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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was the target of comments from LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva earlier this week, and now LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has spoken out. Over the weekend, a gunman walked up to a sheriffs deputy vehicle and shot two deputies sitting inside the car in the head and face […]

Same old Clippers? With a chance to advance to their first ever Western Conference Finals, the LA Clippers blew a 19-point second half lead and will now have to play a winner-take-all Game 7. And no, this isn’t a line taken from 2015. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the Clippers have a lot of work […]

After looking like a lock for the Western Conference Finals, Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers are now just one game away from elimination following their Game 6 loss to the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers built up another big lead in Game 6 at 68-49 before the Nuggets rallied for a second consecutive double-digit comeback. […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has been ripping the Los Angeles Clippers apart through the first five games of their second-round series. The Nuggets big man is averaged 24.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks on 51.6 percent shooting against Ivica Zubac and Montrezl Harrell. Throughout the series, Jokic has had to work for […]

The LA Clippers lost Game 5 to the Denver Nuggets in surprising fashion, 111-105, blowing a 16-point lead in the process. Paul George finished with 26 points, six rebounds, six assists, and two blocks in the loss. Kawhi Leonard added 36 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and three steals. After the Game 4 Clippers win, […]

The LA Clippers dropped Game 5 to the Denver Nuggets, 111-105, despite a fantastic 36-point performance from Kawhi Leonard. The two-time NBA Finals MVP shot 12-of-24 from the field and 5-of-12 from beyond the arc, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Paul Millsap and Denver’s big second half. After the game, Leonard spoke candidly with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers joined the LA Clippers on Thursday as being just one game away from reaching the Western Conference Finals. All signs have been pointing to a Clippers-Lakers West Finals showdown all year, but it’s become far more of a reality over the last couple of days. With one win still needed against […]

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. made some critical comments after the their Game 4 loss to the LA Clippers, calling out Mike Malone and the team’s coaching staff. Porter Jr. had 15 points in the first half, but went scoreless in the second off on two shot attempts. After the game, Porter Jr. told […]

The development of Kawhi Leonard into a legitimate superstar in the NBA has been something to marvel at. The LA Clippers forward was already a stout defender, but he vastly improved his scoring with the Toronto Raptors and has now shown that he can be a legitimate playmaker with Doc Rivers’ team. When he first […]

Kawhi Leonard has been tearing the NBA apart over the last two postseasons, and he has done more of the same against the Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets. The Los Angeles Clippers star has been shooting the lights out this season, but did have one of the worst performances of his career in Game 2, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are just one win away from making their first-ever Western Conference Finals appearance in franchise history. If you asked around Doc Rivers’ locker room, from Kawhi Leonard to Montrezl Harrell, you’d be lucky to find someone batting an eye at that fact. LA defeated the Denver Nuggets 96-85 in Game 4 […]

Not much is known about Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard other than what he or his family really want known. One thing that is known, however, is that Leonard’s mom, Kim, is in the bubble cheering him and his Clippers on. Following a sequence that saw Kawhi hit a 3-pointer, get a steal, and […]

After a sensational first-round series against the Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has struggled to put the ball in the basket against the Los Angeles Clippers. Much of that has to do with to do with Paul George and the lengthy wings the Clippers have been able to deploy. In the Nuggets’ seven-game […]

Nikola Jokic has been playing out of his mind in the Denver Nuggets’ second-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Excluding the series opener in which Doc Rivers’ team completely shut down the Nuggets, Jokic is averaging 29.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 3.5 3-pointers per game on 56.1 percent shooting from […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ dream of getting their own arena is getting closer to becoming a reality. On Tuesday afternoon, th Inglewood City Council voted unanimously to approve the Clippers’ future arena, the Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center (IBEC). With the vote, the franchise is fully entitled the world-class campus that will include an 18,000-seat […]

Things appear to be getting heated between Doc Rivers‘ LA Clippers and Mike Malone‘s Denver Nuggets, especially after Game 3 and some of the postgame comments made by Patrick Beverley on Nikola Jokic. Following the Clippers’ 113-107 victory to take aa 2-1 series lead, Clippers guard Patrick Beverley was asked about the difficulties are defending […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had his way with the Los Angeles Clippers for much of Game 3, finishing with 32 points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals on 12-of-18 shooting from the field. The big man was shut down in the fourth quarter for a second consecutive game in a 113-107 Clippers win, […]

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers defeated Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, 113-107, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. In the end, it was the defense that stepped up for the Clippers, holding Denver to just 19 fourth-quarter points on 7-of-22 shooting from the field. There was […]

Whatever Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the Los Angeles Clippers did offensively against Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals, they seemed to do the exact opposite in Game 2. A sluggish defensive start also didn’t help matters. The Nuggets evened the series up at 1-1 after a […]

Despite never winning an NBA Championship, Chris Paul will go down as one of the greatest Clippers of all-time. Alongside Doc Rivers, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan, Paul lifted the LA Clippers franchise out of the gutter and helped lead them to six consecutive playoff appearances after a combined four since moving to Los Angeles […]

LA Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell is the Sixth Man of the Year, the NBA announced Friday afternoon. Head coach Doc Rivers had Lou Williams, a former 3-time Sixth Man and a close friend of Harrell’s, bring the trophy out during a film session to surprise him among his teammates. Harrell was clearly caught off […]

Led by Kawhi Leonard as well as the return of Patrick Beverley, the Los Angeles Clippers welcomed Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets to the second round with a 120-97 drubbing. The Clippers took the 1-0 series lead and are clicking on all cylinders heading into Game 2. Leonard finished with yet another efficient scoring […]

As Doc Rivers and the LA Clippers prepare to take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, the attention turned, at least momentarily, to the Brooklyn Nets and their new coach. On Thursday morning, the Hall-of-Famer was named the official head coach of the Nets. He signed a four-year deal, […]

The LA Clippers are preparing to the take on the Denver Nuggets, but they’ve been forced to play 10 of their last 11 games without Patrick Beverley, all inside the NBA’s bubble in Orlando. He missed the final five seeding games recovering from his calf strain only to further aggravate it in Game 1 of […]

The LA Clippers eliminated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of their Western Conference first round series on Sunday afternoon, moving on to the second round. The game was chippy, and once again saw technical fouls as well as flagrant fouls being handed out, including the controversial play involving Marcus Morris and Luka Doncic. It […]

The LA Clippers finished their first round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, and are still awaiting their second round opponent. Tuesday night’s Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz will provide clarity as to Doc Rivers‘ next challenge. The Clippers, however, aren’t sweating it. The team scheduled a practice session on […]

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the Los Angeles Clippers inched one step closer to their ultimate goal Sunday afternoon. The Clippers defeated Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series and advanced to the second round, where they’ll take on either the Utah Jazz or Denver Nuggets. Kawhi Leonard […]

The LA Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of their first round playoff series and advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. Just like it did in seemingly every game this series, there were fireworks between Clippers forward Marcus Morris and Mavs star Luka Doncic. Morris was ejected late in […]

The world got some heartbreaking news when Hollywood star Chadwick Boseman passed away on Friday. The Black Panther and 42 star died after a four year battle with colon cancer. pic.twitter.com/aZ2JzDf5ai — Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020 Everyone around the world has reacted to the tragic news, including a number of NBA stars. Shit […]

The NBA players strike resulted in a number of heated, emotional meetings over the last couple of days. Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was a part of those meetings, as was Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. Carlisle says he and Rivers weren’t the only ones involved in these meetings. According to the Mavs head coach, […]

Patrick Beverley has been in hot water over the last 24 hours after reports surfaced claiming that the LA Clippers guard allegedly spoke in a disrespectful manner towards NBPA executive director Michele Roberts during Wednesday night’s emotional meeting among players. The report, coming from Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, says Beverley repeated interrupted Roberts as she […]

Tensions inside the NBA’s Orlando bubble were already high, but the emotional postgame message from Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday night sparked something else. On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks went on strike, refusing to play their Game 5 against the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los […]

NBA legend Jerry West came out in support of NBA players who went on strike Wednesday, declining to play in any games in protest of the latest police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Video revealed that 29-year old Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by police. Not long after the video’s release, an […]

Marcus Morris‘ name is once again being brought up in relation to a controversial play from the first-round series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks. Morris finished with 12 points, six rebounds, and four assists in 28 minutes of action, but is being scrutinized on social media for allegedly stepping on Luka Doncic‘s […]

The LA Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference first round series. While the win was celebrated postgame, the attention quickly turned to Jacob Blake, and head coach Doc Rivers‘ incredibly moving postgame press conference demanding change. Video surfaced late Sunday night of another unarmed black man, 29-year old Jacob […]

The LA Clippers have had championship expectations all season, but they’re currently locked in a heated battle with the Dallas Mavericks that could see them eliminated in the first round. Doc Rivers and his team know that, but they’ve been questioned relentlessly over the last couple of days about their defensive struggles, the odd rotation […]

For the first time all season, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers are facing real adversity. With their series against the Dallas Mavericks tied at 2-2, the Clippers are now just two losses away from an unbelievably disappointing end to their season. They’re also, however, two wins away from advancing to the Western […]

Sunday, Aug. 23 marks what would’ve been Kobe Bryant‘s 42nd birthday. It has been eight months since his passing, but no one has truly been able to recover from the passing of the Los Angeles Lakers legend back in January. While NBA teams are in heated playoff battles, the memory of Kobe Bryant doesn’t fade. […]

Luka Doncic continued his masterful postseason run on Sunday afternoon, when he hit the game-winning three-pointer to give his Dallas Mavericks a 135-133 victory over Kawhi Leonard, Lou Williams, and the LA Clippers in Game 4. The series is now tied at 2-2, and it’s safe to say both teams have what it takes to […]