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The Los Angeles Clippers have long been the face of failure for NBA fans. The franchise has the second lowest win percentage ever (40.3%). Despite this being the team’s 49th season, it has never once won a conference finals. All of that aside, things have started to look better for Los Angeles in recent years. […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers have won four of the last six games to close out December, but rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is struggling with what most rookies struggle with at one point or another: consistency. Gilgeous-Alexander has scored in double figures almost every other game over the last month of the season. Over his […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers had a rare practice day Thursday afternoon, 12 hours removed from their home win over the Sacramento Kings and 24 hours away from taking on LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for the purple and gold, it appears as though James will not take the court against the Clippers […]

LOS ANGELES – Doc Rivers and the L.A. Clippers welcomed DeAndre Jordan back inside the halls of Staples Center on Thursday night, and Rivers didn’t hide his pre-game feelings regarding his former All-Star center. “First time here and you know, for him, I hope he gets a grand applause, I mean I think when you […]

During a Dallas Mavericks offensive possession late in the third quarter against the L.A. Clippers, head coach Doc Rivers slipped and fell to the ground. He was arguing with an official and karma gave him a tumble. Doc Rivers down! 😂 https://t.co/V2A2GRuoqZ — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) December 21, 2018 Thankfully Rivers got up on his own […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is looking out for his guy, former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue. Doc Rivers has brought in Tyronn Lue to spend time around the team in an informal role, according to Andrew Grief of the Los Angeles Times. Lue will observe and give his thoughts on what he […]

On Saturday night, Paul George led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a tightly contested win against a Western Conference rival, the Los Angeles Clippers. Following his team’s 110-104 defeat, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers admitted to have no answer for George on the evening, and he even went as far as complementing the 28-year-old as […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers believes shooting guard Lou Williams will miss one to two weeks with a hamstring injury. Williams left Monday’s game against the Phoenix Suns after playing just 11 minutes with the injury. The Clippers beat the Suns, 123-119, in overtime. Doc Rivers says Lou Williams doesn’t have a “bad […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers fell to the Miami Heat on Saturday night, a game in which Miami had only eight players available to play due to an overwhelming amount of injuries. Heat star Dwyane Wade led his team to the upset victory with 25 points, six rebounds, and six assists in 32 minutes […]

Count Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers among those happy to see that Joakim Noah has found a new NBA home after signing with the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. Noah played his first game this season on Thursday in a winning effort against Rivers’ team, tallying four points and three rebounds in 13 minutes. […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t think that endurance will ever be an issue for forward Montrezl  Harrell, according to SB Nation’s Kristian Winfield.  In an interview with SB Nation, Rivers went all-in in pronouncing his faith in Harrell’s conditioning. “He could probably play 58 minutes,” Doc Rivers said. “I don’t think endurance is ever gonna […]

The L.A. Clippers are preparing to take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, their final game of a week-long, four-game road trip. For Doc Rivers’ team, it’s the toughest matchup on the trip going up against Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, and Jaren Jackson Jr. These two teams met a few weeks ago the day […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse have been named the Coaches of the Month for the first month of the NBA season. The Clippers are the biggest surprise of the season thus far. They are 15-7 on the season, tied for first place in the tough Western […]

Through 20 games, the Los Angeles Clippers are 14-6 on the season. That puts them at first place in the rugged Western Conference. No one could have predicted the Clippers would start out this well this season. Despite the hot start, though, head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t want his guys to get complacent. Before the […]

The Celtics are off to a shaky start this season. In fact, they’re currently holding an 11-10 overall record, which is good for the No. 3 spot in the Atlantic Division Standings. Despite their early struggles, former Celtics head coach Doc Rivers still believes the Eastern Conference championship will run through Boston. Prior to the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the best players in the game, which makes him almost impossible to gameplan for. Just ask L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, who says Antetokounmpo is in the same class as Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. Appearing on FS1’s Undisputed […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were handed their third consecutive loss by the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Following the tightly contested Western Conference matchup, Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic apparently told Clippers head coach Doc Rivers that the only reason his team emerged victorious was because Lady Luck was smiling at them on […]

The L.A. Clippers have been rolling to start the season, off to a start no one expected them to at 12-6. While they’re clicking on all cylinders, a bit of a concerning report surfaced on Thanksgiving that guard Milos Teodosic was considering a return to Europe. The report even stated that he was looking at […]

The L.A. Clippers suffered a tough defeat at the hands of the Washington Wizards prior to the Thanksgiving Day break, but they responded with an impressive 112-107 victory over the Western Conference’s top-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. Montrezl Harrell led the way for the Clippers with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocked shots. Danilo Gallinari added […]

Many believed that the Los Angeles Clippers would be one of the teams out in the loaded Western Conference that would not make the playoffs. But after winning seven of their last 10 games, they’re headed in the right direction. Although the Clippers blew a huge lead against the dysfunctional Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was left befuddled by his team’s gritty 127-119 road win over the Brooklyn Nets last Saturday, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. #Clippers’ Doc Rivers after last night’s win over the #Nets – “Nothing made any sense honestly. This was a game for us tonight that we had to […]

Klay Thompson made headlines when he said that the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t do anything special on defense. When he was asked about Thompson’s comments, Doc Rivers downplayed the comments to Tomer Azerly of ClutchPoints: “It wasn’t special, it was good. So I agree with Klay. I hear all that. Even if you don’t hear it […]

LOS ANGELES – The city of Thousand Oaks, California, known for it’s reputation of being one of the safest communities out there, suffered a horrific attack on Wednesday, November 7th when a gunman entered Borderline Bar and Grill on college night and killed 12 people, including one Ventura County Sheriff’s sergeant, before turning the gun […]

LOS ANGELES – Heading into the season, a lot of the talk surrounding the L.A. Clippers is that they were a deep team where talented players at the end of the bench would sit on some nights. Last Friday night against the Orlando Magic, it was veteran big man Marcin Gortat, who saw his 172 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made a major change to their front-office structure in 2017 when Doc Rivers gave up his title of president of basketball operations at the behest of Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. Lawrence Frank took over the position, but Rivers still is involved in the decision-making process. “There were too many things where […]

The L.A. Clippers are sending Jerome Robinson to the G League and Doc Rivers explains his decision as a product of the depth he has at his fingertips. The Clippers second unit is stacked with solid players and the backcourt is filled with legitimate talent. Unfortunately, that means Robinson will have to spend time in […]

The reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams, is up to his usual tricks again in the new NBA season and Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is happy the guard is on his side. In the Clippers’ 120-95 road win against the Orlando Magic Friday night, Williams scored 28 […]

Things got heated between Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook during Tuesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook did not appreciate Beverley’s questionable dive for the ball that undercut the former MVP off his legs and caused him to have a nasty fall on the floor. However, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers does not […]

On Sunday morning, following their 0-6 start to the season, the four-time defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers decided to fire head coach Tyronn Lue. After two-and-a-half seasons as coach of the Cavs, Lue was relieved of his duties, and L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was not happy. “Yeah I did,” when asked whether […]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers confessed that he wouldn’t be around Los Angeles anymore if the trio of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan were still there. As reported by Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, Doc Rivers said that a change was needed for the franchise to finally rack up some wins. “I […]

It appears the Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has some insider information regarding the status of Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westrbook heading into the Clippers-Thunder matchup on Friday night. Multiple reports are stating that Westbrook is doubtful to make his season debut against the Clippers on Friday as he has yet to […]

The beginning of the season brings tough decisions for NBA front offices and coaching staffs. Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers had tough decisions to make of their own, and Wesley Johnson and Jawun Evans were the roster crunch casualties. Johnson, 31, is an eight-year NBA veteran with extensive experience. Fortunately, Johnson is landing […]

The NBA season is literally less than a week away but the Los Angeles Clippers have their fair share of questions to answer still. After some of the most turnover in recent offseason history, here are five questions headed into the Clippers season. Does anyone care about the Clippers? If you’re a Lakers fan or one of […]

LOS ANGELES – The regular season is fast approaching, and that means the deadline to set NBA rosters for opening day is as well. By 2PM PST on Monday, October 15th, all 30 NBA teams will have had to submit their final rosters for the start of the 2018-19 season, with some having to make […]

ANAHEIM – Doc Rivers and Rajon Rondo won an NBA championship together with the Boston Celtics back in 2008, but ten years later, the two are Pacific Division rivals as Rivers coaches the LA Clippers and Rondo plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. Rondo signed a one-year deal to join LeBron James and the Lakers, […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has always been a big fan of Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James even though the four-time league MVP has been a thorn in his side, and that trend continued Friday after the Clippers’ practice. Rivers, who now shares the same stadium as James, says LeBron is the […]

There is no love lost between Ray Allen and his former team, the Boston Celtics. Prior to his recent Hall of Fame induction, the 43-year-old could not help but air his grievances during his stint as part of the C’s. Allen, speaking in an interview on NBC Sports Boston, admitted that at first, he tried to […]

If Doc Rivers needed to win a game for his life, he would pick the 2008 Boston Celtics squad. According to Jay King of The Athletic, Rivers reminisced on the team which he guided to a championship ring: Doc Rivers: "If I had one game to win for my life, I'm taking that 2008 group […]

Doc Rivers reminisced on the 2008 Boston Celtics squad which won the championship. 10 years later, Rivers believes that the 2008 squad has fractured and he hates every single bit of it. As per Chris Forsberg of ESPN, Rivers said: “Things have been fractured and I hate it. I hate seeing it. I would love […]