Los Angeles Clippers Articles - Page 153

Still vibing with championship glory, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse found out his talisman player, Kawhi Leonard, would leave his team for the LA Clippers in the most random of places. The guitar-wailing aficionado was taking part on a packed house at the Tropicana in Las Vegas alongside assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren, rocking out […]

The Los Angeles Lakers narrowly missed out on convincing Kawhi Leonard to complete what might have been the biggest, baddest, and best Big Three in NBA history. Just because the reigning Finals MVP ultimately spurned his team to sign with the cross-arena rival LA Clippers, though, hardly means Anthony Davis holds any ill will towards […]

Monte Morris is looking forward to the different competition he will face in a revamped Western Conference after a third of the NBA has already switched places by now. Asked which team he’s looking forward to playing the most, Morris gave a split answer. Via ABS-CBN Sports: “I’d say both the LA teams. My best […]

Jamal Crawford thinks fellow free agent guard Shaun Livingston would be “perfect” for the Los Angeles Clippers and the team’s bench unit. Shaun Livingston would be a PERFECT fit with the Clips on that second unit. Everything coming full circle, makes too much sense! 🙌🏾 — 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) July 30, 2019 Livingston was […]

With the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty looking all but done, the team’s front office was left with no choice but to take a very pragmatic approach this offseason. President Bob Myers must have had a hunch that Kevin Durant was already on his way out, but nevertheless, the Warriors had to scramble in order to […]

In an official statement that was released on Tuesday morning, Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard announced that the team has hired former Clippers executive Johnny Rogers to serve the newly-created role of Vice President of Pro Personnel. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report the news of Rogers’ hiring in Washington: Wizards GM Tommy […]

It wasn’t long ago that Jeremy Lin had forged an NBA career completely independent of his star-turning tenure with the New York Knicks. “Linsanity” was never going to last. That was clear from almost the very beginning of Lin taking the basketball world by storm with the New York Knicks in 2011-12, and affirmed to […]

LA Clippers advisor Jerry West said it’s unheard of to get players the caliber of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the same team, a feat his team achieved this summer as they flipped the tables on their hallway rival Los Angeles Lakers: Jerry West on the #Clippers acquiring Kawhi Leonard and Paul George – […]

Last season’s Los Angeles Clippers team was a combination of gritty veterans and young players who worked together to make the team good enough to make the playoffs. One of the guys who stood out for them last year was 22-year-old guard Landry Shamet. He showed flashes of becoming a reliable shooter, and although he […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made their plans to win now known when they made an aggressive play to acquire Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder while also signing Kawhi Leonard in free agency. However, as the Clippers look to take up the mantle as the new basketball team to watch in Los Angeles, they […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had perhaps the most impactful summer of any team in the NBA. By swinging a blockbuster deal for swingman Paul George and signing NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers immediately vaulted themselves toward the top of the 2020 NBA title picture. Having officially introduced both Leonard and George earlier this […]

A lot of people were surprised when Paul George said during his introductory press conference that he grew up as a Los Angeles Clippers fan. Of course, the consensus prior to him joining the Clips was that he was a Los Angeles Lakers fan growing up. Apparently, he could be really telling the truth… and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have officially hired Todd Wright, the former strength coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. The @LAClippers have hired Todd Wright, according to multiple league sources. Wright was the #Sixers head of strength and conditioning/assistant coach the past four years. #Clippers pic.twitter.com/F3CFgWLErM — Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) July 27, 2019 Over the past couple […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard wants to let everyone know one more time he wasn’t a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers growing up. Leonard says all the people who said he was going to sign with the Lakers because they were his childhood team were proven wrong in free agency after […]

As the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers surely had some insider knowledge on his team’s signing of reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. Nevertheless, this did nothing to take away from the absolute joy and excitement the 57-year-old coach felt as soon as he learned about the deal finally being confirmed. ESPN’s […]

According to the statistics at Basketball-Reference.com, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has a higher chance of making it to the Hall of Fame than Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard. Lowry’s Hall of Fame probability is 13th-most among active players (65.2% chance to make it into the Hall of Fame), which gives the former […]

Having a solid NBA culture matters in the new age of player empowerment, with stars free to go to whatever organization they choose. Don’t believe me? Ask the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers how their offseason went. The Nets went out and signed free agents Kyrie Irving from the Celtics and Kevin Durant […]

The rivalry between crosstown competitors, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers, has always been one of the fiercest in the NBA. However, who could have imagined that at one point, Lakers great Kobe Bryant actually almost signed with the Clippers? Longtime Clippers broadcaster Ralph Lawler, who just recently retired after 40 years […]

LA Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank fired shots in the wake of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George’s introduction, noting how hallway rivals Los Angeles Lakers missed out on the former in free agency. The Lakers reportedly had the first chance to speak to Leonard, getting not one, but two separate meetings with the […]

The LA Clippers have unveiled plans and visual renderings for a new basketball arena, set to be completed by the fall of 2024 once their lease at Staples Center, which they’ve shared with the Los Angeles Lakers, is up. The venue will be named the Inglewood Basketball & Entertainment Complex, a “billion-dollar-plus” state-of-the-art arena that […]

Lawrence Frank, Los Angeles Clippers president of basketball operations, has revealed a Paul George-centric detail about his free agency pitch to Kawhi Leonard. Per Ben Golliver of the Washington Post, Lawrence Frank revealed that he presented a list of potential players which the Clippers could acquire. When Kawhi Leonard saw Paul George’s name, he said […]

Los Angeles, for the first time ever, is the multi-team epicenter of elite NBA basketball. The LA Clippers, after convincing Kawhi Leonard to come home and bringing in Paul George along with him, are the league’s closest equivalent to title favorites entering a season the most wide-open season in a full decade. The Los Angeles […]

The LA Clippers are heavily pursuing Todd Wright — the strength coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, with hopes of beefing up their coaching staff. Per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Clippers are looking to add Wright to a high-ranking position on their sports science department. Todd Wright, the team’s assistant coach/head of strength […]

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Paul George admits he “was a little nervous” when the Indiana Pacers drafted Kawhi Leonard in the 2011 NBA Draft. George says he was nervous because he and Leonard play the same position. The Pacers wound up trading Leonard to the San Antonio Spurs for George Hill. Fast forward to […]

Los Angeles Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank says the Clippers operated under the league’s rules in their pursuit of superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard. Frank says the Clippers never had a conversation with Leonard or his camp during the regular season or before the free agency period started on June 30. “We didn’t […]

Paul George claimed that he grew up as a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers, not the Los Angeles Lakers. George revealed that he was rooting for the Clippers back then because he had a lot of fun watching them. He pointed out that he loved the brotherhood that he saw before because their players […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers says the 2019-20 Clippers have “a different energy” than the Lob City group which was led by Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Rivers joined that Lob City group, while he helped create this new Clippers team led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. “It’s a different […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t know new superstar Kawhi Leonard that well yet, but the championship coach knows exactly the type of person he can be for the Clippers. Rivers says Leonard is an unselfish guy who understands it takes everyone on the team to win the title, and is willing to […]

One intriguing storyline for the 2019-20 NBA season is the “Battle for Los Angeles” between the Lakers and Clippers, with Lou Williams in the background. The Lakers made the big play for Anthony Davis and have supplemented Davis, LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma with a strong group of veterans in the supporting cast. Meanwhile, the […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers says the “Lob City” group — headlined by Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan — never understood the urgency to win. Paul, Griffin and Jordan never led the Clippers past the second round of the playoffs. LAC is title contenders for the first time in franchise history […]

What does a Los Angeles Clippers team led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George look like? According to the two superstars, the Clippers are going to play hard on both ends of the floor every night and with a lot of grit. “Playing hard on both ends of the floor,” Leonard told Rachel Nichols of […]

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Paul George’s mom had a stroke when he was just a child. As a result, Paulette George hasn’t been able to travel as much to watch her son play. That’s why George is thrilled to be back home in Los Angeles playing for the Clippers. George’s parents will be at […]

The Los Angeles Clippers sent members of their organization to watch Kawhi Leonard play multiple times last season with the Toronto Raptors. During his free-agent meeting, the Clippers talked to Leonard about what they saw when watching him play. Leonard admits it was pretty cool to hear that: “You know just showing, talking to me […]

Los Angeles Clippers star small forward Kawhi Leonard had no idea why a helicopter was following his car in Toronto. When Leonard landed in Toronto to meet with the Toronto Raptors at a hotel, a helicopter followed his car from the airport to the hotel. There were a bunch of fans outside the hotel as […]

Veteran guard Shaun Livingston is still without a team after being waived by the Golden State Warriors on July 10. The former lottery pick has already won three championships and has redeemed himself as a reliable NBA player after a devastating knee injury threatened his career years back. There have been talks about Livingston potentially […]

Paul George says the chance to play with Kawhi Leonard on the Los Angeles Clippers “seemed like an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up.” George says he and Leonard spoke during Leonard’s free agency. Once Leonard told George he was leaning toward going back home to California, that’s when George requested a trade from the […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard says the idea of playing with Paul George first started back in the summer of 2017 when he tried to get the San Antonio Spurs to trade for George after PG requested a trade from the Indiana Pacers. George wound up getting traded to the Oklahoma City […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti spoke with the local media on Thursday and talked about why he granted small forward Paul George’s trade request. The Thunder traded George to the Los Angeles Clippers and got an unbelievable haul. OKC acquired Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari and five first-round picks: Sam Presti on why he […]

Team USA announced the addition of L.A. Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell to their training camp roster for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China on Thursday afternoon. However, Harrell is unlikely to accept the invite, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. Sources: Clippers center/forward Montrezl Harrell is appreciative of invitation […]