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The Oklahoma City Thunder are attracting plenty of attention for mostly the wrong reason. Despite brandishing one of the most talented core of players led by the trio of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony, the Thunder are off to an underwhelming start, going just 4-7 in the first 11 games. After losing to […]

Coming into the 2016-17 season, James Johnson was one of the NBA’s most versatile players, but also a journeyman of the league. Drafted by the Chicago Bulls, Johnson hadn’t played more than two consecutive years with a single team in the league, jumping around from Chicago to Toronto, then to Sacramento, Memphis, and back to […]

Earlier this summer, the NBA announced that they would be shortening the 2017-18 preseason in order to extend the regular season another week in order to allow more resting periods for teams while splitting up the large number of back-to-back sets. For the LA Clippers, that meant they could hopefully get fewer back-to-backs, specifically the […]

On a night where all eyes were on the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series, the LA Clippers got back on track against the visiting Dallas Mavericks in a 119-98 victory. The Clippers, coming off of back to back losses to the Detroit Pistons and the Golden State […]

Apart from basketball, another sport L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers also follows very closely is golf. He’s apparently such a huge golf fan that he once tried to get himself thrown out of a game to watch Tiger Woods at the Masters while coaching the Boston Celtics. He finally owned up to it years […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has not been shy about making his thoughts and feelings about the L.A. Clippers known to the public after his departure this offseason. For one, he has criticized the culture surrounding the whole Clippers organization. Clippers head coach and former team president Doc Rivers pushed back against Paul’s comments […]

The L.A. Clippers overcame a massive overhaul this summer after star dynamo Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets for variable pieces over the summer. While many aimed to say a somewhat abrasive culture was the reason for his exit, head coach Doc Rivers pointed out that the culture is built by the players […]

When Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets in the offseason, a lot of questions quickly emerged about the future of the L.A. Clippers, and how they’ll be able to sustain their streak of making the playoffs without the All-Star point guard. However, the team has surprised many by becoming the last team to […]

The LA Clippers’ great start to the season took a huge hit on Saturday night in what a heated head coach Doc Rivers called “a step backwards.” Coming off of solid win in Portland against the Trail Blazers that moved them to a perfect 4-0, the Clippers struggled against the balanced effort of the Detroit […]

The LA Clippers are off to another 3-0 start to the NBA regular season, but this may be one of their most impressive starts yet. Having only been together and healthy for training camp as well as a game and a half of the regular season, the Clippers are playing like a well-balanced, multi-dimensional team. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the division rival L.A. Clippers in convincing fashion on Thursday night at the Staples Center. The young squad led by rookie Lonzo Ball was blown out by Blake Griffin and company leading many to speculate whether the Lakers are in for another long and disappointing season. After the game […]

Over the last couple of days, comments from Chris Paul and his former head coach Doc Rivers made the headlines about the All-Star point guard’s departure from Los Angeles and the Clippers. According to an article by ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, Rivers said that Paul rubbed some players the wrong way at times and didn’t always […]

Having dealt with a number of injuries in the preseason alone, the LA Clippers are ready to take on the regular season on Thursday night against their hallway rival Los Angeles Lakers. On Wednesday, the Clippers released their injury report which had no players listed with any injuries. That came as good news for a […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will undergo some major changes this season. Stalwarts Chris Paul and J.J. Redick are both gone and their absence will significantly change the way the team plays, particularly on offense. One such way head coach Doc Rivers intends to alter the way they play this season will be for Blake Griffin […]

Doc Rivers isn’t holding any grudges after he and the L.A. Clippers tried to hold on to Chris Paul this offseason. The long-tenured coach admitted “there were a lot of reasons” why the dime maestro wanted out of La La Land and chose to make his way to Clutch City alongside budding star James Harden. “I […]

Implementing a new system for a team with nine new players isn’t easy by any means, and this offseason, LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has had his work cut out for him. The team had their training camp in Hawaii this season, where they got to take part in a number of team-bonding events […]

The biggest news for the L.A. Clippers this offseason may be the trade that sent Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, but the team received a haul of players in return, who can all be a part of their rotation. One of them is hybrid guard Lou Williams, who is a former Sixth Man of […]

Some NBA trades are remembered for their lasting impact on NBA franchises but few trades that didn’t happen become a legend like the Lakers’ botched trade for Chris Paul in 2011. In 2011, Chris Paul was looking for a trade away from the New Orleans Hornets as the lockout was coming to an end. Paul […]

The New York Knicks on Saturday morning finally pulled the trigger on a trade involving All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony that sent him to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In the months preceding that, there was plenty of chatter about potential landing spots last season that included the L.A. Clippers. Following the trade of Chris Paul to […]

It hasn’t been long since the Boston Celtics went into rebuild mode. In 2013, they traded their veteran core that won them the 2008 Larry O’Brien trophy and started all over again with a new coach. Four years later, they were in contention for the Eastern Conference title. Now, entering their fifth year after starting […]

The Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers put the stamp on one of the most eventful NBA offseason periods in recent memory. The Celtics essentially traded away three starters and two draft picks in order to acquire point guard Kyrie Irving from the Cavs. The fact that these two teams are likely to duel it out in […]

During this offseason, there have been some coaches who previously held front office positions, who have been removed from their executive roles, to focus more on calling the plays for their teams on the sidelines. The Hawks’ Mike Budenholzer and Clippers’ Doc Rivers are examples of these, and the developments that have happened over the […]

In 2013, the Los Angeles Clippers hired Doc Rivers as head coach and President of Basketball Operations after a successful stint with the Boston Celtics. Since then, the Clippers have gone 217-111 in the regular season, but only 18-22 in the postseason. After trading Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, the Clippers have made another […]

Exploring how Kyrie can land with the L.A. Clippers LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA twitter were all blindsided by reports that Kyrie Irving demanded a trade late last week. Irving’s dissatisfaction with his current team and co-superstar had everyone screaming as if it were the Kobe and Shaq breakup 2.0. Nonetheless, there’s never […]

LOS ANGELES – By now, everyone who follows the L.A. Clippers heard about the T-shirts produced for the free agency meeting with forward Blake Griffin that made a ton of headlines due to it’s questionable nature. Marc Spears of The Undefeated tweeted out a photo of the shirt, which put a graphic of Blake Griffin […]

LOS ANGELES – For years the L.A. Clippers lacked the very thing the rest of the league progressed towards: long and versatile two-way players who could create problems for opponents on offense and defense. Trading one of the best point guards in Chris Paul opened up an opportunity for the team to retool multiple positions, […]

There was major movement across the league with many of the stars in the Eastern Conference heading to the Western Conference. However, All-Star forward Gordon Hayward was one of the few players to head East as he joined the Boston Celtics in free agency on a four-year, $128 million deal. During an interview with the […]

Today’s NBA is considered by most to be a top-heavy league, with the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers as the cream of the crop in the West and East, respectively. But if this past Finals’ rubber-match between the two teams tells us anything, it’s that the Dubs are still on an entirely different stratosphere […]

The fate of the L.A. Clippers franchise turned around in a whirl of seconds after Chris Paul announced his decision to join the Houston Rockets, leaving the team scrambling for a viable trade and a possible return for his services after spending six seasons with the organization. For president/head coach Doc Rivers, it was much […]

Despite his tumultuous free agency exit from the Utah Jazz, the coaching duo that brought the Boston Celtics their last title, Doc Rivers and Tom Thibodeau, shared why Gordon Hayward will be a relatively easy fit into the Beantown team’s system coming into the season. “I think he’s really humble,” Rivers said, according to CSNNE’s A. Sherrod Blakely. “His […]

The L.A. Clippers surprised a lot of people this summer when they agreed to trade Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets. They received four proven rotation players in exchange for his services, and were also able to add Danilo Gallinari to their fold, following the blockbuster deal. That said, Doc Rivers feels his team even […]

LAS VEGAS – For the better part of five seasons, the L.A. Clippers have had significant issues when it came to filling the small forward spot with a lengthy, two-way player to pair with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. A lot of that was due to financial restraints, and it kept the Los Angeles-based team […]

The L.A. Clippers have begun a new phase in the franchise’s history, moving past the Chris Paul era, but keeping Blake Griffin on a five-year deal. In trading for Paul, L.A. received some solid pieces in defensive-minded point guard Patrick Beverley, young forward Sam Dekker, former Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams, and a […]

L.A. Clippers president and head coach Doc Rivers quickly annihilated rumors of him turning down a trade for New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony which allegedly included his son, Austin Rivers, according to TMZ Sports. “That’s not true,” Doc Rivers said on the way to his car after leaving Madeo in Beverly Hills on Wednesday […]

Not long after deciding his future, at least for the next year, Chris Paul decided to end the relationship and informed the Los Angeles Clippers that he’d prefer to play for the Houston Rockets. Paul, now a part of a lethal backcourt with teammate and MVP candidate James Harden, has been planning the move, and the […]

Amid the frenzy caused by Wednesday’s trade that sent Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, rumors ensued regarding the reason the team suddenly began an overhaul of its roster. Moments after the trade was announced, reports surfaced that there was tension between Paul and head coach Doc Rivers regarding roster upgrades […]

Once reports surfaced that Blake Griffin and Chris Paul would both test free agency via their player options, it seemed as though the Clippers would have to choose between their two favorite sons. Los Angeles couldn’t possibly make two successful pitches for two of the marquee free agents on the market. Not to mention, the […]

At the wake of Chris Paul‘s trade to the Houston Rockets that sent shockwaves through the Western Conference, L.A. Clippers coach Doc Rivers went on record to clear up the reasons why he really left Lob City. Much had been made about the floor general’s discontent with DeAndre Jordan, not seeing eye-to-eye with Blake Griffin, […]

Despite losing their star point guard Chris Paul to a trade with the Houston Rockets, L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is making it known that he is happy where his team is now. The 55-year-old faced some members of the media following the blockbuster deal, and put up a brave face to keep the L.A. faithful at […]