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While NBA players are being paid a lot by their teams, some players are also getting paid by brands in the form of endorsement deals. For brands, this helps them build credibility and allows them to market their products. Below, we’ll discuss the biggest NBA player deals ever. In the NBA landscape, we’ve seen phone […]

The Los Angeles Clippers became the laughingstock of the NBA when they proceeded to lose their first five games with James Harden on the roster. They even nearly lost a sixth consecutive outing with the Beard (and seventh overall) if not for an incredible shot from Harden in the clutch. Even during those struggles, however, […]

The NBA is the sports soap opera that keeps adding twists as the writers run out of ways to make it normal. Nothing has made that more apparent than James Harden calling out his current General Manager, Daryl Morey, while on tour in China to request a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers, which led to […]

James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers are back to their winning ways. After a two-game slump, the Clippers restored order and calmed their fans down by taking care of business Tuesday night with a 113-104 victory at home over the visiting Charlotte Hornets. Harden led the way for the Clips with 29 points, and […]

When it comes to being one of the best basketball players in the world today, there’s no question that James Harden is easily in the conversation. Harden is a 10-time All-Star, Sixth Man of the Year winner, and an NBA MVP, and Harden has a car collection worthy of his status. Although he’s one of […]

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 […]

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 Dallas Mavericks fell to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, 120-111. Despite the loss, superstar Luka Doncic managed to produce another triple-double of 28 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. One of his highlights during the game was a difficult fadeaway jumper on James Harden, via NBA Buzz. Luka Doncic hit this TOUGH […]

From James Harden’s beginnings with the Oklahoma City Thunder, his prime with the Houston Rockets, and all the way to his current state with the Los Angeles Clippers, he has been a bucket. Early doubts kicked in when he first entered the Kawhi Leonard-led squad but their recent win over the Golden State Warriors proved […]

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 extended their winning streak with their 151-127 victory against the Indiana Pacers. Kawhi Leonard turned in another solid performance; however, James Harden put on one of his most impressive Clipper performances. The Beard has fans noticing his efforts and singing his praises. Clippers fans are taking note of James Harden’s eruption […]

James Harden is a star point guard in the NBA and has a car collection to match. However, Harden has had his fair share of controversies off the court in the past few years. He made his way out of Houston when he wasn’t getting along with the front office. He joined forces with Kyrie […]

The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off a somewhat controversial trade after the season had already begun acquiring All-Star guard James Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers. The Clippers had been playing well to that point and it was unclear how Harden would fit with the already established team chemistry. The Clippers initially struggled in the immediate […]

James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers got the better of Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, a night that saw The Beard make history. The Clippers defeated the Warriors in Los Angeles, 121-113. It was LA’s sixth consecutive win, extending the league’s longest active winning streak. Meanwhile, the Warriors have […]

Facial hair has nothing to do with basketball skills. However, they do improve looks and maybe even add an intimidation factor to a player’s opponents. Throughout history, we’ve seen some of the most iconic NBA players sport some of the best beards we’ve ever seen. However, it’s worth looking at how these players looked before […]

James Harden is getting more comfortable in his Los Angeles Clippers digs with every passing game. And on Thursday night, in a matchup against former teammate Chris Paul and the Golden State Warriors, Harden had to shoulder a bigger offensive workload with Paul George out due to a hip injury. So Harden had an even […]

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 […]

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. […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers drafted Tyrese Maxey in 2020, projections for the young guard were all over the place. While his electric athleticism, blazing speed and silky smooth floater were easily projectable to the NBA, Maxey’s three-point shot needed significant work after he hit less than 30% of those shots in college. There was hope […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have already experienced quite a roller-coaster of emotions to begin the 2023-24 season. After trading for James Harden, the Clippers struggled mightily, losing five straight games after his arrival. But over the past ten games, Los Angeles has bounced back to win seven contests, pushing their record back to .500 at […]

Are the Los Angeles Clippers starting to round into contending shape after their initial struggles in integrating James Harden into their roster? That’s certainly what it looks like after the Clippers finally exorcised their Denver Nuggets-sized demons by defeating them, 111-102, on Wednesday night, and that’s with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray healthy. After learning […]

The Los Angeles Clippers, for their first few games with James Harden on the active roster, tried to make a Harden-Russell Westbrook pairing work in the backcourt. After all, these two players have experience playing with each other, most recently in 2020 with the Houston Rockets. However, the Clippers proceeded to lose consecutive games, and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been quite up and down since their blockbuster trade for James Harden at the end of October. Although Harden has been able to put up some solid statistics and has shown flashes of the playmaking prowess the team was hoping for in the deal, the Clippers currently sit at 9-10, […]

A major plot point for the Philadelphia 76ers heading into the 2023-24 season was James Harden’s trade request, as it seemed like both sides refused to relent even an inch to the other party. In fact, the tensions ran so high to the point that Harden, in an Adidas event in China, went scorched earth […]

Some NBA records are easy to remember. They help immortalize a player’s legacy. However, there are also records that are simply forgettable. While some records are forgettable, they also make you scratch your head. Let’s take a look at the 10 least-known NBA records that will shock you. 10. Most 3-point misses by a player […]

The Los Angeles Clippers stunned the Golden State Warriors 113-112 on Saturday behind Paul George’s game-winning 3-pointer. But Clippers guard Russell Westbrook had another quiet performance, scoring only eight points in 19 minutes off the bench. James Harden had some words of encouragement for his teammate during the game, according to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have not exactly played an impressive brand of basketball since acquiring James Harden. Clippers beat writer for ClutchPoints Tomer Azarly shared an eye-opening Clippers statistic on Friday. “The LA Clippers have a 5-8 record over the last 13 games since adding James Harden. With 5 wins and 8 losses… They’ve scored […]

James Harden had by far his best game for the Los Angeles Clippers since making his debut with his new team earlier this month. In light of Harden’s breakout game, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue made sure to let The Beard’s naysayers know what the former MVP proved with his vintage performance on Wednesday night. […]

The James Harden experiment started off bad for the Los Angeles Clippers, as they lost their first five games with him in the starting lineup. Then, after moving Russell Westbrook to the bench, the Clippers rattled off three-straight wins and all of their problems seemed to be forgotten. The Clippers now find themselves 7-9 after […]

At the start of the 2020-21 season, longtime Houston Rockets MVP James Harden expressed his concern regarding the Rockets’ excessive failures to reach an NBA championship since he arrived in 2012. He’s not necessarily blaming anyone, but Harden felt his time with Houston was over after nearly nine seasons and wanted to look elsewhere to […]

It’s been a wild year in the NBA thus far and this past Thanksgiving holiday week was no different. Fans of the Association saw LeBron James surpass 39,000 points, an all-time clash between Chris Paul and Scott Foster, along with countless upsets and unlikely wins from underdogs each day. For sneaker fans, the holiday marked […]

James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, evening their head-to-head series at 1-1. Irving, who was teammates with Harden on the Brooklyn Nets a few years ago, was the second of the three superstars to request a trade out of Brooklyn. That deal landed him […]

The Los Angeles Clippers earned their finest win of James Harden’s early tenure with his hometown team on Saturday, blowing out the Dallas Mavericks 107-88. Paul George led the Clippers with a team-high 25 points, while Norman Powell and Russell Westbrook combined for 29 points off the bench, helping compensate for rare single-digit scoring performances […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have attempted to tweak their roster ever since the days of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in hopes of bringing a championship to the City of the Angels not owned by the Los Angeles Lakers. Recently the team enjoyed the return of superstar forward Kawhi Leonard. New addition James Harden sent […]

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 […]

James Harden’s tenure with the Los Angeles Clippers has gotten off to a rough start. Although the Clippers have won their last two games over the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets, the team preceeded that with five straight losses after trading for Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers at the end of October. Along […]

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 had been struggling since acquiring James Harden in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. When Harden made his Clippers debut on Nov. 6 against the New York Knicks, the Clippers proceeded to drop six games in a row. That culminated with Russell Westbrook moving to the bench. With Harden now penciled […]

The Los Angeles Clippers battled the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, with the Clippers leading a few minutes into the third quarter. New Clippers acquisition James Harden has brought a different type of energy and vibe to the team, something Clippers star Paul George spoke on recently. Fellow Clippers star Kawhi Leonard made his […]