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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 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had a tumultuous start to the 2023-24 campaign, but they have begun to find some traction since Russell Westbrook volunteered to come off the bench to allow Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and James Harden the opportunity to get more comfortable playing with each other. Now that Westbrook has helped the […]

Russell Westbrook just hit Luka Doncic with a double-whammy during Saturday’s showdown between the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks. Midway through the fourth quarter–with the Clippers up 98-81–Westbrook attacked the rim with authority and tested Doncic’s defense. The Mavs star didn’t pose any threat at all, simply allowing Russ to get to the rim. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers haven’t been able to settle into the 2023-24 campaign yet, and that was pretty evident in their 116-106 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Aside from Paul George, nobody played particularly great in this game, with Russell Westbrook’s struggles off the bench being on full display. After the […]

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 have struggled since acquiring James Harden in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Russell Westbrook’s willingness to take a bench role to help the team mesh faster has earned the respect of his teammates, including Paul George. “For us to go through this stretch of not winning and not knowing […]

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 […]

There was a time when Russell Westbrook would’ve completed this audacious dunk attempt over the top of Dillon Brooks, adding to his long list of instant-classic highlights. It didn’t happen on Friday, but that didn’t stop two of the league’s most intense, combative competitors from jawing back-and-forth regardless as the LA Clippers took on the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have gotten off to a horrible start to the James Harden Experience. Since trading for Harden two weeks ago, the Clippers have lost each of their five games with the former Philadelphia 76er in the lineup, putting them firmly behind the eight ball in the early season playoff picture. Recently, it […]