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After two very successful seasons, the BIG3 League is making another big jump. This spring, Ice Cube’s league announced the additions of a number of former NBA stars, including forward Josh Smith. Smith, now 33-years of age, has played 13 seasons in the NBA mainly with the Atlanta Hawks, while also playing for the Detroit […]

Klay Thompson has made his name as an All-Defensive-caliber player despite not having made any of the All-Defensive teams throughout his first seven seasons in the NBA. LA Clippers guard Lou Williams has no issues recognizing Thompson’s chops on the defensive end, noting the Golden State Warriors sniper doesn’t get his due credit given his […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is not partaking in postseason basketball for the first time since the 2004-05 season, which was his second in the league. James, who just completed his 16th NBA season, is recovering from the most serious injury of his career and is looking to bring strong leadership to a […]

The LA Clippers were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the two teams’ first round Western Conference Playoffs matchup on Friday night by a final margin of 129-110. The Clippers were surprisingly feisty, and they acquitted themselves better than almost anyone expected of a No. 8 seed against the juggernaut Warriors […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant was unstoppable in their close out Game 6 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. KD scored a playoff career-high 50 points on 15-of-26 field goal shooting, including six bombs from beyond the arc, while going 14-of-15 from the free-throw line. There was simply nothing that Patrick […]

PLAYA VISTA – Nearly two years ago, the L.A. Clippers and Houston Rockets completed the blockbuster Chris Paul trade. Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, and Montrezl Harrell were sent to Los Angeles and Paul was sent to Houston in the blockbuster deal. At the time, many figured that the Rockets won the deal getting a future […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lived to fight another day last night when they defeated the Golden State Warriors 129-121 in Game 5 of their playoff series. But they’re not the only ones who will be back for at least one more game. Ralph Lawler, LA’s resident broadcaster will once again be one of the color […]

The Los Angeles Clippers forced a Game 6 matchup in their first-round encounter against the Golden State Warriors, as they defeated the defending champs in Game 5 on Wednesday night. Following their team’s decisive 129-121 victory, Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell, and Patrick Beverley all got the chance to share their thoughts on the trade that […]

Lou Williams shined bright once again, leading the LA Clippers with 33 points in a rousing Game 5 win. Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, who led all scorers with 45 on the night, noted it’s not easy to just stop Williams from going off: “You can’t just say I’m gonna stop Lou Williams tonight,” […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Lou Williams put together another tremendous performance on Wednesday night, as he led his team to a Game 5 victory against the defending champions, the Golden State Warriors, 129-121. Williams proved to be the difference yet again, scoring a team-high 33 points (on 12-of-19 shooting), along with one three-pointer, four […]

Despite a combined 91 points from Kevin Durant (45), Stephen Curry (24) and Klay Thompson (22), the Golden State Warriors fell short of a Game 5 win over the L.A. Clippers, instead taking a 129-121 loss in their home court of Oracle Arena once again. Durant shined, but others struggled, especially on defense, where this […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were able to avoid elimination last night by beating the Golden State Warriors 129-121 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. Lou Williams was once again the hero, finishing with 33 points on 12-19 shooting, to go along with 10 assists in the win. After the game, head coach Doc […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to ride the hot hand of Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant to win a close Game 4. They are now up 3-1 in their series against the L.A. Clippers after a heart-thumping 113-105 victory on Sunday afternoon. The back-to-back defending champions were able to withstand a poor shooting night from […]

Kevin Durant had been struggling to find his shot through the first two games of the Golden State Warriors’ first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Durant was averaging just 22 points on 12 shot attempts, and he also committed a season-high nine turnovers in Game 2 while fouling out of the contest. The mercurial […]

The Golden State Warriors got back on track in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers, winning by 27 points and regaining control of the series with a 2-1 advantage heading into Game 4. Still, the Clippers have showed an impressive amount of fight, including overcoming a 31-point deficit to pull […]

Lou Williams is a peculiar player, as the sharpshooting guard currently leads the Los Angeles Clippers in scoring while somehow coming off the bench. In 2013, however, Williams thought his career was over, until a friend and future head coach helped him. Speaking to The New York Times’ Scott Cacciola for a feature story, Williams […]

Veteran Clippers talent Lou Williams is a player of his own breed, a box of dynamite packed into a 6-foot-1, 175-pound frame that deals blows like a heavyweight boxer at the top of his game. Yet the L.A. Clippers guard has an uncharacteristic habit, essentially starving himself in game days, eating a big breakfast and […]

Monday night at Oracle Arena spelled more than just one last bit of history in Game 2 against the L.A. Clippers, but saw a playoff-changing experience once DeMarcus Cousins fell and clutched his left quad, struggling to get up and immediately looking to the Golden State Warriors bench, seeking out the locker room. The look […]

Lou Williams hasn’t been able to make deep playoff runs in his career, so his epic performance for the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night against the Golden State Warriors carries extra resonance. Williams, who established himself long ago as one of the NBA’s best sixth men, crafted a performance which was statistically rare and […]

After a pair of unexpected finishes in the NBA Playoffs, the Golden State Warriors were the first home team to avoid defeat on Saturday, notching a 121-104 Game 1 win over the eighth-seeded L.A. Clippers. While the night wasn’t short of fireworks, the Warriors failed the ultimate test, allowing the Clippers a slight sense of […]

Almost two full seasons later, it’s fair to say both teams involved in the blockbuster trade that sent Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Houston Rockets ended up winning it. As he and teammate Montrezl Harrell fight for Sixth Man of the Year, though, Lou Williams seems to believe the Clippers got […]

Montrezl Harrell has had a breakout season with the Los Angeles Clippers, one that now has him slotted in a shortlist of names that will battle for the Most Improved Player award — something he might not have reached without the help of sixth man extraordinaire Lou Williams. The long-haired forward that inspired the “Karate […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are heading to the postseason this year with one of the league’s most fascinating rosters. Their leading scorer, Lou Williams, hasn’t started a single game all year, and if he doesn’t win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, his teammate, Montrezl Harrell is likely right behind him. Williams acknowledged […]

Dwyane Wade, who will be retiring after this season, has accepted a reserve role for the Miami Heat. The three-time champion and All-Star guard has been averaging 14.3 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in 25.6 minutes off the bench. He’s had quite a few highlights as a sixth man this season, including a game-winner […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams is one of the most explosive bench scorers in the NBA, but before he became what he is today, he nearly lost his life. Back on Christmas Eve in 2011 when Williams was playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, a man held him at gunpoint and planned on robbing him. […]

LA Clippers sixth man Lou Williams received the highest of praise from Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens, as the hybrid guard has recently ramped up a case for the Sixth Man of the Year award with his play this late in the season: “He could start pretty much anywhere,” Stevens said of Williams, according […]

LOS ANGELES – Before Lou Williams hit the buzzer-beating shot to send the L.A. Clippers to a win over the Brooklyn Nets, guard D’Angelo Russell sparked a 10-0 run in a minute of action to help his team tie the game with six seconds left. Everyone knows what happened from there, as Williams drained a […]

LA Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams is the definition of a walking bucket. Williams is on pace to become the only player in NBA history to average 20-plus points in fewer than 27 minutes per game. The 32-year-old is averaging 20.4 points per game on the season for the Clippers while playing only 26.5 minutes a […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams, who just hit the first game-winner of his career, admitted that he doesn’t know how to celebrate and is mocked by his teammates for it. Per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, watch Williams admit that he doesn’t have a trademark celebration up his sleeve. He even asked teammate Montrezl Harrell for […]

LA Clippers guard Lou Williams thinks he is not only making a “strong case” for the Sixth Man of the Year award. He believes he has it in the bag. Williams further solidified his status as the best off-the-bench player in the NBA with a buzzer-beating game-winner against the Brooklyn Nets — his first of […]

LA Clippers guard Lou Williams just hit the first game-winning buzzer-beater of his career. He quickly ran to the sidelines to celebrate with the crowd. However, according to his teammate Patrick Beverley, the celebration is the weakest he’s ever seen. In a post-game interview in the locker room, Beverley praised Williams’ leadership and calmness amid […]

The Los Angeles Clippers almost backed themselves into overtime against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, squandering a 10-point lead with under a minute remaining. Then, Lou Williams struck. Williams found nothing but the bottom of the net on a 28-foot jumper, the longest buzzer-beating game-winner of the season, per ESPN. Also according to ESPN, it […]

Ex-NBA player Richard Jefferson, who is now embarking on a broadcasting career, just declared Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers as the Sixth Man of the Year. Per Michael Scotto, after the two-time (and reigning) recipient of the award hit the game-winning 3-pointer over the Brooklyn Nets, Jefferson heralded the 32-year-old as the best […]

The LA Clippers continue their impressive run in the second half of the season, earning yet another victory against the Brooklyn Nets behind a spectacular game-winning 3-pointer by Lou Williams. The game appeared to be headed into overtime after the Nets used a 10-0 run in the final minute of play to tie the game […]

When it comes to scoring the basketball, LA Clippers guard Lou Williams has a seemingly unlimited bag of tricks at his disposal. Williams broke out one of his trusted favorites late in the third quarter of Friday’s win over the Chicago Bulls: the 3-point bucket plus the foul. Lou Will takes the bump… and drills […]

On a yearly basis, one of the most hotly contested debates in the NBA is who will bring home the league’s Sixth Man of the Year honors. Once viewed through the prism of having been the league’s best player not able to crack a starting rotation, recent seasons have shown that there’s immense value in […]

Lou Williams has done much more than climb up the scoring ranks to become the NBA’s all-time leading bench scorer, but he has helped set a precedent that being a bench player is no longer a sign of not being good enough to crack a starting spot. The LA Clippers guard has harnessed his role […]

Thanks in large part to an outstanding scoring performance from Lou Williams, the L.A. Clippers walked away from Monday night’s game against the Celtics with an impressive 140-115 victory. In recognition of his big night, Montrezl Harrell decided to honor his teammate with a line from Drake during post-game interviews. Williams, a two-time Sixth Man […]

On Monday night, Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer off the bench. After dropping 34 points against the Boston Celtics en route to his record-setting night, Williams couldn’t help but be humbled about what he accomplished: #Clippers’ Lou Williams on his scoring feat – “Anytime you can have, ‘Of […]