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As part of a recent brainstorming of predictions, the experts and analysts at ESPN named the Los Angeles Clippers as their favorite to win the 2019-20 NBA Finals. The Clippers played well last season. In fact, their 48-34 overall record earned a No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Unfortunately, though, L.A. was defeated […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is already a championship-winning skipper, and the 2019-20 NBA season looks like one that will require his guidance. The Clippers acquired All-Star forwards Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in the offseason, vaulting odds for a first title in franchise history way skyward. Despite the newfound pressure to win […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers knows other NBA teams are coming for his squad. The Clippers flipped their team in the offseason, acquiring All-Star forwards Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. The LA franchise also re-signed defensive stalwart guard Patrick Beverley and have rising big men Ivica Zubac and Montrezl Harrell in the frontcourt. […]

Indianapolis Colts fans at Lucas Oil Stadium inexplicably booed quarterback Andrew Luck as he made his way off the field after news broke of his shocking retirement from the NFL on Saturday. The revelation obviously didn’t sit well with fans in the stadium, as well as Colts fans on social media. Los Angeles Clippers star […]

Veteran guard Jodie Meeks is reportedly on the radar of several NBA teams. According to Ben Stinar of AmicoHoops.com, the Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets, and L.A. Clippers have all expressed interest in signing him for the upcoming season. League source: The Milwaukee Bucks in addition to the Hornets and Clippers have also expressed interest in […]

ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcast miniseries “The Sterling Affairs,” released this week, has revealed more behind-the-scenes drama, which unfolded at the time of former Los Angeles Clippers team owner Donald Sterling’s affair, subsequent ousting, and the aftermath of the sell to Steve Ballmer. Per Sterling’s wife, Shelly, who had briefly separated from her real estate […]

Montrezl Harrell found out the Los Angeles Clippers got Kawhi Leonard and Paul George like everyone else did. Harrell says he was at home with his brothers when his phone started to blow up. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports was the first to report that Leonard was signing with the Clippers. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted […]

As part of a series of images leaked on NBA Reddit, court concepts for the 2019-20 NBA season were revealed. The Raptors appear to be bringing back a vintage look: Leaked “Classic Edition Court” for the Raptors this upcoming season 👀 via @NBA_Reddit pic.twitter.com/sjfrot8GUY — Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) August 23, 2019 If this design […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, formerly of the L.A. Clippers, will be opening a new chapter of his young career with the Oklahoma City Thunder. SGA, the 11th overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft, had an up and down season during his first few months with the Clippers, but as the regular season wore on, he showed […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is excited about playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder next season and doesn’t mind playing in a small market like Oklahoma City. Gilgeous-Alexander went to the University of Kentucky, so he says he likes the “home feeling” a small city like OKC will present him after playing in Los Angeles last season: Shai […]

For NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith, the biggest issue that the Los Angeles Lakers will be faced with is the LA Clippers. Smith’s answer comes as a rebuttal to Max Kellerman’s claims that the Lakers’ biggest issue is the coaching. To recall, the Lakers failed to lure in championship head coach Tyronn Lue who just […]

Sacramento Kings player development coach Rico Hines says Los Angeles Clippers center Montrezl Harrell’s “motor is impeccable.” Hines runs the private pickup games at UCLA during the summer. He has known the Clippers big man since before Harrell was drafted in 2015. Hines says Harrell “loves to compete at a high level” every time he […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell says he’s worked hard this summer on being able to create his own shot. Harrell is a beast in the paint. He does most of his damage in the pick-and-roll game. While the 25-year-old says he’s never going to stop being a rim roller since that’s his bread-and-butter, […]

To say Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell is excited about next season would be an understatement. After signing Kawhi Leonard in free agency and trading for Paul George this summer, the Clippers are legitimate title contenders. LA won 48 games last season without having a single All-Star on the roster. The Clippers took […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley did not hold back agreeing with former NBA forward Royce White and his take on the Carmelo Anthony ordeal. White argued Melo was being “blackballed” from the league, and that the evidence rested on the fact that Jared Dudley was signed to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony wasn’t. […]

LA Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell will lace up a pair (or maybe two) of AND1 shoes in every game of the upcoming 2019-20 season. According to Jovan Buha of The Athletic, the big man will still switch out his shoes at halftime, as customary, though it remains to be seen whether he will switch the […]

According to a story in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, a preseason game on October 3 between the Houston Rockets and LA Clippers sold out within minutes of going on sale to the general public. The game, which is slated to take place at the Stan Sheriff Center in Oahu, was understandably widely noted on preseason calendars […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has reportedly agreed to join the Los Angeles Clippers as Doc Rivers’ top assistant. Former Cavaliers championship coach Ty Lue has agreed on deal to join the Los Angeles Clippers as the top assistant coach on Doc Rivers’ staff, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) […]

Former NBA swingman and Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen has become pretty outspoken over the years while most notably signing on with ESPN as an analyst a few years back. Recently discussing the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers with Slam Online due to each team’s incredibly successful offseason, Pippen was quick to admit […]

The 2019-20 NBA season is getting closer and closer as we near the two-month mark until the season tipoff. Along with a new NBA season comes new storylines that surround the league that never sleeps. Unprecedented player movement over this summer has treated the league like a snow globe and made it difficult to really […]

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 […]