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One of the biggest free agents this summer will be Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin. While it’s impossible to ignore the elephant in the room, Griffin is doing his best to keep his focus on the task at hand. After becoming the first player in franchise history to score 10,000 points last night, Griffin […]

A 19-foot jumper to open Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers would be all Blake Griffin would need to become the first L.A. Clippers player ever to score 10,000 points for the franchise. The 6-foot-10 forward achieved this feat in only 466 games, giving him yet another big-time accolade in his young career. […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers‘ biggest problem over the last couple of years has been their inability to stay healthy and this year has been no different. Of their 77 games this season, Blake Griffin has missed 20 due to knee surgery, Chris Paul has missed 20 due to a hamstring strain and thumb […]

DeAndre Jordan is such a terrible free throw shooter that the NBA is seriously considering making some changes in the rule book just to address the hack-a-DeAndre dilemma. However even the L.A. Clippers big man himself was appalled by a recent foul-line attempt he took in their game against the Phoenix Suns Thursday night. The […]

Quite fashionable off the court, thanks to 11-year-old Justice Griffith, Blake Griffin’s sneakers will be extra stylish when the Clippers play against the Wizards on Wednesday. Griffin teamed up with Griffith, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is undergoing various treatments at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles in an attempt to beat the […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers returned to practice today for the first time in over a month, something they very much needed after a very busy March schedule. Their most recent game, a collapse of a loss to the Sacramento Kings, is still fresh on their minds two days later, and the team knows […]

The heart of the city of Los Angeles belongs to the Lakers. It always has and it always will. The legendary franchise will forever be embraced and cemented as the city’s very own. Staples Center is their home turf where multiple championship banners hang, showing off the team’s rich history. That’s why legend Shaquille O’Neal has […]

The Sacramento Kings pulled the largest comeback of this NBA season, rallying from an 18-point deficit in the last eight minutes to edge the L.A. Clippers in a dire put-back layup by Willie Cauley-Stein. Only one team had a comeback of that nature in the past 20 years. But it wasn’t just fortune or a […]

The Sacramento Kings pulled off an unlikely win with a surging rally, as the L.A. Clippers squandered an 18-point lead in the last five minutes, culminating with a Willie Cauley-Stein put-back layup to seal the game. Willie Cauley-Stein! Clips were up 89-71 with 7:58 left Kings win it 98-97 pic.twitter.com/w2CRMtPj9H — CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) March 26, […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers won last night’s pivotal game against the Utah Jazz at home to win the season series and hold the tiebreaker if it comes down to it. During the 108-95 victory, guard J.J. Redick suffered an apparent right ankle sprain and will miss Sunday afternoon’s game against the Sacramento Kings. […]

L.A. Clippers forward Blake Griffin has taken plenty of flack for his flop during Thursday night’s game, as Dallas Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea retaliated for a late double-pick at the top of the key. Barea pushed Griffin, who went down with ease, getting the referees’ attention and consequently being ejected from the game. Mavs owner […]

A very frustrated Rudy Gobert let his true emotions show following Saturday afternoon’s 108-95 loss to the L.A. Clippers. The loss not only allowed the Clippers to clinch a playoff spot in this season’s playoffs, but also got them a 3-1 series tiebreaker, now sitting only half a game behind the Jazz for fourth place […]

LOS ANGELES – Coming off of a disappointing loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, the L.A. Clippers returned home for a huge matchup against the Utah Jazz. Entering today’s game, the Clippers trailed the Jazz by a game-and-a-half for the fourth seed and home-court advantage in the first round. Having won the first […]

With the establishment of his own production company, Mortal Media, Blake Griffin obviously has his post-basketball future in mind. According to a recent report, this will weigh heavily in the power forward’s free agency decision this summer. The 28-year-old is expected to hit free agent this summer and could very well be dawning a different […]

The L.A. Clippers are in the most crucial race of their up-and-down season, and could possibly face one of their biggest tests of chemistry and team camaraderie against the Utah Jazz tonight. Both teams have battled fiercely for the fourth spot in the West, making this a potential swing win for either team. If the […]

Blake Griffin will be one of the most hotly pursued free agents come summertime. His alleged impending departure from the L.A. Clippers has gotten new life with a recent report from Kevin Ding of Bleacher Report stating the 6-foot-10 power forward’s intention to move to either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Boston Celtics once he […]

Following a close defeat at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers had plenty of praise for star forward Dirk Nowitzki, who eclipsed the 30,000-point mark earlier this month. “He’s his own bird, is what I love about him,” Rivers told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “There’s not been […]

J.J. Barea’s David vs. Goliath-like takedown of Blake Griffin has gone viral since the slight skirmish occurred in the contest between the Dallas Mavericks and the L.A. Clippers Thursday night. Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle has voiced out his take on the matter and has insinuated that Griffin made a meal out of the incident […]

The game on Thursday between the visiting L.A. Clippers and Dallas Mavericks was expected to be a hotly contested one as both teams have a lot to play for with the playoffs looming. The contest lived up to the hype, with an incident in the third quarter causing J.J. Barea to be ejected from the […]

Despite not selected as an All-Star, Chris Paul is having yet another sensational season. Paul is averaging 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 9.2 assists, and 2.0 steals this season and is helping to lead the Clippers to the playoffs for the sixth straight year. He is also fourth in the league in assists and tied for […]

The outcome of the lopsided game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers was no surprise, as the latter came out victorious with a 133-109 final score. Most expected that the Clippers, currently battling for final positioning in the Western Conference playoffs picture, would easily defeat their crosstown rivals who are now on full […]

The L.A. Clippers played a superb game on Tuesday night against their stadium co-tenant rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, where they led from start to finish and won in a blowout. With 2.5 seconds left in the third quarter, Jamal Crawford received the ball from an inbounds pass before knocking down a looper from the half-court […]

Longtime actress Meryl Streep can do no wrong in DeAndre Jordan‘s eyes. That stands strong even after the 67-year-old’s speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday after accepting her Cecil B. Demille Lifetime Achievement Award. Streep had shot from the hip during her speech, saying: “Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if we kick them […]

Pop singer Justin Bieber reached out to his Twitter followers last week to get his friend, L.A. Clippers point guard Chris Paul, to the All-Star Game. RT to Send my boy Chris Paul @CP3 to the NBA All-Star Game #NBAVote #retweettovote — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) January 6, 2017 The two have been known to have […]

Coming off of a six game losing streak, DeAndre Jordan had a big game for the L.A. Clippers with nine points, 20 rebounds, three blocks and a pair of assists to help L.A. defeat the Phoenix Suns. A much tougher and healthier opponent marched into Staples Center two days later in the Memphis Grizzlies, but […]

L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan might not be in the business of real state, but he should seriously consider it after downgrading to a $5 million Malibu beach mansion, according to TMZ Sports. The 6-foot-11 center scored this sweet pad the same day he sold his $11.75 million Pacific Palisades mansion, netting more than half the return in […]

L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers became the latest member of the NBA community to fire back at George Karl‘s rants in his book, Furious George. George made a lot of headlines for writing in his essay that he is suspicious of a potential steroid issue that the league may have and questioned the condition of […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers are trying to change their notorious name as the biggest complainers in the NBA. Doc Rivers‘ team is widely known throughout the league and it’s fans as the team that complains about every call. In reality, a lot of teams complain, most notably the Phoenix Suns and the Golden […]

In early December, it was reported that former two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom checked himself into a rehab facility in San Diego to seek treatment. Despite the belief of many, he did not relapse and voluntarily brought himself in to continue being sober for his kids. After 35 days, Odom has completed the program and […]

LOS ANGELES – Chris Paul has missed four straight games and seven of the last eight for the L.A. Clippers, a stretch in which they lost six in a row before winning their last two. Paul returned for the Clippers’ meeting with the Pelicans on December 28 following a three-game absence, only to experience soreness […]

L.A. Clippers guard Chris Paul missed his third straight game against the Phoenix Suns Monday night nursing a hamstring strain suffered a week-and-a-half ago against the San Antonio Spurs and is doubtful to play on Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. In the last seven games the Clippers have played, Paul has played in just […]

After a recent prank went viral in Los Angeles with the Hollywood sign changed to “Hollyweed,” the L.A. Clippers took advantage of it to try and get All-Star votes for their starting center, DeAndre Jordan. The team altered a photo of the famous sign and used the letters “VOTE 4 DJ” instead, posting it on […]

The L.A. Clippers have faced a daunting task over the last week-and-a-half: overcome the absences of Blake Griffin as well as Chris Paul while trying to remain afloat in the Western Conference. The results haven’t been pretty with L.A. losing six consecutive games for the first time since Doc Rivers took over as head coach […]

L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers spoke with the league office about his and his son, Austin Rivers‘ ejections during Friday night’s game against the Houston Rockets. The tenured coach spoke with Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations in charge of handing out punishment for such violations. Neither father nor son […]

Mike D’Antoni‘s official conversion of James Harden as the Houston Rockets “points guard” could very well be the start of a conversation of his place among the league’s elite at the position. Prior to Friday night’s game between the Rockets and the L.A. Clippers, both coaches chimed in their thoughts about each other’s floor generals. “They […]

Things got out of hand for just a few minutes last night and within a few minutes, both Austin Rivers and Doc Rivers were ejected from the Clippers–Rockets game. Here’s a look at the sequence that led to both ejections. Austin Rivers as well as Doc have both spoken out about the incident. Via ESPN: […]

This was a first in NBA history. Austin Rivers and father and Clippers head coach Doc Rivers were both ejected within moments of each other during the Clippers’ loss to the Houston Rockets Friday night. Here’s a look at how it all went down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci3Xf7C49zk Austin Rivers seemed to inadvertently bump into an official after […]

Houston Rockets star guard James Harden put up another otherworldly performance Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Rockets blew out the Clippers 140-116 thanks in large part to the cooking bearded point guard. Harden finished the game scoring 30 points (15 FGA), 13 rebounds, and 10 assists, along with 5 steals doing things […]

The Los Angeles Clippers played yet another game without Chris Paul against the Houston Rockets Friday night. Rivers initially said Paul may play, but that changed when he realized that he is just not ready. Since the injury flared up, Paul has missed three consecutive games. Losing Blake Griffin and Paul have resulted in a five-game […]