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Former Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin says the team didn’t boycott Game 4 of the 2014 playoffs against the Golden State Warriors because they weren’t playing for Donald Sterling in the first place. TMZ published voice recordings of Sterling making racist statements to his mistress before Game 4. The Clippers and Warriors were seriously […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers reveals team “employees were threatening to walk out” before Game 5 of the 2014 playoffs against the Golden State Warriors because they were being called “racists” by angry people on the phone. The Donald Sterling racist audio tapes were released before Game 4, and all hell broke loose […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Jamal Crawford believes if the team boycotted Game 4 of the 2014 playoffs against the Golden State Warriors after the Donald Sterling racist audio tapes were released, it would have “outlived” them. The Clippers were very close to not playing that game versus the Warriors. Crawford says that night […]

Former Golden State Warriors small forward Andre Iguodala was “all-in” on a possible boycott during the 2014 playoffs after the Donald Sterling racist audio tapes were released. The Los Angeles Clippers were seriously considering boycotting Game 4 of their first round series against the Warriors, and it looks like Golden State was thinking about it […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard hasn’t played a game with his new team yet, but he’s already giving back to the community. Leonard and the non-profit community partner Baby2Baby announced on Tuesday a gift of one million backpacks intended to reduce stress on low-income families headed back to school across Southern California. […]

Chicago Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen thinks the Los Angeles Clippers are better than the Los Angeles Lakers. The Clippers signed two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard this summer and traded for All-Star small forward Paul George. The Lakers, meanwhile, acquired star big man Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans. The […]

Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen is giving the Houston Rockets the upper edge in what’s likely to be a hard-fought race for the top spot in the Western Conference, especially against bolstered teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers. Pippen, like many others, was entertained with a wild free-agency period, seeing a series […]

Montrezl Harrell has forged a career more successful than anyone anticipated by playing with the unceasing energy of someone who must be hopped up on gallons of caffeine. The LA Clippers big man, though, has never had much of an affinity for coffee, a taste preference he blames on his grandmother. “I’m not a big […]

The Golden State Warriors were seriously considering boycotting Game 4 of the 2014 playoffs if the Los Angeles Clippers chose to do so, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. The Donald Sterling racist tapes were released before Game 4. The Clippers were thinking about boycotting the game, and it looks like the Warriors were right […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin says he sometimes felt like “a possession” owner Donald Sterling had acquired when he played for the Clippers while Sterling was the owner. Sterling was banned for life by the NBA in April of 2014 for his controversial racist comments which were caught on audio. Sterling was forced […]

Los Angeles Lakers fan and BIG3 founder Ice Cube says he’s not mad Kawhi Leonard signed with the Los Angeles Clippers this summer. Leonard, the reigning Finals MVP, signed a three-year deal with the Clippers. LA also traded for Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder to become legit title contenders. The Lakers, who have […]

New team, new look for reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard? That seems to be the case, as the Los Angeles Clippers superstar was spotted sporting an afro while playing golf. Kawhi rocking the fro and hitting the links. 👀😂 (via itsjerm_33/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/Sfgk1ntlfp — House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) August 18, 2019 For those who are still […]

Forward Terry Larrier has agreed to a training-camp contract with the LA Clippers, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic. Larrier went undrafted out of UCONN last year. The 6-foot-8 played subsequently played in Summer League with the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks, earning an invite to Dallas’ training camp prior to being cut due […]

Eyebrows raised across the league in late June when Marc Gasol put off free agency for another year by picking up the player option on the final season of his existing contract. Would the 34-year-old big man really have committed to another season with the Toronto Raptors if Kawhi Leonard wasn’t joining him? Assumptions otherwise […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have another summer addition to the team, but this time it’s in their broadcast booth. NBA champion Chauncey Billups will broadcast games for the Clippers as a commentator starting this 2019-20 season, according to the Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. The 42-year-old Billups retired from the league in 2014 […]

Patrick Patterson has agreed to a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Patterson and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a buyout on the final season of his contract, which made the veteran power forward an unrestricted free agent. Free agent forward Patrick Patterson has agreed to […]

CLUTCH Summary: Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George was having an NBA MVP caliber campaign last season before getting hurt. Having moved on from the Oklahoma City Thunder to join Kawhi Leonard with the Clippers, things might get easier for George on both ends of the floor. While Leonard is the alpha, Paul George might […]

Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins thinks it will be a “scary sight” for the Los Angeles Lakers to see Tyronn Lue serve as an assistant coach for city rivals Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers lowballed Ty Lue on the offer and now they have to see him on the same bench as Doc… that’s a […]

The LA Clippers are closing in on the hiring of Tyronn Lue as the top assistant to head coach Doc Rivers, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Lue had been widely regarded as the leading candidate to take the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coaching job before talks broke down after vision and […]

Former NBA player and current radio analyst Rick Mahorn says Los Angeles Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard is going to get cheered when he returns to Scotiabank Arena next season to face the Toronto Raptors. Leonard had a magical one-year run with the Raptors last season, guiding Toronto to its first-ever NBA championship. Even though […]

Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers is just 28 years old, but he has already accomplished more than most players hope to achieve in their entire careers. He has won two championships. He has two Finals MVP awards under his belt. He is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year. He won his titles […]

The biggest story in the NBA following the free agency frenzy last month was the brewing rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Both teams have made major moves in the offseason to put their teams in a position to contend for a championship next season, and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith […]

Free agent shooting guard Jodie Meeks has reportedly drawn interest from the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Meeks won the championship last season with the Toronto Raptors. He played in eight games during the regular season and averaged 6.4 points. The 31-year-old averaged just 1.6 points in the […]

After acquiring two of the biggest stars in the NBA this offseason, it was only fitting that the Los Angeles Clippers released their schedule in comic book form. The comic is full of cartoon rendering of Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and the rest of the Clippers squad racing to finish first against their NBA rivals. […]

The LA Clippers acquired Kawhi Leonard and Paul George this offseason, so it’s no wonder their 2019-20 schedule features a few more national TV games than last year’s three. The NBA released it’s 2019-20 regular season schedule for all teams on Monday, and the title-favorite Clippers are one of the teams to really watch. LA […]

Believe it or not, the NBA Finals ended two months ago, and the 2019-20 campaign is now just two months way. So, as fast as the time between now and the previous finals went, that’s as quickly as next season will arrive. On Monday, the NBA released the schedule for next year, and while we […]

The 2019 NBA offseason saw a wild wave of changes, with more than 200 players finding new homes in free agency, whether it was by a signing or a trade. NBA stars were not shy to make moves, as some of the game’s biggest names will now suit up in a different jersey. These are […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is the subject of an upcoming documentary in podcast form from ESPN’s “30 for 30.” Sterling, the disgraced real estate investor who lost his ownership in the NBA due to racist remarks caught on tape with his mistress, V. Stiviano, also reportedly laughed at current owner Steve Ballmer […]

The 2019 FIBA World Cup has already been plagued by a number of current and former NBA stars electing not to join national team camps due to injury or prior commitments. That list has grown, as former Los Angeles Clippers point guard Milos Teodosic will not play for Serbia due to a foot injury: The biggest threat […]

Paul George is going into next season in a new home, as he was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Los Angeles Clippers this summer. Of course, George will be joining Kawhi Leonard to form what is arguably the most fearsome duo in the league, and the Clippers also have a ton of […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell isn’t buying the fact that he’s rated lower than Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma in NBA 2K20. When Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints tweeted that Harrell’s 83 rating is one point lower than Kuz, the Clippers big man responded and said it’s a “F*****g joke” It’s a fucking joke […]

Paul George may not be the highest rated player in NBA 2K20, but Ronnie 2K believes that the Los Angeles Clippers forward is the best when it comes to playing the popular basketball video game. Ronnie 2K — digital marketing director at 2K — did not hesitate when asked who he thinks is the best […]

Kawhi Leonard’s close friend, Jeremy Castleberry, will be an assistant coach on the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Jabari Young of The Athletic. Castleberry earned his degree at San Diego State University, where Leonard went to college. Castleberry played basketball with Leonard in high school and college. Leonard signed a three-year, $103 million contract with […]

LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer bought the team in May of 2014 for a whopping two billion dollars. The Clippers were in the midst of a terrible scandal in which their owner Donald Sterling was caught on tape using racist language. Ballmer, who had no experience with the sports world prior to the acquisition, was […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had the biggest offseason of any team, and probably the biggest in franchise history. The Clippers signed free agent Kawhi Leonard, fresh off a championship season in Toronto, and traded for an MVP candidate in Paul George. The move immediately made the Clippers a favorite to win the 2019-2020 NBA title. […]

Los Angeles Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank says the only thing owner Steve Ballmer wants is “championships.” For the first time in franchise history, the Clippers are title contenders with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the roster. LAC signed Leonard in free agency and then acquired George from the Oklahoma City Thunder. […]

The recent wave of decommitals from USA Basketball has been largely caused by a mix of an untimely scheduling, a wild free agency and an apathy toward non-Olympic competition. Yet many remember Paul George’s crushing injury during a White vs. Blue scrimmage that saw him break his leg on the stanchion after chasing down a […]

Chicago Bulls small forward Thaddeus Young says Los Angeles Clippers star small forward Paul George is “better than ever” after suffering that gruesome leg injury in the summer of 2014. George sustained an open fracture of the tibia and fibula bones in his lower right leg. Young and George were teammates on the Indiana Pacers […]

Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo says while Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Paul George’s 2014 leg injury “was a travesty” at the time, he admits George’s return to form “kind of minimized what transpired.” At the Team USA scrimmage in 2014, George suffered an open fracture of the tibia and fibula bones in […]