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Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and spouse Connie have donated more than $25 million to several areas affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and public health crisis. Ballmer Group pledged millions of dollars to assist Seattle, Los Angeles, and southeast Michigan, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. Steve + Connie Ballmer, through the Ballmer Group, have […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is the closest thing to Chicago Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan at the moment. That’s at least what ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith thinks. “I would say that player is Kawhi Leonard,” said Stephen A. Smith. “That is the closest athlete to Michael […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard’s federal lawsuit against Nike is getting delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Nike hasn’t turned over any of the documents Leonard’s lawyers requested as part of the discovery due to the closure of its campuses because of the coronavirus. Via Maxine Bernstein of Oregon Live: Nine months […]

LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, March 24th, the LA Clippers announced that owner Steve Ballmer has reached a deal to purchase the Forum from the Madison Square Garden Company. The arena, formerly known as the Great Western Forum, was home to an enormous amount of memories for James Worthy, Magic Johnson, the Los Angeles Lakers, […]

With 16 championship banners hanging in the rafters at the Staples Centers, the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied franchises in the NBA and in all of professional sports. That kind of history breeds content with Lakers rivals, which can result in some bitter situations with teams hoping to humble the purple […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will soon have their own arena following Steve Ballmer’s $400 million acquisition of the Forum in Inglewood, California from the Madison Square Garden Company on Tuesday. The MSG Company, an American sports and entertainment holding company, is founded by New York Knicks owner James Dolan. Per Marc Stein, the MSG Company […]

LOS ANGELES – Steve Ballmer and LA Clippers have announced the purchase, through a third company, of the Forum in Inglewood, California. James Dolan, the CEO of MSG –which own the Forum — is selling the arena to Ballmer’s group, CAPSS LLC. for a whopping $400 million in cash. LA Clippers Chariman Steve Ballmer and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers became the prime targets of the 29 other teams the second Anthony Davis packed his bags and moved to Hollywood to join LeBron James. After all, it was the beginning of yet another LeBron-led superteam, which immediately elevated the Lakers back from mediocrity to title contention. Prior to the league-wide suspension […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is on a mission to build a new arena, the Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center, by The Forum. Ballmer recently offered to buy The Forum and threw money at affordable housing so his team could build the new arena in Inglewood. The Clippers want to break ground next year […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce, who closed his NBA career with the Washington Wizards and LA Clippers, joined Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on their ‘All The Smoke’ Podcast. Although the episode was recently released, it was recorded prior to the NBA’s hiatus. Pierce joined his former NBA players to touch on a number of […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Danny Green has had the honor of playing with both Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James. Green won a championship with Leonard on the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors. Now, the sharpshooter is trying to win his third ring, this time with LeBron and the Lakers. Green also played with LeBron […]

How did the Los Angeles Clippers go from one of the worst organizations to the home of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and a title contender before the suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season? It all started with a recording between former Clippers owner Donald Sterling and a mistress almost six years ago. After over 30 […]

Shortly before to the season was put on hold indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to secure an important victory against their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. On March 8, the Lakers escaped with a 112-103 victory in a tightly-contested matchup between these two sides. For Lakers guard […]

To no one’s surprise, Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Patrick Beverley loves the little kid who tried to guard New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson in high school. Basically everyone on NBA twitter was saying the kid reminded them of Beverley since he had a lot of heart and grit: Yessssir. Love the lil dude […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took to Instagram with his family on Thursday night for his first live feed. During the stream, James’ family members noted he needs to “do something about his laugh.” The King’s laugh isn’t quite as awkward as Kawhi Leonard’s, but it is a bit high-pitched at times. While playing […]

Following the blockbuster acquisitions of superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George over the summer, the Los Angeles Clippers have lived up to the hype and more in the 2019-20 NBA regular season. The once looked down upon Clippers now possess arguably their best squad in franchise history, amassing a 44-20 win-loss record (2nd in the […]

The Ballmer Group, founded by Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, will donate $1 million to community groups in Los Angeles to help during the coronavirus pandemic, per Bleacher Report. The Ballmer Group, founded by Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, will donate $1M to community groups in L.A. to help during the coronavirus pandemic. […]

It is without question that Adam Silver made the right call when he decided to suspend the NBA season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, it’s also hard to deny that this could not have come at a worse time for the Los Angeles Lakers, who went into the hiatus with a Western Conference-best 49-14 […]

Joakim Noah moved across the country from New York City when the Los Angeles Clippers signed him on a 10-day deal right before the suspension of the season. Noah’s neighbors may have breathed a sigh of relief when they found out he left NYC for L.A. According to Oli Coleman of Page Six, Noah’s fellow […]

Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg is known to be one of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ biggest fans. With that said, you wouldn’t expect him to say anything friendly about Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. However, in an appearance on All The Smoke, Snoop Dogg praised Leonard in a conversation with Matt Barnes and Stephen […]

Hip hop icon and die-hard Los Angeles Lakers fan Snoop Dogg has nothing but respect for Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Snoop Dogg recently appeared on the All the Smoke Podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. Among other things, they discussed the Clippers team who has  been making waves all season long. Snoop  […]

During his days with the Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin used to fly through the air like Michael Jordan did with the Chicago Bulls. The former No. 1 overall pick, with the help of Jamal Crawford, DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul, formed “Lob City” in Los Angeles and it was one of the most best […]

With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the NBA along with other major sports leagues, plenty of employees at stadiums are also losing their income. Fortunately, tenants at Staples Center — the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and LA Kings — promised that their employees would be well accounted for. They turned that plan into […]

NBA players have a lot of time on their hands nowadays, as the league advised all its athletes to stay indoors amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat. Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George used the lull to weigh-in on America’s “great burger debate” and settle the beef between fast food giants In-N-Out Burger and Shake Shack. […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George has some more down time as the NBA suspended operations for 30 days backdated on March 12th. With that said, George spent time on Friday afternoon livestreaming himself on Twitch playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. George then took a sarcastic jab at Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker […]

The entire sports world is in limbo as everyone takes precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. LA Clippers star Paul George was in the midst of one of his best seasons and likely his best chance at an NBA Championship thus far. With the NBA not playing a game for at least 30 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and LA Kings of the NHL are partnering up to pay arena workers while the NBA is suspended. Per Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson of the Orange County Register, the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Anschutz Entertainment Group are finalizing the details of their plan that will compensate the […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, one of the more well-known coaching figures in sports, has made his first comments about the NBA suspending the season because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, Rivers reposted a message from Rich Kleiman, who is Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant’s business […]

Hysteria over the coronavirus has affected more than the general public. With the news that the NBA is suspending the season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert have contracted COVID-19, people all over the country have been stocking up on supplies in anticipation of possible quarantine and isolation. That apparently includes Los Angeles Clippers forward […]

The Los Angeles Clippers duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are the latest to speak up about the possibility of not allowing fans to watch NBA games as a preventive measure for the coronavirus global outbreak. For George, he admits that this is a legitimate concern, but that for the players, they will still […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers just tied one of the greatest basketball minds in league history, Red Auerbach, in terms of coaching wins on Tuesday. Rivers recorded his 938th career victory as a coach and tied the legendary Auerbach for 11th on the NBA’s all-time wins list. Rivers achieved the historic feat in […]

Andrew Wiggins seems to be settling into his new home pretty well. In Tuesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers, the 25-year-old wing showed exactly the kind of athleticism that got him drafted No. 1 overall back in 2014. Despite the Warriors being down a whopping 34 points at the […]

The LA Clippers officially signed Joakim Noah on Monday night, locking up the former two-time NBA All-Star to the team’s final roster spot. Noah signed a 10-day deal, but he’s expected to be signed through the season once that is up. Noah traveled with the team to San Francisco to take on the Golden State […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers knows exactly what newly signed back-up center Joakim Noah brings to the table. The second-ranked team in the Western Conference officially signed the 35-year-old slotman on Monday. On Tuesday, ahead of their game against the Golden State Warriors, Rivers offered his take on how Noah can help the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will be without shooting guard Lou Williams on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors. Per Tomer Azarly, Lou is dealing with a sore right calf. Clippers have ruled Lou Williams OUT tonight against the Warriors with a sore right calf. — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) March 10, 2020 With Williams out, it […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie sent out a cheeky tweet on Tuesday, noting that he’s “coming home.” The message led some to believe (check out his mentions) that he would be “coming home” to play for his hometown team — à la LeBron James’ notice to Cavs fans in 2014. In reality, though, it simply […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were prime contenders for the Larry O’Brien Trophy the moment Anthony Davis signed on the dotted line to join LeBron James over the summer. The Bucks and Clippers knew this. The Lakers soon raced to the best record in the Western Conference and managed to stay there, even becoming the first […]

Retired big man Marcin Gortat reminisced on his stints with Washington Wizards and L.A. Clippers, noting that he wished he could’ve done more while playing alongside star guard John Wall. To recall, Gortat spent five seasons (including four playoff appearances) donning the Wizards jersey where he was the team’s starting center.  Those years in Washington […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is referring to new center Joakim Noah as “a mysterious piece.” Noah signed his 10-day contract with the Clippers on Monday. Joe Vardon of The Athletic had a dispatch from LA on Sunday: As of the start of the game, the Clippers had not yet announced the signing […]