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While the Los Angeles Clippers’ nine-game winning streak made them the hottest team in the league, they’ve entered Christmas Day with a two-game losing streak. The injuries have hit, as Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have both missed a couple of games, while Mason Plumlee remains out since November with the sprained left MCL. James […]

An iron man no more. Kawhi Leonard’s perfect attendance record through the first quarter-plus of the 2023-24 season is over and could be trending in a worrisome direction. He will miss his second-consecutive game after being ruled out with a hip contusion for the Los Angeles Clippers’ big Saturday showdown with the Boston Celtics, per […]

The Los Angeles Clippers saw two streaks end in their last game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Not only was their nine-game win streak snapped, but Kawhi Leonard’s run of 27 consecutive games played to start the season also game to an end. Now, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics come to town. Ahead of […]

Fresh off their win over the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers may be without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Both Leonard (hip contusion) and George (illness) were listed on the Clippers’ injury report and have been listed as questionable to play. Kawhi Leonard […]

The Los Angeles Clippers looked well on their way to a ninth straight victory on Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Despite missing the services of Paul George, the Clippers took a huge lead against the Mavs in the first half, leading by as many as 22 points. However, the Luka Doncic-led team did not […]

The Los Angeles Clippers look to extend their winning streak to nine games tonight when they take on the Dallas Mavericks. Paul George and Norman Powell were both questionable entering the matchup against Luka Doncic and the Mavs, but head coach Tyronn Lue was able to provide clarity on their statuses. Paul George was not […]

Kawhi Leonard is perhaps one of the most underrated stars in the NBA. Since joining the Los Angeles Clippers in 2019, Kawhi has missed a lot of games due to injury, resulting in many overlooking what he is actually capable of achieving. However, Leonard has played in all 26 games this season and one could […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are officially streaking. Now winners of eight straight games, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden’s team is the hottest in the league, holding the league’s longest active winning streak. Monday’s 151-127 victory over the Indiana Pacers marked fourth highest scoring game in franchise history. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George got […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been red hot lately as they’re fighting their way up the Western Conference rankings. Kawhi Leonard has been incredibly consistent as well, which has given this team a big boost. With that said, Leonard is playing well enough that he’s set to pull off a personal feat he hasn’t done […]

Super teams have been relevant in the NBA for decades. However, this particular season there don’t seem to be too many super teams. Instead, we have several amazing duos. With that in mind, NBA legend, Carmelo Anthony, pinpoints the Los Angeles Clippers as the league’s only current super team. During a Wave Sports + Entertainment […]

Despite losing Paul George to a sore groin at halftime, the Los Angeles Clippers appear to be finding their stride after winning their fifth consecutive game behind a monster night from Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers defeated the Sacramento Kings, 119-99, holding the Kings to 42 percent shooting from the field and 27 percent from three. […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George exited Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to a sore left groin, which caused some concern for Clips fans. However, according to head coach Tyronn Lue, he could have inserted George back in the game had the Clippers needed their star, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “Ty Lue […]

In the closing minutes of basketball games, it’s well known that the ball usually ends up in the hands of a team’s marquee player. But what if that said team boasts multiple stars? Take, for example, the Los Angeles Clippers who currently have the likes of James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Russell Westbrook. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are struggling with too much star-caliber talent. Tyronn Lue continues to find it hard to coach a squad that has Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. All of these guys have the ability to pop off but often cancel each other out. This is why a lot of […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors in a rematch this past weekend. After losing to Stephen Curry’s club in San Francisco on Thursday night, Kawhi Leonard and co. were able to mount a comeback and defeat the Warriors at home in Los Angeles. The game came down to the final buzzer, where […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is known for having a dry personality, but former teammate Lou Williams made a surprising admission about Leonard’s sense of humor. Williams said that Leonard is one of the “top-3 funniest teammates [he] ever had” on FanDuel’s ‘Run It Back’ NBA Show: "Kawhi Leonard is probably one of the […]

San Antonio Spurs legends Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and David Robinson presented him into the Naismith Hall of Fame this summer. Had a fifth chair been set next to the podium during Gregg Popovich’s enshrinement speech, it’s not a bad assumption that it wouldn’t have been reserved for Kawhi Leonard. But Pop’s legacy […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had seemingly been figuring things out after their rocky start to the season, but suffered another tough loss on Friday night at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram both scored 30+ points, and after the game, Kawhi Leonard had an honest yet simple explanation for […]

A day that started with one of the San Antonio Spurs’ best players telling the media that the team held a players-only meeting ended with head coach Gregg Popovich taking the public address announcer’s microphone during that night’s game vs. the Los Angles Clippers to chastise fans for booing former Spurs star Kawhi Leonard. The […]

Something straight out of the WWE happened in the middle of the Los Angeles Clippers’ Wednesday night battle against the San Antonio Spurs when Gregg Popovich unprecedentedly got a hold of the arena microphone and implored the thousands of fans inside Frost Bank Center to stop booing Kawhi Leonard, who was on the free-throw line. […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich went viral on Wednesday during their showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers after he took a microphone mid-game and asked the fans to stop booing Kawhi Leonard. In his message to the fans, Coach Pop told the Spurs faithful that being rude to their rivals is not something […]

Count former NFL superstar quarterback Tom Brady as fans of San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich’s surprising decision to call out San Antonio fans Wednesday night against Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers signal-caller commented on a Bleacher Report Instagram post of Popovich asking the crowd […]

Just when people thought they had seen it all in the NBA, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich made them witness a new one when he grabbed the mic late in the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers and pleaded for his team’s fans to tone down on the […]

In a stunning move, San Antonio Spurs Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich grabbed the public address announcer’s microphone during the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game versus the Los Angeles Clippers at the Frost Bank Center. With former Spurs star Kawhi Leonard at the free throw line and fans booing as they consistently have […]

It’s been five years since, perhaps, the single worst trade in San Antonio Spurs history. Mind you, the organization once parted ways with local icon and Hall of Famer George Gervin. And over the years San Antonio has been on the wrong end of some lopsided deals. But sending Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors […]

The Los Angeles Clippers understandably received a ton of flak when they lost five straight games to begin the James Harden era in L.A. However, the Clippers are slowly but surely finding their rhythm. Los Angeles finally ended the losing skid this past weekend over the Houston Rockets after Harden knocked down one of his […]

Through their first five games with James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers went 0-5 and this organization with high championship aspirations suddenly appeared to be in big trouble. Over their last two games, the Clippers are 2-0 and suddenly look like a new, re-energized team. So what actually changed with the Clippers and has resulted […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are on the road taking on the San Antonio Spurs Monday night. That normally wouldn’t be notable, but the game marks the return of Kawhi Leonard to San Antonio, five years after he left the Spurs in a drama-fraught situation. Spurs fans certainly haven’t forgotten, and they let Leonard hear about […]

They’re forever linked. Partners for runs to the NBA Finals, including a team performance in 2014 that registers in the annals of basketball lore…to recent losing streaks at the start of seasons that come with tons of excitement. It’s impossible to tell Kawhi Leonard’s story without the San Antonio Spurs. And it’s quite possible that […]

The Los Angeles Clippers finally ended their six game losing streak on Friday night, but it came with the benching of Russell Westbrook. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden tipped the game off together with Ivica Zubac and new starter Terance Mann. The Clippers defeated the Rockets, 106-100, finally getting in the win column […]

Behind Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers ended a six-game losing streak on Friday night, defeating the Houston Rockets, 106-100. The matchup came after the Clippers decided to move Russell Westbrook to a bench role and start Terance Mann in his place. With Harden finally becoming the singular playmaking guard […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have officially signed free agent center Daniel Theis, the team announced Friday afternoon. The LA Clippers have officially signed Daniel Theis. pic.twitter.com/YGrGcmiKKu — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) November 17, 2023 Theis cleared the 48-hour waiver period at 2PM PST on Friday, clearing the way for him to sign with the Clippers. The […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers entered this season with a renewed focus and urgency that had folks thinking, “Hey, maybe this is the year.” With one trade for James Harden, however, the team appears to have abandoned that urgency, falling back into last year’s mindset […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the favorites to win the 2024 NBA championship, and Jayson Tatum’s elite play remains one of the biggest driving forces as to why. Tatum is displaying more consistency on a night-to-night basis, all the while remaining as explosive as they come on the offensive end of the floor. On […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost their fourth game in a row to Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. It was the third consecutive loss where Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook all suited up to play, with the Mavs loss being the biggest loss of the year. The In-Season […]

Los Angeles Clippers fans’ worst nightmares are coming true through the first few games of the James Harden experiment. They fell 144-128 to the Dallas Mavericks Friday night in what was their first NBA In-Season Tournament game. The Clippers are still looking for their first win since trading for the mercurial guard at the top […]

The season is still incredibly young for the Los Angeles Clippers, who will be in the feeling out process with new addition James Harden for quite some time. Introducing a star into your system (who also might think of himself as a system) is going to be a worthy challenge for Ty Lue, who will […]

The Los Angeles Clippers haven’t exactly found integrating James Harden into a team with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to be an easy task. Harden was supposed to elevate the Clippers’ offense into unstoppable mode, but instead, the Clippers’ scoring attack has devolved into a turnover party and an overall lack of cohesion, marked by […]

James Harden finally got his wish when the Philadelphia 76ers traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers in a midnight blockbuster last week. When the Sixers and Clippers made the deal, there were questions about how Harden would fit in a team that has three other stars in Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Russell Westbrook. Adding […]