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The most recent odds are out for the NBA Playoffs, and the San Antonio Spurs and L.A. Clippers are right at the center of them. Per the official Twitter account of Basketball-Reference, the Clippers dropped in the odds by a considerable margin. The Spurs, on the other hand, had a big uptick in the percentage […]

Just in case you missed it last night, L.A. Clippers guard Austin Rivers seemingly got snubbed of a handshake by a referee in the closing seconds of the Clippers’ 127-120 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Ref left Austin Rivers hanging 🙃 pic.twitter.com/cs1KG5xdBS — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 22, 2018 However, on Thursday afternoon, Rivers’ Clippers […]

Referees in the NBA can sometimes be very cold human beings, devoid of emotions and bereft of empathy, especially with the players. This is what L.A. Clippers guard Austin Rivers found out exactly Wednesday night when he was denied a simple gesture from one heartless game official, a moment that you could view in the […]

Tobias Harris, who was acquired by the L.A. Clippers midseason via trade, has played more games than his teammate Danilo Gallinari, who’s been with the team since the beginning of the season, but has seen very limited time due to an assortment of injuries. Ralph just pointed out that Tobias Harris has played more games […]

Doc Rivers, who been coaching since 1999, handed out some pretty useful advice for his fellow coaches. The L.A. Clipper coach spoke about his friend, fellow coach, and protege  in Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue and his recent health problems. In part, Rivers said: “It’s going to be okay. We all have to do better. […]

While they’ve done an excellent job of doing so all season long, the LA Clippers are starting to struggle to stay afloat in the Western Conference playoff race as they’re now two games behind the Minnesota Timberwolves for the eighth and final playoff spot with just 13 games left in the 2017-18 season. A lot […]

Blake Griffin seemed destined for another five years in Los Angeles after the L.A. Clippers signed him to a five-year, $173 million deal and infamously pointed to the banners in hopes to make him a lifelong franchise player. The contract would have kept him in the City of Angels until age 33, likely getting through […]

It is no secret that the L.A. Clippers have been one of the most injury-riddled teams in the 2017-18 NBA season. Yet they have still managed to remain in the playoff hunt down the final stretch. However, there is one player in particular whose injury has kept head coach Doc Rivers up at night. According to Elliott Teaford of the O.C. Register, Rivers admitted […]

For Oklahoma City Thunder veteran point guard Raymond Felton, his time with the L.A. Clippers was a brief one that lasted only a full season in 2016-17. Regardless, according to an interview with Thunder beat writer Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said that he developed a very quality relationship […]

Ever wondered what has happened to former NBA big man Glen Davis? Well, according to a report by Brian Kuebler of ABC2 WMAR Baltimore, the player also known as “Big Baby” has been arrested by authorities back in February when marijuana was discovered in his hotel room. According to court records, the hotel owner smelled […]

The LA Clippers fell to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night in a tightly contested game that saw James Harden lead the best team in the NBA to a 101-96 victory. The Clippers held a 12 point lead early in the third quarter before the Rockets surged back to take the lead for good, even […]

The L.A. Clippers sending away Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons was one of the biggest trades of the NBA season. It was especially hard for Los Angeles fans to see one of their greatest players ever leave, but could it be for the better for the Clippers? When the word broke of the deal […]

Doc Rivers was not a happy camper after a narrow 101-96 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The L.A. Clippers bench boss was irate with the officiating, as his team lost the free-throw battle inexplicably, despite being the more aggressive team going into the paint. “They shot 41 threes; we shot 18. We […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are near the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference but that hasn’t stopped them from winning games. In fact, they have won eight of their last 11 games including wins against playoff opponents such as the Miami Heat, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Denver Nuggets. They also won against […]

The L.A. Clippers have been without Patrick Beverley for the vast majority of the season. He played 11 games before he started to miss games due to a knee injury. Soon after, it was announced that Beverley needed knee surgery and he would be out for the remainder of the season. Beverley came to the […]

Analytics have become a gospel that many NBA teams follow with devotion. Essentially, teams use analytics to formulate new game strategies, distribute minutes, and make important roster decisions. Regardless of what your opinion is on the practice, analytics will continually become an integral part of team planning for a variety of organizations. One interesting analytics […]

Despite having traded away Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, the Los Angeles Clippers find themselves firmly entrenched in the wide-open Western Conference playoff race. What they lack in star power, they now boast in complementary contributions from their supporting cast. Regardless of how they fare in their playoff chase, the Clippers face another difficult decision […]

Throughout the years, ESPN has been one of the most credible sports media outlets in the world. However, they have received some criticism recently, stemming from a preview article where they incorrectly labeled the L.A. Clippers as slumping. Despite winning seven of their last 10 outings, including 11 of 15 games, and even if they […]

With a flurry of moves happening left and right already in the NFL offseason, even L.A. Clippers forward Sam Dekker seems to be very content with a big move pulled off by the Green Bay Packers today. Dekker, who played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers, is a good friend of Packers superstar quarterback Aaron […]

After receiving a tampering warning from the NBA, L.A. Clippers executive board member Jerry West now has a better understanding of how he should talk about players from another team, without violating any rules of the league. He showed off just that, when he was asked in an interview about his thoughts on the current […]

After signing a 10-day contract just last week with the L.A. Clippers, Sean Kilpatrick has already seen action for them in four games. Despite his limited playing time and production, the team has decided to bring him back on a second 10-day deal, according to Clippers beat reporter Brad Turner. Clippers will sign Sean Kippatrick to […]

With still a few more months before the start of this year’s free agency, the talks on where some of the big names will end up playing next are already starting to intensify. That includes LeBron James, who is expected to be one of the highly coveted players starting July 1. While many teams will […]

The LA Clippers have been without guard Avery Bradley for the last couple of weeks as he recovers from a strained groin, and on Tuesday afternoon, the team announced Bradley had undergone successful surgery to repair his adductor and rectus abdominis muscles. Unfortunately, he will miss the remainder of the season as recovery time for […]

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela is on pace to dethrone DeAndre Jordan’s reign of terror as the most efficient scorer in the league. The L.A. Clippers center has held the title since the 2012-13 season, but he has met his match during this 2017-18 campaign, as Capela has grown into an integral piece of the […]

Bringing a positive atmosphere to the game can definitely change the whole landscape. The Los Angeles Clippers can attest to that as they stayed on course on the playoff hunt following a 113-105 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday to remain in the eighth spot in the wild Western conference with a 36-29 (win-loss) […]

The results are in and they pretty much as we always expected. Playing in the Western Conference is brutal for any team looking to be competitive. It’s an insurmountable fact that the 15 conference team will always end the season with a slug out, and some deserving team will end up missing out due to […]

LOS ANGELES – Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue got his start in the NBA coaching field as an assistant coach to Doc Rivers with the Boston Celtics. Lue took the advice of Rivers and joined his staff in 2009 and was with him until 2014, when an opportunity to become an associate head coach […]

LOS ANGELES – In recent years, Cleveland Cavaliers’ star LeBron James has begun to use his platform as the best player in the NBA and to speak out on social issues that he finds concerning. No one in the league has been more outspoken about Donald Trump than James, save for possibly San Antonio Spurs […]

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Danilo Gallinari is hoping for a speedy recovery from a broken hand as he looks to help the team make a late push into the NBA playoffs. However, the Italian sharpshooter could potentially be out for a lot longer if it turns out that he must undergo surgery to repair […]

Throughout the past couple of months, Boban Marjanovic has shown a different side of himself by being part of some clips where he can be seen dancing along with his teammate, Tobias Harris. From their days with the Detroit Pistons, until now that they are both part of the L.A. Clippers, they still have fun […]

After their last assignments, top-seed Houston Rockets and second-seed Golden State Warriors will look to clinch their respective playoff spots in a rather bizarre way today as they hope that either the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder dropped their games today. Both the Rockets and Warriors suffered agonizing losses yesterday with the […]

Prior to Friday night’s 116-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, L.A. Clippers teammates Boban Marjanovic, DeAndre Jordan and Tobias Harris decided to show off one of their newest dance routines. These guys haven’t been playing together long, but it looks like they’re already building a tight bond with one another. The trio paused for a […]

L.A. Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams had high praise for Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James following Thursday morning’s practice session in Playa Vista, California. In his discussion with Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, Williams cited James as “the best basketball player on Earth.” “What are the biggest challenges that a LeBron-led Cavs team presents?” Tomer Azarly […]

As of late, the New Orleans Pelicans (37-26) have been on an absolute roll and have won nine games in a row. Superstar power forward Anthony Davis and point guard Jrue Holiday have plenty to be happy about, with both of them contributing heavily to last night’s 121-116 win over the L.A. Clippers at Staples […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (37-26) are currently a train going down the tracks at full speed and don’t appear to be making any stops anytime soon. With their crucial 121-116 victory over the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday night at Staples Center, the Pelicans have now won nine games in a row and are being led […]

Building a new sports stadium to be used by a professional team is not the easiest of tasks. From the planning sessions to finding private funders for it, these are just some of the challenges the personnel in charge of such a big project must be ready to deal with. With the L.A. Clippers rumored […]

The L.A. Clippers and Bumble have agreed on the terms of a sponsorship deal, according to a report from Scott Soshnick of Bloomberg.com. The agreement, which is said to be valued somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 million, marks the beginning of Bumble’s logo being prominently sewn on the front of their jerseys. This partnership […]

Following the L.A. Clippers’ thrilling 123-120 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, the Clippers simply control their own destiny moving forward in a highly-competitive Western Conference playoff race. Despite squandering a 15-point third quarter lead and being down by as many as eight points with a little over three minutes left in regulation, […]

Having played for the Lakers his entire professional career, and now an executive board member of the Clippers, it’s easy to think that Jerry West is only cheering for those that represent Los Angeles. However, he recently revealed that he is also rooting for another team, including the Purple and Gold’s rivals. The Logo admitted […]