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LOS ANGELES – Everyone who has been following the news on social media knows that the L.A. Clippers spent the last year-and-a-half positioning themselves to be a significant player in 2019 free agency, while also maintaining their competitiveness. With only six games remaining this regular season, a surprising 45-31 record, and a playoff spot already […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari will miss his team’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday to rest a sore left ankle. Danilo Gallinari (ankle) will be OUT for the #Clippers today to rest against the visiting Cleveland #Cavs. It’s the first half of a back-to-back against the Cavs and #Grizzlies for L.A. — […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry loves popcorn, so much so that he has ranked every arena based on how good their popcorn is. Curry says the Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center) have the best popcorn in the league, while Staples Center, home of the Lakers and Clippers, has the worst: “There are 29 arenas […]

The L.A. Clippers have overachieved this season due to great coaching, a strong culture and a sound front office. They’ve also been blessed with a little luck. Take for example the trade that sent Mike Muscala across the hall to the Lakers for Ivica Zubac and Michael Beasley. The trade made little sense at the […]

Montrezl Harrell has had a breakout season with the Los Angeles Clippers, one that now has him slotted in a shortlist of names that will battle for the Most Improved Player award — something he might not have reached without the help of sixth man extraordinaire Lou Williams. The long-haired forward that inspired the “Karate […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are heading to the postseason this year with one of the league’s most fascinating rosters. Their leading scorer, Lou Williams, hasn’t started a single game all year, and if he doesn’t win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, his teammate, Montrezl Harrell is likely right behind him. Williams acknowledged […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo claimed to feel “good” after tweaking his right ankle against the LA Clippers on Thursday night, forced to leave the game with less than eight minutes remaining in the game after throwing down a ferocious dunk and landing on Garrett Temple. The Bucks went on to beat the Clippers, 128-118, as The Greek […]

During the 2018-19 NBA preseason, all of the focus in Los Angeles seemed to be on LeBron James and the Lakers. But with the Lakers sliding out of playoff contention, the Los Angeles Clippers have taken center stage not just as the best team in the city, but the hottest team in the league. The Clippers […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ interest in All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler this summer is reportedly “slim to none,” according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Butler will become an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Sixers. The swingman has been linked to the Clippers in the past. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers, defying most preseason and all post trade deadline prognostications, clinched a playoff berth earlier this week, but the work of Doc Rivers’ team is far from over. Just two games separate the fifth-place Clippers from the eighth-place San Antonio Spurs in the standings, with two weeks remaining in the regular season. […]

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 […]