Los Angeles Clippers Articles - Page 206

It’s no secret that head coach Doc Rivers and his L.A. Clippers (17-19) have endured quite the injury bug during the 2017-18 season. Luckily, the team got some great news regarding point guard Patrick Beverley’s status going forward with his injury rehabilitation. According to a tweet from Beverley himself, the 29-year-old was able to walk […]

Like most Oklahoma Sooners fans, the program’s 54-48 double-overtime Rose Bowl loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday was a hard pill to swallow for former Sooner and current L.A. Clippers forward Blake Griffin. Griffin met with Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield Tuesday after the Clippers took down the Memphis Grizzlies at home, and had, while […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers dodged a bullet this past weekend when the MRI on guard Austin Rivers and his Achilles came back negative for any tears. Rivers, who couldn’t put any weight on the right foot and left the arena on crutches the night he suffered the injury, was seen walking fine and […]

L.A. Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan was being touted as the next big name to be traded earlier in the season. That trade chatter has since died down in recent weeks, though. According to NBA insider Michael Scotto on his appearance on the HoopsHype Podcast, he believes the Clippers will still see what they can […]

LOS ANGELES – Where would the LA Clippers be without Lou Williams. The scoring guard was acquired this past offseason in the blockbuster trade with the Houston Rockets, and it’s placed the 13-year NBA veteran in arguably the best possible situation of his career where he’s able to go out and do what he does […]

Lou Williams had another one of his incredible scoring performances on Sunday night, going off for 40 points to lead the L.A. Clippers to a 106-98 over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on New Years Eve. The feat was his second 40-point outburst of the season, but his first coming off the bench. His 42-point explosion earlier […]

Patrick Beverley is having quite a start to 2018. The L.A. Clippers guard announced on Twitter that he’s already gotten a workout done and is set to get off his crutches by Wednesday. Beverley has been on crutches ever since he underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee as well as […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers had an injury scare on Friday night when they took on the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Austin Rivers exited the game midway through the third quarter with what looked like a potentially serious Achilles injury. He was not available for comment after the game, but left the locker room […]

If it wasn’t obvious enough already, the Los Angeles Lakers have dearly missed rookie point guard Lonzo Ball. His absence made things even tougher during the Lakers’ mistake-filled 121-106 loss to the L.A. Clippers on Friday night at Staples Center, especially for rising star forward Brandon Ingram. According to a tweet after last night’s game […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers recently had a team meeting, head coach Luke Walton inserted Julius Randle into the team’s starting lineup against the Los Angeles Clippers. Despite 18 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes, Randle could not snap the losing streak as the Lakers fell 121-106. Following the team’s fifth consecutive loss, Walton […]

The LA Clippers have been playing stellar basketball of late considering the amount of injuries they’ve had, and on Friday night, they were hoping to start a run that would help put them in good position for a playoff spot. Forward Blake Griffin returned from a strained MCL four weeks earlier than expected and helped […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost four straight and seven of their last eight games, canceled practice on Thursday and instead had a team meeting. According to Bill Oram of the Orange County Register, rising star forward Brandon Ingram told the media that the team had a meeting to watch film and discuss various […]

The LA Clippers have severely missed the presence of Blake Griffin over the last four weeks. They’ve compiled a record of 6-8 over the 14 games that Griffin has missed, with wins over the Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, and Washington Wizards during that time. While Griffin was fully expected to miss close to eight weeks […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers have dealt with a number of injuries this year, none bigger than the one to Blake Griffin suffered at the end of November. Immediately after the injury, there was concern that Griffin would miss an extended period of time with the knee injury, but there came a sense of […]

L.A. Clippers forward Blake Griffin remains sidelined with a knee injury, but he nearly had his ego bruised on Tuesday when he didn’t get the high five he was waiting for from his teammate Lou Williams. Fortunately for Griffin, Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan was there to rescue him from falling into the pit of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers retired the jersey of legend Kobe Bryant on Monday, December 18th when they took on the Golden State Warriors. It was one of the two most memorable days in Lakers’ history alongside Bryant’s epic 60-point performance in the final game of his 1,346 game career. One of Bryant’s teammates at the […]

On Tuesday night, there was plenty to smile about during the L.A. Clippers’ 122-95 throttling of the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. The fun even continued afterward in the locker room when players were interviewed about the game. In a tweet posted by ClutchPoints’ own Tomer Azarly, he was able to capture a funny sequence […]

It has been a difficult first year in the NBA with the L.A. Clippers point guard Milos Teodosic dealing with a nagging foot injury. However, he put together one of his best individual performances in Tuesday’s win over the Sacramento Kings dishing out a career-high 10 assists. It was an outing that All-Star big man […]

The L.A. Clippers could be welcoming the return of All-Star forward Blake Griffin as early as Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers that will be well ahead of schedule from his sprained MCL injury. After last night’s game against the Kings All-Star center DeAndre Jordan voiced that although he doesn’t know much about it, […]

L.A. Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin has continued to progressive steps forward in his recovery from a sprained MCL that has kept him out of the lineup for the last 14 games. After expecting to be out for nearly two months, Griffin has taken another significant step forward with the Clippers deciding on Wednesday morning […]

Nike has unveiled the “City edition” uniforms for all 30 NBA teams today and fans will surely have a lot to say about it. Here is a look at some of the new threads: Here’s a look at all of the jerseys: Nike is in the first season as the main provider of NBA jerseys. […]

Jared Dudley played just one season for the L.A. Clippers, but it was enough for him to develop a liking for the city, but also said that he sees the Clippers’ run as a perennial title contender would come to an end – if it hasn’t already. In an interview with James Blancarte of Basketball […]

The NBA Christmas season is now behind us, as we are in the final week of 2017. In just one week, the power rankings have fluctuated and new teams have moved up and down the standings. Of course, the Golden State Warriors have claimed the first spot on the power rankings for their close Christmas […]

LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday night, the LA Clippers got a welcome performance from forward Jamil Wilson in a matchup against the Sacramento Kings. The rookie from Marquette scored 14 points in the first quarter, already surpassing his career-high for an entire NBA game at 13 points, set last Monday against the San Antonio Spurs. […]

Earlier this week, L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers had a surprising pronouncement that injured power forward Blake Griffin could return to action even before this year ends. In fact, Rivers thinks that Griffin is ready to give it a go this Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. #Clippers coach […]

The NBA is full of surprises every year. It is never uncommon to see budding young stars take shape in the league, just as superstars such as LeBron James and Kevin Durant have done when they were younger. In today’s NBA, a few players have taken the league by storm and are putting up surprising […]

James Harden’s 51-point explosion on Friday was wasted in a 128-118 loss to the severely undermanned L.A. Clippers at home. However, that might not have been the game’s result had the game officials not fumble a foul call late in the fourth quarter of the contest. According to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle, the […]

The L.A. Clippers have been riddled by injuries through the first couple of months that has put the team in an early-season rut. However, it has opened up a prime opportunity for veteran guard Austin Rivers to take advantage of a prominent offensive role. It’s something that the 25-year-old has voiced much confidence that he can […]

In the last few weeks, veteran guard Austin Rivers has stepped into a more prominent offensive role for the injury-ridden L.A. Clippers. The 25-year-old has taken that up a notch over the last couple of games as he dropped a career-high 38 points in Saturday’s 115-112 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. According to Clevis […]

The L.A. Clippers have a banged-up roster, and it’d be a great help to the team if their do-it-all power forward Blake Griffin could come back soon. According to Clippers head coach Doc River, Griffin could return to active duty as early as this week, via Tomer Azarly. #Clippers' broadcaster @Ohmeomy says in an interview […]

The NBA trade deadline is slowly approaching and hungry teams are lining up to shop players that can boost their roster for chances at the postseason or further success down the road. Although the trade deadline is just a blur sometimes, there are many players that have indicated their their current NBA home is not […]

After one of the most event-filled offseasons in recent years, the 2017-18 NBA season was due to have its fair share of intriguing homecomings. Unfortunately, one of them was canceled after a leg injury to Houston Rockets superstar point guard Chris Paul kept him from making his return to the Staples Center against his former L.A. […]

After 14 consecutive wins, the Houston Rockets have lost to the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. Without Chris Paul, who suffered an adductor strain against the Lakers, James Harden became the first player since Kobe Bryant with back-to-back 50-point performances. As the Rockets were looking to make one final push, Harden was called […]

The Chris Paul era for the L.A. Clippers ended unceremoniously last summer, when the Clips traded the future Hall of Famer point guard to the Houston Rockets for a package of players and some cash. Paul played for six seasons for the Clippers from 2011 to 2017, helping the Clippers become a perennial title contender […]

For the Memphis Grizzlies, the downward spiral continues as the team continues to battle injuries and the fallout from former head coach David Fizdale’s firing. Things will surely be even more difficult on Saturday night as Memphis will likely be without their best player against the L.A. Clippers. According to the Grizzlies’ official public relations […]

The L.A. Clippers will face the Houston Rockets for the first time this season on Friday night, but it will not feature All-Star point guard Chris Paul due to a leg injury. Prior to the contest, Clippers All-Star center DeAndre Jordan discussed his relationship with Paul since he traded over the offseason while also providing […]

We all know how the summer trade went out for Boston. It was nothing short of awesome as the arguably best point guard in the league, Kyrie Irving, left LeBron’s shadows to play for the Celtics. Though at first, it was hard for the Celtics fans to see Isaiah Thomas leave, it was still for […]

In the past few weeks, Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan has been a favorite topic in NBA trade rumors. One of the reasons why is the Clippers’ current campaign. The Clippers had an excellent start to the season before they faltered. Until now, Lob City is yet to recover. The team has lost three […]

Last night, the Houston Rockets had their 14-game winning streak snapped by the Los Angeles Lakers with a 122-116 loss at Toyota Center. Unfortunately, the Rockets are going to have to try to start another winning streak on Friday night without the services of star point guard Chris Paul. According to a tweet on Thursday […]