Los Angeles Clippers Articles - Page 143

As part of Wednesday morning’s airing of ESPN’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith claimed that Los Angeles Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard made a challenge to LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers: “I was told by a very reliable source that Kawhi Leonard sat up there and said, ‘Somebody tell LeBron to stop being scared […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George does not have a problem with teammate Montrezl Harell, who ranted about the team’s lack of fight in their demoralizing 140-114 defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies last Saturday. Harrell, whose team-high 28 points, nine rebounds and three assists went for naught, lambasted the Clippers’ supposed lack of effort and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and hallway rival Los Angeles Clippers are keeping a close eye on New York Knicks leading scorer Marcus Morris, one of the hottest commodities available ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Now less than a month away from the Feb. 6 cutout date, both the Lakers and Clippers will “monitor the […]

Patrick Beverley has been plenty aware of the Los Angeles Clippers’ recent defensive struggles. A day after giving up 140 points to the Memphis Grizzlies, Beverley’s team gave up 45 points to the New York Knicks in the first quarter on their own floor and 132 over the span of Sunday’s game, something he knows […]

LOS ANGELES – Paul George fouled out of the Los Angeles Clippers’ matchup against the New York Knicks with a little over seven minutes remaining. The Clippers’ 11-point lead, however, was quickly trimmed to just three. Already down Kawhi Leonard, LA turned to Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell to guide them to victory, 135-132. Williams […]

Despite winning three of their last four games, there are legitimate questions facing the Los Angeles Clippers. In their last three games, the Clippers have given up an astounding 128 points per game to three teams that have a record under .500. For a team that features defensive talent such as Kawhi Leonard, Paul George […]

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams has won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award three times. It comes as no surprise, then, that he has earned the nickname “Underground GOAT.” Williams explained the origin of the nickname following his 32-point performance for the Clippers’ against the Knicks on Sunday afternoon, stating the […]

Los Angeles Clippers fans were witnesses to history on Sunday afternoon. Paul George, Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams each topped 30 points for the Clips in their 135-132 win over the New York Knicks, making them the first trio in franchise history to score at least 30 points in the same game. Montrezl Harrell has […]

Lou Williams set the NBA record with the most career games with 20 points off the bench. Williams hit two free throws in the 3rd quarter in the Los Angeles Clippers’ win against the New York Knicks to make it his 200th game. Williams has broken numerous records as a sixth man, including the NBA […]

The New York Knicks have been playing better under interim head coach Mike Miller, and they came out and tied a franchise record by pouring in 45 first-quarter points against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon: Knicks score 45 points in the first quarter, which ties the franchise record for points in the opening […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers did not seem the least bit surprised by the New York Knicks’ decision to fire David Fizdale at the beginning of December. Rivers said it was only a matter of time before Fizdale was shown the door once president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry held a […]

Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard has yet to been cleared to play in back-to-back games. But head coach Doc Rivers believes that Leonard will play back-to-backs later this season. Leonard hasn’t played in back-to-back games since he was with the San Antonio Spurs. He has been dealing with the same knee injury that […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will be without All-Star Kawhi Leonard for Sunday’s contest versus the New York Knicks, but good news comes in the form of getting the thumbs up for both Paul George and Patrick Beverley playing. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers confirmed the news before tip-off: Doc Rivers says Patrick Beverley and Paul […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers gave his own assessment of Montrezl Harrell’s comments following the Clippers’ 114-140 loss at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night: Doc Rivers on Montrezl Harrell’s postgame comments – “We’re a team in progress. Do we believe we can beat anyone? We do, but that’s not […]

LOS ANGELES – Montrezl Harrell and the LA Clippers have had a very up-and-down couple of weeks, but Saturday afternoon marked arguably their worst game of the season. The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Clippers 140-114, but the boxscore won’t do enough justice in describing just how dominant the Grizzlies were. The Clippers’ effort level was […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard made his free agency decision on July 6th, spurning the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers for the LA Clippers. Apparently, Leonard also spurned the New York Knicks as well. Ahead of Sunday afternoon’s matchup between the Clippers and Knicks, Kawhi Leonard was asked by members of the New York […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost an ugly game to the Memphis Grizzles, 140-114. It was an ugly defeat that saw plenty of Clippers players rely on Kawhi Leonard alone to lift them out of the rut they found themselves in. The press naturally looked for answers as to why such a favorite to the NBA […]

There appears to be some concern brewing in L.A. after the Memphis Grizzlies blasted the Los Angeles Clippers at home, 140-114, on Saturday night. Head coach Doc Rivers downplayed the loss and didn’t look too much into the disheartening defeat, per Farbod Esnaashari of Forbes. Doc Rivers: "I'm not alarmed, because our record is terrific. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ “Grint N’ Grind” era is over, as the franchise have ushered in some fresh talent in the 2019-20 NBA regular season led by their impressive rookie Ja Morant. Fortunately for their fans, the future certainly looks bright in Tennessee, especially on Saturday night when the Grizzlies outplayed the Los Angeles Clippers, 140-114,  […]

Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers suffered their worst loss of the season on Saturday. The Clippers, playing at home, lost to the Memphis Grizzlies by 26 points. LA fans were very frustrated with their team, as they booed the Clippers off the floor at the end of the third quarter: An embarrassing Clippers […]

The Ja Morant show for the Memphis Grizzlies continues, this time at the expense of Los Angeles Clippers guard Jerome Robinson. Morant crossed over Robinson, paused and then hit a 3-pointer to cap off the play for the Grizzlies: 12, why you do him like that? 😤@JaMorant | #GrzNxtHen pic.twitter.com/cUarkzGTZf — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) January […]

The New York Knicks are listing point guard Elfrid Payton as questionable to face the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Payton isn’t dealing with an injury, though. Instead, the Knicks guard flew home to be with his newborn daughter: Elfrid Payton is questionable for tomorrow’s game against the Clippers. He flew back to be with […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George and shooting guard Patrick Beverley could return to the lineup on Sunday against the New York Knicks. George and Beverley aren’t playing on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies. George tweaked his hamstring versus the Detroit Pistons, while Beverley is still recovering from the wrist injury which he suffered against […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will likely be severely shorthanded when they play the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, with All-Star forward Paul George listed as doubtful and Patrick Beverley out. Clippers have ruled Patrick Beverley OUT tomorrow afternoon against the Grizzlies. Paul George is doubtful to play. — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) January 4, 2020 George left […]

LOS ANGELES – LA Clippers forward Paul George left Thursday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons late in the first half. George finished with 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists in 16 minutes of action in the first half. The Clippers announced that George was dealing with tightness in his hamstring at halftime and […]

LOS ANGELES – The NBA world is mourning the loss of Commissioner Emeritus David Stern, who passed away on January 1, 2020 following a brain hemorrhage three weeks ago. Ahead of their first matchup since the calendar flipped to 2020, LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers spoke about Stern and one of his favorite memories […]

Clippers All-Star shared a memorable story about the late David Stern following Thursday night’s victory over the Detroit Pistons, noting that he dreamed of one day shaking his hand on NBA Draft night. Sadly, Stern passed away earlier this week at the age of 77 due to complications from a brain hemorrhage. He served as […]

On Thursday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, Paul George of the LA Clippers left the game due to a hamstring injury. In the first half, George was seen heading to the locker room. The team revealed that the swing man is nursing a hamstring issue. Rodney McGruder started in the second half. In 16 minutes […]

It looks like we won’t be getting Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin’s second revenge game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. The Pistons are listing Griffin as doubtful to face the Clippers on Thursday because of left knee soreness. Last season, Griffin put up 44 points in his return to Staples Center: […]

Former NBA forward and current ESPN analyst Matt Barnes doesn’t think Darren Collison should sign with Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Collison is considering a February return to the NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers are emerging as his two preferred destinations. Barnes, though, says when he and Collison were on […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will be without guard Patrick Beverley on Thursday when they host the Detroit Pistons. Beverley is expected to miss several games after spraining his wrist against the Utah Jazz this past Saturday: The Clippers have ruled Patrick Beverley (right wrist sprain) OUT tomorrow against the Pistons. It'll be his second straight game […]

Darren Collison is considering a February return to the NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers are emerging as his two preferred destinations, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Collison retired from the NBA before the 2019-20 season started. He played for the Indiana Pacers last season: Story filed to ESPN: After […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are still mulling a decision they will soon have to make, as Montrezl Harrell will hit free agency this summer, and the unrestricted talent could leave for nothing if the Clippers don’t offer a number gaudy enough for his services. Some league executives don’t believe the Sixth Man of the Year […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are openly targeting Phoenix Suns backup center Aron Baynes, who’s gotten to start most of this season due to Deandre Ayton’s 25-game suspension due to the use of a banned substance. However, the Suns are not quite ready to sell yet, still looking to make a playoff push, according to Eric […]

The L.A. Clippers did not have any problems taking care of the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday despite bad shooting nights from their stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. George and Leonard combined for just 14-of-44 shooting (31.8 percent) in the 105-87 win. Following the game, Leonard applauded his team’s effort and said that this is […]

The Los Angeles Clippers fell to the Utah Jazz, 120-107, on Saturday night. In the wake of that defeat, head coach Doc Rivers provided an explanation of why his team may have looked a bit lethargic at times, citing that “about seven” players were under the weather with a sickness. Doc said Kawhi Leonard, Paul […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is expected to miss several games after spraining his wrist against the Utah Jazz this past Saturday. However, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is not expecting Beverley to be out for too long: Regarding the right wrist sprain suffered by Patrick Beverley on Saturday, an injury that will keep […]

The Sacramento Kings are hoping to finally put an end to their seven-game losing streak at home against the Los Angeles Clippers. Fortunately, it appears point guard De’Aaron Fox may potentially be back in the mix to help out. According to James Ham of NBC Sports, Fox is listed as probable versus the Clippers. He […]

Los Angeles Clippers starting point guard Patrick Beverley will miss a few games due to a right wrist sprain, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is expected to miss a few games with his right wrist sprain, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 31, 2019 Pat Bev was […]