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The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing well over the last couple of weeks without rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, who has been out since early January with a knee sprain. According to ClutchPoints’ Ryan Ward, Ball will continue to be sidelined for Thursday night’s home matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. ICYMI: Lonzo Ball […]

The Orlando Magic have been active in the trade market over the last couple of days, and with the trade deadline less than 20 hours away, there isn’t much time to get a deal done. Players like Elfrid Payton, Mario Hezonja, and Nikola Vucevic have been involved in trade rumors, but the Magic’s arguably most […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers approached the NBA’s trade deadline with a couple of options in regards to their highly coveted stars DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams. While Jordan’s status still remains up in the air as of Wednesday afternoon, news surfaced that Williams and the team had come to terms on a three-year […]

The New York Knicks took on the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, and Kristaps Porzingis went down with a knee injury on a dunk on Bucks’ star Giannis Antetokounmpo. After initially needing help to the locker room and walking it off on his way out of the arena, and MRI has revealed that Porzingis has […]

With the San Antonio Spurs mixing and matching their lineups as the season goes on trying to deal with injuries to key players, they’ve put out some really interesting lineups. In the Spurs’ recent game on Saturday night against the Utah Jazz, head coach Gregg Popovich rolled out a lineup which the team hadn’t used […]

The Boston Celtics took on the Portland Trail Blazers in a matinee contest at home, hours prior to the New England Patriots taking on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. The Celtics’ were shorthanded tonight, taking on the Blazers without Kyrie Irving, Shane Larkin, Marcus Smart, and Marcus Morris in the lineup. That meant […]

The Atlanta Hawks took on the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Super Bowl LII, and it was another game that came down to the wire for the Eastern Conference teams. With just 14 seconds left on the clock down 95-96, the Hawks’ Dennis Schroder drove to the basket with his dominant […]

The LA Clippers acquired a couple of solid pieces in Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, and Boban Marjanović, who have some great personalities, in the deal that sent Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, and Brice Johnson to the Detroit Pistons. When looking at Harris and Marjanović relationship on and off the court over the past couple of […]

The Atlanta Hawks have a stellar young center in John Collins, but the Wake Forest product has had limited opportunities playing alongside Dewayne Dedmon and Mike Muscala. Well, the big man has gotten increased playing time as the season has gone on and the Hawks deciding to develop their young players. Collins came into tonight’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder tied the game up with the Denver Nuggets last night at 124 apiece with just 1.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for them, the Nuggets were able to find guard Gary Harris for a wide-open, game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to give Denver the win and send the fans […]

The Milwaukee Bucks saw star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo suffer a fairly significant ankle sprain on Thursday night in the team’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the fourth quarter of what was a blowout win for the Wolves, Antetokounmpo sprained his left ankle badly. As with any significant ankle sprain, the Greek forward had a […]

The LA Clippers officially acquired forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley, and center Boban Marjanovic from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, and Brice Johnson late Monday night. Now members of the Clippers, both Harris and Bradley are expected to have a significant role on a team that is expected to […]

The LA Clippers made one of the most improbable moves of the NBA season when they traded away franchise cornerstone Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons on Monday afternoon. In exchange for Griffin, the Clippers acquired Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanović, and pair of future draft picks. The nine-year NBA veteran was easily one […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers are in the midst of one of their toughest seasons in recent history, struggling to stay afloat in the Western Conference amid the slew of injuries. While Blake Griffin and Milos Teodosic returned from early-season absences, Danilo Gallinari has been out almost six weeks and Austin Rivers has been […]

LOS ANGELES – Thrust into the starting lineup for most of the season due to injuries throughout the LA Clippers’ roster, veteran guard Austin Rivers has quietly worked his way towards a career-best year while helping his team stay relevant in a tough Western Conference. And yet, what’s garnered most of the attention and storylines […]

The LA Clippers have been without guard Austin Rivers for about two-and-a-half weeks now as he recovers from a right ankle injury suffered against the Los Angeles Lakers at the end of December. He was initially ruled day-to-day following what looked like a possibly severe Achilles injury, and told members of the media on New […]

The Miami Heat have been without shooting guard Dion Waiters for the last nine games of the NBA season after he came down with a left ankle sprain back in mid-December. X-rays came back negative for any fractures, but Waiters had been exploring multiple opinions including offseason ankle surgery after the discomfort did not subside. […]

The LA Clippers went into Oracle Arena on Wednesday night with five starting caliber players out due to injury to take on the defending NBA Champions without Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Without Blake Griffin, Patrick Beverley, Danilo Gallinari, Austin Rivers, and Milos Teodosic out, as well as C.J. Williams leaving the game after 20 […]

The San Antonio Spurs had just started feeling like they were developing a rhythm with Kawhi Leonard back in action. After missing the first 27 games of the season with a quad injury, Leonard returned on December 12th against the Dallas Mavericks and put up 13 points and six rebounds in just 16 minutes of […]

The LA Clippers season that has been marred by injuries continues on the same path it has over the last couple of months. Forward Blake Griffin exited Saturday afternoon’s game with what the team called a concussion in the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors with a scary head injury and did not return […]

LOS ANGELES – While the LA Clippers are making their way through the NBA’s regular season, trying to endure the injury bug that’s hit them early and often. Meanwhile, their brand new G-League team, the Agua Caliente Clippers are rolling through the franchise’s first ever regular season. 24 games in, the AC Clippers have compiled […]

Google is the No.1 search engine in the world, and arguably the most influential enterprise on the Internet. However, that doesn’t mean Google is 100 percent mistake-free. A concrete example of this happened on Tuesday, as a simple Google search of ‘NBA Founder’ led everyone to the picture of LaVar Ball. 2018 is off to […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers dodged a bullet this past weekend when the MRI on guard Austin Rivers and his Achilles came back negative for any tears. Rivers, who couldn’t put any weight on the right foot and left the arena on crutches the night he suffered the injury, was seen walking fine and […]

LOS ANGELES – Where would the LA Clippers be without Lou Williams. The scoring guard was acquired this past offseason in the blockbuster trade with the Houston Rockets, and it’s placed the 13-year NBA veteran in arguably the best possible situation of his career where he’s able to go out and do what he does […]

The Houston Rockets started the season on a roll despite the injury to Chris Paul thanks in large part to the incredible play of James Harden. Houston, however, has lost five of their last six games and Harden left last night’s victory over the Los Angeles Lakers with a hamstring strain. Following an MRI that […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers had an injury scare on Friday night when they took on the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Austin Rivers exited the game midway through the third quarter with what looked like a potentially serious Achilles injury. He was not available for comment after the game, but left the locker room […]

The LA Clippers have been playing stellar basketball of late considering the amount of injuries they’ve had, and on Friday night, they were hoping to start a run that would help put them in good position for a playoff spot. Forward Blake Griffin returned from a strained MCL four weeks earlier than expected and helped […]

The LA Clippers have severely missed the presence of Blake Griffin over the last four weeks. They’ve compiled a record of 6-8 over the 14 games that Griffin has missed, with wins over the Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, and Washington Wizards during that time. While Griffin was fully expected to miss close to eight weeks […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers have dealt with a number of injuries this year, none bigger than the one to Blake Griffin suffered at the end of November. Immediately after the injury, there was concern that Griffin would miss an extended period of time with the knee injury, but there came a sense of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers retired the jersey of legend Kobe Bryant on Monday, December 18th when they took on the Golden State Warriors. It was one of the two most memorable days in Lakers’ history alongside Bryant’s epic 60-point performance in the final game of his 1,346 game career. One of Bryant’s teammates at the […]

LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday night, the LA Clippers got a welcome performance from forward Jamil Wilson in a matchup against the Sacramento Kings. The rookie from Marquette scored 14 points in the first quarter, already surpassing his career-high for an entire NBA game at 13 points, set last Monday against the San Antonio Spurs. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers saw Lonzo Ball suffer a shoulder injury, but remain in the game against the Portland Trail Blazers last night. After further evaluation, the Lakers have determined Ball has a shoulder sprain and will miss the Christmas Day showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He will also be re-evaluated in one week. Lonzo […]

Any hopes for a healthy L.A. Clippers team in the near future will have to be put on hold. With Blake Griffin already out until possibly the end of January and Patrick Beverley already ruled out for the remainder of the 2017-18 season due to microfracture surgery as well as arthroscopic surgery to repair his […]

Kyle Kuzma definitely ha an appreciation for greatness, especially playing for a team with as storied a history as the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers officially retired the jerseys of Kobe Bryant on Monday night in the game against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Both number 8 and number 24 were revealed in […]

The LA Clippers have had some pretty injury-ravaged seasons over the last couple of years, but this year might trump them all. During Monday morning’s shootaround, head coach Doc Rivers revealed that guard Lou Williams (right foot sprain) and forward Wesley Johnson (left foot soreness) would not play against the San Antonio Spurs, adding themselves […]

The LA Clippers just got European point guard Milos Teodosic back from a plantar fascia injury in his foot on Monday night against the Toronto Raptors. Before that game, head coach Doc Rivers revealed that forward Danilo Gallinari suffered a setback in his glute injury that would force him to miss another couple of games. […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers just got Danilo Gallinari back from a strained glute/hip injury that sidelined him for 13 games from mid-November to early December. Unfortunately on the night they got fellow European Milos Teodosic back from a plantar fascia injury that cost him 22 games, Gallinari was surprisingly ruled out with another […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers have been ravaged by injuries to start their 2017-18 season, but after getting Danilo Gallinari back this back Wednesday, it looks like some more help is on the way. Just prior to Friday’s practice, head coach Doc Rivers said guard Milos Teodosic will be practicing in full with the […]

Veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford played five of his 18 incredibly entertaining NBA seasons with the LA Clippers, and was part of the most successful run in the franchise’s history. From 2012 to 2017, the Clippers enjoyed 50+ win seasons and playoff appearances, something that was hard to come by beforehand. And when it came […]