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Friday night’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Sacramento Kings produced one of the most fascinating games we’ve seen in quite a while. The double-overtime thriller resulted in the Kings escaping with a 176-175 win. To add even more intrigue to the narrative is the fact that Russell Westbrook made his highly-anticipated debut […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings played what could be said as the wildest battle in the NBA this 2022-23 season, so much so that both teams made plenty of history in the process. Sacramento beat their LA rival in a double-overtime game at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, with three players actually breaching the […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA – The Los Angeles Clippers officially announced the signing of Russell Westbrook on Wednesday night. The nine-time NBA All-Star joins the team led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George for a championship run. “I’m super excited, man,” Russell Westbrook said. “I’m just excited to get back to playing. I love to play […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are gearing up for a championship race with the addition of Russell Westbrook. Surrounding the vetran point guard are Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, who wanted the team to sign him in the buyout market. Leonard and George made it clear in a meeting with the coaching staff and front office members […]

The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off as divisive a move as they could make when they decided to add Russell Westbrook off the buyout market. The Clippers’ rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, notably traded Westbrook in a bid to improve their team; adding Westbrook thus became understandably polarizing for a fanbase wishing for nothing more […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had an impressive trade deadline, adding a few different pieces that will surely be important for the team down the stretch as they chase a championship. While they did fail to acquire a true point guard, the organization now has one after Russell Westbrook agreed to sign with the Clips on […]

A lot remains uncertain for them, but at the very least, the Los Angeles Clippers – playing inconsistent basketball for stretches of the 2022-23 campaign, entered the All-Star break on a high. They beat the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns, two other teams with championship aspirations, with the latter victory coming despite a lackluster […]

After meeting with the Los Angeles Clippers franchise officials, Utah Jazz guard Russell Westbrook will reportedly meet with franchise cornerstones Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in the near future, according to The Athletic’s Law Murray. With the playoff eligible waiver deadline on Mar. 1 and Westbrook having yet to complete his buyout with the Jazz, […]

Hindsight is 20/20. Nobody expected Kawhi Leonard to become one of the best two-way players in NBA history. Scouts said he was an undisciplined defender, lacked the skill to become a role player, and his high arcing jump shot wouldn’t translate in the NBA. Fast forward twelve years later, Kawhi’s won two Defensive Player of […]

The revamped LA Clippers proved too much for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena, sending the defending champions into the All-Star break at .500 with a 134-124 loss. Here are three key reactions from the fatigued, short-handed Warriors’ final game before a much-needed respite in advance of the season’s stretch run. Bench […]

8-time All-Star Paul George doesn’t believe that the Los Angeles Clippers are the favorites to win a championship this season. They weren’t before the trade deadline, and they aren’t now either. When asked about the state of the Western Conference by The Athletic’s Law Murray, George would say that “the West is the West. So, it’s […]

Kawhi Leonard is playing again for the Los Angeles Clippers, but his minutes have been heavily monitored. As most fans know by know, the star forward has a lingering knee injury stemming from the infamous 2017 incident with Zaza Pachulia. As a result, his status from game-to-game is always in question. With that in mind, […]

The entire basketball was left in shock after news broke about Kevin Durant’s blockbuster trade to the Phoenix Suns. As it turns out, even Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard was taken aback by these stunning developments. Well, somewhat, I guess. Apparently, Kawhi had just a single-word reaction to the KD news. The Clippers star […]

In Game 4 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ matchup against the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2021 postseason, the Clippers appear to have seized momentum in the series. With only five and a half minutes left, the Clippers were leading the Jazz by 17, 105-88. They looked like they were in complete […]

The Los Angeles Clippers didn’t come out of Fiserv Forum smelling like roses on Thursday night. Neither Kawhi Leonard nor Paul George were able to stop the Milwaukee Bucks from completing a monster comeback on their home floor – and NBA Twitter made sure to let them know. The Clippers held a 21-point lead midway […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost a heartbreaker to the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 106-105. Numerous missed shots in the last few minutes of the game from Kawhi Leonard and Paul George doomed LA as Giannis Antetokounmpo led his team to victory with yet another 50-point performance, this time scoring 54. Norman Powell shined […]

New Balance and five-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion Kawhi Leonard have announced the release of their brand new, ‘KAWHI III,’ on Thursday. The Los Angeles Clippers star will debut the ‘KAWHI III’ Alpha Predator colorway in Thursday night’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. “This season, together with the New Balance design team, we […]

The LA Clippers have been rolling over the last few weeks, climbing as high as the fourth seed in the West. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to get star Kawhi Leonard into the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. All-Star Reserves were announced on Thursday night, in a special TNT pre-game show. Head coaches in the NBA voted […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Thursday night. The Clippers got superstar forward Kawhi Leonard back this season after he missed the entire 2021-22 season rehabbing his torn right ACL. As the injury-riddled 2022-23 season continues and Leonard is closely monitored, it leads […]

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George suited up for the LA Clippers once again on Tuesday, and it resulted in another win. The Clippers defeated the Chicago Bulls, 108-103, giving them their sixth win in the last seven games. All six wins have come when Leonard and George were active. Slowly but surely, it appears the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been highly aggressive in their pursuit of point guard help and star forward Kawhi Leonard has plenty to do with that. “Leonard has made it clear to the Clippers front office that he would welcome a point guard addition,” Action Network’s Matt Moore relays. “It’s no surprise that two of […]

Los Angeles Clippers forwards Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were ruled as “out” before the Clippers face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, according to ESPN Cleveland Cavs reporter Danny Cunningham. George is averaging 23.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in 36 games played with the Clippers this season. The former Pacers and […]

LOS ANGELES – After a rough stretch with no end in sight, the LA Clippers have won four in a row entering their most important stretch of the season to date. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George will play their fifth consecutive game together on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks, where LA will try to win […]

LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Clippers have won three games in a row, the latest over the Los Angeles Lakers. Around the league, however, much of the noise is around LeBron James, who is expected to become the NBA’s all-time scoring leader sometime in the next few weeks. James, who scored 46 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ trade outlook has grown uncertain amid their mediocre 2022-2023 season. With that being said, LA is reportedly “not considering” a Kawhi Leonard trade, per The Athletic’s Law Murray. The Paul George-Kawhi Leonard star-studded duo hasn’t led to the results Los Angeles was originally looking for. But injuries have obviously played a […]

Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers marched into San Antonio on Friday and took care of the rebuilding Spurs by a score of 131-126, with fans getting another glimpse of one of the greatest players in franchise history who helped them win a title in 2014. By no surprise, Leonard also shared a special […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray is one of the best two-way players in the league and truly takes pride in his ability to shut down opponents. While playing for the San Antonio Spurs under Gregg Popovich helped shape him into a defensive menace, it was actually Kawhi Leonard who urged Murray to take pride in […]

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have been on the floor together just once in the Los Angeles Clippers‘ last seven games. Both players have been dealing with respective injuries but it now looks like both stars are now on the mend. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George injury status vs. Spurs The Clippers are slated to take […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are in Salt Lake City Wednesday to face the Utah Jazz as they look to avoid falling below .500 for the first time since November. However, Ty Lue’s squad will have their work cut out for them. Per Law Murray of The Athletic, both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are sidelined […]

LOS ANGELES – If the Los Angeles Clippers are to have any hope of making a championship run this season, they’ll need everyone to pick up their play. Kawhi Leonard has picked up right where he left off before his ACL injury, and Sixers star Joel Embiid believes the best is yet to come. Leonard […]

It’s not a secret at this point that the Los Angeles Lakers openly wanted Kawhi Leonard. The ex-San Antonio Spurs star was one of the hottest names on the market, aside from LeBron James, of course. It’s no surprise, then, that former Lakers GM Magic Johnson used the appeal of Kawhi Leonard in LA to […]

It has not been the easiest season for Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. Despite entering the 2022-23 campaign, with plenty of high hopes with the impending return of Leonard from an ACL injury that kept him out for the entirety of last season, the Clippers have had bouts with inconsistencies. Moreover, both Leonard […]

LOS ANGELES — After weeks and months of trials and experiments, Tyronn Lue finally rolled out what Los Angeles Clippers fans have been begging for. Tuesday night’s win over the Dallas Mavericks featured the highly anticipated “Wingstop” lineup. Even without Paul George, the Kawhi Leonard-led Clippers finally looked like what many people thought they would. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are slated for a marquee matchup on Tuesday night against one of the top teams in the Western Conference in the Dallas Mavericks. Unfortunately for the Clippers, they will be entering that contest shorthanded with Paul George popping up on the injury report yet again. The Clippers have officially tagged George […]

LOS ANGELES — Despite a season-high 38 minutes from Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers dropped their sixth straight game on Sunday night to the Atlanta Hawks, 112-108. The game featured a new, surprising starting lineup by head coach Tyronn Lue, who inserted Terance Mann and Nicolas Batum in place of the healthy Reggie Jackson […]

Tyronn Lue didn’t waste any time in waving the white flag as the Los Angeles Clippers got walloped by the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Kawhi Leonard’s beliefs, at least in that instance, didn’t align with his coach’s. The Clippers were down a whopping 34 points at halftime in Denver and would have needed a Herculean […]

Kawhi Leonard’s body hasn’t been the same since Zaza Pachulia undercut his landing spot during the 2017 NBA playoffs. Since then, Leonard has had to sit out games due to injury, particularly on one leg of a back-to-back set, to remain healthy for when it truly matters: the postseason. However, with the Los Angeles Clippers […]

Veteran sports commentator Stephen A Smith didn’t hide his disappointment on the Los Angeles Clippers after the team got obliterated by the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Nikola Jokic and co. made easy work of the star-studded Clippers lineup featuring Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, dismantling the team by way of a 31-point drubbing at Peps […]

After winning a title with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, Kawhi Leonard decided to jump ship to become a free agent. Naturally, he was the biggest prize in the market at that point in time, with more than a few teams in the league wanting a piece of the Kawhi action. Leonard eventually picked the […]