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OAKLAND, CA – Landry Shamet has been a focal point in Doc Rivers’ offense with the Clippers since his arrival at the trade deadline. Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors have rendered him ineffective over the last six quarters they’ve faced him. Shamet upped his game in nearly every statistical category with […]

OAKLAND – The Golden State Warriors and L.A. Clippers wasted little time lighting up the fireworks in their first round playoff series. Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley, who played about as physical as you can without being malicious, were both ejected with 4:41 left in the 4th quarter. The Warriors went on to win 121-104, […]

OAKLAND, CA – Game 1 of the L.A. Clippers and Golden State Warriors first round series went to the heavily favored Warriors. In what was essentially a replay of last week’s game at Oracle Arena, the Clippers hung around in the first half until they were blown out of the water in the second half. […]

LOS ANGELES – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Landry Shamet are coming off terrific regular seasons for the L.A. Clippers. Their postseason matchup presents a much bigger challenge, however, with the defending champion Golden State Warriors waiting. Gilgeous-Alexander had a great season for the Clippers, and is the only lottery pick to start for a playoff team. […]

LOS ANGELES – Much to the dismay of L.A. Clippers fans everywhere, Ralph Lawler’s final regular season broadcast has finally arrived. After 40 years as the broadcaster of the Clippers franchise and 3,228 games, the Hall-of-Famer will be calling game number 3,229 on Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz. The night is expected to be […]

Los Angeles Lakers President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson shocked everyone with an impromptu announcement that he was stepping down from his role. Just minutes later, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a bombshell that Luke Walton and the coaching staff are fully expecting to be fired just hours after tonight’s game. Lakers coaching staff fully expected […]

As the NBA’s regular season winds down and the calendar flips over to April, teams have a bit of a better understanding of where they’ll be seeded and who their first round matchup will be. That isn’t really the case for the 2018-19 season. Only four or five games remain for most teams and the […]

LOS ANGELES – If you ask L.A. Clippers center Ivica Zubac about his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, he’ll truly have nothing but good things to say about his teammates, the coaching staff, and the front office. Considering the struggles to put together wins as well as his involvement in trade talks over the […]

LOS ANGELES – Everyone who has been following the news on social media knows that the L.A. Clippers spent the last year-and-a-half positioning themselves to be a significant player in 2019 free agency, while also maintaining their competitiveness. With only six games remaining this regular season, a surprising 45-31 record, and a playoff spot already […]

CLUTCH Summary: The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers once nearly made a trade that would have sent shock waves through the entire NBA, as well as the souls of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. The player involved in this “what if” trade scenario was Carmelo Anthony, who is now on the outside of […]

The NBA’s regular season has only three weeks left, and most teams are down to their final 10 games. As the regular season winds down, March Madness begins as teams compete for the National Championship. Zion Williamson and Duke are the favorites to win the title, but which team would be the best fit for […]

LOS ANGELES – Before Lou Williams hit the buzzer-beating shot to send the L.A. Clippers to a win over the Brooklyn Nets, guard D’Angelo Russell sparked a 10-0 run in a minute of action to help his team tie the game with six seconds left. Everyone knows what happened from there, as Williams drained a […]

LOS ANGELES – The rumors that L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was interested in coaching the Los Angeles Lakers heated up over the last couple of days. Ahead of Tuesday night’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers, Rivers was asked about the talks, and he took a moment to shut them down. “I have a […]

As the L.A. Clippers continue their pursuit of a high playoff seed in the final month of the NBA season, they’ll begin to monitor some of their guys’ minutes. The Clippers on the second half of a back-to-back set, and they’ll be without forward Danilo Gallinari for their matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. Starting […]

LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers and Patrick Beverley’s L.A. Clippers have been in a heated playoff race until this past week. The Lakers dropped a big game to the Clippers, ruling out any chance of winning the season series and putting a huge dent in their playoff hopes. The Clippers, on the other hand, continue […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are headed to the lottery while Doc Rivers and the L.A. Clippers are likely headed to the NBA playoffs. Back when the 2018-19 season first started, not many predicted that the Clippers would earn a playoff berth as the Lakers look from the outside in. Rivers and James […]

Paul George and the weary Oklahoma City Thunder came into Staples Center on Friday night hoping to upset a fresh L.A. Clippers team. The Thunder played an overtime game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night while the Clippers had been off since their Monday night victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for […]

LOS ANGELES – Ivica Zubac and the L.A. Clippers inched closer to a playoff spot on Sunday afternoon when they defeated the New York Knicks. The win gave them a 36-29 record, setting up a crucial matchup on Monday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, who sit behind them at 30-33. Monday night will present […]

In his final game against the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, Dwyane Wade of the Miami heat hit a game-winning three-pointer. FATHER PRIME FOR THE WIN pic.twitter.com/GDkoOFVVi4 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 28, 2019 Wade finished the night with 25 points, seven rebounds, three assists, one steal, and two blocked shots in 26 minutes. […]

L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer joined Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night to discuss a number of topics. The biggest topics touched on were the current state of his Clippers, a new arena for the team, and free agency *cough* Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant *cough.* To start the show, Ballmer reiterated for what feels like the […]

San Antonio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan made his long-awaited return to Toronto to face the Raptors, the team he played his first nine NBA seasons with. He got a loud ovation from Raptors fans as he came onto the court to warm up, and got an even louder, standing ovation from the Toronto faithful during […]

Just like that, the All-Star break has come and gone. Now, about 70% of the NBA will be gearing up for the playoff race that’s expected to heat up as soon as the calendar flips to March. The L.A. Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento Kings are in a dogfight for the eighth seed in […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers are now a few weeks into their new-look roster following the blockbuster trade that brought Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, and Mike Muscala (rerouted to the Lakers) to Los Angeles. In exchange, they sent Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic, and Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers. The move was a clear […]

Hamidou Diallo of the Oklahoma City Thunder is the winner of the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. Diallo defeated John Collins, Dennis Smith Jr., and Miles Bridges for the dunk crown. Diallo went on to outscore Smith Jr. in the championship round and win the Slam Dunk competition. Here was Diallo’s second dunk that sent him […]

Joe Harris of the Brooklyn Nets is the winner of the Mountain Dew 3-Point Shootout, defeating Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield in the final round to take home the 3-point championship trophy. Joe's TWENTY-SIX in Round 2 🧔👌 pic.twitter.com/fP6oGCURyD — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 17, 2019 Stephen Curry (27), Buddy Hield (26), and Joe Harris […]

LeBron James’ personal trainer, Mike Mancias, responded to a report that the Los Angeles Lakers’ Star is playing at 280 lbs due to his groin injury. What street?…Sesame Street? — Mike Mancias (@MikeMancias1) February 16, 2019 ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported on Friday that the ‘word on the street’ is that James is playing at 280 […]

Over his last 10 games, Thunder guard NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook has averaged a triple double. The real star has been Paul George, who averaged 37 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.5 steals, and 6.0 made three-pointers per game on 50 percent shooting from the field and from beyond the arc. George is having a […]

The NBA’s trade deadline has come and gone. Anthony Davis, the one player most expected to be dealt following his trade request, was not. Marc Gasol, Tobias Harris, Markelle Fultz, as well as Harrison Barnes were among players who were surprisingly traded. On trade deadline day alone, there were 14 trades, the most over the […]

The L.A. Clippers pulled off a blockbuster deal late Monday night, trading away star forward Tobias Harris along with Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers. In return, the Clippers received Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, and Mike Muscala. The Clippers also received the Sixers’ 2020 first round pick, the Miami Heat’s 2021 unprotected first […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have officially received a trade request from superstar Anthony Davis. After seven years in The Big Easy, Davis wants out. Hosted by Clutchpoints’ Frank Smith, Clippers’ reporter Tomer Azarly, and Lakers’ reporter Ryan Ward, we circle the NBA discussing the week’s most intriguing storylines. This week’s topics are all about Anthony […]

L.A. Clippers’ center Boban Marjanovic took a hard shot to the face from Los Angeles Lakers’ guard Lance Stephenson. It was a play that wasn’t considered dirty but certainly appeared to warrant a review as well as a reversal into an offensive foul on Stephenson for elbowing Marjanovic in the face. https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1091305311313391616 After video replay […]

Late in Thursday night’s battle between the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, center Boban Marjanovic took an elbow from Lance Stephenson on a drive to the basket that potentially changed the game. Stephenson scored the fast-break layup on a feed from LeBron James while getting hit by Marjanovic, who was assessed a personal foul. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing their very best for a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans for superstar Anthony Davis. Brad Turner of the L.A. Times reported the news that President Magic Johnson spoke with Pelicans General Manager Dell Demps and included five different trade scenarios that would get Davis to Los Angeles. Lakrs […]

LOS ANGELES – All Star voting has come and gone in the NBA and the starters for the 2019 All-Star Game in Charlotte have been announced. L.A. Clippers forward Tobias Harris is hopeful he’s able to make his first appearance in the star-studded game in mid-February when the reserves are announced on Thursday evening. “That […]

Doc Rivers and the L.A Clippers fell to the Detroit Pistons Saturday afternoon after 44 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals from star Blake Griffin. The big man shot 13-of-23 shooting from the field, 5-of-13 from beyond the arc, and 13-of-14 from the free throw line as he led his team to a […]

The L.A. Clippers fell to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday afternoon, but all eyes were on Blake Griffin, who made his return to Staples Center to face his former team. In 40 minutes of action, Griffin finished with 44 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals on 13-of-23 shooting from the field, 5-of-13 from […]

The L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons are set to play their Saturday afternoon matinee at Staples Center, but it won’t be any ordinary game. Blake Griffin will be making his highly-anticipated return to Staples Center to take on the Clippers for the first time since being shockingly traded away almost a year ago. Ahead of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Thursday afternoon that star forward LeBron James is progressing in the recovery from his groin injury and has been cleared by the medical staff to increase on-court functional basketball movements. he will be re-evaluated with an update on January 16th. #Lakers have given an update on LeBron James (groin). […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers defeated Montrezl Harrell and the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday night, but the Sixers center had some parting words for the Clippers big man. The New Year’s Day battle saw Embiid finish with 28 points, 19 rebounds, three assists, and three blocked shots in 35 minutes of action. Meanwhile, Harrell […]