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The L.A. Clippers will be all eyes and ears during Wednesday’s showdown between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors, keeping crosshairs not only in free agent target Kawhi Leonard, but also Kevin Durant. The Clippers, who have enjoyed a season that has defied expectations, have closely watched “every Raptors and Warriors game this […]

Kawhi Leonard sat out Tuesday night’s road game against the Los Angeles Clippers because of a hip issue, though, the Toronto Raptors didn’t seem to miss him at all, as evidenced by their dominant 123-99 win. The ho-hum nature of the contest also brought into the surface some peripheral in-game developments for people to talk […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers believes shooting guard Lou Williams will miss one to two weeks with a hamstring injury. Williams left Monday’s game against the Phoenix Suns after playing just 11 minutes with the injury. The Clippers beat the Suns, 123-119, in overtime. Doc Rivers says Lou Williams doesn’t have a “bad […]

Kawhi Leonard will not play Tuesday night when the Toronto Raptors pay the Los Angles Clippers a visit at Staples Center, as announced by Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and reported by Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. #Raptors coach Nick Nurse says star Kawhi Leonard (bruised hip) WILL NOT play today against the L.A. #Clippers. The […]

The Toronto Raptors are preparing for a brutal slate of back-to-back games, and Kawhi Leonard is questionable for Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Toronto turns around Wednesday night to take on the Golden State Warriors. Additionally, Lou Williams of the Clippers is questionable, while Luc Mbah a Moute and Jerome Robinson are […]

LA Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams left Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns during the first half with hamstring soreness and did not return to play. Williams spent roughly 20 minutes in the locker room being evaluated before the Clippers’ medical staff ultimately ruled him out for the remainder of the game. Lou Williams […]

Though he missed yesterday’s practice session with what the team is calling flu-like symptoms, Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton has been cleared to start in Monday night’s game against the L.A. Clippers, according to a report from The Athletic’s Gina Mizell. Ayton will start tonight vs. Clippers, per Igor. #Suns https://t.co/seCMe5eLAw — Gina Mizell […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers fell to the Miami Heat on Saturday night, a game in which Miami had only eight players available to play due to an overwhelming amount of injuries. Heat star Dwyane Wade led his team to the upset victory with 25 points, six rebounds, and six assists in 32 minutes […]

LOS ANGELES – Just a few days removed from an ugly loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the L.A. Clippers suffered their worst loss of the season to Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat. Back in Los Angeles after a four-game road trip, the Clippers fell 121-98 to a team that, by the midway point of […]

Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant can become an unrestricted free agent after this season ends if he declines his 2019-20 player-option with the Warriors, and ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith believes the Los Angeles Clippers, and not the Lakers, have a legitimate shot at signing Durant. Some around the league think Durant […]

Tobias Harris is having a career season for the Los Angeles Clippers. Through the Clippers’ first 24 games, Harris is averaging 21.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the field, 41.6 percent from beyond the arc and 85.2 percent from the free-throw line. Harris’ stellar play is the […]

Count Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers among those happy to see that Joakim Noah has found a new NBA home after signing with the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. Noah played his first game this season on Thursday in a winning effort against Rivers’ team, tallying four points and three rebounds in 13 minutes. […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t think that endurance will ever be an issue for forward Montrezl  Harrell, according to SB Nation’s Kristian Winfield.  In an interview with SB Nation, Rivers went all-in in pronouncing his faith in Harrell’s conditioning. “He could probably play 58 minutes,” Doc Rivers said. “I don’t think endurance is ever gonna […]

The Clippers have been one of the bigger surprises of the 2018-19 NBA season. The campaign is still young, but the Clippers are currently third in the West and a game away from first place in the conference. Some may dismiss this as an early season surge, suggesting that the Clippers won’t be able to […]

The L.A. Clippers are preparing to take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, their final game of a week-long, four-game road trip. For Doc Rivers’ team, it’s the toughest matchup on the trip going up against Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, and Jaren Jackson Jr. These two teams met a few weeks ago the day […]

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams believes Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid is the best all-around big man in the NBA. The guy in philly is — Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) December 5, 2018 Entering Wednesday, Joel Embiid is averaging 27.0 points, 13.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game for the Sixers. The 24-year-old […]

The Los Angeles Clippers discussed an extension with shooting guard Patrick Beverley over the summer, but the rugged defender opted to play out his final season and test unrestricted free agency next summer, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Patrick Beverley is making $5.02 million this season. The Clippers acquired the Chicago native from the Houston […]

The NBA league office has fined L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley $25,000 for his actions during his ejection in the fourth quarter of a 114-110 Sunday night loss to the Dallas Mavericks, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. Beverley tossed the basketball toward longtime Mavs season-ticket holder Don Knobler after the two traded verbal spats throughout the […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse have been named the Coaches of the Month for the first month of the NBA season. The Clippers are the biggest surprise of the season thus far. They are 15-7 on the season, tied for first place in the tough Western […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo and L.A. Clippers small forward Tobias Harris have been named the Kia NBA Players of the Month for October and November. Both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tobias Harris put up stellar numbers while leading their respective teams to impressive months. The NBA has announced that L.A. #Clippers forward Tobias Harris (@tobias31) has […]

LA Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley was ejected from Sunday night’s 114-110 loss to the Dallas Mavericks after he threw the basketball at a Mavs fan early in the fourth quarter. Beverley said the fan told him, “F*** your mother” twice, which led to his reaction and ejection with 9:10 remaining in the game: Replay […]

The L.A Clippers and Dallas Mavericks faced off on Sunday night in a game that had plenty of drama. On a night that had an ejection and a tooth knocked out, Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell provided one of the many highlights after throwing down a poster slam and staring DeAndre Jordan down. Montrezl Harrell […]

L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverly is known to be a bulldog defensively, hounding opposing guards from end to end and constantly applying intense ball pressure. On Sunday night, this intensity ended up with Beverly inadvertently causing Dallas Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. to lose a tooth. Patrick Beverly and Dennis Smith Jr. were scrapping over […]

Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin will square off on Saturday night when the Golden State Warriors meet the Pistons in Detroit. The two stars are connected through history dating back to their days in college. Both Curry and Griffin were amongst the winners for various end-of-season awards, so they spent some time together. “That Final […]

What if I told you LA Clippers center Boban Marjanovic would become one of the most likable players in the entire NBA? Boban is literally a larger-than-life figure on the court and has the larger-than-life personality off the court to match. The Serbian big man posted a highlight video to his Twitter with a caption […]

The Washington Wizards have experienced a turbulent start to their 2018-19 season campaign. While the most common response to the idea of turmoil within this franchise is what else is new, this season has been particularly rough, and we are only 21 games in. Following the news that broke a little over a week ago, […]

Through 20 games, the Los Angeles Clippers are 14-6 on the season. That puts them at first place in the rugged Western Conference. No one could have predicted the Clippers would start out this well this season. Despite the hot start, though, head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t want his guys to get complacent. Before the […]

Though the L.A. Clippers beat down the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night with a final score of 115-99, after the contest, Suns star Devin Booker had nothing but good things to say about Clippers rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Per ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly: ”I’ve been watching from afar, and he’s been playing off the charts. Even when […]

While Austin Rivers may have seen a significant dip in his role for the Washinton Wizards this season compared to his time with the Los Angeles Clippers, one thing he certainly has not lost is his confidence. When asked recently about what he thought about some people criticizing his shot selection, Rivers was his usual […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the best players in the game, which makes him almost impossible to gameplan for. Just ask L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, who says Antetokounmpo is in the same class as Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. Appearing on FS1’s Undisputed […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers might be the surprise of the first quarter of the 2018-19 NBA season, but center Marcin Gortat doesn’t want anyone getting ahead of themselves. The superstar-less Clippers have wins over the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers through their […]

Two years ago, Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors caused a seismic event in the NBA world. Just one month after the Cavaliers’ improbable victory over the 73-9 Warriors in the NBA Finals, Durant’s move to Golden State all but ensured the Warriors were guaranteed to win the NBA title for the […]

The NBA named Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and LA Clippers forward Tobias Harris as Players of the Week in their respective conferences on Monday. Giannis Antetokounmpo is no stranger to these types of honors, but it’s nice to see Tobias Harris receive recognition for his excellent play this season. Milwaukee #Bucks' forward Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are currently sitting in the top spot of an extremely competitive Western Conference, and this is thanks in large part to the outstanding play of veteran forward Tobias Harris. The 26-year-old was amazing yet again on Sunday night, as he dropped a season-high 34 points, leading the Clippers to a victory […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has been plagued by injuries throughout his entire NBA career. From missing his first year in the league after being selected with the top overall pick in 2009 to his latest postseason encounters, which have been cut short due to untimely injuries. A series of maladies marred his latest playoff […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were handed their third consecutive loss by the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Following the tightly contested Western Conference matchup, Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic apparently told Clippers head coach Doc Rivers that the only reason his team emerged victorious was because Lady Luck was smiling at them on […]

The L.A. Clippers have been rolling to start the season, off to a start no one expected them to at 12-6. While they’re clicking on all cylinders, a bit of a concerning report surfaced on Thanksgiving that guard Milos Teodosic was considering a return to Europe. The report even stated that he was looking at […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been one of the surprise teams of the NBA this season and they could shock the league even more if they pull of a blockbuster trade. At 12-6 after 18 games, the Clippers are tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies at the top of the Western Conference […]

The L.A. Clippers suffered a tough defeat at the hands of the Washington Wizards prior to the Thanksgiving Day break, but they responded with an impressive 112-107 victory over the Western Conference’s top-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. Montrezl Harrell led the way for the Clippers with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocked shots. Danilo Gallinari added […]