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The Los Angeles Clippers fell just short of securing a playoff spot despite numerous injuries throughout the season to key players on the roster. With the offseason next on the docket, it has pushed former All-Star center DeAndre Jordan’s future with the team to the front. The team has remained firm in their desire to […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers held their annual exit interviews on Thursday afternoon, with both head coach Doc Rivers and President Lawrence Frank available to speak on a number of topics as the team heads into another offseason of uncertainty. The Clippers have a coupe of players with options in their contracts for the […]

The L.A. Clippers are out of the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons and with that comes a series of choices for the franchise to make, including the impending free agency of center DeAndre Jordan — the lone remaining starter from last season’s roster. Jordan has been in the center of rumors throughout […]

LOS ANGELES – DeAndre Jordan stepped off the LA Clippers home floor for what could be been the final time in his 10-year NBA career. After a quiet start to this career in Los Angeles, Jordan had been a part of the greatest era in Clippers basketball over the last six years, making the playoffs […]

A 42-40 season was Doc Rivers’ 11th in a row above the .500 mark, yet surprisingly not enough to make the playoffs for the first time in that stretch. With a completely different-looking roster and new pieces to work with, Rivers worked tirelessly to keep the team afloat despite the many changes in the lineup, […]

L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger are both expected to return to their respective teams for next season, despite neither making the playoffs in 2017-18, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge. Rivers’ Clippers lost their last four games of the season and six of their last seven, ultimately costing […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers’ regular season and pursuit of a playoff seed would’ve been over by early March instead of early April had it not been for their two stellar two-way players in guard Tyrone Wallace as well as guard C.J. Williams. While Wallace’s representatives and the Clippers haven’t been able to come […]

Chris Paul’s departure for the Houston Rockets was viewed as a huge surprise, once the team pulled off the trade in the summer — now largely viewed as the inevitable conclusion of a marriage between the point guard and coach Doc Rivers that simply did not work. Yet the dime maestro left some lasting thoughts […]

It was a performance worthy of the greatest players ever in NBA history. Ben Simmons, the heir apparent to LeBron James, played as well as any of his idol’s opponents, delivering a triple-double and a 132-130 Philadelphia 76ers win to take the third seed in Eastern Conference from the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers on […]

The general perception today is that the NBA has become soft. The league was once ruled by grown men who viewed landing a forearm shiver to another player’s chest in the open court on the same level as scoring a basket. The league then was oozing with machismo, resulting in a style of game that […]

The L.A. Clippers plan to pen guard/forward C.J. Williams to a three-year contract, upgrading his previous one, after he was signed as a two-way player earlier in the season, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Sources: The Clippers and forward C.J. Williams are finalizing a three-year deal, elevating Williams from a two-way deal. Williams […]

LOS ANGELES – After an offseason complete with a roster turnover, the one player the LA Clippers hoped to have this season was tenacious guard Patrick Beverley. Unfortunately, his season was cut short when he underwent micro-fracture as well as meniscus surgery in mid-November. Beverley was ruled out for the entirely of the 2017-18 season, […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers have officially been eliminated from NBA playoff contention, which means that any players with some nagging injures will likely take it easy over the final two games of the season or even possibly take nights off to avoid any further injury. According to head coach Doc Rivers, it appears […]

LOS ANGELES – On Saturday afternoon, the LA Clippers did what they’ve been doing for the entire first week of April: they played for their playoff lives despite being shorthanded and arguably less talented than the opposition. The Denver Nuggets came into Los Angeles and won their fifth game in a row and seven of […]

With the L.A. Clippers’ 134-115 blowout loss on Saturday afternoon at the hands of the surging Denver Nuggets, they were officially eliminated from the wild Western Conference playoff race. Additionally, according to a Reddit thread on Saturday started by user clockairdown, something was officially done today that hadn’t happened with the NBA’s two largest markets […]

With just two games remaining on their regular season schedule, the L.A. Clippers (42-38) were officially eliminated from the Western Conference playoff race on Saturday afternoon when they were routed 134-115 by the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center. It was a valiant effort by star shooting guard Lou Williams and the Clippers to stay in the playoff […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

The NBA regular season is less than a week away from its end and with it is the coaching carousel that awaits in free agency, with reportedly up to 10 teams likely to hire new faces at the helm. The Milwaukee Bucks are perhaps one of the most savory ones that most free-agent coaches are […]

Today is not a good day for L.A. Clippers big men. The Clippers are in Salt Lake City tonight for a crucial match with the Utah Jazz and are currently receiving a bad beating at the hands of Donovan Mitchell and company. An eventual loss to Utah probably would hurt more for DeAndre Jordan and […]

Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum has been hurt for most of his career so far in the NBA, but today, it’s his turn to hurt somebody else’s feelings, as the 6-foot-6, wiry point guard somehow found the strength to bang bodies with 7-foot-3 Boban Marjanovic in the air and block the L.A. Clippers giant’s attempt […]

Following the 2016-17 NBA season, the Chris Paul trade between the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets signaled one of the wildest offseasons in recent history. After failing to make it to the Western Conference Finals in six seasons with Los Angeles, Paul surprisingly opted into his contract and was then traded to Houston. As […]

Tuesday night’s 113-110 win by the L.A. Clippers over the San Antonio Spurs was an absolute wild one, to say the least. The Clippers (42-36) managed to vigorously claw their way back against legendary head coach Gregg Popovich’s squad to keep their playoff hopes alive in the Western Conference playoff race. “Probably one of my favorite wins […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili recently shared his thoughts on the tough loss against the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday night. Ginobili enumerated a number of reasons why the loss was a disappointing one. He said that they should’ve won the game, but just made too many mistakes, per ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly. San Antonio #Spurs guard […]

LOS ANGELES – Every team deals with injuries as the 82-game regular season comes to a close, but to say the LA Clippers have been hit hard all season may be an understatement. Los Angeles has been without forward Danilo Gallinari and guard Milos Teodosic for most of the season, and it’ll likely end that […]

For the San Antonio Spurs, last night’s 113-110 loss to the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center was a defeat that could sting a team for numerous reasons. According to ClutchPoints’ own Tomer Azarly, Spurs legendary head coach Gregg Popovich was most upset with San Antonio’s lack of discipline against the Clippers, especially down the stretch of […]

Boban Marjanovic stands 7-foot-3 and walks around with a frame that weighs close to 300 pounds. With that size, the L.A. Clippers big man (literally) could easily dwarf anyone from at least 90 percent of the human population. We’re not here to talk about Marjanovic’s monolithic figure, however. We are here to marvel at this […]

L.A. Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams has bounced around a number of teams in his pro career. That means he has also played with a lot of teammates with different personalities. And when he was asked by Alex Wong of GQ which teammate is his favorite, he did not hesitate to say that it’s Toronto […]

With five games remaining, there are no indications if Kawhi Leonard will even return to the San Antonio Spurs for the 2017-18 NBA season. As Leonard reportedly returned to New York to continue his rehab, teams are prepared to make trade offers for the 26-year-old in the offseason. While it is unclear which teams will […]

Skip Bayless of Fox Sports 1 is always head over heels in love with his own teams. His admiration of the Dallas Cowboys and the San Antonio Spurs stands permanently on the positive end of his love-hate sports spectrum regardless of how those teams perform. Of course, it goes without saying that Bayless also has […]

Things have once again ramped up around the San Antonio Spurs regarding All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard’ s availability for the rest of this season. This has become a more prevalent issue after he had decided to get his injury examined further in New York over the weekend for the second time this season. It has […]

One player returns from injury and another one goes down. That’s been the story of the LA Clippers 2017-18 season. When they take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, the Clippers will get forward Danilo Gallinari back from a fractured hand. Unfortunately, they also learned that guard Milos Teodosic would be out for […]

Almost two years ago, Kevin Durant decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder after nine seasons (one season with Seattle SuperSonics) and sign with the Golden State Warriors. However, during his free agency, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers were also two teams considered in the running. As Durant looks to help the Warriors […]

For the past several years, rumors have spread about the L.A. Clippers’ locker room. Some say that it a toxic environment and have pointed to Austin Rivers as one of the main culprits. However, a recent video of Rivers talking about his teammate Milos Teodosic shows that the guard seems to be a fun-loving locker room […]

After Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard missed Wednesday night’s 108-103 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies due to the birth of his son, he will make his return to the lineup for Friday’s home game against the L.A. Clippers. The news of Lillard’s return from a one-game absence was first reported by […]

Coming into the 2017-18 season, the LA Clippers weren’t sure what to expect from the constructed roster. Having just traded away Chris Paul, re-signed Blake, and added nine new players to the team, the one constant that was expected out of the team was fight. Fight hard every night and reach the NBA playoffs for […]

People simply do not call Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo by the name of “Greek Freak” for nothing. On Tuesday night against star center DeAndre Jordan and the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center, Antetokounmpo showed off his insane athleticism and added yet another highlight-worthy play to his amazing 2017-18 season. Right after Jordan blocked the […]

The Chris Paul era in Los Angeles is long over, but there has never really been that dramatic of a shortage for the L.A. Clippers when it comes to cool and insane passes, mostly because Milos Teodosic is making sure they have enough supply of that. The 31-year-old rookie added more to his nifty assists […]

LOS ANGELES – The G-League’s regular season is now over, which means players on two-way deals who had run out of days in the NBA could be called up to play with the main team for the remainder of the regular season. For one team out West, it could be the the difference between making […]

Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic have developed a unique friendship since joining the L.A. Clippers earlier this season. Recently, though, the two players have become famous for something other than basketball. It seems as though Harris has been teaching Marjanovic various dance moves. Most hoops fans now know the duo as “the Bobi and Tobi […]