Los Angeles Clippers Articles - Page 169

Before the 2018-19 season started, LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley said the Clippers were the best team in Los Angeles. Beverley’s comments raised eyebrows since the Lakers had just signed superstar small forward LeBron James in free agency. But the Chicago native and rugged defender knew exactly what he was talking about. The Clippers clinched a […]

LA Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell is calling out the experts who said the Clippers weren’t going to be good this season. Before the season started, pundits said the Clippers were going to be a lottery team. The team was exceeding expectations with Tobias Harris leading the way, but when Harris was traded to the Philadelphia […]

33 wins. That’s what the “analysts” predicted for the Los Angeles Clippers prior to the start of the season. Fast forward to last night, they notched their 45th win, and have punched their ticket to the playoffs. After defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 122-111, on the road, the Doc Rivers and the Clippers celebrated their remarkable […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves released a pair of injury updates ahead of Tuesday night’s match-up against the Clippers. Among the players on Minnesota’s report are Taj Gibson, who is listed as doubtful with a calf ailment, and Luol Deng, who will remain out due to a sore Achilles. According to Dane Moore of ESPN1500, Deng has […]

L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers praised the hard work New York Knicks helmsman David Fizdale has had to do over the course of the 2018-19 season, coaching his young players and managing his veteran’s minutes in an otherwise lost campaign. “I think he’s done a remarkable job,” said Rivers, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. […]

Dwyane Wade, who will be retiring after this season, has accepted a reserve role for the Miami Heat. The three-time champion and All-Star guard has been averaging 14.3 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in 25.6 minutes off the bench. He’s had quite a few highlights as a sixth man this season, including a game-winner […]

The LA Clippers are listing shooting guard Landry Shamet as questionable to play against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. Shamet has a left ankle injury which he sustained during Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks. He left the match during the third quarter of the game after slipping on the floor and did not return. […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams is one of the most explosive bench scorers in the NBA, but before he became what he is today, he nearly lost his life. Back on Christmas Eve in 2011 when Williams was playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, a man held him at gunpoint and planned on robbing him. […]

For most of the season, many people would agree to exactly how the Rookie of the Year award race is going. Luka Doncic is at the top, but Trae Young isn’t far behind. After those two, there’s a steep drop off. Patrick Beverley of Los Angeles Clippers doesn’t think so though. He’s throwing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s name […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers recently gave us a preview of his team’s recruitment approach once free agency hits this summer. However, it wasn’t much of a reveal — if you could call it that — as the 57-year-old coach opted to share very little of L.A.’s plans. Doc Rivers on pitching the […]

CLUTCH Summary: The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers once nearly made a trade that would have sent shock waves through the entire NBA, as well as the souls of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. The player involved in this “what if” trade scenario was Carmelo Anthony, who is now on the outside of […]

The Toronto Raptors knew what they were getting into when they acquired Kawhi Leonard in a blockbuster trade with the San Antonio Spurs over the summer. Yes, they were getting a superstar. Yes, they were getting a former Finals MVP. Yes, they were improving their team. But they were also getting a player who had […]

Jalen Rose, who played for the Toronto Raptors during his NBA career, wants Kawhi Leonard to stay with the franchise this summer. However, Rose believes Leonard will sign with the LA Clippers should he decide to leave the Raptors.  “I hope – I really hope – he stays in Toronto,” Rose told Alex Kennedy of […]

If he decides to leave the Philadelphia 76ers in the offseason, All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler will reportedly angle to go to either the New York Knicks or Brooklyn Nets, with the LA Clippers in play too, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Butler becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James will reportedly never wear a Clippers jersey, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. James signed a four-year, $153.3 million deal with the Lakers last summer. The Purple and Gold are going to miss the playoffs this season, while the Clippers are on their way to making the […]

LA Clippers sixth man Lou Williams received the highest of praise from Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens, as the hybrid guard has recently ramped up a case for the Sixth Man of the Year award with his play this late in the season: “He could start pretty much anywhere,” Stevens said of Williams, according […]

It’s one of the ultimate what-ifs in NBA history. The Los Angeles Clippers could have drafted Kyrie Irving in 2011 had they protected that draft pick after trading Baron Davis to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The fallout would have been crazy from a historical perspective, as LeBron James maybe never returns to the Cavaliers due to […]

Earlier this week, Doc Rivers shot down rumors that he had interest of leaving the Los Angeles Clippers for the Lakers this offseason. Quashing the idea of him bolting to the Lakers, Rivers revealed the secret extension he agreed to with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. Rivers said he had an opportunity to opt out of his […]

A video mash-up of an interview of Los Angeles Clippers executive board member Jerry West as part of The Stephen A. Smith Show on ESPN Radio and several clips of Lakers president Magic Johnson’s interviews provides quite the contrast of how these teams, bonded by the same locale, have fared this season. West, who is […]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers admits the dual role of coach and president of basketball operations “was too much” for him to handle. At first, Rivers was excited about the challenge of the dual role and thought he would be able to succeed in it. The 57-year-old Chicago native was in the role for […]

LOS ANGELES – Before Lou Williams hit the buzzer-beating shot to send the L.A. Clippers to a win over the Brooklyn Nets, guard D’Angelo Russell sparked a 10-0 run in a minute of action to help his team tie the game with six seconds left. Everyone knows what happened from there, as Williams drained a […]

Steve Ballmer, the fiery owner of the LA Clippers, now has another reason to be fired up: the team should easily make the playoffs in the Western Conference, and they just agreed to an extension with Doc Rivers for him to remain the coach there for the foreseeable future. In recent days, Rivers was prominently […]

Klay Thompson, the inimitable shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors, has some thoughts on who he’d like to face off against in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Warriors are currently in line for the top seed in the West, which means that if the playoffs starts now, they would draw […]

Prior to Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, head coach Doc Rivers revealed that he has already agreed to a contract extension with the Los Angeles Clippers after coming to closed-door terms with team owner Steve Ballmer earlier this year. Rivers was rumored to be the top candidate to take over from Luke Walton as […]

LOS ANGELES – The rumors that L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was interested in coaching the Los Angeles Lakers heated up over the last couple of days. Ahead of Tuesday night’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers, Rivers was asked about the talks, and he took a moment to shut them down. “I have a […]

Well, at least it was fun while it lasted? After some brief speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers had interest in snaring Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers from the team’s cross-town rival, it appears as though such a rumor has already been halted in its tracks. According to Rivers himself, there is absolutely […]

As Luke Walton’s days reportedly come to a close as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, the organization might not need to go very far to find their next candidate, as LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers has a reported mutual interest, according to longtime journalist Peter Vecsey: “According to a confidant, he almost always […]

LA Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams is the definition of a walking bucket. Williams is on pace to become the only player in NBA history to average 20-plus points in fewer than 27 minutes per game. The 32-year-old is averaging 20.4 points per game on the season for the Clippers while playing only 26.5 minutes a […]

Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell showed out on Sunday in a thriller of a game against the L.A. Clippers, putting 32 points, 10 assists, and five rebounds in a heartbreaking 119-116 loss decided by a last-second game-winner by Lou Williams. Clippers coach Doc Rivers came out impressed, noting he had been fond of Russell from […]

Doc Rivers recorded his 300th career victory on Sunday as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 119-116. Didn't get to this earlier but tonight marked Doc Rivers' 300th win with the L.A. #Clippers. He became the 7th coach in NBA history to win at least 300 regular season games with two or more […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams, who just hit the first game-winner of his career, admitted that he doesn’t know how to celebrate and is mocked by his teammates for it. Per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, watch Williams admit that he doesn’t have a trademark celebration up his sleeve. He even asked teammate Montrezl Harrell for […]

LA Clippers guard Lou Williams thinks he is not only making a “strong case” for the Sixth Man of the Year award. He believes he has it in the bag. Williams further solidified his status as the best off-the-bench player in the NBA with a buzzer-beating game-winner against the Brooklyn Nets — his first of […]

LA Clippers guard Lou Williams just hit the first game-winning buzzer-beater of his career. He quickly ran to the sidelines to celebrate with the crowd. However, according to his teammate Patrick Beverley, the celebration is the weakest he’s ever seen. In a post-game interview in the locker room, Beverley praised Williams’ leadership and calmness amid […]

The Los Angeles Clippers almost backed themselves into overtime against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, squandering a 10-point lead with under a minute remaining. Then, Lou Williams struck. Williams found nothing but the bottom of the net on a 28-foot jumper, the longest buzzer-beating game-winner of the season, per ESPN. Also according to ESPN, it […]

Ex-NBA player Richard Jefferson, who is now embarking on a broadcasting career, just declared Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers as the Sixth Man of the Year. Per Michael Scotto, after the two-time (and reigning) recipient of the award hit the game-winning 3-pointer over the Brooklyn Nets, Jefferson heralded the 32-year-old as the best […]

LA Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell was going to the rim late in the fourth quarter, one way or the other. Unfortunately for Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen, he just so happened to be in Harrell’s path when he threw down a monster jam. Montrezl DOWN HARD! 😤#ClipperNation 113#WeGoHard 106 1:26 left on NBALP pic.twitter.com/hIxXLx3Yw4 […]

The LA Clippers continue their impressive run in the second half of the season, earning yet another victory against the Brooklyn Nets behind a spectacular game-winning 3-pointer by Lou Williams. The game appeared to be headed into overtime after the Nets used a 10-0 run in the final minute of play to tie the game […]

Brooklyn Nets star guard D’Angelo Russell unleashed a spate of tricks on Montrezl Harrell of the LA Clippers en route to a nifty floater. After failing to get rid of Harrell through a crossover, Russell faked a layup which sent him flying. As seen in the clip below, the Nets bench rose up to their […]

Friday night’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Chicago Bulls featured one of the strangest moments of the entire NBA season. In the third quarter, Clippers big Montrezl Harrell was called for an illegal screen on Bulls guard Shaquille Harrison. As Harrell protested the call, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers began barking at Bulls […]