tougher. Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has suffered a sprained right knee, the team announced Wednesday. He will miss Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. While he has no timetable to return, sources say Leonard suffered a sprained ACL and is tentatively […]

The LA Clippers evened their Western Conference semifinal series against the Utah Jazz on Monday night at 2-2 after a 118-104 win. The win was certainly the biggest thing to come out of Monday’s game, but the second biggest thing came from Kawhi Leonard. With 1:29 remaining in the first half and the Clippers leading […]

The LA Clippers came away with a Game 4 win against the Utah Jazz on Monday night, 118-104. Late in the game, however, a concerning sight appeared in the form of Kawhi Leonard grabbing at his knee. With 5:25 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Clippers up 105-88, Joe Ingles intentionally fouled Kawhi Leonard […]

It took them a couple days, but Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers finally took a game from Joe Ingles and the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semifinals. George in particular got loose for a postseason-high 31 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the field, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc. George and Ingles […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz in Game 3, 132-106. Kawhi Leonard put up a 34-point, 12-rebound night, while Paul George added 31 points. Donovan Mitchell finished with 30 points on 11-of-24 shooting, continuing his hot shooting postseason. While Mitchell has been a problem for any team he has faced, he has been a […]

The LA Clippers have announced that Serge Ibaka has undergone surgery on his back. The center will miss the remainder of the season for the Clippers. Serge Ibaka has undergone season-ending back surgery, the Clippers have announced. pic.twitter.com/vu0uyNkYJ4 — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) June 11, 2021 Ibaka had been dealing with a nerve issue in his […]

If going down 0-2 in a playoff series wasn’t bad enough, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers have now done it twice. Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz won Game 2 of their best-of-seven series with the Clippers Thursday night, 117-111, taking a 2-0 series lead head to Los Angeles for Game 3. […]

While the Utah Jazz and the LA Clippers are facing each other in the playoffs for the first time since 2017, Joe Ingles and Paul George are facing each other for the first time since 2018. If you remember, that wasn’t just an ordinary series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Jazz. Both George and […]

The LA Clippers fell in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals to Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz. One guy who saw a surprisingly limited role in the opening game was Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Beverley had been one of the Clippers’ best players to throw at Donovan Mitchell defensively over the last few […]

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers dropped Game 1 of their second-round series with Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz, 112-109. It was an ugly performance from Los Angeles, who had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds despite shooting just 37.6 percent in the second half. Leonard finished with […]

Paul George and the LA Clippers dropped Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals to the Utah Jazz, 112-109. George finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists, but struggled mightily from the field, shooting just 4-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-8 from beyond the arc. Throughout the game, Jazz fans let Paul George […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 7 on Sunday night, but it was no easy feat. Luka Doncic had his third 40-point game of the series, doing everything he could to keep Dallas in it. In the end, it was Kawhi Leonard and Paul George’s team who hit the biggest shots, […]