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Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t finish this past season the way they hoped, but he’s having himself a good offseason. While the next NBA season is set to begin in December, George proposed to his girlfriend, now turned fiancé, Daniela Rajic. Congrats to Paul George and his fiancé Daniela on their engagement […]

Suddenly, there’s basketball again. In an interesting turn of events, the NBPA has approved the league’s proposed December 22 start date to the 2020-21 NBA season. The official offseason can finally commence, allowing teams to make the necessary moves in such a short window before the start of next season which is barely over a […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green isn’t pulling any punches on crosstown rivals, Los Angeles Clippers. While on the “Real Ones” podcast with Raja Bell and Logan Murdock (via Lakers Nation), Green had a very clear take on what he thought happened to the Clippers in the playoffs. “I think the basketball Gods will humble […]

Rajon Rondo is having the time of his life vacationing in the Maldives after a grueling, championship-winning season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Photos of the four-time All-Star on his much-deserved break made its rounds on social media, and ruthless Lakers fans used this as an opportunity to take a shot at their cross-town rivals, […]

Despite not knowing when free agency will officially begin for this offseason, teams and players are already gearing up for what’s expected to be one of the quickest free agencies ever. Free agent point guard Rajon Rondo will have multiple suitors this winter, including the LA Clippers. According to Marc Stein of the New York […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers delivered the city of L.A. its second major sports title of 2020 by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, in Game 6 of the World Series. After Game 6, a slew of celebrities shared their excitement about the championship, including a handful of L.A.-based athletes and sports teams — all of […]

The story will always be told of how the Clippers possibly shortened their chance at their first championship years ago when they traded an unprotected, 2011 first-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers, a gem that later evolved into Kyrie Irving. While the soon-to-be “Lob City” squad did eventually trade for Chris Paul in efforts to […]

Jared Kushner might not know that Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams has served as the focus of many jokes and quips over the course of the last several months. However, the skilled NBA sixth man turned quite serious on Monday. Lou Williams took to Twitter to respond to a supremely controversial claim made […]

Newly-appointed Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue is not buying into the rumors of a supposed discord within his own team, specifically involving his two superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. So much so, that Lue has flat out disregarded the notions that the underachieving Clippers will blow-up its core next season. As far […]

Kawhi Leonard will likely spend out the rest of his contract, if not his career, with the Los Angeles Clippers. After spending some discombobulated time with the San Antonio Spurs and becoming a one-time hero with the Toronto Raptors, he’s possibly begun to plant his final roots in LA as he continues to try and […]

Tyronn Lue, the newly-minted head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, wants to achieve on-court success like his predecessor Doc Rivers. More than guiding the Clippers to be one of the best teams in the NBA, Tyronn Lue wants to be the voice for Black coaches, just like what Rivers has done. Tyronn Lue has […]

NBA 2k21 players know that amid all the jabs thrown at Paul George for his relatively poor showing in the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers star remains confident that he’s one of the best out there. Paul George believes that he’ll have a 95 rating in the video game NBA 2k21. As expected, critics […]

Marcus Morris Sr. joins the long list of power forwards in this year’s rather thin NBA free-agent pool. The 6-foot-8 stretch four was not supposed to be in the market for another year, since he initially verbally agreed to a two-year, $20 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs before the 2019-20 campaign. However, he […]

Kenny Atkinson has emerged as a strong candidate to join Tyronn Lue’s staff with the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. In addition to Atkinson, Miami Heat assistant coach Dan Craig is said to be another top target for Lue’s staff with the Clippers, which is also expected to include […]

Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers were unable to live up to expectations during the 2019-2020 NBA season, but he’s prepared to silence his doubters next season. With his NBA 2K21 rating being released on Thursday, George promises to drastically improve in the upcoming campaign. "This is going to be an amazing training going […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is one of the latest names jumping off the Paul George bandwagon. The Los Angeles Lakers legend won three titles in Hollywood, and he recently stated on his podcast that the Clippers must trade George in order to finally win their own title. Via TMZ: “You gotta use [George] to get […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue has thrown a lot of praise toward former head coach Doc Rivers, who soon hired Lue to his Clippers staff after the 43-year-old was fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Appearing on ESPN’s  “The Jump” with Rachel Nichols, Lue spoke on how he called Rivers in order to get […]

Every day since Tuesday, September 15th has been a grueling one for the LA Clippers franchise and its fanbase. After dropping Game 7 and blowing a 3-1 lead in the Conference Semifinals in what was supposed to be a title year, the organization has taken a step back to review what changes needed to be […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard appears to be on his way out of the team in the coming offseason, with the front office looking to blow up the entire squad following what turned out to be a highly disappointing campaign. That is if you believe one out of the 20 unnamed sports agents that […]

Retirement talks are once again looming for Tyson Chandler following the end of his one-year deal with the Houston Rockets in the 2019-20 season. The 38-year-old center earlier admitted that the idea of hanging up his sneakers for good has floated around for a while, but he hasn’t made up his mind just yet. “I’ll […]

This will likely be the offseason of the bigs in the NBA, which could play well for upcoming free agent Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside was once a premier center with the Miami Heat, a club that opted to part ways with the center after choosing to make Bam Adebayo their frontcourt threat for the future. After […]

The Los Angeles Clippers already have a foundation in place. Steve Ballmer, Lawrence Frank and the rest of the team’s leadership indicated the team was gunning for a title when the Clippers traded numerous assets for Paul George and signed Kawhi Leonard. Indeed, the Clippers looked like legitimate threats in the Western Conference, with Leonard […]

The Los Angeles Clippers desperately need a starting point guard, and Kawhi Leonard knows it. According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Leonard has “privately clamored” for the Clippers to address their point guard position. The team started Patrick Beverley at the point guard spot for much of the 2019-20 season. However, the Chicago native is […]

Just three weeks after parting ways with Doc Rivers, the Los Angeles Clippers officially found their new head coach in Tyronn Lue. Lue, who spent last season as an assistant under Rivers, recently agreed to a five-year deal to become the next head coach of the Clippers. According to The Athletic, the Clippers had a […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley admitted some pretty spicy details of how they reacted when the L.A. Clippers failed to advance to the Western Conference Finals in the 2020 NBA playoffs. Dudley said the Lakers laughed when they saw the Clippers get eliminated, preventing what many anticipated to be a blockbuster Battle of L.A. […]

NBA fans on social media had a field day when the Los Angeles Clippers blew a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets and were eliminated in the second round of the 2020 playoffs. Many fans especially clowned Clippers forward Paul George, whose reputation took a massive hit due to his poor showing in the […]

According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Kawhi Leonard has “privately clamored” for the Los Angeles Clippers to address their point guard position. The Clippers started Patrick Beverley at the point guard spot in 2019-20, but he’s not a traditional floor general who can score, run a team’s offense and get others involved with elite passing […]

Montrezl Harrell has joined teammate Lou Williams in firing back at the report of Los Angeles Clippers players being upset that Kawhi Leonard was able to control his load management. A report from The Athletic said that Harrell, Williams and Patrick Beverley “bristled” when Leonard was allowed to sit out games for the team during […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams had a rather amusing response to the recent report that he and his teammates were rubbed the wrong way with how Kawhi Leonard was coddled by the franchise. According to Jovan Buha and Joe Vardon of The Athletic, players such as Patrick Beverley, Montrezl Harrell and Williams “bristled” when Leonard […]

The Houston Rockets may soon find themselves deciding on the future of their franchise. Since their elimination by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2020 playoffs, the Rockets have lost head coach in Mike D’Antoni along with role advisor Daryl Morey recently stepping down as general manager. As Morey attempted on […]

The search is finally over for the Los Angeles Clippers, with the team recently announcing that they have named Tyronn Lue as the team’s new head coach. The details of Lue’s contract with L.A. have now been revealed, and it looks like the 43-year-old is going to be pocketing quite a hefty sum for the […]

The dust has barely settled on the Los Angeles Clippers recently announcing the team’s new head coach in Tyronn Lue, and already, his plans for the upcoming season are coming into view. This Kawhi Leonard and Paul George-led roster will be in store for a number of significant changes with a new man at the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made headlines on Thursday when they hired Tyronn Lue to be their next head coach. Unsurprisingly, Clippers superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George reportedly played a key role in Lue’s hiring. This report comes via Jovan Buha and Joe Vardon of The Athletic: From that perspective, Lue had a leg up […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had to move heaven and earth just to land superstar Kawhi Leonard prior to last season. The arrival of the two-time NBA Finals MVP — as well as the addition of swingman Paul George — almost automatically put the Clippers’s chances of bringing home the crown at an all-time high. So […]

The Los Angeles Clippers officially named Tyronn Lue their next head coach on Thursday, a move that seemingly sits well with the players. Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times reported Clippers players are “happy” Lue was named head coach, adding “They felt Lue was the best choice” for the job. Sources: Clipper players happy Ty Lue […]

After weeks of searching for their next head coach, the LA Clippers have their guy. On Thursday afternoon, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Clippers are finalizing a five-year deal with Tyronn Lue to become the new coach of the franchise. Ty Lue is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach of the […]

Jimmy Butler has been an enigma for the last five years as he jumped from team to team trying to find the right fit. He clearly found that in Miami and proved he can be the culture-setter that a title team needs. On the daily Locked On Heat podcast, host David Ramil is joined by […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reinforced their hold on the city by securing their 17th championship in franchise history. Of course, they did not forget about all the talk that came from the L.A. Clippers in the media cycles throughout the season. Although the Clippers had high hopes of knocking off the Lakers en route to […]

The recent exile of Doc Rivers from the Los Angeles Clippers has the franchise looking for a replacement to lead the team to glory, and they’re not looking very far away. It has been reported that assistant coach Tyronn Lue is a favorite to land the job, and fellow assistant Sam Cassell is also in […]