Los Angeles Clippers Articles - Page 144

Miami Heat sharpshooter Tyler Herro is truly having a blast in his rookie year. The 13th overall pick of last year’s draft figured in an intense match-up with the Los Angeles Clippers’ own marksman Landry Shamet at AmericanAirlines Arena on Friday. After going around Shamet’s defense, Herro stopped on a dime and used a nice […]

As good as Kawhi Leonard has been throughout his career, the Los Angeles Clippers star had never recorded a triple-double. That changed on Thursday when Leonard notched his first against the Miami Heat per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. The two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year recorded 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers likened his star forward Kawhi Leonard to former pupil Paul Pierce. Prior to Friday night’s Paul George–less matchup with the Miami Heat, Rivers called Leonard a “great scorer,” saying the two-time Finals MVP was on par with the top shot-makers, including NBA champion Pierce, who played for the […]

The Miami Heat’s backcourt depth took a bit of a hit on Friday night. Guards Goran Dragic and Kendrick Nunn were announced as inactive against the Los Angeles Clippers for their Friday night matchup. Dragic is dealing with soreness in his left calf while Nunn has left Achilles soreness. Erik Spoelstra said Goran Dragic (left […]

Despite their impressive 31-14 start — third in the Western Conference — to the 2019-20 NBA regular season, drama seems to follow the Los Angeles Clippers as they are continuously being hounded by alleged chemistry issues. A recent report from The Athletic claimed that some members of the Clippers roster are feeling uncomfortable. It is […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Patrick Patterson is calling The Athletic’s report from Thursday “Fake News.” The website reported that some Clippers players have struggled with the preferential treatment stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have received this season: Patrick Patterson’s response. pic.twitter.com/syhEyI8Twi — Jose (@clippers4life24) January 24, 2020 The Clippers are 31-14 on the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have trade interest in Chicago Bulls small forward Thaddeus Young and point guard Kris Dunn, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. The NBA trade deadline is on Feb. 6: That leaves Thaddeus Young and Kris Dunn, and that’s about it. Sources have indicated that the Los Angeles Clippers have […]

Multiple players on the Los Angeles Clippers don’t feel the team practices as hard or as seriously as it should at this point in the season, according to The Athletic. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers’ teams don’t practice often, which is a principle he adopted when he was with the Boston Celtics: This is part […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell apparently “kind of walks to his own beat a little bit,” according to The Athletic. Harrell’s postgame comments following the Clippers’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Jan. 4 were reportedly not received well in the LA locker room. https://youtu.be/fnysXZLJFu8 However, Harrell is just passionate about winning a […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard has grown more comfortable with his teammates in LA. According to The Athletic, Leonard has taken on more of a vocal leadership role within the Clippers’ locker room, including coordinating the team’s players-only film sessions: As Kawhi Leonard has grown more comfortable with his teammates, he’s taken […]

After the Los Angeles Clippers got embarrassed by the Memphis Grizzlies and narrowly defeated the New York Knicks at home to begin January, players went to dinner and bowling to shake off some strange vibes, according to The Athletic. To shake off some of the strange vibes, several players decided to round up players for dinner and bowling on their […]

After the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Jan. 4, big man Montrezl Harrell ripped the Clippers while speaking to the media. According to The Athletic, some Clippers players were rubbed the wrong way by Harrell’s comments because they think he cares more about individual stats over winning: Tension had been quietly building in the locker room, […]

After the Los Angeles Clippers got embarrassed by the Memphis Grizzlies and narrowly defeated the New York Knicks, six players met with head coach Doc Rivers to go over film, according to The Athletic. The six Clippers players were Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley, Montrezl Harrell and Maurice Harkless: The homestand against […]

Medical advice still mandates that Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard continue to not play in games on back-to-back nights, according to The Athletic. The Clippers refer to Leonard’s situation as “injury management” instead of “load management” to get around the ambiguities that come with the latter term: Conceptually, the practice of “load management” has […]

The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2019-20 season as one of the favorites to win the NBA title, but despite an impressive 31-14 record, it has been anything but smooth sailing thus far. Players like Montrezl Harrell have criticized LA’s effort, and the Clippers have been under the microscope with respect to the “load management” […]

After the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Jan. 4, big man Montrezl Harrell ripped the Clippers while speaking to the media. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers heard about Harrell’s postgame comments and decided to direct his ire at the Sixth Man in a feisty pregame meeting the following day, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have a stacked roster, but they’re still exploring the market for upgrades in the frontcourt and on the wing as they battle concerns over the health of superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Clippers are also reportedly concerned about a “lack of […]

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night by a final score of 102-95, yet the game lacked something of the pizzazz it normally would because both teams were missing key players to injury. The Clips did not have either Kawhi Leonard or Paul George among their ranks, and the Hawks did […]

The Los Angeles Clippers sit 3.5 games out of the Western Conference’s top seed, which is held by their Staples Center rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. L.A.C. has beat the Lakers twice this year, once on opening night and the other on Christmas Day. The Clippers could easily rest on their standing so far this […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Robert Covington has received trade interest from the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, according to Ben Cohen of The Wall Street Journal. The Timberwolves are expected to drive a hard bargain for Covington, who is a sound two-way player. Minnesota acquired Covington from the Sixers in the Jimmy Butler […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will be shorthanded on Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks, as the team has ruled out Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Patrick Beverley. Since it’s the second night of a back-to-back, Leonard isn’t playing so he can get some rest. George, meanwhile, is still recovering from his hamstring injury and Beverley is […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are grooving once again, winners of their last four after a 110-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks and taking the W in eight of their last 10 games. Kawhi Leonard, who has received criticism for his injury/load management throughout the season, feels his team is finally starting to click after a […]

The Dallas Mavericks ended up on the losing end of a close encounter against fellow Western Conference contenders in the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, 110-107. It was a battle that went down to the wire, and in such instances, it is not surprising that crucial plays down the stretch are examined with an extremely […]

Injuries piled up during the Dallas Mavericks versus Los Angeles Clippers match at the American Airlines Center on Tuesday, as LA defensive dynamo Patrick Beverley also had to leave the game prematurely due to a sore right groin. Shortly after the Mavs lost Dwight Powell to what appears to be a season-ending Achilles injury in […]

On Wednesday’s showdown against the Dallas Mavericks, reigning Finals MVP and Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard made a ridiculous dunk over Luka Doncic. At the 5:42 mark of the second quarter of the Clippers’ road game versus the Mavs, Patrick Beverley threw a perfect pass to Kawhi Leonard while in transition. Leonard used his […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers says Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is “absolutely” an MVP candidate. After all, in just his second year in the league, the Mavs youngster is playing like one of the best players in the NBA. Some are even saying that Luka is the most polished 20-year-old in NBA […]

Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis will make his return to the hardwood on Tuesday night in the Mavs’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers after missing ten games due to discomfort in his knee. According to Mavs.com reporter Dwain Price, Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle does not know how many minutes the 24-year-old from […]

Over his last five games, Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is averaging 36.0 points and head coach Doc Rivers seems to know why. Rivers says Leonard is thriving on offense because the Clippers are starting to execute their plays more frequently, which is putting the two-time Finals MVP in positions to be […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ interest in Chicago Bulls small forward Thaddeus Young is very real ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline. According to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago, the Clippers recently sent a scout to watch Young play: A league source previously confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago that the Clippers’ interest in […]

No matter how good the Los Angeles Clippers are, Los Angeles will always be a Lakers town. Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams, who has played for both franchises, is “perfectly fine” with that: “This is a Laker town,” Williams said, via SLAM Magazaine. “There ain’t no confusion about that. That’s perfectly fine with us. We […]

Injured Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George will make the road trip to Dallas to join his team, but he is still ruled out for the sixth consecutive game due to a strained left hamstring. The 29-year-old swingman initially suffered the injury at the beginning of the year and re-aggravated it in the Clippers’ 135-132 […]

The Los Angles Clippers are looking to bolster their roster during the stretch run of the season. One of the options they have looked at is Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the Clippers are one of the teams that have also checked in on Rose and have engaged […]

Ben Simmons and Kawhi Leonard have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 13. Simmons averaged 21.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers went 3-1. Leonard, meanwhile, averaged 38.0 points, 5.0 assists and 2.7 steals as the Los Angeles Clippers went 3-0: #Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and #76ers […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are expecting Paul George to join the team in Dallas on Tuesday, and the Clips are hoping he’ll play at some point on their current road trip, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. George has missed the last five games with a hamstring injury. The Clippers began their […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had one of their worst defensive showings of the season on Saturday. They gave up 80 first half points to the New Orleans Pelicans. L.A. would go on a furious fourth quarter rally, though. And it would prove to be enough for them to escape with a hard-fought 133-130 win against […]

L.A. Clippers guard Lou Williams nailed the dagger three-pointer with 31.6 seconds remaining to sink the hearts of the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. The triple capped off a 14-point fourth quarter from the 3-time Sixth Man of the Year awardee, helping the Clippers in their 133-130 victory over the Pelicans. After seeing Sweet Lou’s clutch […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, and superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard made some franchise history in the process. By scoring 39 points against the Pelicans, Leonard is the first Clippers player with five straight 30-point games since World B. Free did it in 1980. It’s also just the second […]

One former NBA executive believes the Los Angeles Clippers should trade for Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams. The anonymous exec sees Adams being a perfect fit for the Clippers come playoff time, per Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: “That makes a lot more sense,” the second former executive agreed. “He’s everything the Clippers would […]

If the Los Angeles Clippers want to upgrade their roster at the February trade deadline, they will most likely have to include guard Patrick Beverley in a trade. That’s why most observers around the league don’t expect the Clippers to be active at the trade deadline, according to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: “The Clippers […]