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NBA on TNT’s Charles Barkley is never one to mince words, often telling viewers how he feels about any particular player or team. Following the Golden State Warriors’ defeat of the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, Barkley made it clear who he believes will win the 2023 NBA title Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and […]

Dealing with a problematic ‘Karen’ just one day before his 29th birthday probably wasn’t in his plans, but Los Angeles Clippers swingman Norman Powell was able to laugh it off by the end of it. Powell, who is currently living and working out in Las Vegas, took to Instagram Live on Tuesday afternoon to livestream his […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ season has been done for well over a month now, but apparently that hasn’t stopped Kawhi Leonard from believing in his team’s chances at the 2021-22 NBA Championship. Leonard was seen arriving at LAX on Wednesday morning with his girlfriend — or fiancée, based on some recent photos — and was […]

If there are any concerns that Tyronn Lue and the LA Clippers will lose Nicolas Batum for another destination in free agency, it might be time to put them away. That’s according to Batum himself, anyway. Last summer, Batum signed a two-year deal with a player option for the second season. He joined Kawhi Leonard […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley should probably be called Silky Johnson at this point, because he’s the new Player Hater of the Year. Beverley went on a rampage against Chris Paul on Monday after the Phoenix Suns’ embarrassing Game 7 defeat over the weekend, but he also had some time for the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

Patrick Beverley has received a lot of stick lately after he went after Chris Paul following the Phoenix Suns’ season-ending Game 7 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. As it turns out, though, the Minnesota Timberwolves veteran also has it out for CP3’s Suns teammate in Devin Booker, particularly when it comes to […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are currently watching the playoffs from the comfort of their own home after they failed to book their spot in the postseason via the play-in tournament. There is little doubt, however, that LA would have had a more extended playoff run if Kawhi Leonard was healthy. The good news for the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are out of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. They fell to the Memphis Grizzlies 4-2 in the first round. Although his team is out of the postseason tournament, Patrick Beverley is still having fun with things. The guard took to Twitter early Friday morning to poke fun at the Los Angeles Lakers and […]

The LA Clippers season came to an abrupt end when the team failed to win either play-in game as they dealt with injuries to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Their offseason, however, has gotten off to a fantastic start thanks for Robert Covington. The Clippers and Robert Covington have agreed to a two-year, $24 million […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves just concluded a grueling first-round matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Chris Finch’s squad put up a good fight and had several opportunities to win games but they failed to put the finishing touches on the series which allowed their opponents to advance in six games. A particular […]

LeBron James recently made a bold guarantee about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers. The four-time NBA champion vowed that he’s no longer going to miss the playoffs ever again after LA’s forgettable 2021-22 campaign. Clippers superfan Clipper Darrell caught wind of LeBron’s promis and he just could not let it pass without firing […]

Luke Kennard is a professional basketball player who is playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. He was one of the best high school players in his class and he was highly recruited as he finished his high school career with the second-most points in Ohio history. He then committed to play college basketball with the […]

Over the last few years, we’ve gotten to know Kawhi Leonard a lot better than before. We used to think of the Los Angeles Clippers star as a cold, calculating robot, in the mold of Tim Duncan. Now, though, we know that that isn’t the case. In his own words, Kawhi is a “Fun Guy”. […]

With John Wall’s time with the Houston Rockets unofficially over, the question turns to where he will be headed next. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, two veteran-laden playoff teams are looking to add Wall if the Rockets buy him out: the LA Clippers and the Miami Heat. If the Rockets are unable to […]

After failing to advance beyond the NBA play-in tournament, the Los Angeles Clippers are already planning for next season. Kawhi Leonard missed the entire season recovering from surgery on a partially torn ACL and Paul George missed the majority of the year with an elbow injury. During the 2022-23 NBA campaign, the Clippers are expecting […]

LOS ANGELES — Led by Reggie Jackson, Marcus Morris, and head coach Tyronn Lue, the Los Angeles Clippers competed until the very end. Their season, filled with marvelous comebacks and every obstacle imaginable, came to what feels like an unfortunately fitting end this past Friday night. The Clippers dropped their second play-in game of the […]

C.J. McCollum drained a tough mid-range jumper in crunch time, giving his team a two-possession lead. Robert Covington changed the game when deployed as a full-time small-ball five. Norman Powell came alive after intermission. Larry Nance Jr. forcefully answered the bell with the season on the line, providing a palpable two-way impact off the bench. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers failed to make the NBA Playoffs, following back-to-back losses in the play-in tournament. With their season over, the team will turn its focus onto 2022-23, at which point they should hopefully be at full strength for most of the year. A full year of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George teaming up […]

The season is over for the Los Angeles Clippers. After giving the New Orleans Pelicans their best shot in the final Play-In, it’s going to be an early offseason for LAC. But given everything that the Clippers went through this season, the fact that they even got this far is a testament to how dangerous […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are heading back to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2018. In the process, they even prevented both the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers from making the postseason, which has to feel good. Following the win over  the Clips on Friday, the Pelicans’ Twitter page absolutely trolled […]

The Los Angeles Clippers held tough against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, but it wasn’t enough to keep their season alive. The last-minute absence of Paul George was just too much to overcome, but they nearly pulled off the win in a narrow 105-101 defeat. Instead of hanging their heads after the game, […]

Brandon Ingram is heading to his first playoffs after six years in the NBA. Naturally, the New Orleans Pelicans star couldn’t contain his emotions after finally breaking that drought. The Pelicans took down the Los Angeles Clippers in their play-in showdown on Friday to secure the final ticket to the playoffs. Ingram played a starring […]

Tyronn Lue has been an amazing coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. Yes, they have been a playoff contender even before his arrival. However, the true magic of Lue was seen this season. As both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George missed significant time due to injury, Lue has coached up his rag-tag team all the […]

Just two weeks ago, things were finally starting to look up for the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul George and Norman Powell both would be back for the team before the playoffs began, rumors of Kawhi Leonard returning in the playoffs swirled around, and a roster that without its two-star players managed to stay firmly in […]

The NBA Play-In Tournament finale is set to take place on Friday as the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Atlanta Hawks, and the Los Angeles Clippers take on the New Orleans Pelicans. Both games feature an eighth-seeded team hosting the ninth-seeding team in each conference. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were dealt a crippling blow ahead of their NBA play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans. On Friday morning, it was revealed Paul George would be unable to take the court after testing positive for COVID-19. While his absence will be a major loss for the Clippers, the team will pivot […]

The LA Clippers received some unfortunate news when it was announced that Paul George has entered health and safety protocols on the day of their do-or-die play-in game. They will have to face the New Orleans Pelicans without him. This is a huge blow for the Clippers, who have looked entirely different since George has […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have big plans this summer. Unfortunately for interim general manager Joe Cronin and company, though, one of the Blazers’ most valuable offseason building blocks may not materialize after all—and it’s completely outside their control. Paul George is unavailable for Friday night’s do-or-die play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans after testing positive for […]

The Clippers are already up against the wall following their loss against the Timberwolves. But they received some tragic news on Friday, as it was recently revealed that Paul George will miss the win-or-go home affair against the Pelicans on Friday night after entering health and safety protocols, per Adrian Wojnarowski. LA is already without […]

The Los Angeles Clippers suffered a disappointing loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves after holding a lead for the majority of the first play-in game. The Timberwolves rallied around their home crowd late and secured the scrappy 109-104 victory.   Due to the setup of the play-in tournament, the Clippers are not eliminated yet and will […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had the Smoothie King Center rocking on Wednesday night. CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram, and Jonas Valanciunas played like a bona fide Big 3 as they took out the San Antonio Spurs on their home floor. But to make the playoffs, they face a much greater challenge in the Los Angeles Clippers. […]

The LA Clippers’ season is on the line tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans. They will host CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram and company in the win-or-go-home contest with a spot in the NBA playoffs on the line. The Clippers have fought without Kawhi Leonard for the entire duration of the season and without Paul George for more […]

Fresh off their big win over the San Antonio Spurs, the News Orleans Pelicans are riding high as they head into their highly anticipated showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament on Friday. In their continued fight to earn the final spot in the Western Conference Playoffs, the Pelicans will […]

It feels like ages ago since CJ McCollum made the move from the Portland Trail Blazers to join the New Orleans Pelicans. Right now, the 30-year-old has a great opportunity to help the Pels make their first playoff appearance in the post-Anthony Davis era. In the process, McCollum could also single-handedly sabotage Portland’s plans for […]

A couple of weeks ago, some of Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue’s comments about Sixers superstars James Harden and Joel Embiid were taken out of context. Lue was trying to explain how difficult it was to stop both stars, but the part about his statement that blew up was how he said that […]

It now feels like ages ago when Anthony Davis forced his way out of the New Orleans Pelicans to make the big move to LA. After a lot of drama, AD ended up joining LeBron James with the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2019. As it turns out, however, the Clippers also had […]

The battle for the 8-seed continues as the New Orleans Pelicans travel to Los Angeles to take on the Clippers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Clippers prediction and pick.   The Pelicans advanced to this game after narrowly taking down the San Antonio Spurs 113-103 Wednesday night. New Orleans ended […]

With a New Orleans Pelicans 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament game scheduled for Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, the eighth seed in the Western Conference remains up for grabs. Ahead of the Pelicans-Clippers game, we’ll be making Pelicans NBA Play-In Tournament predictions. The Pelicans finished the 2021-22 season with a 36-46 record, led by […]

The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley $30,000 “for inappropriate statements during a media interview and on social media, including the egregious use of profanity,” the league announced Thursday. Beverley was all fired up after the Timberwolves beat his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers, in Tuesday’s play-in game. The victory secured a spot […]