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New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram could be available for Thursday night’s home game against the Clippers as MRI results from his right knee came back clean, according to a report from ESPN’s Andrew Lopez. The MRI on Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram's right knee came back clean, New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said on Tuesday […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George will make his debut for the team against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday, according to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. George has been rehabbing from multiple offseason shoulder surgeries. The Clippers acquired the forward in a blockbuster trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder during the offseason, sending Danilo Gallinari, […]

During the summer of 2017, the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, a deal that was, at the time, widely considered a coup for the Thunder. Two mostly unproven role players for a two-way superstar? That’s highway robbery. Of course, that is not exactly how […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard was all business when he faced his former squad, the Toronto Raptors, on Monday night. Asked about whether he thought about his special run with the Raptors last season during the game, Leonard simply brushed it aside and said that he would rather focus on the now with the […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers squeezed out another win on Monday night, this time over the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors. Not only did they defeat the champs without Paul George in the lineup, they also did so with 2019 NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard shooting just 2-of-11 from the field and 0-of-4 […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors faced off on Monday night at Staples Center. For Kawhi Leonard, it was his first time taking on Nick Nurse and the Raptors, the team he helped lead to the 2019 NBA championship. Prior to the Clippers’ 98-88 victory, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse addressed […]

Paul George was deemed healthy enough to finally make his Los Angeles Clippers debut against the Toronto Raptors, but he still remained in the team’s inactive list on Monday. Fans are now expecting him to suit up in the Clips’ next game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Head coach Doc Rivers, however, said that […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is currently nursing a lingering thumb injury that will ultimately keep him away from the court for an extended period of time. However, while Lowry would much rather be on the court than along the bench injured, the veteran signal caller obviously understands that resting is his best option […]

NBA president of league operation Byron Spruell has sent a memo to teams with a clarification on load management. Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports Tweeted the memo in a thread: In memo sent from NBA president of league operation Byron Spruell to NBA teams, league clarifies that "that “load management” is not an injury […]

Kawhi Leonard will be battling the Toronto Raptors on Monday night for the first time since bolting the team for the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency over the summer. While Raptors fans may be looking forward to it, it will surely just be another night at the office for Leonard. Leonard doesn’t have an […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers are on the verge of getting back superstar Paul George from injury. George has missed the team’s first ten games as he recovers from offseason surgery that saw him undergo surgery on both shoulders. Saturday afternoon was the first time since May that George was able to participate in […]

Several members of the Clippers organization decided to surprise Paul George by showing up at his Fresno State jersey retirement ceremony over the weekend. George played two seasons with the Bulldogs. Simply put, he was a monster. In his freshman year, the Palmdale native led the Western Athletic Conference in minutes played (1,176) and finished […]

Los Angeles Clippers advisor Jerry West is just as excited as any Angeleno to see his team and its hallway neighbor Los Angeles Lakers fight for the crown in LA. The longtime Lakers icon and Hall of Famer gave LeBron James a nod, noting these two teams boasting high-octane talent only bodes well for the […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and current Los Angeles Clippers special adviser Jerry West was put on the spot and asked about his thoughts on Kawhi Leonard’s load management set up with the Clippers. Apparently, this was not a subject West was comfortable discussing, as the 81-year-old blatantly tried to sweep the topic under the rug. […]

Los Angeles Clippers advisor Jerry West recounted how he first found out about the Paul George trade, a major offseason move that kept most front office staff on their toes with anticipation. The deal would signify a make-or-break for the Clippers’ future, as getting George would mean getting Kawhi Leonard to come as well even […]

Los Angeles Clippers advisor Jerry West knows his franchise took a major gamble by trading away an NBA-record five first-round draft picks to get Paul George. But what the trade doesn’t display is how acquiring George helped the Clippers secure another two-way star in Kawhi Leonard as a direct result of it. West admitted he […]

The Toronto Raptors snapped the Los Angeles Lakers’ seven-game winning streak, handing them a 113-104 defeat at the Staples Center on Sunday. The defending champs are staying in Los Angeles, as they take on the Clippers and former Raptors star Kawhi Leonard next on Monday. Asked what he thinks of his first encounter with Leonard […]

Los Angeles Clippers fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see Paul George make his season debut. Contrary to earlier reports that the 29-year-old swingman will finally join his new team against the defending champions Toronto Raptors on Monday, Tomer Azarly confirmed that he will stay in the sidelines. George has missed […]

There has been much said about Kawhi Leonard’s brief but successful tenure as a member of the Toronto Raptors. Head coach Nick Nurse has weighed in on how he feels that despite how some may have framed it outside of the organization, he saw that Leonard was in fact heavily involved with the team and […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard has opened up about his historic season with the Toronto Raptors. According to the reigning Finals MVP, Leonard always possessed a positive outlook about the organization and the city of Toronto: “I never went in with a negative mindset,” Leonard said, via Eric Koreen of The Athletic. “Playing with […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have waited quite some time to see Paul George play in their colors. He has been injured for quite some time, but it seems that he is only inches away from making his NBA debut for them. During Saturday’s practice — which is his first full practice — PG13 looks ready […]

All-Star forward Paul George could make his much-awaited L.A. Clippers debut on Monday and while that spikes the excitement in La La Land, it also raises the question of how Doc Rivers will manage his players’ minutes. The Clippers hold one of the deepest, if not the deepest, rosters in the entire NBA and George’s […]

Six-time All-Star Paul George will make his Los Angeles Clippers debut soon, and Kawhi Leonard is very excited about it. George practiced with the Clippers on Saturday. Leonard talked about PG’s return to practice with reporters, via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Kawhi Leonard on Paul George’s return to Clippers practice – “It’s been good. I […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George is here to confirm to everyone that Kawhi Leonard is indeed a fun guy. George, who spoke to LA reporters on Saturday, says Leonard is a very hard worker and, yes, a fun guy: Paul George on Kawhi Leonard – “Everything is true about his makeup. He works hard, […]

LOS ANGELES – Paul George made his return to practice with the L.A. Clippers in a full capacity for the first time all season. Following offseason surgeries on both of his shoulders, the Clippers had been cautious in bringing George back too quickly. So how did George come out of his highly-anticipated first practice with […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard and his L.A. Clippers will take on the Toronto Raptors on Monday night for the first time since Leonard departed in free agency. The two-time NBA Finals MVP led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA Championship, the franchise’s first ever title, in his lone season with Toronto. Leonard built a […]

Kawhi Leonard is finally where he wants to be, playing in LA on the Los Angeles Clippers. Last season, Leonard was on the Toronto Raptors after the San Antonio Spurs traded him. Everyone in the league knew Leonard wanted the Spurs to trade him to the Lakers or Clippers. There was even a report from […]

On Monday, Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard will face the Toronto Raptors for the first time since leaving them for LA in free agency. Leonard had a magical year with the Raptors. He guided the franchise to its first-ever championship and won his second Finals MVP. The three-time All-Star and two-time Defensive Player of […]

LOS ANGELES – Paul George fully participated in practice on Saturday afternoon, said L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. The six-time All-Star and third place finisher in the MVP race last season could return to the lineup as soon as Monday night against the Toronto Raptors. “Yeah,” responded Rivers on Paul potentially playing Monday vs. […]

Kawhi Leonard has proven this load management fiasco has a palpable purpose, as he took over during Thursday’s 107-101 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, showcasing there’s a method to the madness of sitting him out for part of back-to-backs, even after having more than a year to recover from a quad injury. The Los […]

NBA players have become fashion icons as much as they are dominant basketball athletes. The clothes they wear get as much attention as the highlights the stars give their fans on a regular basis. Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is an outlier as he usually dresses inconspicuously and lets his game do the talking […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers squeezed out a win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, 107-101. The two-time NBA Finals MVP struggled through three quarters before once again coming up huge in the fourth quarter. The attention, however, quickly turned to Leonard, load management, and his ailing knee […]

It was a bitter game for the Portland Trail Blazers as they fell short to the Los Angeles Clippers. It was a game they felt they could have won despite playing against a rested Kawhi Leonard on the Clippers. Head coach Terry Stotts made an obvious observation that can easily be taken as a jab […]

Win the LA Clippers’ win over the Trail Blazers on Thursday, Doc Rivers just notched his 900th win as a head coach. Check out the all-time winning list below, per NBA. 👏 Congrats to Doc Rivers of the @LAClippers for earning his 9⃣0⃣0⃣th win! pic.twitter.com/Bg5CO05Evn — NBA (@NBA) November 8, 2019 Rivers started his head […]

The Los Angeles Clippers can always count on “Sweet Lou” Williams when they need buckets in crucial situations, and he delivered once more against the Portland Trail Blazers. With superstar Kawhi Leonard being blanketed closely in the dying seconds of the Clips’ 107-101 home victory against the Blazers on Thursday, Lou Williams decided to take […]

LA Clippers forward Patrick Patterson took an inadvertent kick from Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum as the latter went up for a fadeaway jump shot. Check out the incident below per Dime. Wow… Patterson took a kick to the face and he's still down. Under review. https://t.co/qNeb4iaTYC — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) November 8, 2019 McCollum […]

Veteran swingman J.R. Smith has yet to find an NBA team since being waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers last July. But if his cryptic tweet is any indication of his next destination, the 34-year-old may be on the hunt for a ring again – in Los Angeles. The city is home to two of the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were $50,000 by the NBA for a comment that head coach Doc Rivers made about Kawhi Leonard being ‘healthy’ ahead of the team’s matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. What ultimately got the Clippers fined was that the team said that Leonard was dealing with an ‘ongoing injury to the patella tendon […]

The NBA has fined the Los Angeles Clippers $50,000 for statements that were inconsistent with Kawhi Leonard’s health status. The Clippers sat Leonard on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks: The NBA has fined the LA Clippers $50,000 for statements inconsistent relating to Kawhi Leonard's load management. pic.twitter.com/dSHLCB5JY9 — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) November 7, 2019 The […]