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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 […]

L.A. Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari surely knows how to find the basket. Considered as one of the most accurate free-throw shooters today, opponents wouldn’t dare send Danilo Gallinari to the charity stripe. A career 87 percent shooter from the free throw line, he stated that he has a great relationship with basket when he’s on […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Milos Teodosic is hinting at a return to Europe this season. The 31-year old playmaker is seeing his minutes drastically dip with the return of Patrick Beverley to the lineup and the emergence of prized rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Eurohoops.net’s Antonis Stroggylakis wrote about Teodosic’s failure to crack consistent minutes this […]

Marcin Gortat might be the luckiest man in all of basketball right now. The Polish big man was traded by the Washington Wizards to the Los Angeles Clippers in the offseason. Since then, the Clippers look like one of the best teams in basketball while the Wizards are contemplating blowing up the entire roster. Locker room […]

Many believed that the Los Angeles Clippers would be one of the teams out in the loaded Western Conference that would not make the playoffs. But after winning seven of their last 10 games, they’re headed in the right direction. Although the Clippers blew a huge lead against the dysfunctional Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, […]

Tuesday night was not kind for the L.A. Clippers and shooting guard Lou Williams. The Clippers blew a 24-point lead to the Washington Wizards in the nation’s capital and ended up losing by a final score of 125-118. On top of the loss, Lou Williams suffered his first career ejection after arguing with a referee […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal and Los Angeles Clippers point guard Tyrone Wallace slammed heads in Washington on Tuesday on the right wing. Both players were on the floor for a while. There was a some blood on Wallace’s head as well. The Clippers guard went to the locker room after the hit. Bradley […]

Patrick Beverley has started all 16 games this season for the Los Angeles Clippers, but that streak will end Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards. The Clippers, who are currently on a five-game winning streak, will move Patrick Beverley to the bench and start rookie point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and guard Avery Bradley alongside small […]

According to Andrew Greif of the Los Angeles Times, Danilo Gallinari will miss Monday night’s game because of illness and Avery Bradley will replace Gallinari in the starting lineup. More details coming soon, stay tuned.

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was left befuddled by his team’s gritty 127-119 road win over the Brooklyn Nets last Saturday, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. #Clippers’ Doc Rivers after last night’s win over the #Nets – “Nothing made any sense honestly. This was a game for us tonight that we had to […]

Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs joked that he wanted to have Lou Williams of the L.A. Clippers disqualified from the game. During an in-game interview, Popovich was asked how he intends to handle the energy brought about by the Clippers’ second unit, led by two-time Sixth Man of the Year awardee Lou Williams. Pop […]

For those who were entranced with the thought that things are always good in the Bay Area, a dark cloud that fell over the defending champs brought them back to reality. Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant was reportedly seen sitting at the Staples Center loading dock “just thinking” after his on-court spat with Draymond […]

Klay Thompson made headlines when he said that the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t do anything special on defense. When he was asked about Thompson’s comments, Doc Rivers downplayed the comments to Tomer Azerly of ClutchPoints: “It wasn’t special, it was good. So I agree with Klay. I hear all that. Even if you don’t hear it […]

During their heated argument Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, Draymond Green repeatedly called Kevin Durant ‘a bitch’ after he was called out by the two-time NBA Finals MVP in the huddle for not passing him the ball at the end of regulation, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Green had a costly […]

The Golden State Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Clippers Monday night in overtime, 121-116, and tempers flared between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant after Green failed to pass to Durant at the end of regulation and didn’t get a shot off. Tuesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Spears reported that the heated exchange between […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the league, and they’re especially outstanding on corner triples. But what is wild is they have taken so few of them: Wild, random stat: Only 5% of Clippers shots have been corner 3s, 2nd-lowest in league. They have made 56% (!!!!) of them, […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley is always known for taking pride in his defense. No wonder why Beverley clapped back at Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson after the latter’s defense dig on the Clippers. Beverley didn’t hold back anything as he tweeted out his answer to Klay’s comment that the Clips’ defense was […]

The Houston Rockets are reportedly cutting ties with forward Carmelo Anthony after a 10-game experiment that misfired in a major way. In case the perennial scorer finds himself on the waiver wire soon, the LA Clippers have added themselves to the list of those teams that won’t come clamoring for his services. The Clippers are […]

Following his team’s surprising win against the defending champions Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers big man Motrezl Harrell had nothing but good things to say about his teammates. According to the 25-year-old, the Clippers’ secret to success lies on each individual player’s selflessness and their collective desire to win at all costs. Montrezl Harrell […]

Montrezl Harrell is a good teammate. According to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, the undersized LA Clippers center is more concerned with helping reigning Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams bag another one for his trophy case rather than getting one for himself. I asked #Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell (@MONSTATREZZ) if he wants to go for the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had the chance to call a timeout in the dying seconds of regulation against the Los Angeles Clippers, and set up a potential game-winning play to steal the road win. But he let his boys play it out, and they came away empty-handed on the possession. The three-time […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson took a jab at the LA Clippers’ defense following their 121-116 overtime loss on Monday night. #Warriors' Klay Thompson when asked about the L.A. #Clippers defense in tonight's loss to them – "They’re good, but they’re nothing special." — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) November 13, 2018 Thompson gave a little […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered a deflating loss to the L.A. Clippers on the road after clawing their way back to send the game to overtime. During the heated battle, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant were seen having a heated argument after the end of regulation, as Green raced up-court and an open Durant never […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green and point guard Shaun Livingston are set to return Mondays against the L.A. Clippers. Green was recovering from a toe injury while Livingston has been sidelined due to right foot soreness. Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported the news from Warriors shootaround at Staples Center Monday morning. Official […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without starting point guard Stephen Curry for at least two more games, as head coach Steve Kerr ruled him out for Monday’s game against the LA Clippers and even for Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Stephen Curry missed Saturday’s tilt against […]

LOS ANGELES – The city of Thousand Oaks, California, known for it’s reputation of being one of the safest communities out there, suffered a horrific attack on Wednesday, November 7th when a gunman entered Borderline Bar and Grill on college night and killed 12 people, including one Ventura County Sheriff’s sergeant, before turning the gun […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have recalled guard Jerome Robinson. He was the 13th pick in this past years draft in June. Clippers say they’ve recalled Jerome Robinson from the G League ahead of today’s Bucks/Clippers game. — Andrew Greif (@AndrewGreif) November 10, 2018 He has played in seven games for the Clippers this season, but […]

L.A. Clippers big man Boban Marjanovic and small forward Tobias Harris are best friends, both on and off the court. However, according to Harris, Marjanovic didn’t like him the first time they met in Detroit. Boban Marjanovic signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons back in 2016. Tobias Harris was on the Pistons and was looking forward to […]

It’s official. The L.A. Clippers new Nike City Edition jerseys are now out. According to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, below is a first look of the new Nike City Edition jerseys, which is a celebration of their 35th season in LA. The L.A. #Clippers officially announce their Nike City Edition jerseys, celebrating 35 years in […]

LOS ANGELES – Heading into the season, a lot of the talk surrounding the L.A. Clippers is that they were a deep team where talented players at the end of the bench would sit on some nights. Last Friday night against the Orlando Magic, it was veteran big man Marcin Gortat, who saw his 172 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made a major change to their front-office structure in 2017 when Doc Rivers gave up his title of president of basketball operations at the behest of Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. Lawrence Frank took over the position, but Rivers still is involved in the decision-making process. “There were too many things where […]