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Given how well the Los Angeles Clippers have played ever since they began to figure it out in November, many felt as though all they needed to mount a deep playoff run was to remain healthy. Alas, seemingly not a single team in the NBA is able to avoid the injury bug completely. On March […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic made NBA history by becoming the first ever player to record six consecutive 30-point triple-doubles, as the Mavs coasted to a 142-124 win over the hapless Detroit Pistons. Before the Mavericks faced off against the Pistons on Saturday, Doncic was already in the midst of several historic streaks. Doncic had […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Russell Westbrook underwent surgery to repair his fractured left hand on Monday, which will sideline him for some time. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like the star guard is out for the season. According to the latest reports, there is optimism that Westbrook makes it back in time for the postseason. Westbrook […]

Russell Westbrook’s career has been a rollercoaster ride over the last few seasons of the legendary point guard’s career. After years of bouncing around from team to team, Westbrook has found a true home with the Los Angeles Clippers. But now he will be out for a while after sustaining a broken hand. The couple […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – James Harden, Paul George, and the LA Clippers have been trying to get back on track for weeks, but they’ll have to do it without the services of Russell Westbrook for the foreseeable future. The former MVP left Friday night’s game against the Washington Wizards with a fractured left hand and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been relatively healthy all season, but they’ll now face an extended absence for a key rotation player. Russell Westbrook suffered a left hand fracture in the Clippers’ game against the Washington Wizards on Friday night and is out for remainder of the game. Russell Westbrook (left hand fracture) is OUT […]

Kendrick Perkins played 14 seasons over the course of his NBA career and won one championship in the process. He came within a shade of making what would have been his lone All-Star appearance but fell short as Al Horford beat him out by one vote. The 6-foot-10 center watched Sunday night’s All-Star Game and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder once again showed why they’re top contenders despite fielding such a young team. Behind big games from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams, the Thunder pulled off a 127-113 win over the Orlando Magic. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 32 points and five assists while Williams tallied 33 points on 12-of-18 (66.7%) field goal […]

After an extended stretch of rest, the Minnesota Timberwolves recorded their second consecutive win on their long road trip prior to the 2024 NBA All-Star game. Monday night’s battle with the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t look like a matchup between the top two seeds in the Western Conference. A contested first-half back-and-forth quickly snowballed into […]

There has been some buzz for Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Clippers to win the Sixth Man of the Year amid the team’s hot streak, and Lou Williams gave his take on the matter on FanDuel TV. “It’s hard not to buy it,” Lou Williams said on FanDuel TV. “They’re on a roll. They’re […]

Changing teams can happen in the NBA via trade or when a particular player becomes a free agent. Throughout the league’s history, we’ve witnessed several stars make dramatic career-changing decisions. While some NBA stars have thrived for their new teams, that isn’t always the case. In fact, there are a handful of NBA stars that […]

Over the past few months, Russell Westbrook appears to have found new lease in life by being a two-way spark plug for the Los Angeles Clippers off the bench. Westbrook has been counted upon by head coach Tyronn Lue to be a defensive pest, and with him on the floor, the Clippers play with more […]

The Los Angeles Clippers continued their Grammy road trip on Friday with a win against the Detroit Pistons, 136-125. After getting off to a six game losing streak in the immediate aftermath of the James Harden trade, the Clippers have been playing phenomenal basketball. They’ve climbed the Western Conference standings and are in striking distance […]

Like a select few NBA players, Philadelphia 76ers guard Patrick Beverley has used podcasting to voice out his thoughts on what goes on around the NBA. Beverley has certainly caught up with what is happening with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Initially discussing LeBron James’ cryptic hourglass tweet earlier this week, Beverley later […]

Russell Westbrook, despite all the criticisms he has received throughout his career, almost always tends to make a positive impact on his teammates. Throughout his stops with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers, his teammates have had nothing but good things to say. Included among those […]

Russell Westbrook’s career over the last few years has been truly fascinating to witness. At one point, he was the face of the league, a former league MVP that was a statistical anomaly. No one is immune to Father Time’s touch, though. Westbrook’s decline was initially painful to watch, as the Los Angeles Clippers star […]

Everyone is unique in your own way. However, that doesn’t mean you won’t come across people that look like you. Even famous people like NBA stars somehow come across their doppelgangers. In fact, some NBA fans naturally look like their idols. Let’s look at 10 NBA stars’ biggest fan look-alikes. Stephen Curry Stephen Curry took […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers had multiple opportunities in the first three quarters to come back against the Brooklyn Nets, but continued to look two or three steps behind. Enter Russell Westbrook and James Harden. Coming off of a four-day break, the Clippers trailed Sunday’s matinee game against the Nets by as […]

On Sunday afternoon, Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers hosted Mikal Bridges and the Brooklyn Nets in some matinee basketball from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Westbrook has assimilated nicely to his new role in coming off of the bench in the wake of the Clippers’ James Harden trade earlier this year, and […]

It seems Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook isn’t afraid to jaw with members of the crowd at NBA games. New video shows Westbrook involved in a heated discussion with a Minnesota Timberwolves fan during a warmup on Sunday. Russell Westbrook had the following interaction with this fan from Clippers-Timberwolves on Sunday night in Minnesota […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook and Phoenix Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant just keep on adding to their history. In yet another interesting addition to the long list of anecdotes about the duo’s relationship, Westbrook and Durant got into a little bit of NSFW trash-talking during last Monday’s game between the Clippers and […]

Winning an NBA championship seals legacies. It’s arguably the biggest end goal for any player in the league. Although winning a championship often requires hard work and sacrifice, some NBA players take a shortcut by joining star-studded teams with the hopes of winning the elusive championship ring. While these certainly increased their chances, there are […]

There have been many iconic celebrations throughout league history. Each player has their own version of a celly that fans would go ecstatic for every time it was busted out. One of them is Russell Westbrook’s Rock the Baby. He has been doing this since his Oklahoma City Thunder days and took it with him […]

Phoenix Suns have three of the best pure scorers with Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. The Suns looked like an incomplete team with those three in their 138-111 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, who themselves have James Harden and Russell Westbrook — who have each won MVP — former NBA Finals MVP […]

While Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant had the opportunities throughout his career to join the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency or via trade, two of his former teammates in James Harden and Russell Westbrook actually did. Durant and Harden’s time with the Oklahoma City Thunder as well as the Brooklyn Nets didn’t end as […]

Superstar team-ups are often remembered for the basketball moments and highlights that sent shockwaves into the NBA world. In fact, some team-ups would even lead to a string of NBA championships. While team-ups are great, some NBA fans are lucky enough to see these team-ups link together once again for one last rodeo. But while […]

If there’s anyone who knows Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook well, it’s former college teammate and Miami Heat big man Kevin Love. Westbrook and Love played just the 2007-08 season together at UCLA, leading the Bruins to the Final Four. They ultimately fell against Derrick Rose and the Memphis Tigers, but the two were […]

The spotlight has gotten away from Russell Westbrook in recent years, but the Los Angeles Clippers guard put himself in the top 25 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list on Monday. Westbrook scored eight points in a 121-104 Clippers win over the Miami Heat, passing Patrik Ewing to reach 25th on the list. He is […]

Sixers guard and “The Pat Bev Pod” star Patrick Beverley has an interesting theory regarding D’Angelo Russell joining the bench unit for the Lakers. Beverly on the latest edition of his podcast brought up Russell being moved to the bench and compared it to Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham benching Russell Westbrook a few games […]

Christmas Day in the NBA is where stars shine the brightest. Christmas games are the biggest and most watched NBA games during the regular season. The teams and players chosen to play on the big day are always the best and most marketable in the league, and matchups are created with the idea of getting […]

Back when the Thunder first moved to Oklahoma City and rebranded from the Seattle Supersonics, they needed an identity to help pull in fans and establish themselves in the NBA. Russell Westbrook, along with Kevin Durant and James Harden, helped establish that. Westbrook remained on the team after Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors […]

The trio of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and James Harden gets a lot of attention for the Los Angeles Clippers, but Russell Westbrook has been a key member of the team. One area that Russell Westbrook has made a big difference is on the defensive end, and he made sure people knew that when talking […]

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. […]

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 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: […]

On Monday evening, Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers dropped to a disappointing record of 7-9 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with an embarrassing home loss to the Denver Nuggets. Normally, losing to the reigning NBA champion Nuggets would not be a major cause of concern; however, on Monday, Denver was without three […]

Russell Westbrook is not one to let disrespect from fans get past him even while he’s in the middle of performing his job as an NBA player. The Los Angeles Clippers star point guard had another feisty episode with a fan Monday night when he got into it with someone seated on the courtside seats […]

It’s been nearly two weeks since Russell Westbrook requested to move to the bench after the Los Angeles Clippers acquired James Harden, a move that initially threw the Clips chemistry out of whack. But in the five games since Westbrook became LA’s sixth man, the Clippers have seemingly, and perhaps only momentarily, turned their season […]