Los Angeles Clippers Articles - Page 148

Los Angeles Clippers guard Landry Shamet was one of the people who were surprised when the team acquired Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in free agency. In fact, he thought that he was traded when he received a ton of messages on his phone following the team’s massive offseason. "I was asleep. I woke up […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell is leaving it to the fans and media to talk about their rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers. During the Clippers’ media day, Harrell emphasized they are not really paying attention to the much-hyped rivalry and implied they are more focused on themselves as the 2019-20 season nears. “I […]

The NBA is coming off a pretty interesting offseason where no superteams were built. Instead, most contenders chose to pair one All-Star with another, and one of them is the Los Angeles Clippers, who were successful in signing Kawhi Leonard and trading for Paul George during free agency. George believes that having two superstars in […]

Paul George is back home — set to play for the Los Angeles Clippers — and he can’t ask for a better situation than this. George called returning to his hometown “surreal,” pointing out that he always wanted to “get back home” and play for the home crowd. The 29-year-old All-Star was born and raised […]

Last season, the Los Angeles Clippers have earned the reputation of being a team who plays hard on both ends of the floor. It didn’t matter to them if they’re up against a contender like the Golden State Warriors or a cellar-dweller like the New York Knicks. They have played with intensity on a nightly […]

In order to acquire two All-Star talents in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the Los Angeles Clippers had to break up part of their 2018-19 team, one that lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Golden State Warriors in six games but finished with 48 games on a rather star-less squad. At […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard was one of the select few who were given an invitation to attend NBA legend Kobe Bryant’s secret camp last month, and he gave some details of the extent of his participation during his media day interview, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: “I didn’t play, I just went up […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George almost had his professional career drastically changed forever after taking a spill in an exhibition with Team USA in preparation for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, fracturing his right leg. After taking nearly an entire season to recover and return to the hardwood, the 29-year-old is thinking about next […]

Los Angeles Clippers veteran guard Lou Williams is looking at the forthcoming 2019-20 NBA season with bright eyes, telling reporters at the team’s annual media day on Sunday the Clippers can do something “special.” Per ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly on Twitter: “We really feel like we have an opportunity to do something special here in Los […]

Part of the overwhelming storyline that followed the United States men’s national team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup was the never-ending rejections from American stars not participating in the international competition. Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard was among the “no”s, but on Sunday at the team’s annual media day, he expressed an interest […]

One of the major questions surrounding All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard’s free-agency decision with the Los Angeles Clippers was just how healthy the two-time Finals MVP was, and how many regular-season games he intends to play. While leading the Toronto Raptors to the Canadian franchise’s first title in history, the 28-year-old superstar only appeared in 60 […]

LA Clippers star Paul George says he’s not back to 100% yet after offseason shoulder surgeries, but he’s feeling good with where he’s at and is hoping to be back in November: Paul George says he's not 100% yet, but he's at around 85-90%. Says he's not far from a return for the #Clippers. (per […]

The LA Clippers pulled off a major coup this offseason, trading for Paul George and then signing Kawhi Leonard in one fell swoop. This gave the Clippers one of the most fearsome duos in the NBA and a legitimate chance to win their first championship. Naturally, George thinks he and Leonard are indeed the best […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the greatest players of all time, is not one to shy away from self-promotion. In a recent piece by Erik Garcia Gundersen on USA Today’s LeBronWire, the 4-time MVP was asked about Los Angeles being the hub of the NBA after Anthony Davis was traded to […]

Remember when DeAndre Jordan was locked in his house during the 2015 free agency period? According to the new Brooklyn Nets center, none of that stuff happened this summer with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. The three All-Stars talked with each other on a conference call about playing together on the Nets. Irving, Durant and […]

The offseason featured a bevy of shocking signings and trades that completely altered the landscape of the NBA, and when the Los Angeles Lakers’ veteran pickup Jared Dudley was asked which newly-formed pairing would be the toughest, he had no choice but to name two. Not surprisingly, both duos play in the Western Conference – […]

Avery Bradley is a respected defender in the NBA who spent a sub-par 2018-19 season with the Los Angeles Clippers before being traded out of the City of Angels. He has returned to the city with the Los Angeles Lakers and is eager to compete for the championship. During the team’s media day, Bradley talked […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George is expected to be back sometime between late October and late November, according to Sam Amick and Jovan Buha of The Athletic. George underwent surgery to his right rotator cuff and left labrum after the 2019 playoffs ended. George, fresh off of vacation in Greece, wasn’t cleared to participate […]

Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers admits he and his dad, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, had some “explicit” trash talk this summer. Austin says his dad was on Cloud 9 all offseason, and you can’t blame him. The Clippers signed Kawhi Leonard in free agency and traded for Paul George. Austin says the […]

The Toronto Raptors won their first NBA championship back in June. A month later, the core of their team was dismantled, as Kawhi Leonard decided to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers and Danny Green opted to join the Los Angeles Lakers. At Lakers media day on Friday, Green reflected on Leonard’s decision to link […]

For the first time in basically ever, both Los Angeles NBA teams are viewed as title contenders heading into the same season. The Lakers got the ball rolling by swinging a blockbuster trade to acquire Anthony Davis back in June followed by numerous key signings such as Danny Green, Avery Bradley and Dwight Howard. The […]

The NBA rivalry between the two Los Angeles teams has never been greater, as both the Lakers and Clippers are viewed as title contenders heading into the 2019-20 campaign, something that has never happened before. But Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka insists that the rivalry with the Clippers is not that big of a deal: […]

Although he has said that his decision to join the Brooklyn Nets this offseason was a relatively easy one, two-time champion NBA Kevin Durant noted that he considered other teams, including the Golden State Warriors, L.A. Clippers and New York Knicks. In the end, though, the Durantula says he just wanted to be in Brooklyn: […]

ESPN’s NBA Top 100 is consistent with Sports Illustrated’s, as both considered Milwaukee Bucks talisman Giannis Antetokounmpo the best player in the league for the 2019-20 season, with new LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard finishing as the runner-up for that title. The argument was a similar one to SI’s — Antetokounmpo’s regular-season record and impact does have […]

Shaun Livingston has called it quits in his career, but it will take a while before the tributes for his incredible career stop. One of the latest players to pay tribute to his career is Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Beverley gave tribute to the point guard who became an important player for the […]

Kawhi Leonard got the full extent of the Steve Ballmer experience very quickly into his tenure with the LA Clippers upon signing with them this summer. Head coach Doc Rivers, who admitted he nearly quit a week into the job, still recalls the first time the Clippers owner met his new star player. “(Ballmer’s) been […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are far from the little brother in the City of Angels anymore. They have become one of the favorites to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy at the end of the season with the incredible roster they have built up. However, they still play their home games at Staples Center, the same […]

There are only a couple years left in Joakim Noah’s NBA career, but he’s struggling to find a team that wants to take him into his team. The Los Angeles Clippers have already listed him out as a possible inclusion to their roster. Heavy’s Sean Deveney confirmed that the Clippers will not be working with […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers knows Los Angeles is always going to be a Lakers town, and he’s fine with that. For the first time ever, both the Clippers and Lakers are title contenders at the same time. The Clippers have Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, while the Lakers have LeBron James and […]

Doc Rivers is certainly happy now that he’s coaching the Los Angeles Clippers. However, that’s not exactly the case in the beginning of their relationship. In an interview with Arash Markazi of Los Angeles Times, Rivers opened up on what was a less-than-ideal start to his Clippers coaching career. Rivers apparently regretted going to the […]

Doc Rivers almost quit his job back in 2013 six days after taking the Los Angeles Clippers head coaching position. In an interview with Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times, Rivers tells the story of how former Clippers owner Donald Sterling didn’t follow through on a deal to acquire JJ Redick. When Rivers heard […]

The LA Clippers tore an aging, stale roster apart in the summer of 2017, and two years later have at least as good a chance as any season during the Lob City era to win a championship. Jerry West isn’t solely responsible for the Clippers’ rapidly successful rebuild; neither is Steve Ballmer, Doc Rivers, Lawrence […]

Many are anticipating a heated rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers this coming 2019-20 season. For Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he believes that the rivalry has hit an all-time high, which can only be a good thing in terms of the level of competition not only between these two teams, but […]

A month after reportedly signing an exclusive deal with AND1, L.A. Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell reveals that he’s no longer with the shoe company. Not wit them no more bra — َ (@monstatrezz) September 22, 2019 Dekker and an anonymous fan were arguing on Twitter about the safety of switching helmets in an NFL game, […]

Remember the plucky, lovable LA Clippers who captured the imagination of the basketball world by pushing the heavily favored Golden State Warriors to six games in the first round of the playoffs? A few months later, the hunters have become the hunted. Here’s what to know, watch for, and expect from the revamped Clippers in […]

It looks like Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers had a great time during their recent fishing trip. George and Leonard are huge fans of fishing, and it appears their new teammates are as well: Team bonding was off the hook, but now we've got bigger fish to fry. […]

The NBA is looking to enforce stricter policies regarding tampering after an offseason of major shake-up. Brian Lewis of the New York Post talked to Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie about his thoughts on the revamped rules, suggesting that it might have had something to do with the NBA’s under-the-radar teams edging out their bigger brother […]

Yahoo Sports insider Chris Haynes — who was the first to break the news that Kawhi Leonard was signing with the Los Angeles Clippers — says Leonard was never going to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors. Haynes says going back home to Los Angeles was always the goal for Leonard, who signed a three-year deal […]

Doc Rivers was already a known man in Los Angeles circles, but he because a town hero after the constant stories of his involvement in the signing of Kawhi Leonard became public knowledge. The LA Clippers coach admits he’s been the beneficiary of the kindness of thankful fans and businesses. “I got a couple of […]