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New LA Clippers teammates Danilo Gallinari and Milos Teodosic had a chance to play each other one final time this summer before becoming teammates in the fall. The 2017 Eurobasket competition that took place in early September saw an incredible run by Goran Dragic-led Slovenia to win the gold medal for the first time in […]

The LA Clippers have dealt with a number of injuries over the last few years, but they’re hoping their 2017-18 campaign starts off with everyone at or close to 100 percent. On Monday’s Media Day in Los Angeles, Clippers players met with members of the media and among the discussed topics was the injury status […]

After months of rumors surrounding the situation, star guard Dwyane Wade has reached a buyout agreement with the Chicago Bulls. K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune was first to report the news. The Bulls and Dwyane Wade have reached agreement on a buyout, per sources. — K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 25, 2017 Wade was due […]

Shooting forward Nikola Mirotic has agreed to a two-year, $27 million deal to return to the Chicago Bulls, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Mirotic has right to veto any trade in year one of his new Bulls deal, league sources said. https://t.co/mkol7g944X — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2017 Per Charania, Mirotic has […]

Center Alex Len has signed his one-year qualifying offer from the Phoenix Suns, making him an unrestricted free agent next summer. Shams Charania of The Vertical was first to report the news. Phoenix center Alex Len has signed a one-year, $4.2M qualifying offer and will become an UFA next summer, league sources tell The Vertical. […]

Shooting point guard Isaiah Canaan has agreed to a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon. Shams Charania of The Vertical was first to report the news. Sources: Free agent guard Isaiah Canaan has agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with Oklahoma City. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2017 As a Chicago Bulls […]

The L.A. Clippers have had their television broadcasting duo of Ralph Lawler and former Clipper Mike Smith for the past 19 years, but on Thursday, news surfaced of a change to the team. According to Brad Turner of the L.A. Times, the Clippers have hired former San Antonio Spurs defensive-ace and three-time NBA champion Bruce […]

On the day of his 40th birthday, September 15th, veteran shooting guard Jason Terry has agreed to a one-year, $2.3 million deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Sources: Free agent Jason Terry is signing a guaranteed one-year, $2.3M deal to return to Milwaukee. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) […]

Russ Smith closed out his college career averaging 18.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in his final two seasons at Louisville before entering the 2014 NBA Draft with high hopes of being drafted. He even won an NCAA championship with the Cardinals in 2013 playing alongside current Minnesota Timberwolves forward […]

Breakfast is a must to get your day off to a good start. Delicious hamburgers, which dates all the way back to the mid 1700’s, are hard not to enjoy. But combining the two and having burgers for breakfast? Apparently, that’s what LA Clippers point guard and NBA rookie Milos Teodosic likes to combine for […]

As if they needed any more three-point shooters, the Golden State Warriors added forward Omri Casspi to their team this summer, a tall, versatile player who can shoot the three ball. Before he takes his talents to the Bay to help the Warriors defend their 2017 NBA title, Casspi is busy helping his Israeli National […]

The Golden State Warriors were lucky when guard Stephen Curry fell to them with the seventh pick in the 2009 NBA Draft after the Memphis Grizzlies selected Hasheem Thabeet and the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Curry ahead of the skinny Davidson guard. In an interview with the SF Gate, Golden State’s general manager Bob Myers discussed […]

The Houston Rockets are fully committed to James Harden, and he is just as committed to win a championship with the Rockets. His connection to the city, however, has grown stronger over the last few years. The devastating events that took place as a result of Hurricane Harvey seem to have only strengthened Harden’s bond […]

The LA Clippers’ decision to overhaul their roster this offseason and go another direction from the core trio of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan was one met with much surprise around the league. Many expected the team to offer both Griffin and Paul the respective five-year, max offers in hopes of making another […]

The LA Clippers underwent arguably the most significant personnel changes in the entire NBA this offseason, losing nine players from the 2016-17 roster to trades or free agency and adding in another nine heading into the 2017-18 season. Chris Paul, J.J. Redick, Jamal Crawford, Luc Mbaha Moute, Raymond Felton, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass, Alan Anderson, […]

Following the departure of Chris Paul, the LA Clippers were able to fill the playmaking hole at point guard by adding Milos Teodosic to their roster on a two-year, $12.3 million deal. The Serbian has been playing basketball professionally for 12 years in Europe and will finally be making the jump to the NBA at […]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar has become the latest NBA personality to speak out against Donald Trump. Over the last couple of days, Trump has taken a slew of criticism from countless big names around not only the United States, but the world as well, and some of the most prominent NBA figures have even spoken out […]

For two decades now, the NBA star known as Half-man, Half-amazing has been wowing fans and even fellow players around the league with his highlight-reel dunks and athleticism. Now in his 20th season in the NBA, Sacramento Kings’ swingman Vince Carter is showing no signs of slowing down despite turning 41 years of age in […]

The NBA season is still over two months away, but players are hard at work to get better for their upcoming campaign. Around this time, the NBA usually releases their NBA schedule, but as we wait for those, here’s a look at the newly announced Christmas Day schedule for 2018, one that will be highly-anticipated […]

Over the last couple of weeks, NBA teams across the league have been previewing and announcing their new Nike jerseys that they’ll be wearing for nearly a decade. Earlier this season, the league’s contract of 11 years ended with the apparel company Adidas, and the switch to Nike was made on an eight year deal […]

Washington Wizards’ guard John Wall has gotten better every single season he’s been in the NBA. Just a few months ago, he helped his team get within a game of the Eastern Conference Finals, ultimately falling to the superior Boston Celtics in seven games. Fresh off of signing a new four-year contract extension worth $170 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of one of a very confusing time in their franchise. Following three seasons of going to the NBA Finals, guard Kyrie Irving wants out of Cleveland to pursue a bigger challenge than playing under the shadow of star LeBron James. While the trade request came as a surprise […]

After 11 years with the apparel company Adidas, the NBA will be taking it’s jerseys to Nike on a new eight-year deal. Teams like the Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers have already released previews of what next season’s jerseys will look like, but they’ve done so without a date for fans to purchase them. […]

Former Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari just signed a three-year, $65 million deal with the L.A. Clippers, but he’s already dealing with an injury. Early Sunday, Gallinari’s Italian team was playing in the Eurobasket competition, and got into an altercation that saw Danilo land a punch square in the face of his opponent. Danilo Gallinari […]

The NBA is moving into a new era of NBA jerseys, which includes not only advertisements, but also a new jersey creator. Following the 11-year deal with Adidas that started back in 2006, the league is set to begin a new, eight year deal with Nike in the 2017-18 season. With the change, teams are […]

The battle for Los Angeles has taken an interesting turn over the last half-decade with the rise of the L.A. Clippers to postseason relevance, and while they haven’t been able to get past the second round yet, they’ve had staggeringly greater success than their inner-city rival Los Angeles Lakers. For much of the time in […]

Last week, news broke that Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the team and no longer wanted to play with star forward LeBron James. One of the reported reasons was that Irving desired a leadership role the likes of Washington Wizards’ guard John Wall or Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard. […]

The L.A. Clippers made a franchise changing move this offseason when they had to trade away one of the best players the franchise has ever seen in Chris Paul. Following five seasons as an All-Star (would’ve been six had it not been for an injury last season), L.A. was forced to accept the fact that […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers lost one All-Star guard in Chris Paul this offseason, but were able to retain All-Star forward Blake Griffin as the team made moves surrounding him. With Paul gone, Griffin is the clear-cut leader of this Clippers team that features nine new players on the roster, all of whom will […]

LOS ANGELES – By now, everyone who follows the L.A. Clippers heard about the T-shirts produced for the free agency meeting with forward Blake Griffin that made a ton of headlines due to it’s questionable nature. Marc Spears of The Undefeated tweeted out a photo of the shirt, which put a graphic of Blake Griffin […]

LOS ANGELES – A franchise-caliber player doesn’t come around very often, so when a team is able to acquire one either in a trade, the draft, or free agency, they should do everything in their power to get them. After trading guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, that’s exactly what the L.A. Clippers did […]

LOS ANGELES – Blake Griffin officially signed with the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday afternoon, but his return to the court is still in question. During Game 3 of the Western Conference first round against the Utah Jazz back on April 21, Griffin suffered a toe injury to the plantar plate of his right big toe. Griffin […]

LOS ANGELES – For years the L.A. Clippers lacked the very thing the rest of the league progressed towards: long and versatile two-way players who could create problems for opponents on offense and defense. Trading one of the best point guards in Chris Paul opened up an opportunity for the team to retool multiple positions, […]

LOS ANGELES – The Chris Paul era of L.A. Clippers basketball is over, and so begins the a new chapter in the franchise’s history. In moving Paul, the Clippers acquired defensive standout Patrick Beverley and a flurry of players from the Houston Rockets. With Paul’s exit, many are going to compare what Paul’s done to […]

Immediately after nine-time All-Star Chris Paul had been traded from the L.A. Clippers to the Houston Rockets, guard Austin Rivers began taking the brunt of the blame for Paul’s departure. Immediately after news broke of the trade, a report from SportsCenter anchor Michael Eaves, indicating that head coach Doc Rivers played favorites with his son […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has attracted a lot of media attention over the last week not only for his play on the court, but for his choice of apparel when it comes to his kicks. After wearing Kobe Bryant‘s Nike’s as well as James Harden‘s Adidas’ basketball shoes, Ball told ESPN before the […]

LAS VEGAS – For the better part of five seasons, the L.A. Clippers have had significant issues when it came to filling the small forward spot with a lengthy, two-way player to pair with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. A lot of that was due to financial restraints, and it kept the Los Angeles-based team […]

The L.A. Clippers have had a major roster shakeup this offseason, losing All-Star guard Chris Paul and crossover king Jamal Crawford, but bringing in a slew of solid players like Blake Griffin (re-signed), Danilo Gallinari, Patrick Beverley, Sam Dekker, Lou Williams, and Montrezl Harrell. While L.A. improved their roster in many areas, the team still […]

The L.A. Clippers made their two biggest splashes of the offseason last week, when they traded guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets for solid players in return and signed forward Blake Griffin to a five-year deal to lock him in as their franchise player. And they’re not done yet. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of […]