Los Angeles Clippers Articles - Page 170

It was barely more than a year ago that Paul George, long expected to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency, didn’t even give his hometown team a meeting, instead re-upping with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a new four-year contract. He’s gone now, of course, traded to the LA Clippers as part […]

Hollywood actor Billy Crystal is perhaps one of the Los Angeles Clippers’ most prominent fans. The 71-year-old versatile actor has been on the Clippers’ side for many years now, and has been witness to the team’s darkest days. However, Crystal is now staring at the new era of the Clippers organization head on, with the […]

Last weekend, the Los Angeles Clippers rocked the NBA landscape by adding both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in what appears to be the most epic move of the offseason. With the team recently agreeing to terms with returning free agent JaMychal Green, L.A. have secured another important piece of their puzzle for next season. […]

Following his earth-shattering move to the Los Angeles Clippers over the weekend, Kawhi Leonard appears to be parting ways with his former team, the Toronto Raptors, on fine terms. One fan pretty much summed up how most Raptors supporters feel about Kawhi’s recent departure, as he hung up the reigning Finals MVP’s Toronto jersey in […]

The LA Clippers could be a potential dark horse in the Andre Iguodala sweepstakes, as other teams like the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers have keenly put eyes on his situation with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies have been determined not to pursue a buyout with Iguodala, fully cognizant that it could quickly convert […]

NBA fans woke up to the news of Kawhi Leonard signing with the Los Angeles Clippers recently, as well as the organization trading Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, four first-round picks, and two pick swaps to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Paul George. Leonard and George give the Clippers a formidable one-two punch, but bigger than […]

FOX Sports analyst Chris Broussard believes that Paul George’s decision to join the Los Angeles Clippers will give him a chance to change his legacy. To recall, George requested a trade to the Clippers in order to join Kawhi Leonard. The Oklahoma City Thunder were left with no other choice but to oblige, trading the […]

One of the main reasons Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are teaming up on the Los Angeles Clippers is the presence of head coach Doc Rivers. According to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, Leonard and George wanted to play for Rivers. Leonard agreed to a four-year deal with the Clippers, while George demanded a […]

LAS VEGAS – Jerome Robinson was already dealing with an illness and preparing to call it a night in preparation for the LA Clippers’ Summer League opener. He was then hit with the news. Kawhi Leonard had committed to the Clippers and the team was trading for superstar Paul George. “At first, it was crazy […]

While LeBron James recruited Kawhi Leonard to the Los Angeles Lakers, he wasn’t in the meeting with owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Leonard seriously considered joining the Lakers, but he decided to sign with the Los Angles Clippers instead and was able to convince Paul […]

With Kawhi Leonard officially making his monumental decision to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, NBA free agency has effectively come to a close. It has certainly been a wild few weeks, a period which really began last month when the Los Angeles Lakers swung a deal to acquire Anthony Davis in a trade with […]

Kawhi Leonard has agreed to sign with the LA Clippers, leaving the Toronto Raptors after leading the team to its first championship in franchise history. As he plotted his free-agency decision, the former San Diego State standout tried his hand at recruiting several players around the NBA landscape, including Paul George, Kevin Durant and even […]

Jerry West is one of the most influential people in the history of the game of basketball. After a Hall of Fame playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers, West became the visage of the NBA’s logo-based silhouette, hence the nickname “The Logo.” But as legendary and revered as West was as a player, he […]

Only Kawhi Leonard knows for sure how much the Los Angeles Lakers’ penchant for dysfunction factored into his decision to sign with the cross-arena rival LA Clippers. As FOX Sports’ Cris Carter tells it, though, the Lakers “made a lot of mistakes” while courting the reigning Finals MVP, including leaking details of his meeting with […]

Free agent guard Avery Bradley plans to sign a two-year, $9.7 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers after he clears waivers, his agent Bill Duffy told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bradley is slated to have a player option on the second season. Bradley is slated to clear waivers later on Monday, after the Memphis Grizzlies […]

Most fans in Toronto were fine with Kawhi Leonard’s decision to join the Clippers this offseason. Though he was only there for one season, the former 15th overall pick managed to lead the Raptors to their first championship in franchise history, besting the Golden State Warriors in six games. However, there is one establishment in […]

Free agent forward JaMychal Green is finalizing a two-year, $10 million deal to return to the L.A. Clippers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Green’s deal will have a player option on the second year. Green was one of the few free agents with a question mark, as his return to the Clippers was […]

Kawhi Leonard surprised the entire NBA, players and fans alike when he announced that he was joining the Los Angeles Clippers. It was a decision that took him almost an entire week to make, but he eventually chose the team that was never seen as a frontrunner. Former NBA players and current sports analysts Charles […]

NBA analyst Chauncey Billups loves the Los Angeles Clippers’ move to get Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Per Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, Billups admitted that for the first time in a long while, he doesn’t know who’ll win the title because there’s now good parity in the league. “I was so happy, […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is disappointed that Kawhi Leonard chose the LA Clippers over them. But at the end of the day, Johnson believes that it’s ‘great’ for the rest of the league. Per Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, Johnson shared his thoughts on the recent blockbuster signing featuring Leonard and […]

After almost five days of holding off his decision, Kawhi Leonard is now with the Los Angeles Clippers. The reigning Finals MVP left the Toronto Raptors after just one season to head back to LA. What’s more stunning is that minutes after he joined the Clippers, it was announced that the team has also traded […]

LAS VEGAS – On Friday, July 5th, a 6.9 earthquake in Ridgecrest California rocked NBA Summer League’s Thomas and Mack Center as well as the Cox Pavilion, forcing games to be cancelled the rest of the night. That became the second stunning thing to happen out of the basketball world that night when reports came […]

Over the course of just a few short hours before the sun had even risen on Saturday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers went from being an eighth seed in the Western Conference to the potential favorite to win the 2019-20 NBA championship. The Clippers made an extremely aggressive play in order to form a tandem […]

Former head coach and NBA executive Tom Thibodeau believes the Los Angeles Clippers have a real shot at being the best team in the NBA. The Clippers signed two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard in free agency and traded for Oklahoma City Thunder forward and six-time All-Star Paul George — two LA natives — in one […]

Former head coach and NBA executive Tom Thibodeau is a buyer in the Los Angeles Clippers’ defense following the blockbuster acquisitions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Thibodeau compared the potential defense of LA to the 2007-08 Boston Celtics’ unit. Thibodeau would know, as he served as an assistant coach for the Celtics from 2007-10 […]

When Paul George hit the market as an unrestricted free agent last summer, most in the NBA community assumed it was a matter of time before he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. After all, George had grown up a Lakers fan and had been very transparent about his desire to play in Los Angeles. […]

The hard days of being a Los Angeles Clippers fan could be over very soon. In one fell swoop, the Clippers signed two-time Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard and traded for six-time All-Star Paul George. With the Kawhi domino finally fallen, the Clippers can now enter the 2019-20 NBA season as a venerated […]

Former NBA player and current BIG3 competitor Josh Smith thinks he could be a contributor for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, per Peachtree Hoops. Smith, a Hall of Fame-level “secure the bag” guy, last played in the NBA for the New Orleans Pelicans during the 2017-18 season, appearing in only three games. The 6-foot-9 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are waiving point guard Tyrone Wallace, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The move comes off the heels of the massive acquisition of All-Stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. George, traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder, will join the Leonard, signing in free agency, in teaming up in LA to compete for the […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard was just like any other fan Friday night, hugely surprised by what transpired with the Los Angeles Clippers, who signed Kawhi Leonard and traded for Paul George in a span of minutes. "I was like, 'That's not true.' I didn't believe it. I was in the pool …" @Dame_Lillard […]

The Los Angeles Clippers dropped a bomb on the NBA after they acquired Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder, which they then used to lure in reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. After the dust had settled, George took it to Instagram to show some love and appreciation to Oklahoma City. He even gave a special […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers changed the landscape of the NBA with their blockbuster acquisitions this summer. Dwyane Wade knows this. The Lakers acquired Anthony Davis in a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans to form a superstar tandem with LeBron James in the Purple and Gold. The Clippers, likewise, shocked the […]

Jerry West and LeBron James aren’t just competing for the Larry O’Brien Trophy, but also bragging rights in Staples Center and throughout the city of Los Angeles. As the LA Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers gear up for championship contention both next season and going forward, though, West and James still managed to get […]

Los Angeles Clippers superfan Clipper Darrell has started the trash talking on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. In the Summer League game between the Clippers and Lakers, Darrell was caught on video shouting at LeBron and saying that the Purple and Gold era is over. James just laughed off the matter though and […]

The city of Los Angeles has brought in a new NBA rivalry after the Los Angeles Clippers signed both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George — a move seen as a counter to the Los Angeles Lakers pairing of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. A lot of people are already expecting both teams to meet in […]

Kawhi Leonard reportedly switched meeting locations with the Los Angeles Lakers to meet with Paul George nearby in Los Angeles, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Leonard recruited George to request a trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Los Angeles Clippers. Leonard’s tactics worked, as Kawhi and George are on the Clippers now, […]

Doc Rivers, to be clear, is not a supporter of Donald Trump. In fact, he’s gone out of his way in the past to decry the President’s policies and general worldview, which he believes sow unnecessary discord throughout the country. Forgive yourself for assuming otherwise on Saturday morning, though, when Trump retweeted an article about […]

Kawhi Leonard’s recruiting efforts caught Paul George by surprise, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Leonard was able to convince George to request a trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Los Angeles Clippers. Leonard and George now form an elite dynamic duo with the Clippers, who are title contenders with the two All-Stars […]

As the entire NBA world reacts to the mammoth news that Kawhi Leonard will be playing in Los Angeles as a member of the LA Clippers next season, one former Clipper was interviewed by TMZ Sports regarding his thoughts on Kawhi joining the Clips. “I think it’s good for basketball, good for L.A.,” Blake Griffin […]