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Veteran guard Chris Paul has recently opened up about his time with the Los Angeles Clippers and why they were never able to win a championship. The 6-foot-1 point guard, who now plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder, shared what he believes to be one of the most important factors the “Lob City” era Clippers […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers issued a statement on Sunday amid the numerous protests against racial injustice throughout the country. A statement on behalf of @DocRivers and the LA Clippers. pic.twitter.com/OwbLEHFrCL — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) May 31, 2020 Rivers spoke about his own experience as a Black American, saying “I’ve personally been called […]

Everyone who watched ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary, which focused in on the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 season, witnessed the unrelenting competitive nature of Michael Jordan. Certainly, Jordan’s hard-nosed leadership style isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and may rub some people the wrong way. However, for L.A. Clippers star Paul George, that isn’t going to be […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George joined the all-time best players bandwagon and named his own all-time starting five. The 6-foot-8 swingman recently spoke with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and there’s no doubt that the most contentious decision George made was picking the late, great Kobe Bryant over Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. “I would have […]

Los Angeles Clippers consultant Jerry West selfishly wants to see his squad take on the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals if the 2019-20 season resumes at Walt Disney World and the league goes straight to the playoffs with the top 16 teams. The Lakers would be the No. 2 seed and the […]

The worst Big 3 to touch the NBA hardwood…ever. No, not that one. Rather, we’re talking about Donald Sterling, Shelly Sterling and V. Stiviano. Over the years, the Sterling’s have made up two thirds of the sports world’s most odd, intriguing love triangle. Disgraced former Clippers owner Donald Sterling, his wife Shelly, and mistress V. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers landed Kawhi Leonard this past summer in one of the biggest free agency moves the league has ever seen. It was the first time in NBA history that an NBA Finals MVP left the team he won a championship with. The Toronto Raptors were good beforehand, but Leonard helped take them […]

With the NBA seemingly on the brink of announcing a plan on how it intends to resume the current season, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has signed off on his preferred playoff format. According to Morey, his Rockets would have a considerable advantage if the league opts to adapt a “conference-less” playoff bracket, which […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have seen plenty of talented small forwards since coming into the league as the Buffalo Braves in 1970. These are the top-5 in franchise history: 5. Lamar Odom Lamar Odom’s time with the Clippers was short-lived, but he represented a time in franchise history where youth and exuberance were the reason […]

The Lob City Clippers from the 2010s completely changed the future of the franchise for decades to come. In just a few years, they finally landed superstar players, got rid of the worst owner in sports, and began developing a winning franchise. He may have only played two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers, but […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George reminisced on his monster slam in the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat. According to George, it was James’ fault that he spiked one down over them. Peep George’s slam over Chris Anderson after easily getting past James. During this time, George was […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been involved in some crazy trade rumors over the years. And while most of the rumors never came to fruition, it has still been fascinating for fans of the club to follow the rumors and see what type of players the front office is trying to acquire. For this piece, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers became a professional team back in 1970. Since then, they have compiled an overall record of 1,654-2,380. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at every trade deadline move the Clippers have made in franchise history. The organization was initially called the Buffalo Braves. They became the San Diego Clippers […]

The NBA could soon decide to resume after a long hiatus since March 11. Brooklyn Nets point man Spencer Dinwiddie recently leaked the potential date in which the season could resume: July 15. Dinwiddie hinted there would be three weeks of training camp before the league resumes the rest of the 2019-20 regular season and […]

LeBron James has held private on-court workouts with some of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates, according to Shams Charania of Stadium. The workouts reportedly were held safely at a secure location. James included only one to two teammates at a time to conform with the regulations the league has put forth since allowing the reopening […]

Kawhi Leonard recently lost his copyright case to Nike, after a federal judge ruled that his Claw (Klaw) logo design did not commit an infraction on Nike’s rights and that the company committed fraud on the Copyright Office by registering the logo. The Los Angeles Clippers star claimed the logo was his design, a battle […]

Scottie Pippen is undoubtedly the best sidekick in all of basketball. In his prime, the 6-foot-8 two-way superstar was good enough to be the number one option in any team in the league. However, Pippen spent his best seasons playing Robin to Michael Jordan’s Batman and made that Chicago Bulls dynasty in the ‘90s the […]

On April 25, 2014, TMZ released the racist recordings of then-Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. The Clippers had Game 4 of their first-round series against the Golden State Warriors coming up on Sunday in Oakland. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers recently recalled to TNT’s Ernie Johnson the hours following the release of the tapes, […]

Doc Rivers became head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2013. Since then, he has won 351 regular-season games, putting him first in franchise history in the coaching ranks. He also has 20 playoff wins, which is first in franchise history as well. However, there’s a chance all of those wins might not have […]

What ifs are always an interesting game to play. They generally never lead anywhere, because what happened already happened, and there is no way to go back in time to change it. But sometimes, the what ifs are very interesting. Let’s take the 2009 NBA Draft, for example. The Los Angeles Clippers took Blake Griffin […]

On May 19, 2009, the Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA Draft Lottery and ultimately took University of Oklahoma star Blake Griffin with the No. 1 overall pick. Soon, the Lob City version of the Clippers would be born. More on that in a second. A hot second. Of course, Griffin missed that entire first […]

The disgraced former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling, was ousted and banned for life from the NBA once allegations about his racist behavior were proven true. All of this was occurring when the Clips were experiencing some of the most sustained success in the franchise’s history during the feted Lob City era […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes is one of the players featured in Quibi’s new documentary called “Blackballed.” The series will examine race in America through the lens of the Donald Sterling saga. During an interview with CBS Sports’ James Herbert, Barnes talked about the Sterling scandal: It was just a crazy situation. It […]

Following the cue of their crosstown rivals Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers will also prepare for the possible continuation of the season by opening their practice facility on Monday. The LA Clippers are re-opening the practice facility starting tomorrow for limited, voluntary, rehabilitation, and physical wellness activities. — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) May 18, […]

Paul George has never played in the NBA Finals since entering the league back in 2010 with the Indiana Pacers. However, he has played with superstar teammates and been on title-contending teams. In fact, before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, George and the Los Angeles Clippers were in second place in the […]

For all of the talk about Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee and Kevin Durant’s eventual return to the court in Brooklyn, neither player represents LeBron James’ biggest rival: Kawhi Leonard No, not even Durant, who has faced James in three NBA Finals, most recently beating LeBron in back-to-back years in 2017 and 2018 while Durant was […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is easily one of the best players in the game today. What is not common knowledge to everyone, however, is the fact that the three-time NBA champ actually also played football growing up. If you ask Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, he firmly believes that LeBron had […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is doing whatever he can to make sure his players have proper training facilities in the time of COVID-19. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers told his son, Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers, the players and coaching staff were given Peloton bikes and weights, among other types of workout equipment. The […]

Despite being only 28 years old, LA Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard has accomplished so much in his NBA career. Leonard has ascended himself as one of the best basketball players in the NBA. However, it wasn’t for his work ethic; he wouldn’t be in the position he is today. Here are Leonard’s greatest moments in […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has been up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Chicago Bulls documentary The Last Dance. However, he is not a big fan of the docu-series — or at least one part of it. Rivers had an up-close look at Michael Jordan and the Bulls dynasty during his playing […]

In municipalities where coronavirus testing has become available to at-risk health care workers, NBA teams opening facilities for voluntary workouts will be allowed to administer tests to asymptomatic players and staff, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. A select few NBA facilities are reopening in the coming days and weeks. Organizations such as the Orlando Magic, Los […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard has ascended as one of the best players in the NBA today. While he has dealt with numerous setbacks throughout his basketball career, that hasn’t stopped him in becoming the player he is today. That being said, few people are likely to look for Kawhi Leonard quotes, or Kawhi […]

Quibi has released the trailer for “Blackballed,” the powerful documentary series that examines race in America through the lens of the Donald Sterling saga and how the Los Angeles Clippers players and coaches dealt with it in 2014. “Blackballed” highlights the five days during the 2014 NBA playoffs when Doc Rivers, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan […]

Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo saw his Twitter account hacked on Thursday afternoon, with a tirade of profane tweets fired off from his official page and the team confirming it wasn’t him. Meanwhile, Los Angeles Clippers veteran point guard Patrick Beverley had quite a coincidence occur — advertising for online security using his own […]

The Los Angeles Clippers franchise has a legitimate shot to win its first NBA championship during the 2019-20 season, if it continues. Having a good team and a chance to win is unfortunately not something the franchise or its fans have been able to get used to on a consistent basis. That is, until the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were title contenders in 2019-20 for the first time in franchise history with superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George leading the way. The Clips were in second place in the Western Conference standings before the season was suspended due to COVID-19 with an impressive record of 44-20. If the season gets […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has shared his two cents worth with regards to how he thinks the NBA could resume the current season. According to Rivers, he likes the idea of holding a play-in tournament to determine the final few seeds in each conference. “The one I like the best is 7, […]

LOS ANGELES – LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, through the newly formed CAPSS LLC, announced the completion of the purchase of The Forum from Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. on Monday afternoon. The move eliminates a huge barrier in Ballmer’s plans to build the new state-of-the-art, 18,000 seat Clippers Arena in Inglewood, with the hope […]

Hall of Famer Jerry West has opened up about how the current league suspension — as well as the possibility of the season being cancelled entirely — has had an adverse effect on the heated rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. According to the Lakers legend, who currently serves as […]